Ivan
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 02:15 PM |
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Steering Wheel Height
I am busy making the brackets for the steering column. I sat in the car to decide on the steering wheel location (with suitable brrmmm brrmm noises)
and decided that 350 mm from the floor to the bottom of the steering wheel felt good
But from outside the car this looks far too high with the steering wheel sticking about 125mm above the scuttle
What have you used and are you happy with the result - if not what would you change it to?
I can move the wheel lower but it might not be as comfortable - but maybe comfort is no big deal in a locost type car!
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 02:26 PM |
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im sure there are guidelines in the SVA manual. I failed on mine being too high first time around. Tester jumped in car and his view of road was
impeded by the wheel. He then got the gauges out to confirm.
My fix (adjustable column) was to slot out the brackets a touch more and drop it to its lowermost position and also fit smaller aftermarket wheel with
suitable crash boss. Using different wheel brings in a new set of regs so you have to be careful (no slots in spokes, suitable radii, different exempt
area on dash for switches etc).
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irvined
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 02:28 PM |
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What size wheel are you using?
The center of my 10" wheel sits just under the middle of the scuttle, its a luego which is quite tall, and the top of the steering wheel is a
couple if inches above the top of the scuttle.
Sitting in the car is fine, i put it at this height so that my arms where comfortable when i was driving it. If your worried you could always use an
adjustable column from a later sierra.
HTH
David
http://irvined.blogspot.com
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DarrenW
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 02:40 PM |
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I used the adjustable column and std wheel when i failed. Cos i only had a hole through dash i could adjust it. However i did find after slotting the
dash that it would adjust far enough - hence modding the brackets slots further. Adjuster mech also removed and bolted up solid. As suggested by the
tester i then fitted my post SVA wheel (13" dia) and all was well.
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Ivan
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 02:43 PM |
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Thanks - In South Africa we obviously don't have an SVA test so no SVA Manual
My scuttle is fairly low so the wheel might not be that high after all - I can see about half the bonnet length over the top of it so hopefully all is
OK.
I think I will lower the mounting bracket and use spacers to set the right height once the car has the seats and pedals in.
Building from scratch I have got very used to re-doing things!
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caber
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| posted on 29/9/06 at 05:41 PM |
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I am setting mine up with the adjuster working so I can lift the whel to get in and out of the car and drop it down below sightlines but above knees
when I am sat in the car
Caber
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lexi
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| posted on 30/9/06 at 11:48 PM |
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Surely sightlines are dependent on seat height. My wheel is set high on purpose and it is well above scuttle. I have long arms. Are there any strict
measure definitions? My seats are high.....espectially when I hit ejector button.
Alex
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