civic_driver

Sup all... just wanted to rant a little about steering wheels. I got a fake 320mm Spoon steering wheel from ebay and I'm loving it. If you still have the stock wheel, just put a smaller one in there and 320mm is just perfect imo. I'm sure the more expensive ones from momo and others might have real leather and be more luxurious but only having a smaller diameter makes a big difference. I'm in love with my new steering wheel... don't know how I lived without it. You don't have to hit your passenger in the head while making turns as you might do with that big *** stock wheel. You don't have to do hand over hand to make a 90 degree turn. 320mm allows you to enjoy driving. Turning is not much harder than with the stock wheel. If you're used to driving a manual rack, going to 320mm wheel will be like walking the park except it makes driving your Honda a much better experience. Couple that with a short shifter (and possibly short clutch throw) and everything gets much smoother and more precise. THe wheel provides more feedback, is more precise, and you can take a turn with less hand swinging. When you get in the car you don't have to hit your knees in the steering wheel with the 320mm. It doesn't take as much space. It's a joy to drive. Can't wait for the next series of snow flakes to drop down so i can test this bad boy at drifting (haha, i love fwd power sliding in the snow

Well... that's about it... to summarize, if you're still with the stock steering wheel, get the 320mm one. You'll love it. I drove a friend's civic with stock wheel after I drove on the 320mm one for half an hour and it feels like ****. I can't believe I've been driving on the stock for so long.

/rant

gnite all

littleredcivic

i have had a 300mm MOMO in my cars since 1996. i recently bought a SPARCO 350mm for my Z and it feels funny compared to driving the civic with the 300...only thing is that controling crazy torque steer can be a bitch

civic_driver

maybe i should've gone for the 300mm.. i envisioned the 320mm being too small and i thought it was while i was installing it... but then i took that first turn and was grinning like a ****... for high hp apps i'd probably go for a little bigger... i'm more of a rally fan myself... you don't need great hp there but you need a smaller wheel and a decent amount of torque

littleredcivic

not many companies make 300mm wheels anymore. most make 330 and 350...i need another 300, my MOMO needs to get retired.

civic_driver

yeah... ebay has them from time to time...

http://search.ebay.com/search/...gory0=

i like the peugeot one on ebay that they have

how did you connect the horn? did you run it through the horn relay or direct to the horn?

civic_driver

btw, this is what i got: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

only difference is mine is all black.. i like the circle ones without thumb stoppers like the peugeot ones but this one is okay for daily driving

EeeJayEight

i love my 320... i thought it was small at first.. but its awesome...

riceburnerryan

i have a fake mugen one, and its smaller than my stock one, and i think its 320MM but im not sure, but only complaint is that i need a spacer or quick release

JamesV

i was thinking of getting but i dont know if cops would trip?

littleredcivic

cops usually don't harass about a steering wheel unless its not anywhere close to being like a regular wheel...i.e. a handle bar... for the horn, i disassembled my reel assembly and put that inside my dash below the steering column, then made a spring assembly that presses against the momo hub so the horn has a return path from the ground to activate the horn relay. the steering column itself is grounded. you can buy the adapter thing to make it work, but my spring assembly with bracket, plus the reel mod only costed 2 dollars and 15 minutes.

litterbox

I have a 320mm with a quick steering rack and yes, it's hard to turn at low speeds but anything above 10mph is an absolute blast of precision and fun.

Stinkycheezmonky

I have the 350mm JDM ITR non-SRS steering wheel with a 'Teg rack, that's pretty durn sweet. I don't think I'd go smaller than that with that steering rack though, as parallel parking would be near impossible.

civic_driver

is the teg rack harder to turn than the manual civic one?

unless you're a 1/4 mile ***** you'll benefit from a smaller wheel especially in autox, racing, rally, city driving, etc.

mwieczorek43

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Pictures of this setup? I've seen a few variations, so I'm curious as-to how you did yours. thanks

freakin_eLRoD

i love my 320mm steering wheel. After a bunch of auto-x events and two track days, its still holding up great, and yes it along with short shifter makes driving so much more fun

Stinkycheezmonky

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It is when you swap it over to a Civic, as it then becomes a non-power PS rack. That additional firmness is nice too though, gives a bit more feedback.

civic_driver

i know it gets harder when you remove the PS and loop the rack but is it harder to turn than the civic's manual one?

Stinkycheezmonky

Absolutely. I had a manual CX rack on first, then put this one on, HUGE difference in effort. However, it's completely worth it, as the ratio on the CX rack flat out blows, and the one on the 'teg rack is fairly decent. With the smaller steering wheel it's pretty much perfect.

Tippyman

I would try this, but I like my airbag too much.

Stinkycheezmonky

I'm not sure, but the JDM SRS steering wheels might be 350mm. You'll have to fiddle with a little wiring to get the plugs to match up, but then you'd have a smaller steering wheel + airbag.

&lt;--- Already risking life and limb in the car, an airbag won't change that

EeeJayEight

the horn is easy to wire up.. as long as you know that a horn is negatively switched i just want a better horn button for my 320mm

huge230

good stuff. I was looking at those fake wheels on ebay

Wazup

what hub did you use?

They look good, just a little iffy about not having an airbag

huge230

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They look good, just a little iffy about not having an airbag</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ya me to but might go for it

CTR-GSR

Might be a dumb question but.... wtf do you do about airbags?