All,
Several have replied to my reply and have asked questions. Here are the
answers:
1. Yes, the LB Car Co site is not well set up. To get the full catalog of
Moto Lita Products, click on "specials," scroll about 2/3 of the way down to
"INTERIOR", then click on Moto Lita steering wheels.
2. The wheel I purchased (in the end) is a 14" leather wrapped Mark 4, 14",
flat, and the standard boss for Triumph (which comes with a horn button with
open book logo). BTW, these do come in black also (for early cars original
look), but LBCC does not carry them (TRF does). Also note that some of the
wheels Moss carries are not genuine Moto Litas. They are Chinese knockoffs
(although they are pretty nice). Ask me how I know ...
3. I don't know how the wood rimmed ones compare in actual size. I am not
particularly tall, but the hugeness of the 15" wheel has to do with width, not
depth. It ends up about an inch from the door. Take my word for it, you
don't want a 15 incher.
Cheers,
Paul E.
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert M. Lang
To: Paul G. Edelstein
Cc: jmerone@rocketmail.com ; 6pack@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 10:09 AM
Subject: re: Actual Moto lita wheel size?
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Paul G. Edelstein wrote:
> Joe,
Hi.
> Excellent choice.
Agreed.
> My early 6 came stock with a 15" wheel. Thus, I purchased a 15" Motolita
and
> it was HUGE. The fatter grip exacerbates the look of the size of the
wheel.
> I promptly returned it, and got a 14" one. It is beautiful. I get all
kinds
> of complements on it. I selected the polished aluminum, leather wrapped,
with
> thin slots in the spokes (very close to the OEM design). The actual OD is
14
> 1/2". I believe that they also make a 13" one, but that size would
probably
> obscure the gauges too much.
I have 13" wheels on both my TR6's - there is no obstruction of the
gauges.
I _LOVE_ my 13 inch steering wheels, they make the car a lot easier to
drive. Note, by easier, I do not mean less effort to turn the wheel, it's
just more controllable and less linear distance to move your hands when
you need to react quickly. I happen to use Grant Signature GT Series
wheels with the hub adapter, this moves the wheel closer to your chest,
but it winds up being a nearly ideal position to get good leverage.
> After some research, I found that the best price on these (wheel and hub,
sold
> separately) was from Little British Car Company (lbcarco.com). TRF also
has
> them, if you catch a good sale. NFI in either, of course.
By way of comparison, the Grant with adapter is roughly in the $125 range
with the wheel and adapter, maybe a bit less if you shop around. FOr
example, I paid around $50 each for both wheels from a local speed shop.
The adapter was (1998/1999 timeframe) $45.
> Good luck.
>
> Paul E.
> Annandale, VA
> 71 TR6 Damson CC67060
> 80 TR8 Aqua TPVDV8AT210430
regards,
rml
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