Oh Enlightened Ones,
On the subject of steering wheel weight I have always found that Healeys
with Woodrim wheels tend to exhibit more kick back than the originals. I
have recently realized that one of the reasons that I prefer driving cars
with the original wheels is the lack of steering kickback. I suspect that
this is attributable to the additional moment of inertia created by the
heavy rim of the originals.
Comments?
Michael Salter
www.precisionsportscar.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of WmsRbt@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:23 AM
To: smithn00@kitepilot.net; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Lempert Steering Wheel
Ned,
By my estimate it should require exactly 8/7.5 ths, or 16/15ths more force
to turn a 15" diameter wheel vs a 16" diameter wheel. Therefore the 15"
diameter wheel would require 6.67% more force tangent to the circumference
of the
wheel to turn, all other things being equal. This of course discounts the
gut satisfaction in gripping a beautiful wood trimmed wheel, which probably
shaves some off the 6.67%. This is known to steering wheel engineers as
the
"Grip" factor!
(By the way, I have a beautiful 15"dia Lempert wheel in the bag)
Robert Williams
BJ8
In a message dated 10/18/2006 5:17:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,
smithn00@kitepilot.net writes:
I may get one of his steering wheels for my BJ8. One of the choices to make
is wheel diameter. My present wheel is 16" but it is difficult to spin
back
and forth in a gymkana (I almost think a "neckers knob" would be the thing
to have for that type of racing). Would a 15" wheel be easier to use?
Your thoughts please,
Ned Smith
BJ8
near Chattanooga, TN
N34.89, W85.47
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