I'm hinting to SWMBO that I really need a Lempert Wheel for Christmas. I'm
not worried so much about kickback or steering effort, but am looking
forward to a wheel with a large enough grip diameter to keep my hands from
cramping after a few hundred miles. I guess the Brits of that era had more
delicate digits.
Bill Lawrence
>From: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
>Reply-To: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
>To: <WmsRbt@aol.com>, <smithn00@kitepilot.net>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: Lempert Steering Wheel
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:12:19 -0400
>
>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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