I haven't noticed kickback with mine, if I understand what that is, but
then I don't take quite as many sliding turns as I used to. I do notice
an increase in steering effort but that might also be due to having
power steering in my daily driver. It's not a big deal except when I'm
turning the wheel and the car is still or moving very slowly as in
parallel parking or backing out of a space. It's not just a function of
the percentage change in effort it's also how sensitive you are to the
change. Psychophysics not just physics. Or maybe I'm getting weaker as
the years go by. The metal steering wheel is much firmer, the OEM wheel
in my car had a lot more "wiggle" in it and I like the more solid feel
as well as the appearance. I also find myself using it more for support
to get in and out of the car so there's that age thing going again.
Gone are the days when I would leap over the door and onto the seat.
Even if I could do it I'd be afraid of going through the floor pan.
Bill Moyer, BJ7
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Michael Salter
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:12 AM
To: WmsRbt@aol.com; smithn00@kitepilot.net; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Lempert Steering Wheel
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
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