After Market Steering Wheels. Pro's/Con's?

[RoNeil]

I have looked around and I haven't seen about aftermarket steering wheels.
I'm picking up my first DSM this weekend and I was wondering about a new steering wheel and what the pros and cons would be.

So far all I can think of is..
PRO's:
New shiny wheel without PO slime
Stiffer wheel

CON's:
No airbag

 

[Jaxness]

I put an Evo steering wheel in my car. A lot more comfortable to drive with, though its not "new" as it came out of a 7-10 yr old car.

They're anywhere from $50-150 depending on where you shop, and its pretty easy to install it since you're coming from a 1g wheel.

 

[FIBA M - EC17PSE]

Yes the evo wheel is a great upgrade!

Ive got mine but im just trying to find a 1g wheel so I can take the spline section out of it as you need to swap them over as the evo one I think are to small for our shafts

 

[LandoAWD]

You list a 90 in your profile. No airbag to lose.

Pros: Not the size of a large pizza.
Cons: Cheap is deadly

 

[northernawd]

Put a quick release on the wheel and it prevents theft being so easy!

 

[TSiAWD666]

Is the 1g OEM wheel floppy? My 2g one was pretty stiff. I can tell you my NRG wheel is flimsy when pushing and pulling, but works just fine in turning (which is why to me the flimsiness is a non-issue).

For me a huge pro is that the wheel I chose is much smaller in diameter, making for much quicker steering response. I.e. I have to turn the wheel much less physically to have the wheels pointed where I want. I hated the truck driver original steering wheel

A con of going smaller though was that it occludes my dash a bit. This isn't a huge deal for me as my car is pretty much a track only car , but I can't see my turn signals and parts of my speedometer and odometer are cut off from view. This could be a bit annoying for some.

I also lost the cruise control controls but I don't need them again since this is a track car. On a 2g though these can be relocated to the column so that's not a huge deal.

 

[cait sith]

Just a FYI, most decent quality (Momo/Nardi/OMP/Sparco/etc) wheels don't flex. Cheap brand wheels will.

Also 1G controls the cruise/etc all on the stalk.

 

[RoNeil]

So my main concern would be smacking my face on the wheel if I ever wrecked. Is that not an issue when wearing a belt? Last time I was in an accident (as a passenger) the bag hit me hard.

You list a 90 in your profile. No airbag to lose.

Pros: Not the size of a large pizza.
Cons: Cheap is deadly

Deadly as in the loss of a steering wheel and control?

Put a quick release on the wheel and it prevents theft being so easy!

I would want a quick release on mine.

 

[Tiki2777]

So my main concern would be smacking my face on the wheel if I ever wrecked. Is that not an issue when wearing a belt? Last time I was in an accident (as a passenger) the bag hit me hard.




Deadly as in the loss of a steering wheel and control?



I would want a quick release on mine.

Also dont buy a cheap wheel, because if it breaks off (literally) on you when driving... good luck.

 

[boblong6]

Only get aftermarket like Sparco for example if you are someone that needs it like a drag person, if you want for just driving around and hitting track once in a while go with the evo steering wheel. Clean, comfortable, nice looking.

 

[dsmspick]

I have a Grant wheel and love it. That's another option as well. I like mine because I'm tall and the stock 2g is huge. Also my wheel has father son sentimental value.
I took cruise control out so I don't care about losing that. But I will say at first it was hard to see the very top of the gauge cluster but I soon got used to it. I say go for it!

 

[LandoAWD]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMxB4RpCDzA]Fat guy bends fake Nardi steering wheel! - YouTube[/ame]

Enjoy. This is not a lone video, by the way. Avoid knockoffs at all costs.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

^hahaha ive seen that before

 

[RoNeil]

Fat guy bends fake Nardi steering wheel! - YouTube

Enjoy. This is not a lone video, by the way. Avoid knockoffs at all costs.

Hahaha! That was great.. and informative!

At this point I might start by looking into the evo wheel.

 

[fierosail]

i like the 3g wheel have it in my 95 GS-T

 

[secretagentstv]

So my main concern would be smacking my face on the wheel if I ever wrecked. Is that not an issue when wearing a belt? Last time I was in an accident (as a passenger) the bag hit me hard.




Deadly as in the loss of a steering wheel and control?



I would want a quick release on mine.

I need a new steering wheel because mine bent in my hands when I totaled my first car(I gripped the wheel really tight apparently). The Belt stopped my face from hitting the wheeI. I have been thinking about it but haven't really done the research so this helps.

 

[bkiel]

Thank you for changing at least one person's mind! So glad I didn't pull the trigger on another bad purchase. You get what you pay for, right?

 

[Turbosnatch]

Dont worry about losing the airbag. They are extremely heavy anyways.

Plus airbags are overrated
Angry old lady sets off airbag - YouTube

 

[NeverEndingProject]

Get the evo8 steering wheel and then you don't have to worry about the airbag and it still looks clean af, there's also a guy somewhere here in the forums that sells the hub adaptor for them and it wasn't too much.