Steering Wheel Reach Adjustment - Spacers

[crashburnfly]

Bought a lovely 500 Griffith a couple of weeks ago and enjoying every minute in it.

However I am trying to get the ideal driving position and at 6ft4 that means seat right back and reclined which means full arm stretch to steering wheel – which is not ideal.

I want to move the wheel closer to me and wonder how others have done it?

Demon Tweaks etc do a variety of fixed and adjustable steering wheel spacers which would seem the solution, but is the Griffith steering wheel bolt spacing the same as either OMP, Sparco or Momo wheels ?

All feedback much appreciated and especially from anyone that has done this and how they did it.

Thanks Paul.

[haircutmike]

Make a template and fax to them.

Let us know the result.

[biper]

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What he said

[clive f]

I played around with mine and found you can put some spacers under the top of the column to lower the steering wheel if needed, and to bring the wheel closer towards me I had a spacer boss machined up that bolted onto the existing boss, and then bolted the steering wheel onto the front, I found I only needed about 35mm to change the driving position significantly.

[haircutmike]

Did you use a local engineering company?

[clive f]

yes mate, just get your steering wheel boss outside and inside diameters, and the pcd for the bolt holes and thread sizes,and length required and pop along to any local machine shop, or someone handy with a lathe and milling machine, had mine made from a pice of ally bar.

I`ll see if I can dig out my old sketch I did for it.

[haircutmike]

Thanks, that would be handy .

[crashburnfly]

After lots of measuring and tinkering I have discovered that the key things to know are that the steering column assembly is Vauxhall and that the bolt holes from steering wheel to steering column have a PCD measurement of 74mm. Accordingly you can look for steering wheel spacers with a 74mm PCD to extend the reach of your steering wheel, such as - http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p15282/STEERING-...

[Hedgehopper]

As a new Griff owner do you realise that the pedals are adjustable? Might be easier to move seat and pedals forward and leave the steering wheel as it is.

[SSPPGG]

padals are adjustable......the whole pedal box, or each pedal?

learn something every day

[Hedgehopper]

The clutch and brake pedal pads are threaded with locknuts. The accelerator pedal is not adjustable but could be easily bent.

My 6'4" pal just adjusted the pedals with seat in most rearward position.

Hope this helps.

[SSPPGG]

Hedgehopper said:

The clutch and brake pedal pads are threaded with locknuts. The accelerator pedal is not adjustable but could be easily bent.

My 6'4" pal just adjusted the pedals with seat in most rearward position.

Hope this helps.

thanks for that.......will have a play tomorrow!

[Marty V8]

Hedgehopper said:

The clutch and brake pedal pads are threaded with locknuts. The accelerator pedal is not adjustable but could be easily bent.

My 6'4" pal just adjusted the pedals with seat in most rearward position.

Hope this helps.

The accelerator is adjustable (well it is on mine), but not in the same manner as screwing the actual brake and clutch pedals in or out on their threaded bars.

The accelerator adjusts via two slotted mounting holes up near the pivot point. These are the same mounts that attach the accelerator to the rest of the pedal box. Just loosen the nuts, adjust and re-tighten. Just to make the job more 'interesting' you'll probably need to be upside down in the footwell as well.

The adjustment isn't that great, but better than none.

HTH.

Cheers

Marty

[Hedgehopper]

I didn't know that. I lined my clutch and brake pedals up with the accelerator so there was no need to move it.

Thanks

[crashburnfly]

Thanks - I was aware that the pedals adjust and they have been moved fully forward. With the wheel now closer to me I can drop the rake setting to its lowest (previously it would rub on my leg) and without my arms being at full stretch have much more arm power to use and the steering is now much nicer.
Thanks for all your comments.