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Mike_E

Member Since: 13 Apr 2017
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 160

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Aintree Green

Offset Steering Wheel Spacer

Afternoon All,

1st post - great forum and was great use to me in researching prior to purchasing my Defender.

I was googling other Defender stuff and found by chance an offset spacer to go behind a 6-bolt steering wheel... to lift it up higher for better knee room (in the straight ahead position). Obviously worse with 180deg of lock on

I cant remember where on earth I saw it, i have done loads of searches but cant for the life of me find it. All searches end up in discussions about wheel offset as in rims and tyres....

Thanks
Mike

13th Apr 2017 1:48pm

Miggit

Member Since: 09 Mar 2017
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 72

Do you mean something like this? http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product.do?m...GwodnEoD9Q RRC 2.4 TD... it's either a stretched 90 or shrunken 110!!
ML 270CDI

13th Apr 2017 1:54pm

Mike_E

Member Since: 13 Apr 2017
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 160

Hi,

No that is just a concentric spacer... it shifts the wheel out but inline with the steering column.

The one I saw moved the wheel out by say 1", but also up towards the windscreen by half an inch or so. Down side that the wheel is lower when you then the wheel around 180deg.

Cheers
Mike

13th Apr 2017 2:05pm

300TDi CSW Phil

Member Since: 03 Apr 2016
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 746

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green

Mike,

I suspect this is what you mean.....

http://www.4x4overlander.com/product/raid-...ting-ring/

Regards

Phil 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
Wide Track Sankey- In bits- Gone to a new home
M0XQS

13th Apr 2017 2:22pm

X4SKP

Member Since: 29 Nov 2013
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2287

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Hello Mike_E Welcome

Have you considered a Smaller Steering Wheel...

better 'all' the way round (lock to lock) SKIP
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html

13th Apr 2017 2:59pm

smb

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 1232

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Mike E,

Speak to Brendan(aka Leeds) as he advertises one on his website www.4x4overlander.com

13th Apr 2017 3:01pm

Mike_E

Member Since: 13 Apr 2017
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 160

Ahhh that is it!

Thanks gents. Plan is to combine it with a smaller wheel too.... 6ft 5 you see....

Cheers
Mike

13th Apr 2017 3:16pm

MaxRPM

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: South Staffs
Posts: 1114

I must admit that I thought this was an April fool until I saw the actual item advertised!

13th Apr 2017 4:22pm

X4SKP

Member Since: 29 Nov 2013
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2287

MaxRPM...Me too... don't know if I like the idea of the Steering Wheel 'nodding' down left and right
when turned...It would look to add another level of vague Defender Steering IMO...

SKIP
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html

13th Apr 2017 4:53pm

Bluest

Member Since: 23 Apr 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 3997

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

It seems a bit counter intuitive when you first come across the idea, but I've seen plenty of standard road car steering wheels where the rim is not concentric with the hub from the factory. Certainly some Citroens when they used to have one spoke, and some others I've seen but don't recall the brand. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS

13th Apr 2017 5:08pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8578

Well normally we like to try things out for ourselves first rather then just take manufacturers word for things..

Now the Raid offset/eccentric will give approx 10mm offset approx up, down, left, right.

Now we have one fitted to our white 90 with the offset to the left/inwards which gives us more elbow room for drivers right elbow.

For the majority of the time your steering wheel are pointed straight ahead. I have never noticed the steering wheel not being concentric when doing large turns.

If you suffer from fat thigh syndrome you could have the steering wheel effectively 'lifted' by 10 mm when driving straight ahead however 180 degree turn of steering wheel 10 mm lower.

Designed to fit Raid steering PCD.

Brendan

13th Apr 2017 5:49pm

RoddyK05

Member Since: 08 Apr 2015
Location: Inverclyde
Posts: 633

I'm pretty sure the original wheel is offset anyway with the top of the rim being further from the centre than the bottom of the rim.

13th Apr 2017 7:56pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

Yes it is

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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13th Apr 2017 8:03pm

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