JustinOlson Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 What is involved in making the conversion to a removable steering wheel? I'd like to do this on my 280z that is getting a extensive roll cage. Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 It's easy pleezy: Remove horn pad (push & rotate... counter-clockwise IIRC) Remove nut and lock washer, Pull wheel off (mine was loose enough to pull by hand, you might need a puller) Get a 240z 260z 280z 280zx steering wheel hub, quick release hub, and steering wheel Put the hub on the shaft, put the bolt on Bolt the quick release onto the steering hub Bolt the steering wheel onto the quick release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Z Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I thought you needed a quick release adapter hub for a quick release to work? Like this...http://www.prolightstar.com/nrg-steering-wheel-short-hub-nissan-004.html/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serx93 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 you can checkhere are well. I have dealt with these guys a few times and have always been very pleased. http://nissport.com/catalog/type.asp?EquipmentType=Applications&ProductType=Datsun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 I've got one of these on my car: http://www.spiderautomotive.com/securitysystem.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman825 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 So could you do this with the stock steering wheel? or does it only work with the aftermarket ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I put a fair amount of thought into this issue. This won't work for a stock wheel becasue it bolts directly to the steering shaft. Most steering wheel conversions use an adaptor to bolt a universal steering wheel to your steering column. This adaptor is usually 3-4" thick. This means that you would use a flatter wheel(less dish) than the stocker. This will place a flat(Zero-dish) wheel a little too far away for most people. You would need one of the moderately dished(~30mm) wheels to get it just right. If you add a bolt-on quick release then you are going to increase your stack of parts by ~3". That will bring even a flat no-dish wheel too close for comfort for just about anyone. The first thing you need to know is... How close do you want the wheel? This is a variable answer question. Different body shapes and seating positions will make this a hard to answer question. The answer I found with most tracked 240Zs with race seats is more easily measured from the firewall-flange at the bottom of the steering column to the flush face of the wheel rim. Put a board across your wheel and pull that tape. Most measurements from track equipped S-30s range from 30"-34". Mine is 33.75" from the flange to the face of the grip. I have the OMP Velocita wheel(350mm with no dish) I purchased a thin-Profile NRG quick release mechanism. It is only 1.5" thick as opposed to most of the other bolt-on styles that are 3" or more. The adaptor I used is a Japanese brand I will have to look up. It is pretty standard fair for S-30 to Momo/Sparco/OMP 6 bolt flanges. Both the adaptor and the quick release are double drilled to accomodate 2 6-bolt patterns. 5 bolt patterns like the Grant/Nardi/Personal wheels are out for most of the adaptors. Here is a Momo adapter .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Z Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Hmm... so you can bolt a quick release onto the hub that you pictured above? I have the exact same one but am totally lost in terms of how to install my k-sport quick release b/c the instructions are in Japanese. I was thinking about getting something like this-http://www.racinglab.com/nrg-short-hub-nissan-004.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 You can get them much less expensive. But it wobbles a bit. NRG is good quality, but the Chinese knockoffs (like I'm using) are acceptable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Z Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 You can get htem much less expensive. But it wobbles. NRG is good quality, but the chinese knockoffs (like I'm using) are acceptable Do you remember where you got your hub from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrumpetRhapsody Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 The cheapest steering hub I could find for our cars was a $70 ebay momo. The short quick-release portion just search ebay for, it was like $17. This is the portion I was referring to being a bit wobbly. I'm going to try and put felt the contact area to see if that takes the play out. With a normal size momo hub, and a short quickrelease, the wheel seems about stock distance (or close enough). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx_drift Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 if you're building a race car, get the momo hub with an NRG quick release. it may be 3" longer, but it feels so much better to have the wheel closer to you. (while having your feet in the same position). It's also easier to steer when its close to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmanout84 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Motorsport sells one for their Grant-made wheels: http://www.thezstore.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I've asked about quick release steering wheels previously and was given a Summit part number of G7851 which is no longer carried by Summit Racing. I guess that's what you get for waiting 2 years after getting a part number to actually order something. So here's my situation. Trailered race car, don't mind welding on the steering shaft. Want a quick disconnect for relatively low dollars. I think I want the splined style because I guess the hex style has a lot of slop in the wheel. Currently have a 13" Grant wheel and adapter, but I am realizing that this wheel probably won't work with whatever I get, as it is a 5 bolt Grant and it appears that everything is either set up for 3 or 6 bolt wheels. I found this thread and bjhines' post, and I thought my steering wheel position was just right with the Grant which is flat and the Grant adapter which is roughly 3" from the forward part of the wheel to the column, or 4" from the wheel face to the column. I did measure the Datsun shaft and it is .788" where the splines are. Wondering if people have ground off the splines to get a .750 shaft and then welded on an adapter, or if I should just buy a bolt on adapter. The NRG quick release John suggested is $125 or so and that's not including the cost of the wheel or adapter, so you could pretty easily be into that for $400 by the time it's all done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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