Jorgs_7

Looking to buy a new wheel here. What's everyone opinions on the flat versus dished steering wheels? Feel like the flat wheels are too far away.

Thoughts? Advantages? Disadvantages?

DriftingBrandon

It all depends on how close you want the wheel. I go for flat dishes, because a QR+deep dish is in my chest. 5'8"

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tuzzio

I like flat wheels. I had a grip royal that was slightly concaved and hated it. Flat nardi fo eva.

brndck

if the wheel is too far away, get a hub spacer. everything else is personal preference. just don't get one of those shitty GripRoyal wheels

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RB25GUY

see this is where it depends i'm 5'9 and i like to sit back (usually in cars without bucket seats) so i don't have to fight with the steering wheel which is why i prefer the deeper dish wheels....my arms are extended just enough and my feet aren't on top of the pedals making rev matching heel toe alot easier with the leg space from sitting back farther i like reaching for the pedals.. again its a personal preference but you see same height different choices...

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Bluejayde

On a similar topic, I bought a 330mm wheel (deep corn) and don't really like it. I just prefer the feeling of a bigger diameter wheel. With this one my car feels like a toy or a cheap go-kart.

So I guess what I'm saying is... Anyone wanna trade?

crzsteveo

I love my deep dish vertex wheel. Nicest on the market.

Drift_86

Dish or flat dosent matter fitment and brand only matter.

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jds

I get flat, because I am short 5'6 and already sitting close to the steering wheel (I have to drill my own holes in seat mounts to get close enough to comfortably push in the clutch pedal). I would need t-rex arms to use a deep dish steering wheel.

Currently using a short hub without a quick release.

[240sx]

I perfer dished myself since I have no practical use for a QR. Although, Dish + QR would make it easier to rest your arm/elbow on the door card/out the window like a kool guy.

Disadvantage of dished? Not being able to reach the horn button easily, whilst remaining at 10&2 all proper like.

driftsucky

I've had 2 grip royal wheels and they were both shitty. When I put my hands on them and began to turn, they turned the wheel in the direction that I turned. The fitment was great. The leather one never came apart and the paint one never faded. It was like they were made in China or something. I abused those wheels and they never broke. I couldn't believe it. I paid all that money for those steering wheels and they looked and worked as expected if not better. I was totally dissatisfied with it. And, they were both dish wheels. I didn't even get JDM fanboi points for them. THAT was the worse part. If you're going to make a quality steering wheel, at least offer JDM fanboi points. So, that's my vote.

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rawgarage

tall af ova here so i need that Deep corn for the knee space

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Bushido

deep corn plz

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truckmtrS13

Deep cone

Silly translation that caught on..

boosted23

Love my deep corn 330mm

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tricky_ab

I'm short as hell, and I like the wheel to be close to me (while driving in a bucket). I personally like using deep corn style wheels. Oh and I have a QR and a short hub.

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240zach

I like dish wheels personally but I like wheels like sparco makes where the mm dish is I believe 60 something mm instead of typical 90mm like most "jdm" eBay wheels, or momo. So it's not all up in your chest but it's not flat and far away from you


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ixfxi

as everyone else has pointed out, it all comes down to ergonomics.

deep dish wheel makes no sense unless you want the wheel closer to you.

on cars like the miata with no adjustable steering column, deep dish helps give you some extra knee clearance.

Hoffman5982

I get your point, I really do, but you have no idea what you're talking about. As someone who just went from a GR to a Nardi classic, the quality difference is night and day. I never had a problem with my GR, but when put beside the Nardi, it looked like a piece of shit. But the biggest point that discredits what you're saying is the price. GR's have gone up to what, $180 + shipping? I paid $250 shipped for my brand new Nardi. The price difference is negligible when you consider how astoundingly nicer the Nardi is. You keep rocking your spruced up eBay wheels.

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Reece

thank you

Anyway, I switched from flat wheels for years to a deeper cone Personal Grinta and it's fucking radical. Due to my dumbass cage being in the way I need to have my seat super far back so having the wheel that much closer is neat.

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Matej

Deep cone is only good so you do not accidentally hit the turn signal and wiper stalks when you drift all sick in your high school parking lot.

DriftingBrandon

This is a valid point. Forgot about this one.

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derass

I'm tall and having a dished wheel and quick-release is great. With the stock wheel, I couldn't turn my leg to heel-toe. With the wheel closer to me, my knee no longer hits. For reference, the stock wheel is ~3" from the ring to the mounting surface on the steering column, my combination is ~7".

NiSilS14

I was told elbows should be relaxed and settle at about a 90* angle. I prefer to have the wheel closer than that. I'm using a works bell short hub, nrg slim qr, and nardi deep. It sits closer than stock just by a bit.

Quail

I'm 5'9" and typically sit quite far from the pedals (I like a straight leg and the ability to stretch). As such, having a slightly deeper wheel is convenient so my arms aren't fully extended.

I use a Personal Neo Grinta 330mm (which has a bit of dish, but not nearly as much as a deep corn/cone). It's mated up to an NRG Slim hub and 2.0 QR, and feels great.



To those debating Grip Royal vs Personal/Nardi, the leather on my Personal feels just as nice as my F30 BMW's steering wheel. The quality is astounding for the price. I had a suede OMP before, which was nice, but nothing compared to the Personal.

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derek king

This is a real fucking thread?
What a time to be alive.

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BoostyMcZface

I just ordered the same wheel Quail, yours looks great. I debated for hours between leather and suede. Figured the suede wouldn't hold up like the leather. But in any case, how much further does the wheel stick out vs stock? I'm going to use a works bell QR and a short hub

jds

I dont mind the griproyal type wheels at all. In fact am basically using one, the difference is I paid $45 shipped from china on Alibaba. Dont know why people are buying the same wheels for $200 + (I guess for the paint job?)

But I would be lying if I said I did not bring my stock steering wheel as a back up to my first drift event in case I snapped it in half

Quail

You'll be very happy with it. Suede wheels do go bad after a while if you don't wear gloves; leather is the right choice for a street car.

I haven't ran the stock wheel in so long that I can't give you an accurate answer on the distance difference, but WB QR and Short Hub will be similar to my setup, which feels very natural. Not too far from stock either way IIRC.

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