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Old 11-08-2015, 09:25 PM   #31
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My 5" mom can drive it fine, granted its an auto s14



I would say have the steering wheel tilted all the way up, with only a 330 mm steering wheel and that's pretty much it.
....I said in another comment it's the clutch I have an issue with and the other pedals I can reach just fine.

My legs are actually fairly long for my body type, I'm just a generally petite person.

Sitting as close as the seat allows is not a solution because I'm too close to the wheel to steer comfortably and I can't see my rearview.
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Sounds like this is what you need.

I see this all the time at HPDE's to get brake and gas even under heavy braking for heel toe.

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Old 11-09-2015, 09:34 AM   #33
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Sounds like this is what you need.

I see this all the time at HPDE's to get brake and gas even under heavy braking for heel toe.
Agreed. You probably would benefit from one of these. Autocrossers of all shapes and sizes (and sexes) utilize these as many have a preference- and some prefer a particular pedal to be a little closer or further.

To someone who autocrosses- proper positioning is everything. Corvette and Miata forums have these modifications (pedals, seats, and seat brackets) all the time.

OP, I commend you for not taking the bait from some of these respondents, who thought they were being funny. They are nothing but granny shifters, not double-clutching like they should. They never had you- they never had their car. It is a legitimate question that comes up in every car forum I've ever been on. Good luck.

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OP, I commend you for not taking the bait from some of these respondents, who thought they were being funny. They are nothing but granny shifters, not double-clutching like they should. They never had you- they never had their car.

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Actually, i have seen people mount a deep dish wheel backwards so that it is closer to the dash. Mind you the last time i saw this was in a 240z track car. I wish i had a photo of it, to show you, but im sure you can get the idea.
that seems sketchy to me. If you ever wrecked, and your belt failed, the force of the hub hitting your central chest would be much more devastating than the wheel... but I guess you'd have to hit the wheel completely square to spread the impact out enough... idk, I have no factual data. I just think the wheel would be more forgiving and the hub would crush your sternum with ease.
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that seems sketchy to me. If you ever wrecked, and your belt failed, the force of the hub hitting your central chest would be much more devastating than the wheel... but I guess you'd have to hit the wheel completely square to spread the impact out enough... idk, I have no factual data. I just think the wheel would be more forgiving and the hub would crush your sternum with ease.
Possibly. because it's backwards it would move the point of contact away farther because the dish would be opposite, but then you would be closer to the hub... Hard to say. And hopefully the belts don't allow you to move that much and hit the wheel/hub. If i remember correctly, there was rollcage foam ziptied over the hub, so i imagine it was for impact protection? Can't be certain really without seeing it again... It was just a something i remember seeing a couple years ago, not saying the OP should absolutely do it lol

Again, like you this is all speculation, no real data to support it.
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