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> Steering wheel and seat positions, why aren't they lined up?
mobymutt
post Jul 26 2014, 08:19 PM
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Why is the steering wheel not centered left-to-right on the driver's seat? Is this normal? I find it a little strange, and a couple other people have commented on it.
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post Jul 26 2014, 08:28 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) It's a secret... We don't talk about it... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
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post Jul 26 2014, 11:05 PM
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Part of the reason they handle so good
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post Jul 27 2014, 12:20 AM
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QUOTE(toolguy @ Jul 26 2014, 11:05 PM) *

Part of the reason they handle so good
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post Jul 27 2014, 07:22 AM
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QUOTE(toolguy @ Jul 27 2014, 01:05 AM) *

Part of the reason they handle so good


It only helps with right turns.
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post Jul 27 2014, 07:26 AM
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Don't look at the pedal set....
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post Jul 27 2014, 08:10 AM
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So based on the comments.........nobody really knows
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post Jul 27 2014, 08:54 AM
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I found a couple of threads on Rennlist, and no real answers there either. "More headroom' was my favourite.
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post Jul 27 2014, 08:54 AM
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Simple. Because your left foot is larger than your right.

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post Jul 27 2014, 09:54 AM
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Back in the day, market research showed that 914 drivers would be odd...
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post Jul 27 2014, 10:04 AM
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Not uncommon in cars. I've been in more than a few that the steering wheel isn't centered on the driver's seat.

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If you look under the dash you can see how far they cranked the steering column over.

I assume because with such a short car and the proximity to the front wheels the steering rack had to be placed where it was. And they probably used an existing rack and had to work around that limitation too.
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post Jul 27 2014, 03:54 PM
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These aren't that bad> I build/restore cars for a living, and there much worse. Like My dads pant era or my brothers Maverick.
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post Jul 27 2014, 04:48 PM
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That's funny. I always suspected that they weren't lined up. But it wasn't until recently when I went to add bolsters to the stock seats that it became really apparent. No idea, but I imagine it probably has to to with keeping the car small and not adding extra sheet metal. It's a compromise, but one of the reasons these cars are so light and nimble.
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post Jul 27 2014, 05:38 PM
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I found this out when I replaced the driver's side floor pan. At first when I thought I had welded it in wrong when I saw the steering wheel wasn't centered with the seat. Not sure how I didn't notice it before.
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post Jul 27 2014, 05:43 PM
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Oh great, now it's going to feel funny the next time I drive my car. Maybe my seat is falling through tthe floorboard at an angle than minimizes the effect.
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post Jul 27 2014, 06:11 PM
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There much worse. Like My dads pant era or my brothers Maverick.


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The 914 isn't bad at all. The Pantera is much worse. It was the first thing I noticed when I jumped behind the wheel of my fathers 72 Pantera, not to mention the small foot wells. A second after I fired it up, it was the last thing I was concerned about.

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post Jul 27 2014, 06:16 PM
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They line up perfectly. Have your torsos checked (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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post Jul 27 2014, 06:16 PM
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The steering wheel on a 914 is also at a little bit of an angle compared to the dashboard.
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post Jul 27 2014, 09:45 PM
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For a small mid-engined car, the 914 is really good. You should see a Ferrari 308! Sheesh.
If you look, you'll see that most cars seats, steering wheels and pedals are off by a little bit. For some reason I always check this. Probably a personality flaw of some sort...
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post Jul 27 2014, 10:24 PM
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I noticed this as a young man of 12 or so, in my friends carport, where his father modded dune buggies and such in his spare time. We would hand him wrenches and read specs out of the Idiot Guide and he would take us for test drives around the neighborhood when we were done. I was sitting in the drivers seat "helping" to bleed the brakes on one of his buddies 914's and asked why the steering wheel was crooked. He claimed that the motor and steering parts were designed by engineers who were known to be sheep lovers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) and the interiors were designed by hippies, who were known to be, well, hippies (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) and rather than redesign the whole car they decided to " compromise" and just hope no one would notice. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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