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06-17-2007, 02:39 PM

Graymist

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Question about steering wheel

I've been looking at quite a few trucks on Truckpaper, and have noticed that they have rather large steering wheels. Is it possible to have the steering wheel replaced with a smaller, more ergonomic one ? How much would it likely cost, and what type is the most comfortable ?

06-17-2007, 04:51 PM

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I thought the same thing until I drove for a while and love the big wheel. I have a feeling there is a law about how small they can be. A smaller wheel would allow you to make much larger corrections fast and that would not be good in a big truck. That's why suicide knobs are illegal.

06-17-2007, 05:07 PM

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what is a suicide knob? Never heard of that before.

06-17-2007, 05:35 PM

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One of those knobs you can attach to the steering wheel so you can turn it with one hand.

06-17-2007, 10:33 PM

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I've been looking at quite a few trucks on Truckpaper, and have noticed that they have rather large steering wheels.

If you ever experience a power steering failure the large wheel will give you enough leverage to steer the truck to safety and park it.

With a small wheel, you'd be screwed!!!

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