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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 10:10 AM
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Looking to replace my stock wheel with possibly the Moto-Lita wheel from SNG Barratt. They offer 3 sizes - 13", 14", 15". The stock wheel is a bit under 17" and just looks to big in the car.

What size to get? Kind of leaning towards the 15" as it's the closest to stock?
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by clubairth1
Looking to replace my stock wheel with possibly the Moto-Lita wheel from SNG Barratt. They offer 3 sizes - 13", 14", 15". The stock wheel is a bit under 17" and just looks to big in the car.

What size to get? Kind of leaning towards the 15" as it's the closest to stock?
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15" is what I'm replacing mine with also. I think you should get what suits you personally though. If I didn't have Power Steering I'd have kept the 17" wheel
 
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 01:06 PM
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I have power steering and think 15" would be the best.
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 01:18 PM
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anything smaller than 15" will be impossible to park.

the ideal size is 15½" diameter but nobody seems to make that size.

I have a 15" Momo in my XJ-6 and a 15" Tourist Trophy in my S type.

I also wanted to get rid of the school bus-sized 17" steering wheels in both cars.

in the 1990's there was a Canadian Union Workers factory who were making beautiful 15½" steering wheels in wood or leather but they dissapeared before I could order one.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 02:14 PM
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I would think 15 is best, wouldn't want to go any smaller, it would make the steering to "quick".
 
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 06:01 PM
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JeffR1,

do you by any chance recall that company in the 1990's in Canada? They were named something like "Union Wood Workers", and they had a web page showing their steering wheels. I just can't accept they closed their doors.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 08:56 PM
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Sorry, no, I don't think I even had my Jag back then.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2017 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gene61jag
15" is what I'm replacing mine with also. I think you should get what suits you personally though. If I didn't have Power Steering I'd have kept the 17" wheel


I agree. I have the 15" and if you look at it I could see a 14" working but these are more cruisers so the smaller diameter wheels for sports cars are not needed and 13" would be way to tiny for this type of car. I do have power steering so it turns very easy; as others mentioned if you do not have power steering a 14" might not be easy to steer but with power steering it really is personal preference. The stock steering wheel looks crazy big.
 
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