Quick release racing steering wheel? Thoughts?

DarkJak · 07-30-2018, 12:57 PM

Do you plan on wearing a harness to lower the possibility of your head banging into your wheel in an accident? The stock seat belt does not keep you snug in your seat and is reliant on an airbag to keep you safe.
Meanwhile, even a harness can still be harmful with how much your head jerks forward and risks if your roof ever collapses in a rollover.

If safety truly goes first, stock airbag+seatbelt setup is the safest on the street.

I have a wheel, seat, and harness setup in mine, and instead of a quick release, I've since swapped to a spacer. I needed the wheel a bit closer to my body too. I found the spacer to have zero play, while my NRG quick release sometimes had enough to bug me. I never had issues getting in and out of the seat with the steering wheel in place.

///maestro · 07-30-2018, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkJak

Do you plan on wearing a harness to lower the possibility of your head banging into your wheel in an accident? The stock seat belt does not keep you snug in your seat and is reliant on an airbag to keep you safe.
Meanwhile, even a harness can still be harmful with how much your head jerks forward and risks if your roof ever collapses in a rollover.

If safety truly goes first, stock airbag+seatbelt setup is the safest on the street.

I have a wheel, seat, and harness setup in mine, and instead of a quick release, I've since swapped to a spacer. I needed the wheel a bit closer to my body too. I found the spacer to have zero play, while my NRG quick release sometimes had enough to bug me. I never had issues getting in and out of the seat with the steering wheel in place.

I do plan on putting a cage in with a harness bar. But at this point, I'd be racing 1-3 events with just the OEM seatbelt.

So regarding the "play" .........That's another thing I'm worried about. I don't want any play in the steering wheel when turning. Did you have their newest model of quick release hubs?

Hotrodz · 07-30-2018, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ///maestro

I do plan on putting a cage in with a harness bar. But at this point, I'd be racing 1-3 events with just the OEM seatbelt.

So regarding the "play" .........That's another thing I'm worried about. I don't want any play in the steering wheel when turning. Did you have their newest model of quick release hubs?

I don't have any play in mine and it's version 4 I believe. I have a four point roll bar and 5 point harness! There is always risk and one should try to minimize it where they can and it may still not be enough as there have been a couple of amateur race deaths this year.

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2011 Nismo#91 · 07-31-2018, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ///maestro

I do plan on putting a cage in with a harness bar. But at this point, I'd be racing 1-3 events with just the OEM seatbelt.

So regarding the "play" .........That's another thing I'm worried about. I don't want any play in the steering wheel when turning. Did you have their newest model of quick release hubs?

If it were me I'd wait till you have a cage with a door bar to get the quick release because there is no real need for it till then besides looks. DO you research now but hold off in the install.

///maestro · 08-02-2018, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011 Nismo#91

If it were me I'd wait till you have a cage with a door bar to get the quick release because there is no real need for it till then besides looks. DO you research now but hold off in the install.

My airbag deployed so I need to replace it regardless. Figured might as well do it now If i'll be going this route in the future. No sense in paying another 800 on a wheel...

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