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Why is driving position so important?
Read our article about the driving position
How bringing the steering wheel closer improves the driving position?
To drive with comfort, we are used to set the driving position holding the steering wheel as it naturally comes to, and adapt the legs position subsequently.
If the steering wheel distance from the dashboard can’t be adjusted, legs are forced to stay in reduced room, between the wheel and the pedals, hitting the dahsboard and leading to knees, ankles, hip or lumbar back pain.
To avoid all this, the seat has to be slided a couple of cm (or inches) backwards.
Unfortunately, this does not solve the problem because the steering wheel becomes too far, and needs to be hold with over extended arms, in a very unnatural position which usually leads to neck and shoulder pains.
This problem, depending on the body structure of the driver and his/her feeling, can become VERY annoying over time, making people thinking about change the car sooner or later.
The steering wheel spacer brings the steering wheel 5 cm (2″) closer to the driver, allowing to move the seat backwards and gain room for the legs, while still holding the steering wheel in a natural way, without over-extended arms. This is a godsend boost for the driving pleasure.
Why add a spacer if the car already have the depth adjustment?
Renault cars already have the steering wheel depth adjustment from factory. So, why add a spacer to bring the spacer closer furthermore?
This is a common and legit question and it surprised us manufacturers as well: we invented the spacer for a car without that option, because we were coming from a car WITH it and we were MISSING it. If our car was already equipped with the depth adjustment steering column, maybe our invention would have never seen the sunlight.
The answer is simple: for many people the available telescopic adjustment is just not enough. Plus, the steering wheel spacer is not just a comfort luxury device which you can renounce to: it’s a complete, unexpected, underrated game changer in driving pleasure, in a way that it is even a bit difficult to tell if you don’t try it yourself.
After a couple of years running this activity, the 90% of our steering wheel spacers is destinated to cars ALREADY EQUIPPED with the depth adjustment of the steering wheel because lots of people feels it’s not enough despite not being extra tall, and wants to add those magic 5 cm (2″).
Drivers of the Sport versions will appreciate:
- car’s handling feels improved
- driver feels more connected to the car
- being more far from the dashboard, seems to be in a bigger car and kinda seated on the rear wheels
- better modulation on pedals, heel and toe and left foot braking can be performed easier
- during track driving, no more helmet hitting the headliner and accidental stumbling on the stalks and wipers levers
How to install an OEM steering wheel spacer?
The steering wheel spacer has to be installed between the steering wheel and the steering column:
- remove the steering wheel
- insert the spacer on the steering column shaft
- put the steering wheel on the spacer’s shaft (which replicates the steering column)
