Tilt Steering?

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FiatSparky

Tilt Steering?

Post by FiatSparky »

Has anyone attempted tilt steering in the Spider? If anyone has any info I'd be very interested.
So Cal Mark

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Post by So Cal Mark »

do you need more headroom?
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Europa
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Post by Europa »

So Cal Mark wrote:do you need more headroom?
That's way too funny, and subtle. :lol:
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katsi

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Post by katsi »

Maybe SHE is requesting more head room. :mrgreen:

Hay, your gonna pitch em, I'm gonna hit em.
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kmac33
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You can adjust the "tilt" of your steering wheel...at least down. I know that goes against the perceived "need for more headroom" that some folks might be worried about :roll: . I lowered the steering column by adding some "spacer" washers to the attachment points onto the underdash support. For me it improved the steering wheel position significantly.
Kevin McMullen

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1980 Fiat Spider
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Foster48x

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Post by Foster48x »

I'm also looking for something similar. The closest thing I could find was what PerformanceFiat calls a "Universal steering wheel hub adapter". The discription says it adjusts wheel Hi-low position.

Here's a link if you want to check it out:
http://www.performancefiat.com/catalog/ ... cts_id=240

Rick
azygoustoyou

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Post by azygoustoyou »

That would be cool to have. I think I would like a steering column like out of a corvette that would be telescoping also. Let us know what you come up with. I know I have a hard time getting in and out as it is.
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The 131s had a very simple height/angle adjustment with a clamp. It wouldn't be hard to adapt or recreate from the parts images.
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