{"id":5415,"date":"2014-01-22T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T04:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/?post_type=specialty&p=5415"},"modified":"2017-12-27T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T22:41:31","slug":"miata-nardi-deep-corn-330mm-steering-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rallyways.com\/5415\/miata-nardi-deep-corn-330mm-steering-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Miata Nardi Deep Corn 330mm Steering Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent a lot of time looking at steering wheels for the RallyWays Miata. The new steering wheel had to be both functional and retro. No funny racing shapes and flat bottoms would do. I finally settled on the Nardi Deep Corn 330mm for Miata you see here.<\/h3>\n

The Nardi Torino Deep Corn is a steering wheel that stood out to me early on when researching wheels for my Miata<\/a>. During my research I also found some people call it the Nardi Sport Rally Deep Corn. It’s available in 330mm and 350mm sizes, natural aluminum or black anodized spokes and suede or perforated leather.<\/p>\n

\"Sport<\/a><\/p>\n

Like it happens often, I went full circle after looking at every wheel I could find. I returned back to the original choice and bought it. The thing about the Sport Rally Nardi Deep Corn is that it\u2019s beautiful, sporty enough without looking like it\u2019s trying too hard and also very functional as a tool to help improve driving pleasure in a Miata.<\/p>\n

\"Miata<\/a><\/p>\n

The stock Mazda MX-5 Miata NA steering wheel is cool in it\u2019s own unique way – It looks like it flew in from the 80\u2019s with its 4 spokes and huge airbag. The stock wheel measures roughly 14\u201d \/ 355mm in diameter, from outer edge to outer edge. Plus, it’s also pretty bloody heavy with all the steel supports and the huge airbag unit that looks like it belongs as a parachute on the back of a top fuel dragster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The huge wheel is not so bad once you\u2019re used to it but it really hinders performance in regards to your footwork. Because it\u2019s so big around, your thighs brush against it when heel-and-toe braking. And that\u2019s me at 170lbs and 5\u201910\u201d. I\u2019m not a big guy. The steering wheel could also be a touch more towards me. So, after a few months of deliberating, I finally decided to pull the trigger. <\/p>\n

\"Nardi<\/a> <\/p>\n

Even though a number of friends were trying to convince me to go with a 12\u201d \/ 300mm steering wheel, I decided that would be too small. 350mm, which is the most popular size for aftermarket steering wheels for Miatas (and Porsches) equates to 13.75\u201d, only .25\u201d smaller than stock. I figured that would be too small a change. I finally settled on 330mm which is 13\u201d – a full 1\u201d less than stock. I also decided I wanted the steering wheel to sit 1\u201d inch closer to me. The stock wheel is at 5\u201d from the steering column. I was aiming for 6\u201d. That proved to be a little harder than I expected when using my choice of Miata MOMO steering wheel hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Nardi Deep Corn steering wheel is available in 350mm and 330mm diameters. The 330mm has bent spokes and is 2\u201d \/ 53mm deep – also referred to as offset. The 350mm, without the bent spokes is 3.15\u201d \/ 80mm deep. The MOMO hub I chose is 2.25\u201d \/ 57mm tall and I needed a spacer\/adapter to convert the hole pattern from MOMO to Nardi in order to fit the wheel.<\/p>\n

Since I wasn\u2019t sure if I wanted to run a quick-release like the NRG Quick Release Kit Gen 2.0, I decided to buy an inexpensive 1\u201d billet aluminum spacer from eBay from a company called Forever Sharp Steering Wheels<\/a> with hole patterns for both MOMO and Nardi. With the hub at 2.25\u201d and the spacer at 1\u201d, the 350mm Nardi wheel with its 3.1\u201d offset would have put me where I wanted to be offset-wise. But I really felt that wheel was bigger than what I wanted. I decided to stick with the Nardi 330mm at only 2\u201d for a total of 5.25\u201d – Only .25\u201d more than stock. Not exactly what I wanted, but it\u2019s an easy fix with a deeper spacer which I can get later on.<\/p>\n

Stunning looks and crafstmanship<\/strong><\/p>\n