Stock wheel tilt

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Does anyone else find the stock wheel tilt of the G27 (and I'm sure other wheels, but I've only owned a MOMO Racing and G27) to be way too much? Meaning, it is tilted upwards.

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The stand is tilted downwards, but the wheel still has too much tilt IMO. Most people use a flat surface/table to mount their wheel, so the tilt is even greater. This is an issue when drifting, as the excess tilt during quick countersteering will naturally pull the wheel downwards and put strain on the wheel connection, eventually making the wheel have more play because of the accumulation of stress on the joint. I find that when I am drifting, sometimes I even pull the back of the wheel off the table due to this effect....

I have a custom wood cockpit, and I am wondering if anyone has modified their wheel to tilt downwards? It would require modification of the mounting surface, however this would be a huge job for my wooden cockpit, so I was thinking of adding blocks to fill the space created at the clamps/back of wheel after the wheel is tilted for optimum angle.
 
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I've tended to mount my wheels to a block of some kind (counter-sunk through the bottom) which is then mounted to the rig (counter-sunk through the top). I end up with the possibility of any angle I choose to make, and the wheel while still attached to the block comes off by merely undoing two wingnuts from underneath. Easier angle adjustability is most certainly possible by other means, but the low tech approach ensures that there is absolutely zero flex which I find extremely important.
 
I generally like a good bit of tilt (I did a LOT of karting...), but I don't drift. For issues with the G27 coming loose, check out my G27 Knee Clearance Mod Thread. You might not need the clearance, but it gives you 4 mounting screws instead of the stock 2. You should have trouble ripping it off the mount :)

And a Human Racing GT Chassis can give you negative angle if you want :D
 
the stock angle is 15 degrees. I turned mine down to 8 degrees
 
you could put shims under the back of the wheel, and use longer bolts to go through your wheel base the shims and into the wheel so that the shims would stay in place
 
If you sit higher up, you won't have this issue! Your wheel should sit around chest height, at most.
 
I built my rig so its at an angle fairly close to vertical. You might have trouble re-using the clamps after tilting it, but you don't need them, you can use the hard mount points (2 bolts) which will also prevent the wheel from being pulled off as well.
 
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I built my rig so its at an angle fairly close to vertical. You might have trouble re-using the clamps after tilting it, but you don't need them, you can use the hard mount points (2 bolts) which will also prevent the wheel from being pulled off as well.
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Where/what are the hard mount points? Anyone have a pic? I googled but coudn't find anything.
 
If you look at the bottom of the wheel there are 2 threaded holes which you can use to bolt the wheel down, I'll try to find a picture for you.

If you look at the picture below its the 2 silver holes at the top of the picture, which are towards the back of the wheel when its right side up.

http://www.logitech.com/assets/38551/2/g27-pls.jpg
 
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