AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

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AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:49 pm

Which steering wheel quick release setup do you prefer ? 1st gen 2 gen?

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby hachi2k » Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:45 am

I have a works bell quick release the quality is second to none, but the price is steep!

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby Toda R » Wed Feb 27, 2013 4:54 pm

hachi2k wrote:I have a works bell quick release the quality is second to none, but the price is steep!


Agreed i have a works bell also which is great quality. I have used the NRG style on our 25 hour enduro cars and they work but i can see where the ball locks to the shaft beginning to wear just like in the post by works about fake quick releases. So i would have to say NRG isn't bad either but would recommend watching for wear and replacing when signs of wear begin. Nothing worse than driving down the road with your steering wheel not attached to the column.

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby SolidSTI » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:20 am

I've got a rapfix II and it is wonderful. The price is higher than most, but I think it was worth it. It holds securely and clicks in positively.
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby EJ86 » Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:32 am

I got a Nardi Classic w/ a personal hub and a slim NRG QR:
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:36 pm

EJ86 wrote:I got a Nardi Classic w/ a personal hub and a slim NRG QR:
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(Whatever you do don't get the ebay stuff, I had a faulty hub and 2 crappy slim QR's)

Thumbs up to those autographs :P :P

Are there any prior modifications needed to fit slim NRG?

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby Deuce Cam » Thu Feb 28, 2013 7:50 pm

<- Another satisfied rapfix II owner. I didn't want to cheap out on something like this for safety reasons.

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:30 am

Deuce Cam wrote:<- Another satisfied rapfix II owner. I didn't want to cheap out on something like this for safety reasons.

SAFETY FIRST!

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby LongGrain » Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:33 am

i dont use a quick release, but nardi 350 deep corn wheel and HKB sports JP hub.

I bought a cheap hub adapter first and the thing had like half an inch of play. Dont cheap out on steering stuff.

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby Flipp » Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:37 pm

i say WB Rapfix 2 or nothing. like the other above stated posts, it feels way more reliable then the other brands that copy the design. safety is a must.
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby Deuce Cam » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:02 pm

LongGrain wrote:i dont use a quick release, but nardi 350 deep corn wheel and HKB sports JP hub.

I bought a cheap hub adapter first and the thing had like half an inch of play. Dont cheap out on steering stuff.


Works bell also makes a very nice short and long hub adapter for ae86/ae92 but they're little pricey. After my first 86 was totaled I threw my wb hub adapter and quick release on my '91 corolla sedan for a minute. **** was tight :lol:

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:04 pm

Flipp wrote:i say WB Rapfix 2 or nothing. like the other above stated posts, it feels way more reliable then the other brands that copy the design. safety is a must.
<--- another satisfied WB Rapfix ii owner.

Holly S&*^T guys we talking about 300 bucks fora rapfix 2 lol!!!

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby LongGrain » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:10 pm

i remember them being around $350 but yea right around there.

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:45 pm

Should i stick with the 2nd gen quick release or get the thin version nrg quick release? anyone ? any thoughts?

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby SolidSTI » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:22 am

I wouldn't mess with the NRG knockoffs. Stick with the works bell.
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:09 am

Yeah, ama sell some items then, to get then works bell lol

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby carbd7age » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:11 am

If there's nothing wrong with your current quick release (good length and no play) then why mess with it? I'm using a T3 solid extension instead of a quick release because my car stays locked up in a garage on the other side of the country from you guys in California lol.
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby miswuevos » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:49 pm

carbd7age wrote:If there's nothing wrong with your current quick release (good length and no play) then why mess with it? I'm using a T3 solid extension instead of a quick release because my car stays locked up in a garage on the other side of the country from you guys in California lol.

lol only in so Cal :D

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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby KonaTrueno723 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:33 pm

SolidSTI wrote:I wouldn't mess with the NRG knockoffs. Stick with the works bell.


Had one of these knock offs. Didn't like them at all! & I agree about safety. Not taking that chance, i just went ahead & bought the works bell :D
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby Flipp » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:16 pm

Deuce Cam wrote:
LongGrain wrote:i dont use a quick release, but nardi 350 deep corn wheel and HKB sports JP hub.

I bought a cheap hub adapter first and the thing had like half an inch of play. Dont cheap out on steering stuff.


Works bell also makes a very nice short and long hub adapter for ae86/ae92 but they're little pricey. After my first 86 was totaled I threw my wb hub adapter and quick release on my '91 corolla sedan for a minute. **** was tight :lol:


you have a link for the WB short hub for the 86?
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Re: AE86 Quick Release Steering wheel

Postby Deuce Cam » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:07 pm

http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/mm5/m ... HUB_TOYOTA

Part # 521 is the long hub

Part # 522 is the short hub