WTB shorter steering hub

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I installed my M1 steering wheel last night. While it feels quite nice, I noticed my hub appears to be quite long. Looking through forum photos, I see this Hub on this link is a little shorter than mine.
(look for 7th photo on this page)

http://e9coupe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4642&page=3
Anyone have one of these to sell?


Tia, Bob.
 
Now that I look again, maybe it is the same part at a different angle. Anyway, other than looking a little dorky, the fit is pretty good.
 
What you are showing us is a MOMO hub and those come in fact in different lenghts. A picture of your own wheel would help.
Gerrit
 
I didn't have a tape measure handy. Overall it is quite comfortable, so maybe I am jumping the gun, but it looks a little longer from the dash than a stock one would be.

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Training session in order--

Nicad--with all the bicycles in the near background.

Its a good time to have a serious training sesssion as to bicycles versus the E-9 in the garage--handle bars and pedal cranks are deadly weapons around an E-9.
 
Looking at various pictures of how the Italvolanti wheel mounts to its hub, it appears that it is mounted with just 3 allen screws vs the 6 screws Momo style hubs and the Petri/CSL hubs. The Italvolanti hub does look longer than most standard hubs for BMWs. The Petri hub is approximately 3.75" long and I believe the Momo units are about the same length.
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What you have in your car is an Italvolanti Ati3 from BMW Motorsport for the 6 cyl. cars, the hub should have the number 522. Those were available over the counter at BMW up to the early 80´s and although used also in race cars, those were not standard issue in the M1s.Here is a picture with the options for this wheel: Left to right: the 522 like in your car is 12 cm, the 520X 11cm, the 622 10 cm long.
Gerrit
 

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Nicad--with all the bicycles in the near background.

Its a good time to have a serious training sesssion as to bicycles versus the E-9 in the garage--handle bars and pedal cranks are deadly weapons around an E-9.
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The car has two more days in this garage, then it is off to the SPA 8 minutes from home with AC,Heat and mega stereo . The Corvair that takes it's place will be a threat to the bicycles.
 
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Great information Bert and Gerrit thanks. I'd like to try that shorter one.(622)
 
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