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posted by 2fass240us on May 29

The “cheaper is better” method didn’t work for me in this case. I purchased a used Momo MOD 75 wheel, suede, 330mm, on eBay for $69 plus $13 for shipping. In hindsight, this was a huge mistake. I was looking at new wheels from Momo, Sparco, Nardi, Personal, OMP, et al., and was discouraged by the high price. This is particularly the case since I was worrying about paying for a rollbar, seats, harnesses, and a quick release.

What I should have done at the time, and finally did last week, was to purchase a much lower cost wheel from the NRG line. I bought the ST-006S-Y, roughly 1/4 of the way down the page. The “-Y” at the end is for the yellow leather centering stripe in case you’re curious. I didn’t need this necessarily, but it was the one in stock and I think it will be a nice feature. I also think it finishes off the appearance nicely. Contrary to the picture linked above, I will not be running the cosmetic ring or horn button as they simply aren’t necessary.

I vacillated on this wheel for some time now, even when I was about to pull the trigger on the eBay one. My main point of contention is that NRG is not known for their steering wheels, but more for their quick release products. This is not to say the wheel isn’t quality, but it IS a good bit less expensive than the aforementioned alternatives. My stance is this however: if I can get two of the NRG wheels for one Momo/Sparco, it only has to last me half as long to make financial sense. If you consider the wear on suede, it may make even more sense to swap them out twice as often (if you HAVE to).