New Wheel Help
Not sure where to post this but looking for some advice. I recently (yesterday) upgraded my setup from a Thrustmaster 248 to a Fanatec GT DD wheel base with the f1 2.0 esport wheel. For the pedals im...
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@Cpayne32 wrote:
@Monzstar83After a fight to figure this out i managed to make the wheel changes. How do you see what the best BRF setting is. The default for the wheel was 50 but ive stuck it too 100
So BRF is the setting that defines the minimum force required to hit 100%. I think at 100 you need to be able to max out the load cell - 90kg of force IIRC.
Your setup will depend on your “braking leg” strength and the feel you want i.e. stiffness and travel. LC work on force not travel. So it’s important you can reach 100% braking force. BRF defines the force required to hit 100% braking, and Dampers define brake pedal stiffness and travel.
I would use a set of dampers that give you the best feeling of stiffness vs pedal travel as a starting point. Then jump on the pc software so you can set the BRF to be able to hit 100% brake force then test it in TT - you can set BRF on the wheel as well but I prefer the software cause you can see the brake % through the pedal and travel as you apply force.
Main thing is to be able to hit 100% brake force without getting too worn out/ tired over time. I spent some time setting it up as described and then jumped into TT to test. I fine tuned/ adjusted dampers and BRF from there, jumping into TT to test, going back and forth a few times to get my perfect setup.
In the end I used a combination of 85 and 65 dampers and set BRF to 40. I like a bit of travel, but it’s all personal preference.
Hope this helps 🖖🏽
P.S. am away from my setup as I got called away on business but will get you more specifics with regards to my setup at the end of the week if you need. Main thing I would say is read the manuals as it gives you an understanding of all the settings (https://fanatec.com/eu-en/faq/details/id/36). It can be quite confusing at the start but you’ll soon figure it out - the other part of it is the in-game settings. It did take me a while to fine tune all the settings - keep with it, you’ll get there in the end! One other thing to note (I found anyway) was that with the DD - for some tracks like Monaco, and without changing any settings, the steering felt heavier compared to Bahrain. I assume this is because I use a higher DF setup and that is being relayed through the wheel.
I use the in-game hud on pylon cam (or add it to the cockpit view) to see in game brake level vs foot pressure while driving. You can drive w the the wheel setup open on BRF and use the funky switch to adjust while on track.
Only in-game brake setting of interest might be liniarity if you want more range at the low end. Saturation is an amplifier, not needed
The Wheel force seems to be some combination of speed and downforce, along w suspension movement but needs work imo - at zero speed on track the wheel spins w no resistance - huh?
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