My messy corner. And my somewhat compact rig. I’ve never posted before so unsure what information to include but I’ll give it a go.

  • T300RS
  • R838 Mod wheel
  • ebay arduino handbrake
  • TH8A shifter
  • Heusinkveld Ultimate+ pedals
  • Next Level Racing Wheel Stand 2.0
  • Some pieces of wood
  • Acer Nitro 37.5" QHD+ 3840 x 1600 display

I’m a bit insane… so I drive all the displays with a Radeon W6800 Pro which works surprisingly well for gaming despite not being intended for it.

I use Linux exclusively and have for over 10 years now. Racing is a more recent hobby but I’ve been gaming much longer than that. Despite what all the youtubers say it all works mostly fine. Though I found hid-tmff2 to be the most mature of the wheelbase drivers outside of logitech which is why I haven’t picked up a used DD wheel base just yet.

EDIT: Dunno why the pic won’t upload, maybe a bug with Lemmy 0.18.1? Anyway I added an imgur link instead.

  • rauldojenkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    The real question: how are the ultimate+ in that setup? Is it good enough? What’s your setup like for the pedals?

    I feel like everyone is obsessed with 80/40 rigs for these types of pedals, but does this work well enough?

    • mranderson17OPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      They are good enough for me is I think the best answer I can give for that. There is some flex in the plate but that’s mostly a design issue with this particular wheel stand. I’m relatively tall and have pretty long legs so to mount the plate in a comfortable position I have to mount it backwards and all the way back. This means there’s a lot of overhang where the pedals are mounted. I’ve thought about fixing this by welding up a support bracket to go between the pedal plate and the base structure. It hasn’t bothered me enough to actually walk out to the garage and do it though.

      I also run the softest rubber in them and replaced one section of the rubber with a valve spring from a 1991 Ford Escort. I experimented with various combinations of rubber and other materials and this was what ended up feeling the most like my actual car (which is not a 1991 Ford Escort).

      So to sum it up, they are fine in my opinion, but I also don’t make the brake as stiff as a brick wall like some people do, so it’s possible the rig matters more if you like that.

      Here’s a picture:

      EDIT: I just tightened that jam nut… didn’t realize it was loose until I looked at this picture.

      EDIT2: Here’s the configuration, nothing special. Just in case that’s what you meant by setup:

      I tuned the “catch point” for the clutch in the EEPROM so I didn’t have to do it in every game.

      • rauldojenkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        That’s a fantastically creative solution. Thank you for the response. I think this is great for someone who finds those pedals on a crazy sale or gets stuck in a situation when moving to a new place where a rig just isn’t an option. We have almost no stories of people using super high end pedals on a desk rig. Was a fun read.