tweaking foot pedals

I love my wheel (ACT Labs Force RS) but I dont like the pedals that much. In fact, every set of game pedals I have used so far seem really sub-standard compared to actual brake and accelerator pedals. For one thing, they are too small, and too close together. The axis of rotation is wrong. There is no increasing resistance as you press the brake. All these are a limitation of design, I know. One thing that might be improved, though, is the "feel" of the pedals. Mine feel kind of "crunchy"... the motion is not smooth, and tends to stick and bind a bit. I was wondering if some combination of smoothing, polishing, or lubricating the mechanical action, and perhaps a stiffer return spring might be the solution. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Gerald Moore ----- Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the Web ----- http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groups NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam. If this or other posts made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email [email hidden]

Just *My Opinion*! ALL store bought systems are made specifically for the "gamer" and not the Sim racer/driver. I haven't seen any of the expensive systems other then through pictures on web pages so I wont comment on those yet. I have a cockpit I built a couple years ago and am in the process of designing a completely new concept in cockpits. I'd suggest that if you're after something a bit more natural feeling such as your family car, I'd suggest doing the same thing...Build a system of your own. be nice to be able to sell my drawings ;-) Mike Barlow [email hidden] wrote in message <98l8v4$srr$[email hidden]>... > >I love my wheel (ACT Labs Force RS) but I dont like the pedals that much.In >fact, every set of game pedals I have used so far seem really sub-standard >compared to actual brake and accelerator pedals. > >For one thing, they are too small, and too close together. The axis of >rotation is wrong. There is no increasing resistance as you press thebrake. > All these are a limitation of design, I know. > >One thing that might be improved, though, is the "feel" of the pedals.Mine >feel kind of "crunchy"... the motion is not smooth, and tends to stick and >bind a bit. I was wondering if some combination of smoothing, polishing,or >lubricating the mechanical action, and perhaps a stiffer return springmight

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Mike... Good to hear you are making the effort to simulate real-life racing controls. I'm doing the same at the moment, using a Wildwood clutch and brake sysem (you can buy this in any circle track race shop) along with a side mount throttle peddle, for N4 All are overhead mounts, and are the same parts used in many Cup cars. I've built several cockpits or simulators (or been involved with their design and construction)....and my experience has always been good in creating something more realistic than can be purchased off-the-shelf. But, we are lucky, most sim racers I think do not have the skills, tools or facilities to do this. And, like the flight sim community.....there's all kinds of "rigs" out there. I work closely with Ball Racing Ltd, England, who does all the show car conversions for Ford in Europe (converts them to simulators)....and several F1 teams. I also have a couple "race car builders" here in the Petaluma area who trade me seat time in my simulator....for "shop time" in their welding shops. If you have any questions or get stuck on something, give me a holler. Perhaps I can help out. Regards, Tom Pabst [email hidden]

There are 3 different mods for the RS pedals at www.slottweak.com . All work very well. -- Slot Tweaks & Reviews www.slottweak.com <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:98l8v4$srr$[email hidden]... > > I love my wheel (ACT Labs Force RS) but I dont like the pedals that much. In > fact, every set of game pedals I have used so far seem really sub-standard > compared to actual brake and accelerator pedals. > > For one thing, they are too small, and too close together. The axis of > rotation is wrong. There is no increasing resistance as you press the brake. > All these are a limitation of design, I know. > > One thing that might be improved, though, is the "feel" of the pedals. Mine > feel kind of "crunchy"... the motion is not smooth, and tends to stick and > bind a bit. I was wondering if some combination of smoothing, polishing, or > lubricating the mechanical action, and perhaps a stiffer return spring might > be the solution. > > Anyone have any suggestions? > > Thanks, > Gerald Moore > > > > ----- Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free (anonymous) Usenet News via the eb ----- > http://newsone.net/ -- Free reading and anonymous posting to 60,000+ groups > NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam. If this or other posts > made through NewsOne.Net violate posting guidelines, email [email hidden]