Racing Assetto Corsa with a wheel is one of the best ways to enjoy this fantastic racing sim. Here are our recommended force feedback settings for Thrustmaster wheels.
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Racing Assetto Corsa with a wheel is one of the best ways to enjoy this fantastic racing sim. Ensuring your racing wheel is correctly set up and configured will improve your experience even further.
The correct wheel settings will allow the force feedback to be optimised to produce the clearest and most detailed feedback possible. Here are our recommended force feedback settings for the most popular Thrustmaster wheels including the T248, T818, T300 and more.
Use the links below to quickly scroll to the racing wheel that you have, to view the best wheel settings for your wheel. Check out our optimised wheel settings for Fanatec racing wheels and a Logitech G923 wheel.
The Thrustmaster T248 is one of the most popular Thrustmaster racing wheels currently. It was the first modern Thrustmaster racing wheel since the older T300 RS generation of wheels that were released in the mid 2010’s.
The T248 featured a completely updated design, with much heavier use of angled lines, and included a screen on the steering wheel capable of live telemetry read outs.
The Thrustmaster T248 works incredibly well with the original Assetto Corsa, and it is widely supported across many other games, and all consoles.
Racing Wheel – Thrustmaster T248
Compatibility – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S
Price – £299/$299
Where to buy –
Buy from Amazon UK/EU /
Buy from Amazon US
The Thrustmaster T128 was released after the T248 and takes the place of the older TMX/T150 range of racing wheel. It is currently Thrustmaster’s weakest racing wheel on offer but is ideal for those looking to start sim racing for the first time.
Racing Wheel – Thrustmaster T128
Compatibility – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S
Price – £149/$149
Where to buy – Buy from Amazon UK/EU / Buy from Amazon US
Thrustmaster’s T818 is the companies first ever direct drive racing wheel. It launched in 2022 and is capable of forces up to a peak torque of 10Nm. This is impressive and is more than enough strength to provide incredibly detailed and immersive force feedback in Assetto Corsa.
Racing Wheel – Thrustmaster T818
Compatibility – PC
Price – £599/$649
Where to buy –
Buy Thrustmaster T818 UK/EU /
Buy Thrustmaster T818 US
The older Thrustmaster T300RS and TX racing wheels are still among the most popular that the company has ever sold. They’re both still widely used and recommended by many sim racers, and they’re incredibly well suited to Assetto Corsa.
The T300RS is both PlayStation and PC compatible, while the Thrustmaster TX racing wheel is compatible with PC and Xbox consoles. These racing wheels are both still available to purchase from Thrustmaster and still widely supported.
Racing Wheel – Thrustmaster T300RS
Compatibility – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S
Price – £369/$379
Where to buy – Buy from Amazon UK/EU / Buy from Amazon US
The Thrustmaster T150 and TMX racing wheels were the best budget-friendly entry-level racing wheel that Thrustmaster offered until the T128 was released. These both provide a good level of force feedback, especially for those looking to try sim racing for the first time. And both wheels work well with Assetto Corsa on all platforms.
Racing Wheel – Thrustmaster T150RS
Compatibility – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox Series X|S
Price – £179/$179
Where to buy – Buy from Amazon UK/EU / Buy from Amazon US
The combination of the TS-PC, TS-XW and T-GT II were Thrustmaster’s top tier racing wheels before the T818 was released in 2022. Each of these racing wheels were compatible with once of the three main platforms. TS-PC on PC only, TS-XW on Xbox and Pc, and the T-GT II on PS4/5 and PC.
Below is a quick overview of how to correctly set up a Thrustmaster racing wheel in Assetto Corsa on both PC and console.
Step 1 is to connect your Thrustmaster wheel to your PC or console. Do this by connecting the USB cable from the rear of the wheel base to your PC, Xbox or PS5.
This step only really applies if you’re racing on a PC. If you are on PC, head over to Thrustmaster’s support website and download the correct firmware for your racing wheel. You will see a list of racing wheels on the support page. Select your wheel and then download the firmware. This will install the Control Panel for you, where you can check for updates and adjust wheel settings.
This step applies if you are racing on PC, or if you have a racing wheel with an in-built screen such as the T248. Use either the Thrustmaster control panel or your wheel’s menu to apply the settings listed above for your specific wheel.
The next step is to start up Assetto Corsa, head over to the options and apply the recommended settings above for your specific wheel.
Finally, you can change your button mapping to ensure your wheel buttons are correctly set to your own preference.
In the section below, I will provide a brief explanation of each wheel setting in Assetto Corsa.
Degrees of rotation change how much your wheel will turn before reaching its full lock. This should be set to 900° or 1080°.
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Filter applies smoothing to the force feedback, which is useful for powerful direct drive wheel bases.
The sensitivity will adjust how sensitive your steering wheel is at higher speeds.
Gain is your overall force feedback strength setting in Assetto Corsa.
Minimum force will apply a base level of minimum force which can boost less powerful racing wheels.
These settings change how much force is created as you drive over kerbs and the track. Higher settings will create stronger force feedback.
Slip effect will create force feedback as your wheels start to slide over the track.
ABS effect will kick in and simulate force feedback as your wheels start to lock and ABS is applied.
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