Best iRacing Simucube Force Feedback Settings: Sport, Pro & Ultimate

iRacing is a racing sim that was almost designed to be enjoyed with a racing wheel. And it is a racing sim where powerful direct drive wheels can really shine.

In this guide, I’ll show you our recommended wheel settings for all three Simucube wheel bases, the Simucube 2 Sport, Pro and Ultimate.

If you are using a different wheel, check out our force feedback settings for Fanatecand MOZA wheels.

How to set up a Simucube wheel in iRacing

Before jumping into specific setting recommendations, first I’ll run through how to set up a Simucube wheel with iRacing. The process itself is fairly quick, but requires you to do a few things in a specific order. Follow the steps below to quickly set up your Simucube wheel in iRacing.

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Simucube 2 Sport iRacing Force Feedback Settings

The Simucube 2 Sport is the entry-level wheel base in Simucube’s current product lineup. Although calling it an entry-level wheel is understating the performance, a lot! The Simucube 2 Sport is capable of peak torque of up to 17Nm.

That makes the Sport wheel base stronger than most other wheel bases on the market. In our opinion, the Sport is right around the sweet spot for direct drive racing wheels. Any stronger, and the force feedback starts to become tiring across longer race sessions.

The quality of force feedback from the Simcube 2 Sport is outstanding, putting it firmly up among the best direct drive wheels in terms of detail and all-around performance.

Below are our recommended settings for both in iRacing, and the True Drive software. All cars in iRacing will require slightly different wheels settings, but the below settings are a great starting point for all disciplines in iRacing. You can use these as a baseline, and adjust the settings to suit your own preference.

Racing Wheel – Simucube 2 Sport
Compatibility – PC
Price – €1233 / $1199
Where to buy – Buy from Simucube

iRacing in-game settings:

• Enable force feedback: On
• Use linear mode: On
• Reduce force when parked: On
• Strength: 36.0
• Wheel force: 17.0Nm
• Damping: 0%
• Min force: 0%

True Drive settings:

General

• Overall Strength – 95%
• Steering Range – 900°
• Bumpstop Feel – Medium
• Bumpstop Range – 900°

Constantly Operating Filters

• Simucube Force Reconstruction Filter – 2
• Torque Bandwidth Limit – Unlimited
• Damping – 5%
• Friction – 10%
• Inertia – 5%
• Static Force Reduction – Off
• Slew Rate Limit – Off
• Ultra Low Latency Mode – 5%
• Center Frequency – Filter disabled

DirectInput Effect Fine Tuning

• Damping – 0%
• Friction – 0%
• Spring – 100%
• Sine Wave – 100%
• Square Wave – 100%
• Sawtooth – 100%
• Triangle – 100%

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Simucube 2 Pro iRacing settings

The next step up in terms of performance from the Sport wheel base is the Pro. The Simucube 2 Pro sits in between the Sport and Ultimate in terms of performance making a great wheel base for the best of both worlds. It’s more cost-effective than the Ultimate wheel base, but performs better than the Sport.

The Simucube 2 Pro is capable of producing peak torque of 25Nm, making it an incredibly strong racing wheel, and one which is ideal for iRacing.

Racing Wheel – Simucube 2 Pro
Compatibility – PC
Price – €1438 / $1379
Where to buy – Buy from Simucube

iRacing in-game settings:

• Enable force feedback: On
• Use linear mode: On
• Reduce force when parked: On
• Strength: 42.0
• Wheel force: 25.0Nm
• Damping: 0%
• Min force: 0%

True Drive settings:

General

• Overall Strength – 90%
• Steering Range – 900°
• Bumpstop Feel – Medium
• Bumpstop Range – 900°

Constantly Operating Filters

• Simucube Force Reconstruction Filter – 2
• Torque Bandwidth Limit – Unlimited
• Damping – 10%
• Friction – 10%
• Inertia – 15%
• Static Force Reduction – Off
• Slew Rate Limit – Off
• Ultra Low Latency Mode – 7%
• Center Frequency – Filter disabled

DirectInput Effect Fine Tuning

• Damping – 0%
• Friction – 0%
• Spring – 100%
• Sine Wave – 100%
• Square Wave – 100%
• Sawtooth – 100%
• Triangle – 100%

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Simucube 2 Ultimate iRacing settings

The Simucube 2 Ultimate is one of the most powerful direct drive racing wheels currently and is a real class leader in terms of out-and-out performance. It has the capability of producing up to 32Nm of peak torque.

Using the Simucube 2 Ultimate in iRacing allows for a lot of headroom in terms of performance. It is very rare that you will utilise 100% of the force feedback power on offer at all times, as 32Nm of torque is extremely strong. But it does allow you to adjust your force feedback settings to ensure each car in iRacing feels just right.

Racing Wheel – Simucube 2 Ultimate
Compatibility – PC
Price – €3130 / $3949
Where to buy – Buy from Simucube

iRacing in-game settings:

• Enable force feedback: On
• Use linear mode: On
• Reduce force when parked: On
• Strength: 47.0
• Wheel force: 32.0Nm
• Damping: 0%
• Min force: 0%

True Drive settings:

General

• Overall Strength – 90%
• Steering Range – 900°
• Bumpstop Feel – Medium
• Bumpstop Range – 900°

Constantly Operating Filters

• Simucube Force Reconstruction Filter – 2
• Torque Bandwidth Limit – Unlimited
• Damping – 10%
• Friction – 10%
• Inertia – 15%
• Static Force Reduction – Off
• Slew Rate Limit – Off
• Ultra Low Latency Mode – 7%
• Center Frequency – Filter disabled

DirectInput Effect Fine Tuning

• Damping – 0%
• Friction – 0%
• Spring – 100%
• Sine Wave – 100%
• Square Wave – 100%
• Sawtooth – 100%
• Triangle – 100%

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How to change the force feedback settings in iRacing

The best way to change your force feedback settings in iRacing is via the options menu during a race session. Follow the steps below on how to do this.

• Step 1 – Start iRacing and start a test or race session
• Step 2 – Once the session has loaded, open the options menu
• Step 3 – Adjust the force feedback settings in the drive part of the menu

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Explanation of Simucube True Drive settings

Simucube features a good amount of customisation of each of their wheel bases via the True Drive software. You can jump in and create individual profiles and presets which can be easily accessed and used. Below is an overview and brief explanation of each setting within True Drive.

General

Overall Strength
This sets the overall strength of your wheel base. When set to 100%, you will feel the full force of the wheel base’s maximum strength output.

Steering Range
This is your steering lock. Ensure this matches your in-game setting.

Bumpstop Feel
The bumpstop feel setting changes how firm the force is that stops you from turning your steering wheel beyond the maximum steering lock.

Bumpstop Range
This should match your steering range.

Constantly Operating Filters

Simucube Force Reconstruction Filter
The Force Reconstruction Filter acts as a smoothing setting. Higher settings here will add additional smoothing to your wheel, and remove some finer details. Generally, lower settings are best here.

Torque Bandwidth Limit
The torque bandwidth limit will adjust the clipping. Lower settings will help eliminate higher frequency force feedback. This will make your force feedback smoother, but less detailed. Generally, leaving this set to unlimited is best.

Damping
The damping setting simulates the mechanical parts of your car. Increasing this setting will increase the feel of weight in your steering wheel.

Friction
Friction is similar to damping, by adding forces that simulate tyre friction. Increasing the friction setting will add more weight to your wheel.

Inertia
Inertia will add weight to your steering wheel.

Static Force Reduction
The static force reduction setting will reduce the constant force required to keep the wheel turned through longer corners.

Slew Rate Limit
Leaving the slew rate limit off should be your default setting. It changes how fast the torque levels change and this setting can limit the speed that torque levels change.

Ultra Low Latency Mode
The ultra low latency mode will reduce the latency between the wheel and your PC. This can help out if you are applying additional filters to your force feedback that will increase latency.

DirectInput Effect Fine Tuning

The DirectInput tuning settings allow for fine-tuning of the overall settings which have been set above. These allow you to delve deeper into fine-tuning your force feedback even further. It is quite common to leave these settings to either 0% or 100%.

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iRacing force feedback settings explained

Below is an explanation of each force feedback setting in iRacing. Use these tips as a guide when making any adjustments in iRacing.

Use linear mode

This should always be enabled when you are using a direct drive racing wheel such as the Fanatec CSL DD.

Reduce force when parked

This setting will lower the strength of the force feedback when your car is not moving. This makes it easier to rotate the wheel while stationary.

Strength

This is the strength of your wheel’s force feedback output. This can be set by using the auto button after running a few laps on track.

Wheel force

The wheel force should be set to your wheel’s peak torque capability. For the CSL DD for example that is 8Nm, and for the DD2 it is 25Nm.

Damping

The damping setting in iRacing affects how smooth your racing wheel is. When you set this higher, the more iRacing will smooth the force feedback. When you lower the settings, you will be able to feel more of the raw force feedback from your wheel. Normally, a lower setting here is better, or zero in the case of Fanatec wheels.

Min force

This setting affects how much force is needed to be applied while the wheel is in a neutral position. Generally, this should be set close to or at 0%.

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