DFGT pedal modification

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bighuk
Hello Everyone,

I believe I am going to opt for the DFGT instead of the G27 for now due to financial constraints. I notice that many people own this wheel and the wheel itself is a very good piece of equipment for the money but they really left more to be desired with the pedals. Has anyone made any modifications to their pedal setup to get more of a true to life feel out of the brake pedal and the gas pedal? I hear that they are too easy to push and the resistance does not increase with travel on the brake pedal.

Thanks,

huK
 
Lets just say that saving the 100$ between by picking up the dfgt instead of the g27 is the desirable option if I can find a way to modify the pedals to give a decent feel for a small amount of money.
 
hukdizzle
Hello Everyone,

I believe I am going to opt for the DFGT instead of the G27 for now due to financial constraints. I notice that many people own this wheel and the wheel itself is a very good piece of equipment for the money but they really left more to be desired with the pedals. Has anyone made any modifications to their pedal setup to get more of a true to life feel out of the brake pedal and the gas pedal? I hear that they are too easy to push and the resistance does not increase with travel on the brake pedal.

Thanks,

huK
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Place a Squash ball or a stress ball underneath the brake pedal of the DFGT. What it does is improve the resistance when pushing the pedal while still giving you the full range of motion when braking. Having both the resistance and the 100% motion is important for brake modulation.
 
I found that simply by over-stretching the main spring a little gives it more resistance and better feel.
I also wrapped the "shaft" that the spring sits on with some tape to take up some of the "slack" between the spring and the shaft.
this helped to reduce the pedal noise aswell
 
Robbks
I found that simply by over-stretching the main spring a little gives it more resistance and better feel.
I also wrapped the "shaft" that the spring sits on with some tape to take up some of the "slack" between the spring and the shaft.
this helped to reduce the pedal noise aswell
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That would be the black spring, right? It's a torsion type spring and when I had it apart I wasn't sure how I would go about stretching it.
 
I second Robbks suggestion. I only pulled back the larger spring in my pedal box a quarter of an inch or so, but the difference in resistance and feel is absolutely night and day from what it originally was.

dave_sz
That would be the black spring, right? It's a torsion type spring and when I had it apart I wasn't sure how I would go about stretching it.
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When I took apart the pedal box in my DFGT (which was actually for a different reason), I removed the black spring, put one end in a table vice and pulled the other end back with a pair or pliers.
 
Very cool, I will give that a shot if I pick one of these up. At this point after seeing the Porsche GT3RS V2 wheel and clubsport pedals I am very torn about spending a ton of money (Which I do not have) and never have to buy another wheel again or a little money and eventually buy a new wheel such as the gt3RS
 
Just ordered this wheel and found it with a 30$ off rebate from logitech as well, got it down to 100$ even with free shipping so I guess I can't beat that for now. I will be doing everything I can to modify the pedals to be closer to the real thing and post up any good fixes.
 
They have and I assume that sales on the units will be hard to find going forth with GT5 coming out and the demand for the unit going up exponentially after the release. I think 99$ is about the cheapest I am going to find the unit from a reputable retailer.

By the way just as I was typing this message up I got a call from the retailer I ordered the unit from, J&R Music to confirm my shipping address due to it being different from my billing. I personally think almost all retailer should do this to help alleviate credit card fraud, I recommend www.jr.com 100% going forth if anyone wants to pick up a wheel!
 
Does anyone possibly have a picture or schematic of a driving force gt's pedal break down? I do not have my wheel yet but I want to start devising a way to improve the pedals.
 
I put some foam/sponge (the kind used for washing dishes) underneath the brake pedal. No need to open up the pedals, just cut the foam to size and slip it underneath
 
i used a bungee cord it worked amazing for real a bunge cord connected to rope on the wall or sealing and you ajust to rope to have the pedal harder or easier to push
 
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hukdizzle
Hello Everyone,

I believe I am going to opt for the DFGT instead of the G27 for now due to financial constraints. I notice that many people own this wheel and the wheel itself is a very good piece of equipment for the money but they really left more to be desired with the pedals. Has anyone made any modifications to their pedal setup to get more of a true to life feel out of the brake pedal and the gas pedal? I hear that they are too easy to push and the resistance does not increase with travel on the brake pedal.

Thanks,

huK
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Well i don't know how the DFGT pedals are made exactly, but on my G27 brake pedal i did this mod :

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Basically it's just a shorter second spring inserted in the original one ; from what i read, the DFGT brake pedal has a torsion spring right ? Maybe you can fit in another one on the side (ideally harder and with shorter travel distance).

When using it, the pedal works as usual for the first 2cm ; after that the second spring is compressed and the pedal feels much harder, just like in a real car :)

PS : i hope it's clear, forgive my english ^^
 
i opened up the DFGT pedals there is plenty of wires and some flimsy cheap springs so maybe you could take those springs out and use stronger ones? idk risky tho:tup:
 
I was planning to purchase a GT3/RS as well, but noticed yesterday Amazon is selling the DFGT for $69.99 after a $30 rebate, plus free shipping. So since this is my first wheel I figured I couldn't pass it up for $69.99. I can always upgrade later down the road if I want to. Price on Amazon only lasts for a week.
 
don't mean to bump a sleeping thread for no reason but I tried most fixes I found online (sponge, squash ball, etc) and after attempting to bend the springs and realizing that their rigidity was too high to be bent with pliers, I developed my own fix to the sticky brake pedal issue.

open up the pedals and on the base you will find 3 creases where the springs go (2 for brake, 1 for gas) and all i did is cut an old credit card to size and superglue it into 2 of those ridges to increase the compression of the springs. reassemble. DONE.

I hope this helps for those who bought a used or refurb wheel like I did and do not have any warranty.
 

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