Advice and Tips for a G27 newbie?

[SeanWelland]

As the title states, all i'm asking for is basic "starter" help on how to best approach drifting with a G27 as i've just got myself one!

Cheers!👍

 

[Jesus]

Useing the search button is always helpful.

 

[eddyac]

There are many Threads about this

 

[Fadam]

Watching videos of real in-car footage helped me no end

 

[SeanWelland]

Would just like to point out, i've been drifting with controller for about a good 4 months now and i've finally found my vibe for drifting with controller. The second i plugged in my wheel, everything i once knew - vanished. I'm finding it incredibly difficult trying to even drive properly with the new setup never mind even going near drifting. I think i'm going to pack it up and put it away before i break something expensive.

 

[Megamarcx84]

Work w/ the wheel, would be my advice..try shallower angles when drifting and let the wheel do the rest of the work(that being the response of the rear end in conjuntion w/ the throttle inputs)..you'll realise that as long as you catch the countersteer at the right angle your turning against the ffb is quite minimal...after you can master that you can try for higher angles which almost always ends up being some sort of four wheel drift( where you actually have to fight the ffb). My experience stems from driving my Z31 irl w/ no power steering and lowered springs w/ wider low profile tires(and negative camber)...that culminates in ffb setting of approx 25...lol....and the only issue I ever had w/ fighting it was parallel parking..as long as the front wheels kept traction during turns, powerslides, and occasional drifts any steering input could be had with minimal effort from the wrists or tactile right foot..so when I started using my dfgt w/ ffb set @ 10 it translated over quite well for me, id figure the ffb w/ a g27 would be that much better...stop fighting the wheel until you're ready to pull off reverse entries and four wheel drifts..crawl before you start trying to run

 

[playnthru]

I am still learning the wheel myself. For me it's all about practice. Just keep at it, no worries, it will come to you in time.

 

[SFX_Adavicro]

Watching videos of real in-car footage helped me no end

Holy cornbread Batman, this.

 

[SeanWelland]

Work w/ the wheel, would be my advice..try shallower angles when drifting and let the wheel do the rest of the work(that being the response of the rear end in conjuntion w/ the throttle inputs)..you'll realise that as long as you catch the countersteer at the right angle your turning against the ffb is quite minimal...after you can master that you can try for higher angles which almost always ends up being some sort of four wheel drift( where you actually have to fight the ffb). My experience stems from driving my Z31 irl w/ no power steering and lowered springs w/ wider low profile tires(and negative camber)...that culminates in ffb setting of approx 25...lol....and the only issue I ever had w/ fighting it was parallel parking..as long as the front wheels kept traction during turns, powerslides, and occasional drifts any steering input could be had with minimal effort from the wrists or tactile right foot..so when I started using my dfgt w/ ffb set @ 10 it translated over quite well for me, id figure the ffb w/ a g27 would be that much better...stop fighting the wheel until you're ready to pull off reverse entries and four wheel drifts..crawl before you start trying to run

Hmm, i'll give it another go i guess. Fighting with the ffb on the wheel is tough and i always end up spinning out and my wheel just decides it wants to drive for me, so it was driving me mad. Without ffb i just could get the wheel around fast enough to counter-steer and i was spinning again. I guess it's just gonna take a lot of practice. Thanks for the advice!

I am still learning the wheel myself. For me it's all about practice. Just keep at it, no worries, it will come to you in time.

Hopefully! I don't want to feel like i've wasted money - even though i did get it very cheap.

 

[DaveM-sport]

It takes quite alot of practice but all of a sudden it suddenly falls into place

 

[Robbks]

start driving your favourite drifting courses in a traditional grip-driving style (with your drift tyres and all aids off)
work out how the car responds to the wheel and how to drive it quickly with the wheel first.

Then begin to push harder and get the car sliding around (still not drifting) and controlling the slides.
keep pushing harder and harder until you're actually initiating drifts and controlling them.

 

[Will27]

start driving your favourite drifting courses in a traditional grip-driving style (with your drift tyres and all aids off)
work out how the car responds to the wheel and how to drive it quickly with the wheel first.

Then begin to push harder and get the car sliding around (still not drifting) and controlling the slides.
keep pushing harder and harder until you're actually initiating drifts and controlling them.

This really. Try doing this in a bone stock Lotus Elan '62. This car has mild oversteer, but it is a slow drift that is easier than most to control, and it won't take your head off if you get it wrong.

 

[Crisp]

I have a fanatec gt3rs and I used a lightly modded as in ecu and intake fc suspension and LSD s13 to get me on the right track its over compensating is what was my problem. I used it on power steering on simulation and 1 with 100%ffb on the wheel

 

[SeanWelland]

So everybody knows i am reading all of these tips and taking all of them into consideration! I guess starting from the bottom is just what i've got to do, i was trying it last night but i think i was just pushing it too hard. I think getting used to the wheel and how it responds will be my main task ahead, then slowly but surely work my way into drifting! unfortunately i'm just not a patient soul.

Practice makes perfect i guess!

Thanks everyone! Really great help

 

[Fadam]

Instead of trying to full on drift round corners to start out with, power out and corners and try catch the slide, once you find that easy, put the power down half way round the corner and try catch it then hold it. The more comftable you get doind each one the easier it will be to drift full corners. Oh and try not to do it on really fast corners, try it on slower tracks, or make some custom ones on Tokyo bay. Doing doughnuts and figure of 8s really helped me get to grips with the countersteer & transitions aswell.

 

[P_Lav]

Practice practice practice. Start with a slower car, 250 hp-ish range, and work on initiating drifts, thats it. Then once you got the hang of that, worry about exiting the drift, everything inbetween is a matter of practice/feel (throttle steering/countersteering/clutchkicks/ebrakes) the single hardest part is catching the snap-back when you exit a drift, you have to fight the FFB, it feels wierd at first, but you'll get the hang of it. Set the FFB to simulation, no powersteering, and 2-4 FFB. You can up that number once you get better, and also, don't be afraid to throw the wheel around a bit, G27's are durable, I abuse mine daily, and its still going strong.