Originally posted by VdrSain
Well this isnt a race but I thought I would do a write-up of my new MOMO Force wheel. If some object well hit the back button.
First of all I had one of the driving force PS2 wheels. I actually generally liked the wheel. I had some of the common known issues with it that are mostly livable. I under calibrated it, which solved the shift problem that so many have pulled their hair out over. But I did have a problem with the force feedback that sometimes the wheel would start oscillating, steering itself, which made control go to crap, and thus decided to return it and upgrade.
I noticed that the MOMO Force has come down quite a bit and actually found them at compugeeks for $87 plus $8 shipping which was about what I had into the driving force wheel I returned so I ordered one up.
It got here yesterday and so far I am pretty impressed. Most of you are probably aware of the features and quality differences i.e. leather, ball bearing shaft mounts, metal parts and such. On first inspection the wheel is much heaver and the quality seems great. The overall feel while driving and the force feed back are nice and tight and seem more realistic as well. Shifting is quick and precise with the metal paddles, a big improvement over the other wheel. One of the first things I checked is the 75% braking issue and I can assure you, you get 100% with the MOMO. In fact I had to turn down brake controller rates a little because I was over braking being used to the old glitch. Most PS2 functions can be performed on the wheel itself, including the start, X, and triangle buttons. But with the lack of a D-pad the only way to move selections horizontally is with the steering wheel itself, which is somewhat awkward. You can move up and down with the paddle shifter just fine. I have been keeping a DS2 handy and doing most navigation with that as it is just easier, and I have had no ill effects at having both hooked up.
The only problem I have is that the wheel is not quite centered. I have calibrated numerous times and the wheel functions flawlessly with the exception that it centers just slightly to the left. It does the same thing on my PC so I am thinking its in the wheel mechanism itself, but I am researching possible solutions today. If anyone has any ideas or work a rounds please post.
I will post updates if or as changes or new info manifests itself, but all in all this wheel seems like the way to go. Now that its available for under $100 bucks I dont think you can go wrong, I guess well see after some longer term testing.
