Project Motor Racing Wheel Settings: Per-Brand Baseline

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Project Motor Racing (Straight4 Studios, the spiritual successor to Project CARS) launched in late 2025 and got the major overhaul Patches 2.0 + 2.0.0.2 across March-April 2026. The community FFB consensus is still settling – many users are running custom FFB files like TireSense. The values below are the AMS2-derived baseline (carrying the Project CARS team’s design DNA, even though PMR itself runs on GIANTS Engine 10 rather than the Madness engine that powers AMS2): run wheelbase software at 100% torque, scale in-game Gain inversely to your base’s peak Nm, LFB 0 on DD and 25-40 on belt/gear, FX 20-40 to taste. Treat as a starting point and tune from there.

How Project Motor Racing FFB works

Project Motor Racing runs on GIANTS Engine 10 – the same engine that powers Farming Simulator, chosen because of Straight4’s publishing partnership rather than the Madness engine you might expect given the team’s Project CARS heritage. The FFB design language is still recognisably Project CARS in feel (the same team made it), but the underlying engine is genuinely different from AMS2’s Madness build. So if you’ve tuned AMS2 in the past, the PMR FFB philosophy will feel familiar. In-game you get a master Gain, Low-Force Boost (LFB), FX (texture / road detail) and Tone (high-frequency filtering).

Honest caveat: PMR launched November 2025 and got two major physics overhauls (Patches 2.0 and 2.0.0.2 in March-April 2026). Many users in the dedicated PMR community are running custom FFB text files (the TireSense FFB mod is popular). Unified per-base consensus across the major wheelbases is still settling. The values below are the starting baseline the community converged on from AMS2 inheritance – treat as a point to tune from, not gospel.

The golden rule that’s stuck: wheelbase software at 100% Max Torque, scale in-game Gain inversely to the base’s peak Nm output, LFB 0 on DD and 25-40 on belt/gear, FX 20-40 to taste. Same logic as AMS2.

For the wider FFB picture see the direct drive wheel settings hub. The closest tonal sister page (different engine, similar FFB design DNA) is Automobilista 2 wheel settings – very similar logic.

Fanatec settings for Project Motor Racing

Fanatec on PMR: Fanalab values inherited from AMS2. NDP 20, NFR 5, INT 2 on the smaller bases / 4 on Podium DD1/DD2 to filter the Madness signal.

Setting	CSL DD 5/8	CS DD	CS DD+	DD1	DD2
SEN	Auto	Auto	Auto	Auto	Auto
FF	100	100	100	100	100
NDP	20	20	20	20	20
NFR	5	5	5	5	5
NIN	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off
INT	2	2	3	4	4
FEI	100	100	100	100	100

In-game PMR (Fanatec): Gain CSL DD 5/8Nm = 75-85%, CS DD = 60%, CS DD+ = 50%, DD1/DD2 = 35-45%. LFB 0. FX 25-35.

Sources: r/projectmotorracing megathread, OverTake.gg PMR FFB guide. See our Fanatec buyer’s guide.

Moza settings for Project Motor Racing

Moza on PMR: Natural Damper 25, Friction 15, Inertia 150 – similar to the AMS2 recipe. Pit House values stay defaults otherwise.

Setting	R5	R9	R12	R16	R21
Max Force Limit	100	100	100	100	100
FFB EQ	Flat	Flat	Flat	Flat	Flat
Natural Damper	25	25	25	25	25
Friction	15	15	15	15	15
Natural Inertia	150	150	150	150	150

In-game PMR (Moza): Gain R5 = 85%, R9 = 75%, R12 = 65%, R16 = 50%, R21 = 40%. LFB 0. FX 20-30 (Moza transmits high-frequency detail sharply, keep slightly lower).

Sources: OverTake.gg PMR Moza threads, r/projectmotorracing community profiles. See Moza buyer’s guide.

Simagic settings for Project Motor Racing

Simagic on PMR: SimPro Manager defaults plus Smoothness 3 and Wheel Friction 10. Let PMR’s in-game damping handle the rest.

Setting	Alpha Mini	Alpha	Alpha U
Total Force	100	100	100
Smoothness	3	3	3
Wheel Friction	10	10	10
Suspension / Interpolation	0	0	0

In-game PMR (Simagic): Gain Mini = 65%, Alpha = 50%, Alpha U = 35-40%. LFB 0. FX 25-40.

Sources: r/projectmotorracing settings database, Simagic Discord PMR channel. See Simagic buyer’s guide.

Simucube settings for Project Motor Racing

Simucube on PMR: TrueDrive Recon Filter 3, Damping 15, Direct Input Effects at 100% (PMR uses canned DI for some chassis effects).

Setting	SC2 Sport	SC2 Pro	SC2 Ultimate
Overall Strength	100	100	100
Recon Filter	3	3	3
Damping	15	15	15
Friction	5	5	5
Inertia	Off	Off	Off
Direct Input Effects	100	100	100

In-game PMR (Simucube): Gain Sport = 45%, Pro = 35%, Ultimate = 20-25%. LFB 0. FX 20-30.

Sources: Straight4 Official Forums, OverTake.gg Simucube PMR threads.

Logitech settings for Project Motor Racing

Logitech on PMR: G29/G920/G923 follow gear/belt rules – LFB 30-40 to bridge centre deadzone, FX low to avoid plastic rattle. DD G PRO and RS50 follow standard DD rules.

Setting	G29 / G920 / G923	RS50 (8Nm DD)	G PRO (11Nm DD)
Operating Range	900°	900°	900°
Sensitivity / Centring Spring	50 / Off	n/a	n/a
Torque	n/a	8 Nm	11 Nm
TrueForce	n/a (G923 only)	40%	40%

In-game PMR (Logitech):

G29/G920/G923: Gain 100%, LFB 30-40 (centre-deadzone bridge), FX 20 (keep low to prevent gear rattle).
RS50: Gain 70-75%, LFB 0, FX 20-40.
G PRO: Gain 55-60%, LFB 0, FX 20-40.

Sources: r/projectmotorracing Logitech threads, OverTake.gg PMR Logitech setups.

Thrustmaster settings for Project Motor Racing

Thrustmaster on PMR: T300 needs the thermal-fade cap (75% Overall in TM Panel, force fan on) plus LFB 25-35 for the belt-deadzone bridge. T818 follows DD rules.

Setting	T300 RS (belt)	T818 (10Nm DD)
Overall Strength	75%	100%
Constant / Periodic / Spring / Damper	100%	100%
Mode	Sport	Sport / Extreme

In-game PMR (Thrustmaster):

T300 RS: Gain 95-100%, LFB 25-35, FX 30-40.
T818: Gain 65-70%, LFB 0, FX 30-40.

Sources: Straight4 Official PMR Guides, r/projectmotorracing Thrustmaster threads.

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Common mistakes in Project Motor Racing wheel settings

Treating the baseline above as final. PMR’s physics are still iterating post-Patch 2.0. Use the values as a starting point, drive Nordschleife or Bathurst, tune Gain first by feel.
Running Gain at 100% on a 15Nm+ DD. Both Madness-derived sims (AMS2) and PMR’s GIANTS-engine implementation compress dynamic range at high Gain. Scale per base torque.
LFB above 0 on a direct drive. Robotic centre rattle. LFB is only for G29/G920/G923 and T300 in PMR.
Not trying the TireSense FFB mod. The community’s mainstream custom file. Many users prefer it to vanilla PMR. Worth experimenting.
T300 at 100% Overall. Thermal fade. 75% in TM Panel and force fan on.
Ignoring the Tone slider. If straight-line oscillation appears, drop Tone rather than touching anything else.

PMR is still iterating – the values here are a starting point inherited from AMS2, not the final word. Once Straight4 ships another major patch the community baseline will shift. If you want a setup that’s known-stable on the related-physics-philosophy sim right now (different engine, same Project CARS-team design language), the closest sister is Automobilista 2 wheel settings – very similar logic, more settled values. The DD wheel settings hub is the parent.