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Simability GT Ring System Adjustments And Tuning

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GT Ring System for Thrustmaster Wheels
Adjustments and Tuning
Ver. 1.0

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  • Page 1 GT Ring System for Thrustmaster Wheels Adjustments and Tuning Ver. 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Using the Progressive Brake Adjuster ......................3 Reversing Throttle and Brake Rings ......................4 Adjusting the Pull Ring Static Position ......................6 Adjusting the Push Ring Static Position ......................8 Changing Travel of the Push Ring and Pull Ring .................... 9 Adjusting the Ring Heights ..........................

  • Page 3: Using The Progressive Brake Adjuster

    Using the Progressive Brake Adjuster The progressive brake tension adjuster uses a conical rubber on an adjuster screw to give your brake ring a progressive feel. This is designed to give you more of a “sweet” spot feel where the brakes are coming in. The use and adjustment is entirely your preference, but I generally prefer to set it so that it starts getting stiff just before threshold braking, and quite stiff...

  • Page 4: Reversing Throttle And Brake Rings

    Reversing Throttle and Brake Rings By default your SimAbility rings are configured so that the Pull Ring (large ring) maps to the Thrustmaster controller’s gas and the Push Ring (small ring) map to the Thrustmaster controller’s brake. You can easily reverse these inside the connector box by swapping the 3-wire yellow to yellow connectors with the 3-wire white to white connectors.
  • Page 5 If you’re using the conical brake rubber and adjuster then you’ll want to move that as well. Both the top and bottom plates have holes cut for the adjuster and mounting screws. 1. Remove wheel from base. 2. Loosen the 3 set screws shown in the diagram below. 3.

  • Page 6: Adjusting The Pull Ring Static Position

    Adjusting the Pull Ring Static Position The static position (full off) of the Pull Ring is adjustable by about 32mm (1 ¼”). This is a matter of preference and is based on your shifting technique (if you are using the paddle shifters) and overall comfort.
  • Page 7 Change the static position by loosening the two Pull Ring mounting screws and sliding the ring in or out. The Pull Ring mounting block has three different holes to accommodate the full 32mm (1 ¼”) of travel. Move the mounting screw to a new hole if necessary.

  • Page 8: Adjusting The Push Ring Static Position

    Adjusting the Push Ring Static Position The Push Ring is adjustable inward and outward. While you can adjust it out quite a bit, you’ll generally want to adjust it so that the very bottom of the ring just touches the wheel when fully pressed.

  • Page 9: Changing Travel Of The Push Ring And Pull Ring

    Changing Travel of the Push Ring and Pull Ring The travel between full off and full on for both rings is adjustable by replacing the HDPE Plastic blocks mounted on the side of the hand controls. The travel is a matter of preference. But in general you will want to use the 35mm blocks if they are comfortable as they may give you more precision.
  • Page 10 To change the blocks, just remove the two screws, insert the new block(s) and re-install the screws. Below are some tips.  Only change one side at a time.  The long screw always goes on the base side of the wheel. ...

  • Page 11: Adjusting The Ring Heights

    Adjusting the Ring Heights The height of both the Push Ring and the Push Ring Height Adjustment Pull can be adjusted slightly as shown in the diagrams. We provide this adjustment because the rings don’t travel straight back and forth, but rather in a slight arc.

  • Page 12: Spring Rates

    Spring Rates Below are the spring rates and color of the available springs. These are Losi RC car springs and you can find additional rates by searching for the Losi part number. I can also order them for you, but you’ll most likely be able to find them for a better price in your area.

  • Page 13: Recalibrating Hal Effect Sensors

    Recalibrating HAL Effect Sensors You should never have to recalibrate the HAL effect sensors, but if you do, it’s quite simple. Follow the below procedure and experiment a bit. You’ll get a feel for it. All you are doing is rotating a magnet mounted to a shaft. 1.