Direct Drive wheel choice

[Todor Vasilev]

For anyone wanting to upgrade from a Logitech G29 range to a DD wheel, what would you guys with experience in different wheels recommended as a FFB force for F1 and GT3 cars mainly 5, 9 or 12 Nm of force?

The questions here are:
1 - is 5 Nm generally enough so that you get decent force feeling (I guess in the range of 2 to 3 Nm as nominal and up to 5 for peaks to avoid clipping)? But is 2-3 Nm enough?

2 - is 9 Nm the sweet spot, which means 5-6 for nominal power and 9 for peaks?

3 - is it worth the moeny and size disadvantage (bigger in size) for a 12 Nm, is 12 too much, I don't want to be wrestling the wheel and having to have to keep up in the gym to be able to survive a full race distance?

So far I think 8 or 9 Nm would be good enough but because I've never tried any of those, I don't want to spend the money just to realize I should've go for the bigger one.

[GillesVilleneuve]

One answer could be that the best wheel to get would be a 25Nm. This would allow you to set the wheel locking at 25 Nm and the maximum physic at say 12 or less. That said, they are pricey and probably overkill. I'd go with what I have now (12Nm). Depending on the track, I run it at ~70% or less, about 8-9Nm, but the wheel lock is still 12Nm which feel strong enough. My wheel is not that big (moza KS), so if I get at rally wheel which are larger, I will need to increase the ffb if I want the same feeling.

Hope it help !