Agreed, I would have loved to keep the T598. At the moment, being lifted the GT DD Pro, I would have just replaced the wheel. The way I would have gone with CSL DD R2R bundle or base and piecing it together. That's exactly what I did with just buying the wheel and hub. I am definitely getting another one in the future eventually. I'm glad you enjoy the wheel, I hope my video helped or aligned with some of your experiences good or bad. Thank you for viewing and your comment, I truly appreciate it. DèMoe Aurelius
i guess it depends what you want, i had the T300RS and for me the T598 was a good upgrade but i guess not for everybody. For example i never used the clutch pedal on my T300RS, never used the shifter, only the paddle shifters. I also only play in VR, so i dont see the "bad" quality of the wheel which is true, its not great, the buttons are cheap and they sometimes dont react but i am ok with that. I see it this way, i like it that thrustmaster made the wheel itself bad to keep the costs of the overall set down. The base is nice, yes its taller and its not machined aluminium like the Fanatec GT DD pro but its still a heavy block of cast metal and its the new axial motor technology. The pedals are not bad either, i like it. So its only the wheel that is really not so good but i am coming from the T300RS, it has a crappy wheel either and the quick release of the T598 is miles better, it feels solid and nice, not over machined like the Fanatec, thats why the fanatec is alot more expensive.
Great for nobody thats ever used a dd. But not great for people who have. Its def smooth but imo you need some friction if you have none alot of issues can arise like monestop shaking etc. Regardless you also cant feel the loading and unloading as well as other dd wheelbases. Its just not as good as most other dd wheelbases. Listen azial flux could have been used a long time ago in the dd world but was chosen not to be used for a reason. When at this size for smaller motors its much cheaper and lighter but it also is well cheaper and thats why they chose it. They then used the smoothenss sales pitch. Also if you palce any other thrustmaster wheel on it. The thing crumbles and ends up feeling like a 2nm wheelbase another issue with having no friction. It cannot maintain the weight and it isnt good at changing directions. The slew rate on this thing is so low. Axial flux is not a good motor for sim racing. I hope no other brand uses it going oh we can make more profit and buy something cheaper to use lol. Then over hype it and oversales pitch it. People will dall for it! Thrusnaster is known for curting corners and cheaping out on hardware. They should have uses a 5nm version of a servo like the t818 thats a good dang feeling dd wheelbase.
I used to have a CSLDD before I got my Simagic Alpha, and I think they're excellent wheelbases. Yeah, I don't see why you would stick with that Thrustmaster thing if you've already got a CSLDD or a DD Pro there tbh. They're already really good. They just feel very realistic. And have true 8nm peaks and better wheels by far
Yep, I have a 350mm round, a 320mm round with shifters and buttons, and a 300mm simagic GT Neo. I agree with what you said about having full wheel sizes... I think it's better.
In my experience, you'll only feel cogging when the wheelbase is turned off, not when it's actually turned on and running. And there's also basically no torque ripple in the CSLDD either.
Agreed, I would have loved to keep the T598. At the moment, being lifted the GT DD Pro, I would have just replaced the wheel. The way I would have gone with CSL DD R2R bundle or base and piecing it together. That's exactly what I did with just buying the wheel and hub. I am definitely getting another one in the future eventually.
I'm glad you enjoy the wheel, I hope my video helped or aligned with some of your experiences good or bad.
Thank you for viewing and your comment, I truly appreciate it.
DèMoe Aurelius
i guess it depends what you want, i had the T300RS and for me the T598 was a good upgrade but i guess not for everybody. For example i never used the clutch pedal on my T300RS, never used the shifter, only the paddle shifters. I also only play in VR, so i dont see the "bad" quality of the wheel which is true, its not great, the buttons are cheap and they sometimes dont react but i am ok with that. I see it this way, i like it that thrustmaster made the wheel itself bad to keep the costs of the overall set down. The base is nice, yes its taller and its not machined aluminium like the Fanatec GT DD pro but its still a heavy block of cast metal and its the new axial motor technology. The pedals are not bad either, i like it. So its only the wheel that is really not so good but i am coming from the T300RS, it has a crappy wheel either and the quick release of the T598 is miles better, it feels solid and nice, not over machined like the Fanatec, thats why the fanatec is alot more expensive.
Great for nobody thats ever used a dd. But not great for people who have. Its def smooth but imo you need some friction if you have none alot of issues can arise like monestop shaking etc. Regardless you also cant feel the loading and unloading as well as other dd wheelbases. Its just not as good as most other dd wheelbases.
Listen azial flux could have been used a long time ago in the dd world but was chosen not to be used for a reason. When at this size for smaller motors its much cheaper and lighter but it also is well cheaper and thats why they chose it. They then used the smoothenss sales pitch. Also if you palce any other thrustmaster wheel on it. The thing crumbles and ends up feeling like a 2nm wheelbase another issue with having no friction. It cannot maintain the weight and it isnt good at changing directions. The slew rate on this thing is so low. Axial flux is not a good motor for sim racing. I hope no other brand uses it going oh we can make more profit and buy something cheaper to use lol. Then over hype it and oversales pitch it. People will dall for it! Thrusnaster is known for curting corners and cheaping out on hardware.
They should have uses a 5nm version of a servo like the t818 thats a good dang feeling dd wheelbase.
I used to have a CSLDD before I got my Simagic Alpha, and I think they're excellent wheelbases. Yeah, I don't see why you would stick with that Thrustmaster thing if you've already got a CSLDD or a DD Pro there tbh. They're already really good. They just feel very realistic. And have true 8nm peaks and better wheels by far
Yep, I have a 350mm round, a 320mm round with shifters and buttons, and a 300mm simagic GT Neo. I agree with what you said about having full wheel sizes... I think it's better.
In my experience, you'll only feel cogging when the wheelbase is turned off, not when it's actually turned on and running. And there's also basically no torque ripple in the CSLDD either.
pure yap
Yep sure is!