REVIEW - BJ Steel GT Sim Racing Pedals - Load Cell Brake
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- FULL PEDAL SET REVIEW INCLUDING HYDRAULIC BRAKE - • REVIEW - BJ Sim Racing...
A month ago we reviewed BJ Sim Racing's Steel Series Pedal set including their Hydraulic brake. We were very impressed overall with the quality of these pedals ad a lot if you asked us to check our their load cell brake as well to see how it stacks up, so here you go!
Thanks to Pagnian Imports for supplying these pedals for review.
If you'd like to pick up these pedals for yourself, the following links will take you through to purchase. The Australian link is an affilaite link which also helps support Boosted Media at no additional cost to you....
Hydraulic - Australia: pagnianimports...
Load Cell - Australia: pagnianimports...
Everywhere Else: bjsimracing.co...
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Thanks Bill and Tom for your honest words.
Use this code: SUMMER10 to get a 10% discount on our website.
No chance on a renewal of the discount?
Just thought id add my two cents to anyone looking at these pedals, i got a set of the LC pedals last year, they have been used alot but between then and now ive had the green brake spring crack in half, the throttle spring snapped, and last night it managed to shear the bolts that hold the load cell to the pedal clean in half leaving snapped threads in the LC high tensile "8.8" bolts my ass lol. the bolts that hold the front pivot point on the throttle will bind the throttle if too tight and otherwise just back out constantly so had to slather everything in locktite, the plates will ruin your shoes unless you spend a decent amount of time filing them down but i knew that beforehand, They feel great when they work but i do feel like the bits they cheaped out on keep casing issues on mine
Thanks for this. I ordered a set of the LC version from Pagnian a few days ago, after the review of the hydruaic version. Reviews on these, in English, are scarce, so my purchase was a bit of a gamble, but feel more at ease with my purchase now. I also ordered the BJ V8 Supercar style SQ shifter, so a pretty solid upgrade for my rig. Keep up the God work guys.
I've got one of these and I can say it's high quality and you can set your own config to adjust. Great customer service. Don't hesitate to ask them anything.
Blows me a away the difference in price from one set to another that are very close in design. These at the bottom of the food chain are on my short list. waiting to see how you like them over time, Please shoot us an up date after a few months if good may stretch my budget from the V3's. Thank you for the great review
I got the load cell ones and they are great, heavy and strong feeling gives that extra touch.
Awesome review, very well done, Tom. These are now definetly on my radar for any future pedal upgrade :)
My next set of pedals! Thnx for the review! 😁
Finally getting the chance to fit my BJ Steel GT LC. Clutch pedal removed, brake pedal relocated to clutch position, and Leo Bodner control box relocated and mounted on BJ base plate, between throttle and brake. They still look impressive in F1 configuration.
Now to remove the CSL Elite pedals and get these mounted on the Sim cockpit. Then to review original video and set up software....then lots of testing and some adjusting.
Really good review! Like how you really express your feeling on the product and compare it to others. Will's and yours review probably decided me to go for that set :)
Just ordered them after I learned that the pedal faces are now smooth and are hight adjustable. For the brake the hardness can now be changed by lowering or hightening the brakerod. Can't wait to have these and replace my fanatec elites.
I am trying to order them from 2 days from their official website and i cant, becouse of some "external error" after clicking "checkout". Also their support dosent responded to me after 2 days even 1 time... How many days ago did you placed your order, and where, if you can say.
@@kisiel246840 Had the same. You first need to create an account. Top right corner. After you created that, no more issues.
@@thomasv301 Done, thanks. You are more helpful than their support...
@@thomasv301 Have another question. Do you know what means "Productos fuera de línea" order status?
@@kisiel246840 I think it means that they are picking your order. I ordered last sunday had that status as well. On monday they were shipped.
I got a set, had to add a little bit of lube to some nuts, other than that they are really really good, I did find the edges a bit sharp but nothing to bad.
Can you adjust the hardness of the brake? I don't see any other urethane springs in the package...
@@tombolling6197 you can buy a progressive polymer for 30 euro.
Nice work Tom. Even had a bonus footwear review.
Great, now i have to dig even deeper into my wallet after my csl dd pre-order… good review!
Lol. Me too. Just dropped $1066 for the bundle with the load cell brake and the power booster. Delayed until April 7th unfortunately though. On the fence between these pedals or the DC simracing dc3 pedal set. Pretty similar
Damn that is a nice set of pedals, great vid boys! Time to start saving up
Is this better than the HE Sprints?
Love them I think many people would still prefer the load cell version tbh I prefer this pedal way more then most I don't mind progressive pedals and I think that's why I love this lol these pedals imo depth so realistic
I am always glad to see Tom on Will's channel :)
Bloody good review... Enjoyed watching thanks.
Hey Boys, grabbed these yesterday and coming from csl lc all I can say is I'm rapt.
What about Heusinkveld Sprints vs these?
Hello, first i want to thank you for youre videos and expiriance you share with us. Becaus i killed my CSL Loadcelpedal im now searching for an upgrade. After doing some resarch on the net and some of youre videos, i get 3 padles in comparable price regions:
1. Fanatec V3 + Performance kit
2. BJ Steel F1 ore GT as Loadcell version
3. DC2 ore DC3 Set
All this sets are relativ near in price. That for im interested in what you think is the better choice.
So the customer service from BJ is seriously lacking. One of the black bushings has split in half. I reached out to request replacement bushings. For whatever reason they are unable to communicate clearly. They also are trying to sell me some other new style bushing they have now on the website instead of offering to replace the three black bushings that came with the pedals. So frustrating!
will you get your hands on the new simagic pedal set. interesting to see how it stacks up against others
I just installed a set of these on my rig and I totally agree that you want a more distinct feel for when the spring bottoms out so I changed it for a softer one to get that feel. I also suspect that the rubber is stiffer in the current state of the design because I can not for my life compress them as in this review. There are also a few design changes on the pedals that doesn´t show on their website but I feel it´s an improvement on how the rubber stack connects to the loadcell in the same way as the other pedals instead of the bent steel plate.
Agreed, I've had my set for quite a while and my rubbers are like hockey pucks in comparison. I can't get even close to that much compression no matter how hard I try. (Though, I'm super happy with them!)
@@Jettemotor I am also very happy with them, especially after I bought a pair of racing shoes!
Have been looking at the VRS pedals but no stock and availability promises come and go. These BJR 200kg load cells look, to me, to be the closest in performance
Darn man. Still up in the air about these, the meca cup 1's, and the VRS pedals.
Same for me. I am on the queue for the VRS, but these are quite a value proposition
Thanks for the video. I might buy these.... seems pretty darn good for the price. I guess it's not too hard to file and sand down the hard edges on the footplates, though it would be nice if they came a bit smoother out of the box. btw isn't it possible to replace the green spring with something a bit softer so that you would get a better and earlier threshhold?
I think I just found replacement pedals to the Fanatec CSL Elites on my rig. Thanks. I didn't know if the BJ Steel GT pedals were any good. The price is attractive, but no one said anything about the pedal set. I'm kicking myself for not watching the BJ sim pedal review when they were posted.
Note to myself. Get a file, ptfe and some swimming shoes. Laugh out loud.
Thank you guys great video just bought a set
The brake pedal definitely needs another nut to butt up against that rod end bearing that attaches to the back of the pedal arm. Without it the long bolt that holds the bushing stack & spring walks in & out of the rod end bearing and causes slack to build up in the assembly. That effectively changes the amount of pressure required to reach 100% pedal pressure and will negatively impact your braking consistency. Not a big deal to fix on your own but it needed to be pointed out. Not sure how that was missed in this review and every other review I’ve ever seen of these pedals?! I’m not sure why BJ hasn’t addressed this either. It would only increase the pedal set cost by a few cents. Also on the set that I have the brake & throttle pedal faces are height adjustable. Other than that I find them to be a great set of pedals. Definitely a step up from the HE Sprints. They are on par with the HE Pro’s. Slightly behind the Ultimates… just lacking hydraulic dampeners for that overall smoothness upon release. I’d recommend. 👍🏾
It was mentioned in this review. I said you need to Nip up the retainer nuts to stop things moving around and even gave the example of my previous Ultimates exploding before a race because it had come loose.
@@boostedmedia My apologies Will. Totally missed that and I watched it several times before I purchased my set. 😂
BJ Steel GT Sim Racing Pedals - Load Cell Brake vs VRS DirectForce Pro Pedals vs HE Sprints, what to buy?
Hi guys, purchased a set of these pedals with the load cell, but the support and instructions for setup is nothing short of ridiculous. Having to troll forums and reddit in order to find links for bin files and then trying to calibrate on multiple software platforms, only to still have issues sorting throttle etc is just wrong. Have you any vids which better demonstrate the setup process and software requirements?
Great review as always and i love the footwear!!
Having just picked these load cell pedals and not adjusting anything yet I'm just curious did Tom adjust the brake preload and did improve feel for him personally?
You guys using the standart bj baseplate? Or do u have an extra heel plate? Cant find a heel plate for the bj baseplate
Btw nice video! Thx
Did you find some?
the bracket flexes at the back when you press the brake
Nice job Tom!
I’d be interested to see how these compare to the Simrigs Titan EVO pedals
Hello right now I am using Club V3 pedals from fanatec and I am considering to upgrade it and I am deciding between BJ Steel or should I wait and pay more for VRS pedals ?
Hey guys i'm in the market for some new pedals sooooon ($$$$)
I have narrowed my choice down between these B.J.SIM pedals or Hueskinveld Ultimates. Which pedals do you guys think are the better ones??? Cheers😀🍻👍
Ultimates are better build quality and materials but the driving experience is pretty similar between them and these are cheaper.
@@boostedmedia cheers😀👍
I just bought the Ultimates myself and now I'm kinda wishing I'd bought the BJs Hydraulic set. Cheaper and, at worse, equal.
I can only find BJ Hydraulic pedals for $1750 and Ultimates are $1380 @moment 🤔
....and I think Hueskinveld give an extra 12 months Warranty. Decision made👍
If you were mounting these onto the F-GT cockpit would you use the BJ baseplate?
Will!! Are these a better option than the DC Simracing D2/D3?!
Hi Tom, I'm actually thinking of buying the SRP GT Edition pedals and I noticed that after a while you weren't as positive with them as your original review. What did you mean in the end you thought they were too "light". I actually like pretty soft pedals. At the moment I run my sprints at 27KG max force and I really miss the damper I had on my V3 inverted pedals so thought they would be a good for me. Did you just mean soft when you said light? Also is there anyway to tilt the pedals forward more than 90 degrees so it would suit my Formula rig without having to tilt the pedal tray? The manual says 90 degrees is the max but it looks like it could be more from the videos. Thanks again.
Thank you.
I am in the US and I have tried to join the B.J. Sim Racing site and buy these pedals, but I cannot because the US is NOT displayed in the country field (REQUIRED Field). Any Ideas? I did email them about this, but have received no reply. Thanks in advance.
I installed these and the clutch and brake is fine however the accelerator is stuck on at min 70%. I have tried the div software and everything else but I'm stuck .. any idea ?
These look alright I’m running sprints atm that I’ve kinda out grown I am trying to decide on these or the new heusinkveld ultimates plus pedal set not sure which way to go, I originally really wanted VRS pedals but I pre ordered over 6 months ago and never received an email and sick of waiting tbh
What did you end up with? Im trying to decide between Sprints or BJ's. Sprints are 600 for just F1 set. .BJ's 500 for a full 3 pedal set. I really cant decide lol
Why has NO ONE done a video on setting up pedals using DiView & LC-USB? Only HV Smart Sw. Which doesn’t help! Please please please do a setup of the configuration/calibration with these pedals. I have them and having serious issues with DiView showing jumping and only 1/2 the amount I have in the bar grsgh.
The full review of the hydraulic pedals covers DI View setup which is the same for the load cell.
@@boostedmedia ok thx. I just think there are a number of ppl that don’t really understand how to trouble shoot this config (ie why my throttle show 1/2 full before ever being touched etc). Not just “in a perfect deployment”. Love your videos! Oh. Just to verify. XYZ, clutch, brake, throttle. Correct assignments?
Thanks for the review.
You cannot compare them to the Meca tho. Those pedals cost twice as much as these lol.
I want to know where to get those anti-slip blue socks...?
Looks exactly like the Heusinkveld ones
when is the update on the pedals loadcell and hydraulic comming?
We don’t really have much to add at this point. Tom ran them both on his rig on and off for a few months. Had an elastomer blow out and need replacing but otherwise they held up ok.
I wish companies would let us buy SINGLE pedals. i really dont care about having another throttle (or clutch I dont even use). Let me buy brake pedal only.
* why does Tom say the Hydraulic pedals are $400? The LC set is $1k & the Hydraulic set is $1.7K.
$400 more. Compare the F1 hydraulic to F1 load cell.
How much the throttle and the load cell break weight?
I have the pedals for almost 3 months, but the brake feels very hard to press, it feels like i have to use my body weight to press. Could my brake pedals be defect ? or is it possible to fix this ?
Please let me know.
well you could buy a progressive polymer for about 30 bucks to adjust them. But, in general, brakes should be very hard to press.
Hello, any change in experience with the hydraulic brake? Any issues with leaks?
Yep the slave began leaking shortly after and we had a few failed elastomers too. Also had issues with the master binding up intermittently.
@@boostedmedia oh wow this makes the load cell even more of a strong buy imo.
Appreciate the feedback!
There is no software for these pedals ?
show i go for 100kg or 200KG load cell pedal ?
Need this questioned answered pls. Do these work on a csl elite wheel base on PlayStation?
you will be able to plug the usb wire into your PlayStation most likely
@@Dvbwer I saw on another site it wasn’t compatible with the PlayStation will the pedal be able to go into the wheel base then be connected to the PlayStation?
Now I'm wishing I had bought these instead of the Heusinkveld Ultimates.
Read my comment, and be glad you got the HEs.
@@maxupp where is your comment ? i was thinking about to buy BJ or Meca...
I wish someone would answer my question. I currently have a set of HE Sprints and would like a set of pedals with a larger load cell. Would this pedal set be a lateral move or an upgrade??
Upgrade.
@@jarrodclyne707 Thanks man. Not sure why anyone else wouldn’t answer this.
@@BGR_33 I was going to pull the trigger and buy some a few months ago, when they had a discount. Now I waited and the price is close to the VRS pedals, so I'll probably go with those. But the BJs have a 200kg load-cell compared to 120kg for the sprints. Therefore the BJs would be an upgrade based on load-cell. Pedal geometry has an impact in how this translates to actual force required of course, but I don't think they're materially different. If you do go for the BJs I'd make sure to buy the elastomer kit with it unless you like very firm pedal (which perhaps you do).
@@jarrodclyne707 I purchased a set from Sim Solution Designs this past Friday morning. Got them in early this morning. They are great! Just building up my muscle memory again. Only complaint so far is that the throttle spring is bit too light/soft. 👍🏾
@@BGR_33 Nice one - they're a really good price on that website for those that are in the US. if you can then it would be great if you can update here based on your longer-term use of the pedals.
I'm bummed about the giveaway 😔
Who is Tom? I'm new here 😂
Hey welcome!
I’m Will’s brother. Will is my boss. 🙂
well their website aint working no more that's a shame
I’m not sure if it’s just me but I think having some “slop” is more realistic since in a racing kart at least there like a solid half inch of “slop” before you can feel the pedals actually work.
Not in a car man. I race spec miata
Go karts are pretty on off for brakes
@@lun7n in race karts there’s a solid inch of travel that does nothing
I've had these pedals for the last 6 months and they don't stay smooth. I have to lubricate once a week or once every two weeks otherwise they squeak like crazy and feel like sand. Customer service is also pretty poor as I reached out several times and all they say is just to lubricate
Tom’s going to use them long terms so we’ll see if ours do the same. Shame to hear that though. Thanks for the feedback! This is why it’s so important people share their own experiences too!!
Damn well that sucks to see.
I had HE Sprints that also require lubrication after 10 hrs of use. Not sure how they compare to these in terms of squeal though.
I have owned these for months now and had a crazy bad squeak after a week in the throttle. Literally all it that it was was one nut had slightly worked loose. Zero sounds since... have only lubes once and race on average 2 hours per day.
Tom we need to talk about your footwear
Balenciaga's would look good on Tom 😉
I don’t often wear them out of the house…
The name of this pedal is so awkward.
Lmao I didnt realize it until i read this!!
Yet another heusinkveld knockoff... You can do it yourself for $200... There are videos on youtube
Are these compatible with Fanatec products?