Simjack Pro Pedals - What do I think after using them for the past few months?

Here is a follow-up on what i have found over the past few months using the Simjack Pro pedals. Apologies as video quality is not so high.
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[@aeppikx]

these pedal were one of my best purchase / upgrade . have them about a month now and rly love them they so much better than the moza sr-p i had before.

[@rflalves1]

Congrats and thanks for the review!!

[@GuppyMilk334]

I had these pedals for 1.5 years. Its nice set of beginner pedals for good price. Elastomers were only problem and that was the reason I changed pedals. I broke couple sets of elastomers and it felt like after a some time brake didnt feel the same anymore. It felt like it was easier and easier to compress the pedal and it made it hard to be consistent.

[@chrisbowles4981]

Came here from the facebook group. Ordered my set 2 days ago and im currently running Moza srp lite's so quite a massive jump :D

[@melv45]

i am sure you will be very impressed!

[@mrtakeaminute6815]

I ordered the 3 pedal set with all 3 hydraulics about 5 days ago, also coming from srp lites and before that g29 pedals. I cant wait to get them. Even without mods do you reckon they will be a huge upgrade over non LC cheap pedals? @melv

[@melv45]

@@mrtakeaminute6815 absolutely!

[@fil_lokka]

The only mod I made was replaced the brake reload spring with an elastomer. More brake pedal travel is what I wanted and the tlcms just couldn't deliver.

[@pain2542]

Just ordered these as i start buying stuff for my first sim racing setup

[@melv45]

Great choice! Just make sure you get a good strong plate to hold them in place

[@pain2542]

​@@melv45 thats what at work looking at . Tryin an figure out how to mount them to the ali rig am getting. Been looking at the base simjack sells

[@melv45]

@@pain2542 if you can get one, Trakracer plate is very cheap and very good

[@pain2542]

@@melv45 sweet thanks!! I will get the universal pedal mount from track racer.

[@AdamsOlympia]

They look very similar to the VNM lite pedals - a set that cost me $450.. Can’t beat the price of the simjack gear.

[@jeremyrose4907]

Im having the same issue with my fanatec lc pedals, the lack of pedal travel makes it extremely hard to get the braking correct

[@Haulinbassracing]

Ordered a set with the rams, have a fanatec ready to race setupd still coming and am new to sim racing but always hated how little throw the brakes had of any of the low end stuff ive tried. These seem to be the only realistic option for someone like me. Will be nice to compare lap times going completely green between these and the fanatec back to back. Luckily im a former 1/8th offroad rc racer so i have a massive selection of race quality springs and rates, shocks,pistons and oils to customize with im almost as excited to tinker with them as i am to actually use them

[@alecmillea4539]

I never thought about using rc car parts on sim pedals! Thanks for the idea!

[@Jabbawock1972]

the Buggy springs are way too thin ..we talk about withstanding foot pressure of 60+ kg...

[@wormytreg]

@@Jabbawock1972 They're commonly used on the throttle and clutch, which is what I assume he means, you are right they are far too light for the brake.

[@Haulinbassracing]

@wormytreg I ended up using a valve spring for a boss 302 coyote v8 i had spares of for the brake to replace the rubbers (265n closed 650n open so about 150lbs at full rate). I had to make seats for the spring as well as run a spacer 8mm thick, but could this be replaced by the bottom bushing on some skateboard trucks to tune feel.

[@deankelz29]

thanks for the video mate ...i was thinking about giving the pedals a go....how much did you end up paying tax/customs to be shipped to the uk? keep up the good work

[@melv45]

Maybe I was lucky but I didn’t have to pay anything extra. I think the most people have to pay is around £60. But it’s hit and miss. I think the 2 pedal set might even come in under a vat value.

[@deankelz29]

okay cool thanks for the reply i appreciate it...yeah i was just going to go with the 2 pedal set...take care :) @@melv45

[@melv45]

@@deankelz29 They are very good pedals - not faultless but for the money you can't complain. Plenty of mods now and any potential issue is well documented

[@rcald-gz5jd]

*Melv* Which driving simulator were you using in this video? Thank you for producing it.

[@melv45]

This is Iracing. 99% of what I do is that. I did do a test using the pedals in other sims and there is a video of that also.

[@Squeezy01]

As someone who is looking to get into simracing, these seem like a good offer at the price point. Would you recommend I go with this route or just stick with something like fanatec bundle pedals?

[@melv45]

It depends in some ways if you think you will stick with the hobby or not. If I had my time again I would go straight for these and basically save money. But remember you will need a sturdy rig to house them so depends on your future plans and circumstances. I use a wooden rig that I built myself and this is fine. Basically they are very good pedals at entry level pricing and definitely better than the CSL load cell and pedals even well above these. Even if you decide in the future that you don’t want to sim race anymore, they will always hold value. For the slightly extra cost it would be better (long term) to get these now. I have had 3 sets of pedals to date and if I could have got these straight away it would have saved me quite a bit!

[@Squeezy01]

@@melv45 I'm reading Aliexpress reviews, some people are reporting oil stains, odors and difficult setup process. Have you run into any of those issues?

[@LymarkW]

Quick question; Have you adjusted the dead stop on your throttle? Or do you use the entire length of travel?

[@melv45]

I use the entire length

[@LymarkW]

@@melv45 Thanks for the info! On another note, there seems to be some misunderstanding among the FB group regarding SimJack's 'Hydraulic dampers'. I asked someone who's familiar with these systems, and he pointed out that SJP uses Gas Springs as opposed to actual hydraulic dampers ; The former provides force that wants to resist and return back to its original position, whereas the latter, which HE uses, resist velocity with no return force, meaning you can fully depress the damper and it would remain still. So, the only advantage a gas spring provides is to stiffen your pedals.

[@TrevHowsonDemon82]

Everyone sets these up with dview where I've only ever set them up in devices in the control panel and never had a problem. Had these for about 3 years. Go the heusinkveld elastomers and find the cloned spring and never look back.

[@P.I.D.27]

Hello nice and informative video ! Do you think it is worth to sell my Fanatec CSL LC pedals and buy one of these?

[@melv45]

In my opinion yes. That’s exactly what I had before. And it’s easy to adapt these pedals to exactly how you want them.

[@peteloops]

interesting

[@melv45]

Milos has a set on order also. I think he will get a lot faster once he has them dialled in.

[@mangs9940]

out of interest- is the joint shaft on any of your pedals aluminium. my brake pedal is aluminium. i am upgrading to steel. i updated my elastomers to fibroflex 2580 Soft (white)

[@melv45]

Let me check. Do you know what shore the white fibroflex elastomers are?

[@mangs9940]

@@melv45 it says 70ha. They are harder than the stock rubber ones. My brake pedal has the most side to side moment. I am wondering if I change to steel , will it improve.

[@melv45]

@@mangs9940 Just checked - mine are all steel. Where did you get the Fibroflex elastomers from?

[@melv45]

@@mangs9940 do you have the damper on the brake?

[@mangs9940]

@@melv45 yes. Although I took it off for a short period. I might need to also check that the bolts are properly tightened. I also ordered new brass bushes. The side to side movement does not bother me that much. I was a bit disappointed that the joint shaft on the brake was aluminium. Luckily I found a steel version on AliExpress.

[@ksdcen]

so are those pedal good? i already have tlcm but want to upgrade with something really good but still not expensive..

[@melv45]

That sums them up - really good and not expensive

[@ksdcen]

@@melv45 viewed all of it but still a bit afraid. Tlcm are quite good after the elastometer mod I’ve made so i’m a bit confused if those are even better or not that’s why

[@melv45]

@@ksdcen check the Facebook group. You will be able to ask people who have probably swapped from same.

[@ksdcen]

@@melv45 done the request to acces thx mate

[@AdamEHuss]

Watch the video...

[@Spinelli__]

I got the ACTUAL Heusinklveld Ultimate clones. They're not SimJack. I got them in black (so dumb that Heusinkveld doesn't offer then in black). They're basically identical to the Heusinkveld Ultimate non-plus. The throttle is so insanely smooth. 200 Kg load cell, 130 Kg max limit. Authentic German Fibrolast bushings / rubbers. Authentic Mavin loadcells. Dampers on all 3 pedals, etc. They are TRULY the Heusinkveld Ultimate clones. Using FreeJoy, you get all the control - and more - that Heusinkveld (and other companies) offers with their He SmartControl software. I don;'t know why every one only talks about the SimJacks and not these other ones. The non-SimJacks are proper He Ulti clones.

[@KKj987365]

Because there is no reason to buy a copied pedal more expensively.

[@Spinelli__]

@@KKj987365 What?

[@abcc7404]

Whats the Name of the pedals

[@Spinelli__]

@@abcc7404 They're all over eb&aex. They often have both silver and black options. They have green (80 hardness) and white (70 hardness) German authentic Fibrolast / Fibroflex elastomers and authentic Mavin loadcells. They're design is basically a 1:1 clone of the Heusinks. All these other pedals like SimJack and Rui / Ruito are not a complete 1:1 design, not to mention they don't come with the authentic elastomers nor loadcells.

[@abcc7404]

@@Spinelli__ i SAW black Pedals in Aliexpress But they are Like simjack a link would be nice and are they the Same price Like the simjackk or more