MOZA R9 vs R12 Wheel Base: Which Direct Drive Wheel To Buy?

[@Topper_Harley68]

Thanks, R12 getting ordered.

[@tigerbalm666]

I has the R9 @ 40-45% strength, any more and you will hurt yourself! Power is mostly a MARKETING $$$ with minimal benefits. You should be using transducers to get the rumble from the road,engine, etc to your rig, NOT the DD base!!

[@darbstre2900]

Disagree and moza FFB 3.0 disagrees with you. It mimics the little things via your base.

[@thedistractedcanadian4355]

Yeah I got a r5 bundle but I got the 13 inch wheel mod and now that 5 nm feels so wimpy that’s why I’m debating on the r12 so I don’t gotta upgrade anymore

[@jdogofoz3642]

you have chicken arms or something? I run mine always at 100% and in game above 100% trying to get the most out of it as it's just not enough

[@HyperScorpio8688]

More power gives you more room to use setup and avoid clipping. Running a 12nm base set to 5nm >>>> running a 5nm at full power. EVERY SINGLE TIME!

[@crazzy88ss]

If you’re going to have that many major corrections on compatibility, you should probably re-record your voice overs.

[@matt_gtuk1807]

I’m looking to upgrade from my thrustmaster T300 but not sure which wheelbase to go with. I’m not massively into sim racing but do play a bit of ACC but mostly ATS & ETS. Been told the FFB on R5 isn’t great so should go with something like R9 or 12. I’m gonna get the adapter to use my thrustmaster pedals until I can get the moza ones. I also want the truck wheel and the clamp for it.

[@SimRacingSetups]

The R9 will be more than enough, especially for ATS and ETS. The R12 does have much better force feedback though if you race games like ACC a lot

[@dacke13]

@@SimRacingSetups I'm in the same situation as the guy above. I do play ATS/ETS2 but mostly I've been playing AC/ACC and some AMSR2 lately. To the point I got addicted to racing. I don't know which one to go for R9 or R12. Is the difference huge? What do you mean with ''FFB is better''? ATM I got a Thrustmaster T300RS. Is there a difference in detail of feeling the road, bumps etc? Does the game feel like a ''new'' game with DD or R9 vs R12? Would be good to note that I play other games as well such as Squad and Space engineers etc. So I do racing perhaps 1-2H total in a day but not a full hour straight. I play short sessions and quit. On weekends its more like 3H. And Moza r12 with full set and rig costs me about 2200 dollar meanwhile r9 is 1780 dollar.

[@alexsp7086]

adapter??? just plug the Thrustmaster directly into the pc makes no deifference where it is plugged.

[@jesuisFORTIO]

wanted to go for the r12 but living in the second floor probably is a better idea to go with the r9 to avoid problem while doing endurance series at night :/ also 200 euros more for that price would probably prefer an alpha mini

[@ricwilki6254]

The R12 for me. Sounds like a good option given I’m on a T300 RS at the moment. The T818 doesn’t really do it for me.

[@turboDream228]

I think Moza is win-win, i think on moza you can use any other brand steering wheel, or moza wheel on fanatec wheel base for example

[@ricwilki6254]

@@turboDream228 I ended up getting a Simagic Alpha base and GT Neo wheel. No regrets, love it.

[@turboDream228]

@@ricwilki6254 Congratulations dude! That's very cool! I want to ask, does your Simagic Alpha wheel base tend to overheat? Like, i saw some videos about simagic wheel bases

[@ricwilki6254]

@@turboDream228 No, I’ve had no heating issues. It gets warm but not hot. I do races over an hour long and not had any issues with heat. Highly recommend. 👍

[@turboDream228]

@@ricwilki6254 Thank you for that info👍, glad someone having fun, btw youtuber "Vegetable studio" uses Simagic Alpha and has wheel cams on his videos, idk why i said that, just saw that they have the similar wheel base

[@bashala_]

Great vid! Now what do you think comparing R12 and R16 ? Is the jump worth ? Also knowing the difference of price between those two

[@terand_YT]

Ciao ho un r9 v2, r12 di quanto è migliore? Sarei interessato a sostituirlo, la corona Gs si attacca normalmente come il r9? I fori sotto per avvitarlo sono identici tra r9 e r12? Grazie ☺️

[@gregorydayton5428]

Thank You, you helped me make up my mind.

[@ArthurYouT]

R9 v2 is compatable with all wheels i believe

[@trevz1048]

No it isnt

[@chrisweston9764]

@@trevz1048 the moza wheel compatibility list shows the R9 v2 is compatible with all moza wheels? The R12 isnt compatible with the older V1 (bluetooth) wheels

[@AKtoTok]

​@@chrisweston9764yup i see the same listed

[@busterbrown1686]

What nm do you run the r12 at ?

[@SimRacingSetups]

Generally 10 - 12Nm depending on game.

[@FrostMPB]

what does that little usb/tether connected from the wheel do? is it necessary? 8:05

[@SimRacingSetups]

That is connecting the steering wheel to the MOZA Universal Hub which allows for cross compatibility with different products. I was using it as I was having a connection issue with the R9 at the time. It isn't required normally.

[@scorps0326]

Great vid mate! Quick question, Why do you have the KS wheel cable attached to run it on the R9 v1? I thought it had Bluetooth built into the KS and was natively compatible. I just purchased the KS and I believe that was the case.

[@SimRacingSetups]

It does have everything built in so don’t worry man. Was just legacy of me filming a video using the Moza Universal Hub 👍🏻

[@scorps0326]

@@SimRacingSetups thanks mate.

[@PeanutYoutube]

Is R5 going to be enough for the upcoming ACC EVO? Anyway, I'm new to racing sim games.

[@SimRacingSetups]

The R5 is a great small direct drive wheel and will probably be enough with AC Evo

[@Dylan-180]

Is the R12 too much for a desk ?

[@SimRacingSetups]

Potentially at full power yea

[@davidephrati9519]

Incorrect on the cabling compatibility. I simply plug my wheel base which is connected to my srp pedals in my laptop, i have an r9

[@louiienation8497]

Does the R9 & R12 mount the same way??

[@SimRacingSetups]

Yep, identical.

[@nicholaspadovan2476]

The big knock for me is that r9 is compatible with the cheaper es rim where the r12 not, so you have to spend at least 300 euros (in my country) to buy an r12 over the r9 and im not sure its completely worth it

[@ItzBrooksFTW]

wdym? r12 is not compatible only with v1 wheels, everything else works

[@nicholaspadovan2476]

@@ItzBrooksFTW yeah I know I'm a big pepega, when I found the Es wheel was compatible with the r12 I instantly bough it xD

[@SIMRIG412]

@@nicholaspadovan2476es wheel is plastic junk anyways. Better spend on a real moza hub and wheel!

[@V-Racing]

Does the r12 suffer from overheating?

[@SimRacingSetups]

No. I've run some pretty long sessions. It does get warm, but never overly so.

[@jairomatos1856]

R9 aquece muito?

[@V-Racing]

@jairomatos1856 yes, the r9 suffers from overheating, that's why i sold it and got the R12

[@master-de-la-turbo3394]

thanks going to buy a used G29 for 100 dollars.

[@Jellybeantiger]

1200 with wheel,still too pricey.