Guides - Sim Racer Central

iRacing VR setup with headset on a direct-drive sim racing wheel

iRacing in VR Setup Guide: From Headset to Stable Frames

Jul 21 • 8 min Read

An RPM shift-light LED panel glowing green to red across the top of a sim racing wheel

Sim Racing LED Display Panel Guide: Shift Lights Done Right

Jul 20 • 9 min Read

Steel sim rig with a diagonal brace added across the wheel-deck upright for triangulation

How to Eliminate Frame Flex in a Sim Rig

Jul 20 • 9 min Read

A sim racing dashboard display showing gear, speed and RPM shift lights above a wheel

Sim Racing Dashboard Display Guide: Gear, Shift Lights & Delta

Jul 20 • 8 min Read

Sim racing wheelbase being unplugged from a console and plugged into a gaming PC mid-swap

Console to PC Sim Racing: Will Your Gear Carry Over?

Jul 19 • 9 min Read

Natural Damper, Inertia, Friction: Vendor FFB Filters Explained

Jul 19 • 8 min Read

Builder at a computer with a 3D CAD model of a steel sim rig frame on screen

Designing a Sim Rig in CAD Before You Cut Steel

Jul 19 • 9 min Read

Sim racing quick-release adapters in metal and plastic on a workbench

Best Quick-Release Adapters for Sim Racing Wheels

Jul 18 • 7 min Read

Rigid welded-steel sim racing cockpit with bucket seat, direct-drive wheelbase and load-cell pedals

Sim Racing Cockpit Setup Guide: Seating, Ergonomics & Geometry

Jul 18 • 14 min Read

A DIY Arduino button box and a pre-built aluminium button box side by side

Arduino vs Pre-Built Button Box: Which to Choose

Jul 18 • 8 min Read

Bolted steel angle-bracket joint beside a welded steel corner joint on sim rig tubes

Bolt-On vs Welded Sim Rig Joints: Which Is Stiffer?

Jul 17 • 8 min Read

Split scene showing a PS5 sim racing setup and a gaming PC sim racing setup on the same cockpit

PS5 vs PC for Sim Racing: Which Should You Build On?

Jul 17 • 9 min Read