How to Fit a Moza Wheel to a Simucube Wheelbase

Featured Picture: Moza Imaginative and prescient GS wheel fitted to Simucube 2 Professional

Just a few weeks in the past, I reviewed the spectacular Moza Vision GS wheel. Because the evaluation talked about, I believed fairly extremely of Moza’s first high-budget wheel. Anyway, to offer the wheel a good take a look at, I fitted it to my Simucube 2 Professional as a substitute of the Moza R3 (or my R5). The rationale was fairly easy: I needed the next torque and FFB element expertise to offer the wheel a good comparability to my other favourite wheels.

In right now’s brief put up, I’m going to clarify how I fitted the Moza hub to my Simucube, because it’s not fairly as trivial a job as you would possibly suppose.

Moza sells a Universal Hub Kit, which contains a hub adapter for his or her NRG type bearing primarily based hub, drilled to 50mm and 70mm PCD bolt patterns.

Whereas it’s tempting to have a look at their product web page and depart with an understanding that the hub equipment permits Simucube compatibility, it doesn’t.

Spot the error:

The picture featured within the pink field is, in fact, the wheelside SQR hub for a Simucube. However the wheel aspect and wheelbase hub sides are completely different. Simucube uniquely makes use of an imperfect triangle to mount the SQR wheelbase plate to the wheelbase.

Should you examine the Moza hub plate adapter, it does have a triangular fitment, however, it’s not Simucube suitable. (I attempted!).

The “repair” may be very simple – convert the Simucube to a 70mm PCD fitment with this deal with little plate adapter from Sim Racing Machines, then match the Moza adapter.

As you’ll be able to in all probability inform, this plate makes use of Simucube’s irregular fitment to connect to the bottom and affords you a threaded 50mm or 70mm PCD fitment. Very useful.

Right here’s the way it all goes collectively:

Take away the three bolts that maintain the SQR plate collectively. At all times use hex / Allen key set. Mine is a Draper set – low cost instruments slip in conditions like this and you then’re in a world of issues.

Should you’ve ever questioned what’s behind the SQR plate on a Simucube, right here you go. Within the centre, you’ll be able to see the motor shaft. Hooked up is a collar clamp. It’s a pleasant answer and I’m nonetheless firmly of the assumption that the SQR is likely one of the greatest methods to connect a wheel to a MiGE primarily based servo motor.

Often, the collar clamp can come free (this can be a rare issue with a Simucube) so do take the chance to verify the tightness of the bolts whereas they’re uncovered.

Subsequent, connect the SRM plate adapter:

When you’ve fitted the PCD adapter plate, you might have 50 or 70mm PCD compatibility in your Simucube. Comfortable days! Lastly, match the Moza hub adapter:

You’re now able to mount your Moza wheel, remembering in fact, that you simply’ll want the USB adapter for the wheel to operate. Right here’s my set up, able to go:

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