Forza Controller & Wheel Settings

Forza Motorsport (2023) on Xbox Series X. Xbox Wireless Controller, Logitech G923, Logitech G Pro, Fanatec Direct Drive.

Verified against the live in-game menu, May 2026.

Wheel: if you only fix four things

On a controller? Jump to the Xbox Controller card below; the four below are wheel-specific.

Steering > Simulation. In Difficulty, not Controls.
Center Spring Scale 0. Always. The single most important call on this page.
Set Degrees of Rotation to 900, then run Calibrate Steering. Wheel at its hardware max. Calibrate Steering enables per-car authentic lock and scales rotation per car.
Tune Force Feedback Scale to clipping minus five. Heavy car at a high-load track. Press d-pad down during the lap to bring up telemetry, then cycle to the FFB Telemetry page. Push Scale until the graph flatlines at the top under high-load cornering. Back off five.

Everything else is refinement. Full tuning workflow if you want to do this properly.

How to tune your FFB (the three-stage workflow)

Open the full workflow

Hardware ceiling, in-game gain (the clipping test), and signal shape. Tune in this order or you'll re-clip.

FFB tuning happens at two layers that multiply together: the wheel's hardware output and Forza's in-game scaling. The two layers stack along a signal chain:

Car physics → Forza in-game scalings (FFB Scale, Mechanical/Pneumatic Trail, Wheel Damping, Center Spring) → USB to wheel → wheel hardware scalings (Strength, TF, Dampener, FFB Filter) → motor output

Every stage applies its own multiplier. Final cornering torque is roughly: (physics output) × (Forza Mechanical Trail / 100) × (Forza FFB Scale / 100) × (Wheel Strength / 11 Nm). Both layers contribute. If you crank both you clip; if you starve both you lose detail.

The order matters: hardware ceiling first, in-game gain second, signal shape last. Anything else and you re-clip after each adjustment.

Stage 1: Set the hardware ceiling

This is the wheel's maximum output capability. You want headroom, not maximum.

Wheel	Setting	Value
Logitech G Pro	OLED Strength	8 to 10 Nm
	OLED Dampener	0
	OLED FFB Filter	1
Fanatec	Base FFB	80 to 100
	Base FFS	PEAK
	Base NDP / NFR / NIN	OFF or low
Logitech G923	Nothing to set	Configure entirely in Forza

This stage tells the wheel how loud it's allowed to speak. You don't change these between cars.

Stage 2: Find the right gain (the clipping test)

This is the critical step. Goal: find the highest in-game Force Feedback Scale that doesn't clip during normal driving.

Setup

Heavy car: GT3 (Mercedes-AMG, Porsche 911, Ferrari 488), an LMP / Hypercar, or anything 1500+ kg. Not a vintage car, not a small road car, not an open-wheel.
High-load track: Spa, Suzuka, Le Mans Bugatti, Road America. Sustained high-speed corners.
Mode: Free Practice or Test Drive. Solo, no AI to interfere.

The test

Start a lap normally. Drive at race pace.
Enter a heavy corner (Eau Rouge at Spa, 130R at Suzuka, the Carousel at Road America). Press d-pad down mid-lap.
The telemetry HUD overlays your screen. Cycle pages until you reach the FFB Telemetry page.
You see a live FFB output graph: a waveform showing peak FFB force over time.
Watch for clipping: the line flatlines at the top of the graph. That's the wheel at maximum output, unable to render any more force. Past clipping, signal is lost; you feel constant peak instead of the rising force the car is generating.

Adjustment

If the graph clips during sustained cornering: Force Feedback Scale too high. Lower by 5.
If the graph never clips even under heavy load: Force Feedback Scale too low. Raise by 5.
Some clipping during big impacts (curb hits, contact) is OK and unavoidable. Sustained clipping in a fast corner is the problem.

Find the sweet spot

Iterate by 5 until the graph just barely clips at the peak of your heaviest cornering moment.
Note that value.
Back off 5 more. This gives you headroom for unexpected events (curb hits, contact). That's your final FFB Scale.

For most setups this lands around:

Wheel	Typical FFB Scale after clipping test
G923	75 to 85
G Pro	60 to 70
CSL DD (5/8 Nm)	70 to 80
ClubSport DD / DD+	50 to 70

Stage 3: Shape the signal

Gain is set. Now you shape the character of what gets transmitted. These don't change the maximum force; they redistribute it across the kinds of signals you feel.

Setting	Value	What it does
Mechanical Trail Scale	150	Boosts steady-state cornering weight. You feel the car's geometric self-centering through long corners. Forza ships at 100; transmission losses eat the steady signal, so 150 restores it.
Pneumatic Trail Scale	75 to 100	Controls the understeer warning. At 100 you get full tire-deformation signal; drop to 75 if it overwhelms steady-state feel.
Road Feel Scale	100 to 110	Surface texture intensity. 110 is a common sweet spot on DD.
Load Sensitivity	50	Default. Don't change unless chasing a specific feel.
Wheel Damping Scale	0	Forza's damping is flat speed-proportional drag. Use the wheel's own Dampener (if any) for damping, not both.
Center Spring Scale	0	Always. Stacking on physics creates oscillation.
Dynamic Damper Behavior	20 to 30	Light delay on curb hits. Prevents the motor from slapping you on a hard kerb.

How to verify it's right

Do a clean lap with FFB Telemetry on. Listen for four things:

Smooth cornering build. Wheel weights up progressively. No sudden drop-offs.
Understeer warning. Just before the front gives up, the wheel goes notably lighter. That's pneumatic trail collapsing. If you don't feel it, raise Pneumatic Trail Scale to 100.
Curb feel without punishment. You feel the kerbs but the wheel doesn't try to escape your hands. If it does, raise Dynamic Damper Behavior.
No sustained clipping. Verify on the FFB Telemetry. Brief spikes during impacts are fine.

If any of those is off, return to the stage that controls it. Hardware ceiling → gain → shape is the order that lets each adjustment land cleanly without invalidating the last.

Common mistakes

Setting FFB Scale to 100 without running the clipping test. You clip everywhere, lose detail at the strongest moments, wheel feels lifeless.
Stacking damping at both layers (Forza Wheel Damping AND Pro Wheel Dampener). Stuck-in-mud feel with no detail.
Setting Mechanical Trail to 200+ and then complaining about lost tire feel. Pneumatic trail can't compete with that mechanical weight.
Setting Strength to 11 Nm on G Pro. Motor saturates at the top; wheel stops communicating peak cornering force.

Where to find each menu

Show menu paths and PC-only tools

Forza menus on Xbox, on-wheel menus, and PC-only software

In Forza Motorsport (2023) on Xbox

Menu	Path	What lives there
Controller	Settings > Controller	Button and stick mapping only. No sliders.
Advanced Controller	Settings > Advanced Controller	All controller sliders: 10 deadzones, Vibration Scale, Steering Self Alignment. That's the full list. No Linearity or Sensitivity slider on controller.
Wheel	Settings > Wheel	Button and control mapping only. No sliders.
Advanced Wheel	Settings > Advanced Wheel	All 24 wheel sliders plus Calibrate Steering. Separate tab from Advanced Controller.
FFB Telemetry overlay	D-pad down mid-lap, then cycle pages	Live FFB graph. Clipping appears as a flatline at the top.

On the wheel itself

Wheel	How to open the menu
Logitech G923	No on-wheel menu on Xbox. All configuration is in Forza.
Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel	Press the right rotary encoder on the wheel face. OLED opens. Scroll Strength, TF, Dampener, FFB Filter, Angle, Brake Force.
Fanatec wheel base	Hold the tuning button on the rim (location varies by rim). Cycle SEN / FFB / FFS / NDP / NFR / NIN / INT / FEI / FOR / SPR / DPR / BLI / SHO / BRF.

Tools and settings that exist on PC only

Logitech G HUB (PC/Mac). Wheel profile manager, custom button binds, key mapping, firmware updates for G923 and G Pro. None of this is available on Xbox. On Xbox, all configuration happens in Forza or on the wheel's own OLED.

Fanalab (PC). Custom FFB curves, per-game profiles, telemetry-driven effects for Fanatec wheels. None of it carries over to Xbox.

Firmware flashing. Logitech G923 and G Pro firmware updates require a PC. Most Fanatec firmware updates require a PC, though Fanatec has begun adding limited mobile-app paths. Plan to unplug from Xbox, flash on a PC, then plug back in.

The PC-only items above do not change what the in-game Forza settings are. The Forza Motorsport Advanced Wheel menu is identical on Xbox and PC.

Assists baseline. ABS on. TCS off. STM off. Friction Assist off. Racing Line off. ABS stays on because Forza's brake model is unforgiving without it. Settings live under Difficulty, not Advanced Wheel.

Pick your input below. The others stay folded.

Xbox Controller

Default for most of the lobby. One slider is the whole fix.

If you only fix one thing

Steering Axis Deadzone Inside: drop from 24 to 0 or 5. Forza's controller default of 24 is too high. The first 24% of stick travel does nothing, which is why small corrections feel delayed. Drop to 0 if your sticks are clean; 5 if you have any drift at rest.

FM (2023) controllers have no Steering Linearity or Steering Sensitivity slider, despite what most controller guides for other racing games describe. The steering curve is hardcoded. Deadzone Inside is the only steering-feel knob you actually have.

Forza settings (controller)

All controller sliders live in Settings > Advanced Controller, a different tab from the wheel side. Only a handful matter on a pad.

Setting	Default	Recommended	Notes
Steering Axis Deadzone Inside	24	0 to 5	The fix. 0 if sticks are clean, 5 if any drift at rest.
Vibration Scale	100	30 to 50	Taste. Lower if it masks audio cues for grip loss; leave high if you like rumble.
Steering Self Alignment	100	100	Leave at default. Auto-correction of direction-of-travel when stick is centered.

Steering Axis Deadzone Inside (in-game help): "This sets the size of the inner deadzone for steering. Raising this deadzone means more steering input is required for the car to start turning."

That's the full Advanced Controller menu. The remaining sliders (accel/decel deadzones, clutch, handbrake) don't need changes on a stock Xbox controller; the defaults already match what trigger feel needs.

Also confirm (same as wheels)

Steering: Simulation under Difficulty (not Controller). Required for the full physics model regardless of input device.
Assists baseline: ABS on, TCS off, STM off, Friction Assist off, Racing Line off.

Honest take. FM (2023) gives controller users a lot less to tune than the wheel side gets. The steering curve is hardcoded, so the gains from "controller setup" in other racing games don't apply here. Drop the Inside deadzone, trust the rest of the defaults, and spend the saved time on car-reading and tune setups instead.

Hardware: Xbox Wireless Controller (any revision) Sliders worth touching: 4 of ~24 Setup time: Under two minutes

Logitech G923

Gear-driven, 2.5 Nm peak, non-load-cell pedals, TrueForce

Forza Advanced Wheel settings

Setting	Value	Notes
Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside	85 to 90	Trims the rubber bumper wall. Reaches 100% before the bumper bottoms.
Calibrate Steering	Run once	After setting Degrees of Rotation. Enables per-car authentic lock.
Degrees of Rotation	900	Hardware max.
Vibration Scale	50	Lower if gear chatter masks tire feel.
Force Feedback Scale	80	Range 70 to 85 depending on car. Tune per the clipping rule.
Steering Self Alignment	100	Full natural aligning torque.
Mechanical Trail Scale	150	Stronger following force, smoother turn-in feel.
Pneumatic Trail Scale	75 to 100	Lower if you want softer understeer cues.
Road Feel Scale	100 to 110	Higher than 110 starts to overpower the G923 motor.
Wheel Damping Scale	0	Gear-driven wheels do not benefit from added damping.
Center Spring Scale	0	Critical. Anything above 0 stacks a fake spring on the gear mesh.
Dynamic Damper Behavior	20 to 30	Light delay on curb hits. Keeps the gear motor from over-reacting.

Pedals

The G923 ships with spring pedals. The brake has a rubber bumper that creates a wall in the last 10-20% of travel and is the limiting factor on threshold braking. Three upgrade paths, cheapest to best:

Software-only (free): Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside 85 to 90. Trims the top of the brake travel so you can reach 100% before the bumper bottoms out. Forza doesn't expose a Brake Linearity slider, so this is the only software lever available.
Elastomer kit (~$30): Remove the rubber bumper, install a 3DRap or TrueBrake progressive elastomer. Load-cell-like curve. Reset Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside to 100 after.
Pedal upgrade (~$390): The real fix. Keep the G923 wheel, add the Logitech G Racing Adapter and G Pro Pedals.

Don't stack the ABS assist with deadzone changes. A known FM bug can layer an extra brake deadzone on top.

The Logitech G Racing Adapter is the G923 unlock. The adapter (~$40) lets you keep a G923 wheel and pair it with the G Pro Pedals on Xbox. G923 plugs into the adapter's 9-pin serial port, G Pro Pedals plug into the adapter's pedal port, adapter connects to Xbox via USB. G Pro Shifter is supported on the same adapter. Total upgrade cost: roughly $390 for the adapter plus G Pro Pedals, instead of $1,350 for a full G Pro wheel and pedal swap.

What the adapter does not do: connect Fanatec pedals to a G923, connect Heusinkveld pedals to anything on Xbox, or connect Logitech pedals to a Fanatec base. Cross-brand pedal mixing on Xbox is still a no-go. See the Pedals reference for the full cross-base map.

Motor: Dual-motor helical gear, ~2.5 Nm peak Rotation: 900° Pedals: Spring, non-load-cell TrueForce: Yes No G HUB on Xbox

Logitech G Pro Racing Wheel

Direct drive, 11 Nm peak, load-cell pedals, TrueForce integrated

Forza Advanced Wheel settings

Setting	Value	Notes
Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside	90 to 95	Load cell rarely hits true 100%. Clip the top so threshold braking is reachable.
Calibrate Steering	Run once	After setting Degrees of Rotation.
Degrees of Rotation	900	Match the on-wheel Angle value.
Vibration Scale	40 to 50	Lower than G923. TrueForce already supplies tactile detail.
Force Feedback Scale	60 to 70	G Pro is roughly 3x stronger than G923. Lower in-game value to avoid clipping.
Steering Self Alignment	100
Mechanical Trail Scale	150
Pneumatic Trail Scale	100
Road Feel Scale	110	DD resolves more curb detail than gear wheels can.
Wheel Damping Scale	0 to 10	As low as possible per Logitech support.
Center Spring Scale	0	DD wheels self-center mechanically.
Dynamic Damper Behavior	20 to 30	Small delay on curb hits. Lets the 11 Nm motor render the shock without slapping you.

On-wheel settings (OLED)

Press the right rotary encoder on the wheel face. Set these before Forza.

On-wheel setting	Value	Notes
Strength (peak torque)	8 to 10 Nm	8 if rig is light, 10 if bolted. Leave 1 Nm headroom under 11.
TF (TrueForce / Audio)	30 to 50	High enough to feel surface detail without masking physics.
Dampener	0 to 10	Logitech's own pro-wheel guidance: as low as possible.
FFB Filter	1	Lowest available (range 1-15). Do not use Auto. Filter smooths the FFB signal at the cost of detail; DD wheels don't need smoothing.
Angle	900	Match the in-game Degrees of Rotation.
Brake Force	50	Range 0-100, maps roughly to kg of force needed to hit 100% braking. 40-50 for unbolted rigs / softer modulation, 55-65 for bolted rigs / GT3 feel. Recheck Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside after any change.

Pedals

G Pro Pedals: load-cell brake (up to ~100 kg), magnetic hall-effect throttle and clutch, swappable elastomer/foam stack on the brake. Sold separately on Xbox. Default load-cell force target is 30 kg. For Forza:

Soft stack, target 40-50: Easier modulation, longer travel. For unbolted rigs or load-cell newcomers.
Hard stack, target 55-70: Closer to GT feel, shorter travel. Pair with Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside near 90.

Forza's brake curve goes to 100% aggressively. If you lock under light pressure, raise the force target before touching in-game deadzones.

Motor: Direct drive, ~11 Nm peak Rotation: Up to 1080° Pedals: G Pro load-cell + magnetic TrueForce: Integrated No G HUB on Xbox

Xbox SKU 941-000192 authenticates; PlayStation/PC SKU 941-000175 does not. Confirm before buying second-hand.

Fanatec Direct Drive

CSL DD through ClubSport DD+, 5 to 15 Nm, load-cell pedals, Xbox-rim required

Forza Advanced Wheel settings

Values shown for CSL DD (5/8 Nm) and ClubSport DD/DD+.

Setting	CSL DD 5/8 Nm	ClubSport DD / DD+	Notes
Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside	75 to 85	75 to 85	So 100% pedal triggers max in-game.
Calibrate Steering	Run once	Run once	After setting Degrees of Rotation.
Degrees of Rotation	900	900	Xbox max.
Vibration Scale	50 to 60	30 to 50	Stronger motors render texture; need less canned vibe.
Force Feedback Scale	70 to 80	50 to 70	Tune to clipping minus five. DD+ users often land at 45 to 55.
Steering Self Alignment	100	75 to 100	DD+ users sometimes drop this to keep the rack from feeling busy.
Mechanical Trail Scale	150	150
Pneumatic Trail Scale	100	75 to 100	Lower on stronger bases keeps tire feel from overwhelming.
Road Feel Scale	110	100 to 110
Wheel Damping Scale	10 to 20	5 to 10	Stronger motors need less.
Center Spring Scale	0	0	Always.
Dynamic Damper Behavior	20 to 30	20 to 50	Higher on DD+ if curb hits feel too sharp.

Fanatec on-base tuning menu

Hold the tuning button on the rim. Menu items vary by base and firmware. All available on Xbox; only Fanalab adds anything beyond this .

Param	CSL DD / GT DD Pro	ClubSport DD / DD+	Notes
SEN (sensitivity)	900 or AUTO	900 or AUTO	Xbox is 900 native. Let Forza scale via Degrees of Rotation.
FFB	100	80 to 100	Always near 100 on the base. Scale in-game.
FFS (force scaling)	PEAK	PEAK	Linear feel.
NDP (natural damper)	10 to 20	5 to 15	DD does not need damping.
NFR (natural friction)	OFF	OFF	Adds dead notchy feel.
NIN (natural inertia)	OFF	OFF	Already simulated by the tire model.
INT (interpolation)	OFF or 1	OFF or 1	Higher values blur detail.
FEI (force effect intensity)	100	90 to 100	Forza is not noisy. Keep high.
BLI (brake light intensity / Sho motor)	50	50	Optional brake rumble on equipped pedals.
SHO (shock motors)	ON	ON	If shock kit is installed.
BRF (brake force on LC pedals)	Adjust to taste		See pedals below.

Pedals

CSL Pedals LC: Load-cell brake with 65-Shore elastomer plus foam. Spring throttle. Optional clutch add-on. Connects via RJ12 to any Fanatec base in Xbox mode. BRF 50 starting point. Raise toward 70 for firmer race feel; drop to 30 if you can't reach 100% on long sessions.
ClubSport V3: Load-cell brake with adjustable elastomer stack (1 to 4 elastomers). Hall-effect throttle. Spring clutch with adjustable stiffness. Same RJ12 connection. Most Forza users run 2 black + 1 red elastomer, BRF 40-50.

After any BRF or elastomer change, recheck Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside in-game.

Upgrade path stays inside Fanatec. CSL Pedals LC to ClubSport V3 is a straight swap on the same base. Mixing in non-Fanatec pedals on Xbox is not supported and there is no equivalent of the Logitech G Racing Adapter in the Fanatec ecosystem.

Xbox mode caveat: LED must be green (Xbox mode). Auto-detects when an Xbox-licensed rim is mounted at boot. Swap rims later, power-cycle. Plug into a rear USB-A on Series X; the front port drops on power-cycle.

Lineup on Xbox: CSL DD, GT DD Pro, ClubSport DD, ClubSport DD+ Motor range: 5 to 15 Nm Rotation: 900° on Xbox Pedals: CSL LC, V3 (load cell)

Xbox compatibility map (buying decision)

Xbox compatibility is gated by the wheel rim, not the base. Pair any DD base below with an Xbox-licensed Fanatec rim (ClubSport GT Forza V2, Formula V2.5 X, McLaren GT3 V2, CSL Elite WRC). Non-Xbox rim = won't authenticate.

Base	Peak torque	Xbox?	MSRP (USD)	Released
CSL DD (5 Nm)	5 Nm	Yes, with Xbox rim	$349.95	2022
CSL DD with Boost Kit 180 (8 Nm)	8 Nm	Yes, with Xbox rim	$449.95 + $99 PSU	2022
GT DD Pro	5 / 8 Nm	Yes, with Xbox rim (despite GT branding)	$599.95 bundle	2022
ClubSport DD	12 Nm	Yes, with Xbox rim	$799.95	Dec 2023
ClubSport DD+	15 Nm	Yes, with Xbox rim	$999.95	Dec 2023
Podium DD1 / DD2	20 to 25 Nm	No (PC / PS only)	n/a	2018 to 2019

No new Xbox-compatible Fanatec DD base has shipped between 2024 and May 2026.

Pedals reference

Universal advice: mounting, brake bias, cross-base compatibility, calibration, and what actually moves the needle

Your pedal advice specific to your wheel is inside that wheel's section above. This is the cross-wheel reference: which pedals work with what, plus the universal hardware tips.

Cross-base compatibility on Xbox is limited: the wheel base authenticates the pedals, ruling out most third-party load-cell upgrades.

Lineup at a glance

Pedal set	Brake	Throttle / clutch	Xbox compatibility
Logitech G923 Pedals (bundled)	Spring with rubber bumper, non-load-cell	Spring throttle, spring clutch	Bundled with G923. Cannot be paired with any other Xbox base.
Logitech G Pro Pedals	Load cell, up to ~100 kg, swappable elastomer/foam stack	Magnetic hall-effect throttle and clutch	Sold separately. On Xbox, only works with a G Pro Racing Wheel base.
Fanatec CSL Pedals LC	Load cell, 65-Shore elastomer plus foam	Spring throttle, optional clutch add-on	Connects via RJ12 to any Fanatec base in Xbox mode.
Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V3	Load cell, adjustable elastomer stack (1 to 4 elastomers)	Hall-effect throttle, spring clutch with adjustable stiffness	Same as CSL LC. RJ12 to any Xbox-mode Fanatec base.

Mounting and heel angle

The biggest unlocks cost nothing. Pedals on hardwood under a kitchen chair will never feel right.

Fixed base. Bolt to a stand, cockpit, or plywood plank against a wall. Sliding pedals are the single biggest realism killer.
Heel angle. Spend 15 minutes finding the angle where your ankle is neutral at 50% brake load.
Pedal height. Brake face slightly higher than throttle and clutch for heel-toe. Left-foot brakers level all three.
Pedal spacing. Wide enough that you don't clip the throttle going for the brake.

Brake bias (race cars only)

Bias is in the car setup screen, not Advanced Wheel. Street cars use factory split.

Default to factory bias in a new car for the first session.
Front locks under threshold braking? Shift bias rearward 1-2%.
Rear locks or unstable under trail-brake? Shift bias forward 1-2%.
Some drivers run 1-3% more rear than factory to rotate on entry; others prefer factory and let suspension do the rotating.

Left-foot braking, clutch, H-pattern

Left-foot braking: Forza handles overlapping throttle and brake correctly. Pairs naturally with a load cell. If you use this technique regularly, mount pedals level rather than offset for heel-toe.

H-pattern + clutch: Works with Logitech Driving Force Shifter, Fanatec ClubSport SQ. Most circuit cars are paddle-shift by design. H-pattern is realistic for vintage, GTE, and street cars. Clutch Axis Deadzone Inside 0, Outside 100.

Running paddles only? Leave clutch deadzones at defaults and ignore.

Cross-base compatibility on Xbox

USB load-cell pedals (Heusinkveld, Asetek, Simagic) work standalone on PC . On Xbox, they need an authenticated base or the Logitech G Racing Adapter.

Pedal	Xbox support
Logitech G Pro Pedals	With a G Pro Racing Wheel base, or with a G923 / G920 via the Logitech G Racing Adapter
Logitech G923 Pedals	Only with the G923 base (cannot be mixed onto other bases)
Fanatec CSL Pedals LC, ClubSport V3, V3i, ClubSport V3 inverted	Only with a Fanatec base in Xbox mode. Will not work via the Logitech adapter.
Heusinkveld Sprint, Ultimate, Ultimate+	Not supported on Xbox
Asetek Forte, Invicta	Not supported on Xbox
Simagic P2000, P-EVO, P1000	Not supported on Xbox
Sim-Lab XP1, Trak Racer TR-One, generic USB load cells	Not supported on Xbox

In-game pedal calibration

Settings > Advanced Wheel. Press each pedal to full travel one at a time.
Confirm 0 at rest, 100% at full press.
Load cells: calibrate "full" at ~80% of your max effort, not 100%. Keeps margin for racing conditions without straining.
Save and exit. Recalibrate after any elastomer, BRF, or mount change.

What moves the needle for pedal feel (biggest to smallest)

Load cell vs spring. Biggest realism upgrade in sim racing. TrueBrake kit closes part of the gap on G923; real load cell closes the rest.
Rigid mounting. Bolted on plywood beats unsecured premium pedals every time.
Brake force target. Tuned to your strength. Too soft = lock under nothing. Too hard = can't threshold brake late in a stint.
Heel angle and spacing. Comfort over hours = consistency.
In-game deadzones. Last 10%. Hardware right first.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
Wheel oscillates at low speed or in pit lane	Center Spring Scale > 0. Set to 0. On DD, also check Wheel Damping is low and Fanatec NDP isn't stacked high.
FFB feels rubbery or disconnected	Force Feedback Scale clipping. D-pad down mid-lap, cycle to FFB Telemetry. Run a heavy car at Suzuka or Spa. Push Scale up until you see the graph flatline at the top; back off five.
Brake locks under light pressure	Load cell: raise BRF (Fanatec) or in-pedal force target (G Pro). G923: Deceleration Axis Deadzone Outside 85-90; if still locking, install a TrueBrake elastomer.
Wheel goes light or dead in heavy corners	FFB Scale clipping in those corners. Lower Force Feedback Scale. Don't reach for Mechanical Trail or Pneumatic Trail until Scale is clean.
Steering feels twitchy at speed	Update 20 per-car authentic lock shrunk your effective rotation. Run Calibrate Steering. Steering Sensitivity 50, Steering Linearity 50.
Fanatec base won't authenticate on Xbox	LED must be green. Check Xbox-licensed rim attached. Plug into rear USB-A. Power-cycle with the rim mounted.
Old guide says to adjust FFB Understeer or FFB Minimum Force	Those settings don't exist in Forza Motorsport (2023). Ignore the advice. Older guides for FM7 (and other sims) reference sliders that aren't in the FM (2023) Advanced Wheel menu.

Sources

Starting points only. Wheel feel is personal and rig-dependent. Find a better value? Post it in Discord and we'll update. Specific to Forza Motorsport (2023). Do not apply these values to Forza Motorsport 7 or any earlier Forza Motorsport title; the menu structure is different.