Gran Turismo 7 has two force feedback numbers and both go from 1 to 10. That is the whole job on a Thrustmaster wheel: find the right pair for your base.
Here are the values I would start from on each wheel, and how to move them. I checked the menus and the numbers again on 5 October 2026.
The settings
| Wheel | Max. torque | Sensitivity | Range that owners use |
|---|---|---|---|
| T300 RS and T300 RS GT Edition | 4 | 2 | Torque 3 to 4, sensitivity 1 to 2 |
| T-GT II and T-GT | 5 | 2 | Torque 5 to 6, sensitivity 1 to 3 |
| T248, PlayStation version | 4 | 2 | Torque 4 to 5, sensitivity 1 to 3 |
| T150 | 4 | 2 | Torque 3 to 5, sensitivity 1 to 2 |
The other two things to set are the same on every wheel:
- Countersteering assistance: Off. It is in the assist settings.
- Steering rotation: leave it alone. The game sets the lock for each car.
The first two columns are a starting point. The last column is the range I found from owners and from the guides I trust. If your number is inside that range and the wheel feels clear, you are done.
This page is one part of my GT7 wheel and FFB settings guide, which explains the menus for every brand.
Where to find them
From the world map, open the menu with the GT logo in the top left corner, go to Options, then Controllers. Force feedback max. torque and force feedback sensitivity are there.
You get the same settings from the pause menu on track. Use that one. Change a value, drive, pause, change it again.
What the two values do
Force feedback max. torque. The overall strength. It multiplies every force the game sends to the wheel, so it also decides how heavy the steering is.
More is not better. Every motor has a limit. When you ask for more than it has, the wheel sits at full force through the whole corner, and at full force a bump, a kerb and a slide all feel the same. That is clipping. You want the highest value where you can still tell those three apart.
Force feedback sensitivity. This decides how many small effects come through, and how hard the short, sudden ones hit. Low values give a calm wheel. High values give more detail and more shaking.
On high downforce cars a high sensitivity can make the wheel swing left and right on the straight. If you see that, the fix is always the same: sensitivity down.
T300 RS settings
Max. torque 4, sensitivity 2.
The T300 has a brushless motor and a belt. It is smooth and it has good detail, but the motor gets hot when you push it. When it gets hot, the force drops. You notice it after 20 or 30 minutes: the wheel that felt good in the first race is light and vague in the third.
That is why I would not go above 4 on this wheel. If it still fades in long sessions, go to 3. You lose a little weight in the steering and you keep the same wheel for the whole evening.
Two checks before you drive:
- The switch on the base goes to PS4. That is the right position for a PS5 as well.
- Keep the vents free. The fan needs air. Do not push the base against a wall or cover it.
My full opinion on the base is in the Thrustmaster T300 RS review.
T-GT II settings
Max. torque 5, sensitivity 2. Go to 6 if you want more weight.
The T-GT II is the official Gran Turismo wheel. It has a stronger motor than the T300 and better cooling, so it can take a higher number without fading.
It also has something the other wheels do not have. Thrustmaster calls it T-DFB, a vibration layer inside the rim that was made for GT Sport and works in GT7. You feel the tyres and the surface through it, separate from the main force.
For that you need the base in GT mode. There is a mode switch on the base with two positions, GT and Other. For Gran Turismo 7 it stays on GT.
More about the wheel in my Thrustmaster T-GT II page.
T248 settings
Max. torque 4, sensitivity 2. Go to 5 if the wheel feels light.
The T248 uses belts and gears together. It is stronger than a T150, but above 5 it clips and you lose the detail.
The wheel has its own force feedback setting on the small screen, with three modes. Use FFB 1. That mode passes the forces from the game as they are. The other two boost some effects, and then you are tuning two things at once.
The wheel is covered in my Thrustmaster T248 page.
T150 settings
Max. torque 4, sensitivity 2.
The T150 is the entry level wheel with force feedback. The motor is small, so it reaches its limit early. If kerbs and slides all feel the same, go down to 3. Like on the T300, the switch on the base goes to PS4.
How to tune it for you
Pick one car and one track and keep them. A Gr.4 or Gr.3 car on a track you know is perfect. Do five laps, pause, change one value by one step, do five more.
| What you feel | Change |
|---|---|
| The wheel is heavy and you fight it in long corners | Max. torque down one step |
| The wheel goes light and tells you nothing | Max. torque up one step |
| Kerbs, bumps and slides all feel the same | Max. torque down one step. The motor is at its limit |
| The wheel shakes left and right on the straight | Sensitivity down one step, to 1 if needed |
| You do not feel the rear start to slide | Sensitivity up one step |
| The force gets weaker after 20 or 30 minutes | The motor is hot. Max. torque down one step and keep the vents free |
Do not chase a heavy wheel. A heavy wheel feels serious for ten minutes and then it makes you slow, because your arms are tired and the small messages are gone. What you want is to feel the front tyres load up when you turn in, and to feel the wheel go light when they give up. That is the same thing a driver reads from the steering in a real car. If your settings give you those two things, they are right.
Which Thrustmaster wheels work with GT7?
Gran Turismo 7 is on PS5 and PS4 only. So the first question is not the settings. It is whether your wheel is a PlayStation wheel.
| Wheel | Works with GT7? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| T-GT II | Yes | The official Gran Turismo wheel. PS5 and PS4 |
| T-GT | Yes | The first version. Same settings as the T-GT II |
| T300 RS, T300 RS GT Edition | Yes | PS5 and PS4. Switch on the base to PS4 |
| T248, PlayStation version | Yes | PS5 and PS4 |
| T150 | Yes | PS5 and PS4. Switch on the base to PS4 |
| T500 RS | PS4 version of the game | An old PS3 era wheel. The lists I checked give it for PS4 only |
| T80 | Yes, without force feedback | It has a bungee cord, not a motor. None of the settings here apply |
| T598 | PlayStation direct drive base | The numbers on this page are not for it. See below |
| TX | No | Xbox and PC only |
| TMX | No | Xbox and PC only |
| T248, Xbox version | No | Xbox and PC only |
If you have a TX or a TMX, there is no setting that fixes it. They are good wheels, but they are built for Xbox and PC. The old version of this page listed them, and that was wrong.
The complete list for every brand is in my GT7 compatible wheels list.
What about the T598?
The T598 is Thrustmaster's direct drive base for PlayStation. It has several times the force of a T300, so the numbers on this page do not carry over.
I do not have a GT7 baseline for it that I can stand behind, so I will not give you one. What I would do: update the firmware first, start with sensitivity at 1 and a low max. torque, and go up one step at a time. On a direct drive base the swinging on the straight comes sooner, and a low sensitivity is what stops it.
The base is covered in my Thrustmaster T598 review.
No control panel on a console
On a PC you set a Thrustmaster wheel in the Thrustmaster control panel: rotation, overall strength, spring, damper. Many GT7 guides copy those numbers. On a PlayStation they mean nothing. There is no control panel. The game talks to the wheel directly and the two values in the Controllers menu are what you have.
The one thing a computer is useful for is the firmware. Plug the wheel into a PC once in a while and update it with the Thrustmaster software. Then go back to the console.
Other brands
For a Logitech wheel, see my GT7 Logitech settings. For Fanatec, the GT7 Fanatec settings. If you are thinking of a new wheel, I compared them in the best steering wheels for Gran Turismo 7. And when the wheel feels right, the lap time is in the GT7 driving tips.
FAQ
What are the best Thrustmaster T300 settings for Gran Turismo 7?
Start with force feedback max. torque 4 and sensitivity 2, with countersteering assistance off. If the force fades when the wheel gets hot, go down to max. torque 3.
What are the best T-GT II settings for GT7?
Max. torque 5 and sensitivity 2, with the base in GT mode. Go up to 6 if you want a heavier wheel.
What are the best T248 settings for GT7?
Max. torque 4 and sensitivity 2 in the game, and FFB mode 1 on the wheel's own screen. Above max. torque 5 the wheel clips.
Does the Thrustmaster TX or TMX work with Gran Turismo 7?
No. Both are Xbox and PC wheels. GT7 is on PlayStation only, and a PlayStation does not recognise them.
Why does my Thrustmaster wheel get weaker during a long session?
The motor is hot. Belt driven bases like the T300 lose force when they heat up. Lower the max. torque by one step and make sure the vents are not blocked.
Why does my wheel shake on the straights in GT7?
The force feedback sensitivity is too high for that car. Lower it one step at a time. It happens most with high downforce cars.
Can I change the steering rotation for GT7?
You do not need to. The game sets the steering lock for each car, so a road car and a Gr.3 car both feel right without touching anything.