1.5 years of MOZA R5 | Mods | Review

** Retrospective Video Notes **
1) at 03:20 I mentioned there's more choice of steering wheels with R9 and above. All V2 wheels (and there's plenty of choice) are compatible with the R5 base, albeit, FFB quality may be impacted if the wheel is heavier. Used to not be the case, all good now.
2) Jimmy Broadbent saying he dials down his FFB to 3 or 4nm of torque ...there's a general assumption it's a tad higher.

First hand opinion after a year and a half of #MozaR5
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00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Opinions So Far
00:53 - Build Quality
02:05 - FFB
03:54 - Value for Money
04:37 - Wear n Tear
05:18 - Pedals
06:05 - Wheel
06:39 - Cabling
06:58 - Software
07:44 - Summary

[tompsmith]

** Retrospective Video Notes **
1) at 03:20 I mentioned there's more choice of steering wheels with R9 and above. All V2 wheels (and there's plenty of choice) are compatible with the R5 base, albeit, FFB quality may be impacted if the wheel is heavier. Used to not be the case, all good now.
2) Jimmy Broadbent saying he dials down his FFB to 3 or 4nm of torque ...there's a general assumption it's a tad higher.

[BipolarBLKSheep]

the smaller hands joke earned my subscription

[fernandoalcayaga]

The Moza R5 is the best wheelbase or bundle you can have today! The quality is amazing—I've had it for 6 months with zero problems. The SRP-Lite pedals are the only thing that isn't great, but with some modifications, you can solve that!

[TBD_Teebs]

Fantastic long term update! These are honestly more important than day 1 review videos, especially for buyers. Whether a product is good or not really depends on if it's built well enough to last!

I also ran a G27 for years and then upgraded to the R5 and ES wheel + formula mod, though I mounted it immediately to a Next Level Racing Wheel Stand 2.0. The stand allows me to use my Secret Lab chair thanks to its wheel tray which stops the chair from moving, so it's like just having the front half of a full rig without having to spend $$$ on a chair too, and it's fairly portable (Though very heavy). If you do end up pulling the trigger and upgrading to something more rigid/permanent, I'd highly recommend it.

You'd also then have the option of upgrading to a full load cell pedal set down the line if you wish, which is honestly the biggest upgrade you could make from your current setup. The SR-P Lite pedals aren't much of an upgrade over the G27 pedals tbh. I paired my R5 with SimJack/SimRuito Pro Pedals (Ali Express) and they are probably the best bang for buck pedals you can get.

[patricktwo]

Moza R5 is magnificent piece of kit. Well recommended.

[Minerva___]

I appreciate the long-term review. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[x_Lvke]

Im ording mine right now! I CANT WAIT!!! TYSM!

[mrballe]

Great video, answered all my questions!

[ChrisWollesen]

Thanks for a no-nonsense review and retrospective. This type of commentary is exactly what i was looking for. I also wish my wife had smaller hands as well! Good on ya!

[theanswertw]

I watched many review videos of MOZA R5, you made me decide to buy it. Thank you

[NotAnAmerican]

Just spent 2k on an R12 build as my first rig as a drifting youtuber suggested 20nm but the r12 is cheapest i could sensibly allow.
For UK users i purchased from overclockers and they offer free delivery+ good warranties.
Next purchase will probably be a new PC as it seems im in the low tier these days

[kivanccelik]

Thank you so much for this review! It really helps when you are seriously considering to buy it! :)

[ComfyFable]

Really useful video for me, just bought one myself and really excited.

[duelhz]

omg thank you so much, i have the little spring inside the wheel laying around, I didn't even know what its for until I watch this video 😭

[SoulofMachine]

Great review, thank you, think i'm going to grab a R5 bundle and build a solid rig for it.

[pioneert]

Great video, me being a newbie and seeing that desk shake has made me think I should r3 it 🤔

[aytelonne]

i have my R5 for soon 1 year now, absolutly fantastic, i had the ES formula wheel but quickly changed (like 1 month later) to the KS wheel for the buttons (and with the lights and telemetry update they did on all wheels, its even better) and still have a round wheel when i use a shifter instead of swapping the wheel shape on the ES everytime

[leyterispap]

Perfect vid m8 for ppl in my situation . Really thinking of purchasing the r5 bundle, and struggling to figure out if the added 130 euros added from resellers in my country (greece ) is worth it . Moza, although has plenty of european countries added to its distribution center, hasnt included mine ( not to my surprise ), but the cost is hefty now . Good job man .

[filipivan]

Take that Jimmer clip with 2 forklifts of salt. ANyone watching him knows he runs his bases at way more than 3-4NM 🤣. Universally youtubers agree 10-14NM is the best place to be.

I personally dont wanna spend 1000 euros on my setup so im eyeing down R9 + KS (what a beauty of a wheel !)

[datkamaqacaria]

this video really helped me a lot with making decision :D