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Thrusmaster TPR Hydraulic Damper Mod


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OK guys did a Hydraulic damper mod this afternoon using a CNC Motorcycle Damper and some hardware I purchased. Damper was about $30. Hardware was maybe $5-7. This completely changed the TPR pedals which were already awesome and a huge step up from my MFG Crosswinds. The pedals now feel Hydraulic! Feel is amazing and added and unintended bonus is with the damper going from the base to the horizontal arm I am getting way more effects from my Simshaker/transducers in the pedals so it feels even more real!

 

Install is pretty easy. The U bracket I got off of Amazon and it's for a bathroom door stall panel(painted it black). You need to screw two small holes in the base to attach the bracket. Then remove the existing E Clip on the left horizontal arm and replace it with a 60mm long M5 scew. I found aluminum sleeves that would fit on the M5 and had an OD of 7.9mm...the openings on the Damper are 8mm so these were a perfect fit...here are some pics!

 

Hardware Needed:

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And Installed Mod:

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In the pit:

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That Button bos he has on the left is a Dereck Speares Designs Race King button box with custom stickers on it. I have the same box and use it for everything.

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Ok after some experimentation(did a little refinement of the hardware to get everything isolated with rubber and vinyl washers etc. and some good feedback from Yomo in CSG-1 who's also doing this mod we discovered it's better to mount the damper bottom right in the middle...so please see the new reference photos:

 

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I will tell you this mod is game changer for the pedals! They feel like they are in a jet!


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Why did you make the change?

 

The travel of the Damper in the original orientation cut off about 10mm of the total travel of the pedals. It calibrated fine and still had a lot of travel and felt great but it was bothering me and we wanted to get a orientation that would allow for the full travel stop to stop of the pedals. In the new location it allows for it to go the full travel and added that 10mm of travel with about 3mm of travel left to spare on the damper so perfect...the hydraulic feel was the same

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Yeah unfortunately I ended up with two small extra holes drilled into the footplate(covered in electrical tape) but small price to pay for the benefit of the mod! It really does feel a lot better! BTW this is all using a standard 10" long damper. If you used the longer 13.46" dampers you could certainly use the orientation in the first set of pics.

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If you just search CNC Motorcycle Damper on Ebay you should see a ton of them. As long as they are 255mm (10") long they'll work fine. Just make sure it's adjustable;)

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Is there any noticeable slack without damping when you reverse the direction? I remember reading about installing dampers to various (mostly Russian built) pedals, and they often commented that this is the downside of cheap Chinese dampers...

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Awesome you won't regret it!

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There's a couple of us in CSG-1 running this mod. We both have the exact same settings. With the adjustable damper one click of resistance and both springs in the TPR. It's unreal the feeling!

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Great mod, well done.

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Greekbull,

 

Could you post a link to the U Bracket on amazon, I am having a little issues locating one that's in stock.

 

Sure here you go: Sentry Supply 656-8202-T T"U"... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M5LAT47?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

I painted mine BTW...

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I actually got the fasteners at Ace Hardware

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Thanks for your writeup.

Received my TPR last Tuesday. They are great, but I've ordered the same damper from Ebay for 30$ including shipping to Switzerland. Will take some time, since its coming from China, but I'm in no hurry.

 

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