Sigma Integrale DK2+ 4 Actuator system on NLR F-GT Elite Sim Rig. 

Excellent voice and explanation of everything. I am referring to this video often as we have many customers or potential customers with this specific @nextlevelracing chassis. ;-)

I had a hard time deciding between the DK2, DK2+ and the D-box Gen 5. The 2 inches of travel of the DK2 was the main reason I went with the DK2+ over the D-box which is 1.5 inches. I chose the DK2+ over the DK2 mainly because of the beefier actuators and the weight it supports(800lbs) even though my rig with me on it is under the 500lbs limit of the DK2. The motion settings go up to 10 on the sliders and I have just about all of them set under 5 with smoothing and it throws me around easily with just the 2 inches of travel. Motion can also be a bit tiring on the body especially if you are older. It's kind of like moving up to a direct drive wheel. When you first get one you crank up the settings to see how much force it can put out but after a couple of laps you begin to realize that too much force is overkill and back down the settings so you can get through a 20 lap race. I did think about the DK6. At the time they were out of stock, but the biggest reason was because of the Elite rig. In order to mount the DK6 you would have to get 2 pieces of profile and put them on the ends of the rig and then mount the actuators to those. To mount them in the location I put the DK2+ in would make the rig way too high. The extra 4 inches of travel would be nice especially for flight simulators and for rally racing, but I'm very happy with the 2 inches the DK2+ provides. I'll make a video and show the differences between the settings at the low vs high so you can see the range of motion the system provides.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to try the Dbox system. The Haptics of the DK2+ are pretty good and so far I haven't felt the need to install my buttkickers.

They released the Heave 2.0 update to the software and it is a huge improvement for every type of racing. Going over bumps or hills feels awesome now so the extra 4inches of travel you would get from the DK6 would be that more immersive. I am tempted to upgrade, but I would have to make some major changes. If I had a different rig then I probably would have upgraded already. With the F-GT Elite I could not mount them where I have the DK2+ mounted as they are too tall for the front position. I would have to buy 2 extra pieces of extrusion longer than the width of the rig, around 4 feet each. I would have to attach those to the front and rear of the rig then mount the DK6 to those pieces. The rig would now look a bit strange and extend out further which really isn't a big deal to me, but does make walking around the rig a small hazard. Also the weight of the rig wouldn't be equal between the actuators so you would lose a bit of pitch which isn't a big issue since you have more travel but it's not ideal. I knew of these issues when I bought the rig and should have waited for the P1X to be back in stock but I was a bit impatient.

Not really, the haptics do a great job of giving me the vibrations I need. I didn't have a huge buttkicker setup before though so you may depending on how much vibration you are used to.

i removed all the buttkickers from my rig when i got the DK system. No need for them as the motion system does the job of all of it.

Thanks!!!!@@blacknovella

You can do that and I actually did that for one of them and I sliced my finger pretty badly on the exposed profile when I was tightening one of the bolts and my hand slipped. They provide the slot in T-nuts which are pretty easy to use so that is why I suggested that route. Also if you put loctite on those bolts when you first built it you may not want to break the seal.

@ashcountach1684 0 seconds ago A very good question. I've haven't posted my impressions yet of the DK2+ because I was waiting on the Heave 2.0 update they just introduced into the software. The only thing I thought the V3 did better was the feeling of going over jumps in Rally racing. On the V3 it felt like I was floating in the air after going over a jump and then the awesome impact when you landed. The DK2+ just didn't have that same feeling, it wasn't as impactful and felt lacking. With the Heave 2.0 update that has changed. I'm still tweaking the settings, but so far it's very close to the V3 in that respect. The huge plus however is that Heave 2.0 improves all racing disciplines so regular track racing feels amazing. Heave 2.0 adds a nuance to the motion that really gives you a sense that you are in a real car. It's truly amazing. Is it worth double the V3? It is a huge investment so it does make it tough to answer. To me yes it was worth it. One of the main reasons is build quality. My V3 makes a slight squealing noise at certain times and NLR sent me a video on how to fix it. The instructions aren't that hard but having to take it apart just wasn't that appealing to me. I did fix one side and the issue came back shortly so I decided to move to the DK2+. The DK2+ is solid and the company is very open and if there are any issues they are quick to reply on Discord so I have no real concerns about this lasting many many years. I hope to have an impressions video of the DK2+ in a couple of weeks and I'll have more comparisons with the V3 in that.

Interesting… I have had my v3 for 7 years with no issues…. Still going strong to this day.

@@ashcountach1684 Can't improve without being honest with yourself and your customers. There is no perfect system, all companies are constantly improving and trying to make things better, we are no different and take all suggestions, and try to read all comments to get a pulse on how our products do in the market! Thanks!