Physics and lack of functional adjustments or Preset Sliders are killing my online league experience | NASCAR | Page 1

frail schooner Jan 22, 2026, 6:21 AM

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Description: Maybe its just my case but I have gotten similar feedback from other league members and friends.

Essentially every online race is a top line dominant race (in every series).

Every race includes these adjustments (to turn better because the neutral or default preset is always tight):

drop all tire pressures to minimums
drop the wedge until somewhat comfortable (its not ever great due to 0.5 wedge increment)

-Can the reasoning behind why the wedge is in 0.5 increments be explained?

-Can the reasoning behind why tire pressures do not “balance” a racecar like the should IRL be explained?

It seems like Nascar Heat 5 got preset setups (tire pressures and wedge custom for each track), adjustment accuracy to car feel, and the general feel of the rear tires more correctly than an Iracing affiliated game.

Wanted to see if anyone else in online leagues had a similar experience.

teal cedar Jan 22, 2026, 11:50 PM

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100% . Everybody runs lowest tires and wedge. No variations of tp and wedge setups

sonic plover Jan 23, 2026, 3:59 AM

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unreallistically low tire pressures are not appropriately punished, but i will say the meta is not quite min psi min wedge anywhere

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also the bottom is functional to good at many tracks and is the tire saving line

frail schooner Jan 23, 2026, 5:02 AM

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sonic plover unreallistically low tire pressures are not appropriately punished, but i will s...

What is the meta then? I have attempted to use adjustments as they worked in NH5 and its not functional.

So then what is the meta if its not what is above?

How is running the bottom saving tire when your RF always cooks off?

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Btw we use the neutral setups online, no customs

sonic plover Jan 23, 2026, 5:04 AM

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frail schooner What is the meta then? I have attempted to use adjustments as they worked in NH5...

If your rf is overheating, going up on the RF to keep it cool is faster

Raising RR makes you looser short run and less loose long run

frail schooner Jan 23, 2026, 5:05 AM

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sonic plover If your rf is overheating, going up on the RF to keep it cool is faster Raising...

I have not had that happen. No matter what I do the car is either too tight or it turns and cooks the RF off.

The RR never wears more than the RF (in my experience).

sonic plover Jan 23, 2026, 8:53 AM

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If you are using 13 rf you are almost certainly overheating the RF at some tracks, you just might not realize it. It can be tight because of temperature and not wear

sonic plover Jan 24, 2026, 7:19 AM

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this was my indy set in my league race today

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and for the final stint i went 19 rf 22 rr. rr was too high but rf at 19 was the right move imo

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so, not min tire pressures

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but yeah 13 psi should make your tires explode

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