Hi HardWired,
Sorry for the really late reply. To your question about Force feedback wheels. I recently purchased (4 weeks ago) a Thrustmaster Force Feedback Pro NASCAR wheel, whew... Anyway, without the feedback turned on it does have a little more resistance than my old Thrustmaster wheel, but it's not noticeable enough during gaming to be concerned with. BTW - I use the wheel for NASCAR 2002 and Midtown Madness 2. Wouldn't play them without it.
I hope this helped,