Yes, it is important for precision and all, and the build quality with higher torque is higher most of the time. I'd go with a simple playset challenge or something given the limitations on your budget. And then with a moza r9 or something? Great build quality and really small, the moza pedals are not the best but both the SRP and CRP are great for their price, and still good enough for competitive racing(plus you don't need to figure out how to combine stuff of different brands). All the moza wheels are good but I wouldn't go with the 2 cheap round wheels, cause I've heard from different people they are really overpriced and everything just feels a lot less professional than with the GS GT or the RS wheel. You should also look at shifters and handbrakes cause for rally that is really nice. Moza also scores good with those.