Games Not Recognizing Wheel/Pedal/Shifter

I am new to sim racing and I recently bought the Forza Bundle and I downloaded all of the newest drivers. Although, I did not for the Xbox hub (I didn't have the cable even if it necessary to do so). When I pugged in the wheelbase and pedals into the back of my Xbox series x and launched Forza, the wheel wasn't properly responding, pedals weren't working, and the shifter/paddle shifters weren't working. I was able to use the hub buttons and they were responding normally. After I read another forum, I was able to get the pedals to work, but there is a massive dead zone in the steering wheel and same issue with the shifters. Is there something I did wrong and how do I fix the dead zone?