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Off-road RC Setup Cheatsheet
Everything you need to learn off-road RC racing, on one piece of paper. From roll center to camber gain to axle height, learn what your RC car's settings do, how to set up your car for low or high grip, and how to troubleshoot common setup problems.
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Setup guide
Beginner's Guide to Lipo Batteries for RC
RC Vitals put together a great video in interview format with everything you need to know about LiPos. It's long, but covers a LOT of ground, and is perfect for someone getting into the hobby!
Setup guide
Settings Throttle Rate Control on an ESC
The Drake explains how to set the throttle rate control (aka throttle strength) on your ESC. His example is a Hobbywing 1/.8 speed control, but rate control applies to all modern ESCs at all scales.
Setup guide
Tuning with Anti-Squat for 1/8 Off-road Racing
The Drake continues his great series of setup tips with this explainer of anti-squat, and how to use it to tune off-road RC vehicles.
Reference
How to Solder Like a Pro
Team Corally shared a detailed explanation of how to create clean, strong solder joints, a core skill a racers need.
Setup guide
When to Add Weight to an RC Car
The Hall Bros give a great explainer about adding weight to an RC car. Learn why you might want to add weight and how the placement of the weight and the front-rear weight balance will affect the handling of the car.
Setup guide
RC Car Shock Spring Overview with the Hall Bros
You gotta love RC pros who are happy to share their knowledge. The Hall Bros are back with their latest great explainer vid, this one called "Literally Everything I Know About Springs," and since almost all RC rely on spring-based dampers, it's useful for almost all types of racing!
Build guide
How to Build Shocks for an Off-road RC Car
The Drake provides another great build video, this time explaining in detail how to build a set of shocks the right way for off-road use, either 1/10 or 1/8 scale.
Setup guide
Shock Angle Setup for RC Cars
Boomslang Suspension provides this fantastic explainer of how the angle of your shocks affects the actual damping characteristics they provide. If you really want to understand shock angles, this one is a must-watch.
Reference
RC Silicone Shock Oil Comparison Chart
Table showing shock oil weights and how they compare across different shock oil brands.
Handling guide
More Straight-line Traction - RC Handling Guides
How can you improve the forward traction of your RC car?
Setup guide
How to Measure Droop on Off-road RC Cars
Mayako's David Ronnenfalk demonstrates two different ways of measuring droop on off-road RC race cars, so you can choose which works best for you.
Setup guide
Wheel Alignment Overview by Animated Engineering
Great overview of basic alignment aspects of the suspension, from toe and camber to caster and steering axis inclination.
Setup Guides & Reference
Setup guide
1/12 Chassis Workshop with XRAY's Alex Hagberg
by XRAY
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Aerodynamics for Off-Road RC Cars, with Max Mört
by Max Mört
Setup guide
Carbon Fiber Chassis Preparation with Alexander Hagberg of XRAY
by Alexander Hagberg
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How to Balance the Weights in an RC Touring Car
by Tonisport
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How to Mount a Touring Car Body
by ToniSport / Patrick Beck
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How to Mount a Touring Car Body for Faster Laptimes
by Felix Law / MorePowa Racing Channel
Setup guide
How to Use an RC Car Tweak Station
by Edward Pickering
Setup guide
Should You Use a Long or Short Chassis on the AE B6.4/D?
by Hall Bros RC
Setup guide
When to Add Weight to an RC Car
by Hall Brothers RC