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Find tuning guides, apps, troubleshooting guides, and more to get the most out of your RC basher. Learn about suspension, electronics, motor or engine tuning, tire choice, and more
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Cheatsheet
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
Brushless Motor Tuning for RC Racing: The Four Knobs Explained
How to tune RC brushless motors for racing — rotor, mechanical timing, ESC boost and turbo, gearing — and how to keep the motor cool. The physics behind every knob, in plain English.
Maintenance guide
How to Charge RC LiPo Batteries: A Beginner's Guide
Everything a new RC racer needs to know about charging LiPo batteries safely — first-charge walkthrough, balance charging, storage, and the four mistakes that kill packs fast.
Maintenance guide
LiPo Charging for RC Racers: What the Science Actually Says
A grounded guide for racers who've already read three LiPo guides — what the chemistry actually says, and what's just folklore.
Setup guide
How to Wire an RC Car (like a Pro) with Wallie Builds
Nick Wautlet of Wallie Builds walks you through the nitty gritty of hooking up batteries, motors, and servos to give your car that "factory" look. And of course, short, clean wiring also means more efficient energy transfer and more reliable connections, so not only will your car look better, it'll run better!
by Nick Wautlet
Setup guide
Off-Road Tire Mounting and Gluing with Jason Ruona of JConcepts
I know, everyone loves tire-mounting, right? Well, if you're going to do it, do it right - here's an in-depth explainer video from one of the all-tie experts, Jason Ruona of JConcepts.
by JConcepts
Setup guide
RC Setup Troubleshooting
When we first announced that we were working on So Dialed, a lot of folks asked for a troubleshooting guide on how to fix common handling problems. Here is what we came up with!
Setup guide
How to Install your TLR 22 5.0 Servo Like a Boss
Frank Root shows us how to install a servo on a 22 5.0 so it's solid and you get the optimal angles and performance from it.
by TLR
Setup guide
Bumps Troubleshooting
How to help your car cruise through the bumps.
Setup guide
Jumps Troubleshooting
If you aren't handling the jumps well, you aren't going to keep up - read on for solutions to common issues on jumps.
Setup guide
Corner Exit / On-Power Troubleshooting
Getting a solid jump coming out of a turn is critical. Read on to figure out how to fix common corner exit handling problems.
Setup guide
Corner Entry / Off-Power Troubleshooting
Learn how to fix common handling issues encountered when coming off power into a turn.
Setup guide
Ultimate RC Setup Troubleshooting Guide
How to fix understeer (push), oversteer (loose), and other common handling problems for both on-road and off-road RC cars.
