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Learn Tuning

Learn what common settings do and how to use them to get the best from your car.

rollout
final drive ratio
tire gluing
weight distribution
differential
shock oil
shock springs
track width
caster
wheelbase
ride height
droop & downstop
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Find setups for your car shared by other drivers. Recent cars:

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Troubleshooting

Looking for a solution for a specific handling problem?  Try our Try our Troubleshooting Guides.

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Jumps
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Troubleshooting Guide
Troubleshooting Guide

Latest Guides

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RC Silicone Shock Oil Comparison Chart
Reference

RC Silicone Shock Oil Comparison Chart

Table showing shock oil weights and how they compare across different shock oil brands.

Murfdogg Chassis Tuning 101
Setup guide

Murfdogg Chassis Tuning 101

Detailed guide from Matt "Murfdogg" Murphy to setting up dirt oval RC cars that covers all aspects of setup from shocks and roll center to tires and drivetrain.

RC Oval Camber Link & Roll Center Cheatsheet
Setup guide

RC Oval Camber Link & Roll Center Cheatsheet

Quick cheatsheets showing how to increase or decrease grip in order to get your dirt oval RC car handling the way you like. If someone knows the source, please let us know, so we can credit them appropriately!

Dirt Oval Setup Troubleshooting Guide
Setup guide

Dirt Oval Setup Troubleshooting Guide

Learn how to fix all sorts of handing and performance issues with your RC dirt oval car.

More Straight-line Traction - RC Handling Guides
Handling guide

More Straight-line Traction - RC Handling Guides

How can you improve the forward traction of your RC car?

Wheel Alignment Overview by Animated Engineering
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.

Weight transfer - RC Handling Guides
Handling guide

Weight transfer - RC Handling Guides

What does weight transfer (or load transfer) do to the handling of an RC car? Is it good or bad?

Jacking - RC Handling Guides
Handling guide

Jacking - RC Handling Guides

What does it mean when your RC car "jacks" and is it good or bad? Well, it depends...

Avoiding Traction Roll - RC Handling Guides
Handling guide

Avoiding Traction Roll - RC Handling Guides

What is traction roll in RC car handling, and how can you fix it?

Why Run Upside-Down Shocks on Your Off-road RC Car?
Setup guide

Why Run Upside-Down Shocks on Your Off-road RC Car?

The Hall Brothers share a great video discussing the pros and cons of running inverted (upside-down) shocks on your off-road RC buggy or truck. They focus on 1/10 scale racing, but the principles apply to other scales as well.

Essential Guides

Murfdogg Chassis Tuning 101
Murfdogg Chassis Tuning 101
RC Oval Camber Link & Roll Center Cheatsheet
RC Oval Camber Link & Roll Center Cheatsheet
Dirt Oval Setup Troubleshooting Guide
Dirt Oval Setup Troubleshooting Guide
RC Roll Center & Weight Transfer by Ray Munday
RC Roll Center & Weight Transfer by Ray Munday

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RC Setup App & Race Log
RC Setup App & Race Log
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RC Gear Calculator Pro
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RC Gear Recommender
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RC Speed Calculator Pro
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RC Pill Insert Calculator
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RC Fuel Mileage Calculator
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RC Rock Crawl Scorekeeper
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