Drift Cars
Find tuning apps, setup guides, and troubleshooting guides to get the most out of your RC drift car. Learn about suspension, electronics, motor tuning, tire choice, and more
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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
Corner Middle / Neutral Power Troubleshooting
Is your car having trouble carrying speed or rotating in the middle of the turn? Read on.
Setup guide
Corner Entry / Off-Power Troubleshooting
Learn how to fix common handling issues encountered when coming off power into a turn.
Handling guide
Chassis roll - RC Handling Guides
Is it good or bad when your car's chassis rolls? It depends...
Handling guide
Reducing Understeer - RC Handling Guides
How to reduce understeer or "push" in your RC car
Setup guide
Understanding Ackermann
by RC Race Car
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.
by Animated Engineering
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?
Handling guide
Jacking - RC Handling Guides
What does it mean when your RC car "jacks" and is it good or bad? Well, it depends...
Setup guide
Ackermann Tuning for RC Drift
Learn the essentials of Ackermann for drifting from Alan Leung. He demonstrates on Yokomo slide-rack cars, but the principles apply to all drift cars.
by Alan Leung
