Short Course Trucks
Find setups and tuning guides for RC short-course truck racing (typically 1/10 scale), and learn how to adjust your toe, camber, roll center, and more to get your truck running its best.
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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
When to Change Your Droop
Brandon Rose explains how droop affects handling and traction, and when to adjust suspension arm travel based on track conditions.
by Brandon Rose
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
Maintenance guide
RC Shock Maintenance with Allan O'Brien
Allan O'Brien walks us through the nitty gritty of rebuilding shocks and how to keep them performing consistently.
by Allan O'Brien
Setup guide
Roll Center Explainer
EvanJayAwesomeRC walks through the basics of what "roll center" means and how it affects the handling of your car.
by EvanJayAwesomeRC
Setup guide
CV Joints or Universal Joints? Tekno's Joe Bornhorst Explains
Which type of driveshaft is right for your car? Joe explains what track conditions are ideal for each, with a focus on 4WD cars.
by Tekno
Setup guide
1/8 Scale Buggy Foam Tire Insert Preparation
Everything you need to know about prepping your tire inserts, presented by AKA.
by AKA
Setup guide
Spencer Rivkin Builds a Ball Diff
Are you well-versed in the fine art of building a ball diff? If not, check out Spencer's explainer.
by Spencer Rivkin
Setup guide
Spencer Rivkin on Tire Mounting
See Spencer's secrets for getting tires glued on so they stay on and perform predictably on the track.
by Spencer Rivkin
