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How does camber gain effect the handling of an RC car? Learn all about it here!
Camber gain describes how the camber (inward lean) of the wheels changes as the suspension is compressed.
See our article on camber to learn how camber and camber gain can be set and how they affect a car's handling.
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6 Ways to Make Your RC Car Faster Now
The Hall Bros explain a few ways you can squeeze a little extra speed out of your car without any upgrades or equipment changes!
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!
How to Tune an RC Car for a Rough Track
Kyosho's Ryan Lutz gives some great tips on tuning a car for racing on bumpy tracks, covering a ton of topics including kick-up, camber gain, driveshaft angle, and more. He highlights a few setup options specific on Kyosho's latest MP10, but most of his tips apply to any 1/8 off-roader car or truck.
Rear Roll Center and Camber Gain Explainer with The Drake
Adam explains how rear roll center and camber adjustments made at the hub affect a car's performance. His example car is a Mugen, but the concepts apply to all off-road cars, especially 1/8 scale.
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.
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.
