Everyone's favorite Aussie gearhead explains the fundamentals of weight transfer in racing and how it can be used to increase traction or change the front-to-rear relative traction while cornering. In Part 2, he covers roll center and how it contributes to cornering relative to shock springs and shock oil & pistons. A must watch for all tuners!
Max Mört explains the effects of anti-squat, kick-up, pro-dive, and pro-squat on RC car handling (please note: "kick-up" and "pro-lift" are the same.)
Patrick Beck of Tonisport walks us through the essentials of Active Rear Suspension systems that alter the car's rear toe as the suspension is compressed.
See Adam Drake explain how to tune your car's handling using sway bars
Max Mört goes in depth on anti-roll (sway) bars, explaining how they affect handling for off-road cars, how to choose thicker or thinner bars, how the anti-roll bar affects the car over jumps, how important it is in comparison with other settings, and how ARBs interact with your wheelbase and driveshaft choices.
Max Mört gives a great, in-depth explanation of how wheelbase adjustments affect off-road RC cars and how to use it in your tuning to optimize weight transfer and turning ability.
XRAY's Alex Hagberg explains how to tune the front damping in a pan car using oil on the kingpins. The video is made for the XRAY X12 '22, but applies to any pan car that uses the traditional kingpin setup.
Max Mört takes us through these fundamental settings, and why they do what they do.
This is the best explainer we've seen on roll center yet - check out these great videos from Max Mört that get into the racing physics of why roll center does what it does. He focuses on off-road, but the principles work across all types of racing. Oh, and get comfy and make some popcorn - these two videos clock in at over 27 minutes.
Learn the basics of camber and toe with TLR's lead product designer!
When should you move the axle/hub up or down? Or in or out? Ty explains his strategy in this video.
Max covers everything you need to know about shock tuning with a focus on off-road racing, including linear vs progressive vs dual-rate springs, the effect of lighter or stiffer springs and how the springs affect your handling over the bumps.
Alex Hagberg of XRAY talks through track width, its impact on handling, and how to set it via hexes or suspension mounts.
Here's a quick explainer of how caster impacts pan cars, and specifically 1/12th scale pan cars. It's focused on the XRAY X12 '21, but most of the content applies to any pan car.
Is your sway bar really set to the same setting on left and right? Check out this video from McTips to see how to make sure your tweak is really set properly, especially for on-road cars.
This is a meaty one, so pull up a chair! In this video, learn about suspension inserts and how toe (inboard & outboard), anti-dive, and sweep affect a car's handling, with Alex Hagberg, tuning expert from XRAY.
Ty Tessman shares off his secrets for ensuring that his car's ride height is exactly where he wants it
TLR's Frank Root explains the basics of setting ride height with a focus on 1/10th scale 2WD, but it's applicable to any off-roader.
Ever have trouble getting the perfect camber angle because the hexes tweak after you get the axles set? Alexander Hagberg of XRAY has the solution!
A free sample from JQRacing's Invisible Speed Online course, this video explains the physics behind anti-roll bars and how to apply them to racing. A must-watch!