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.
Veteran driver Ryan Lutz explains how to get the most out of your 1/8-scale RC off-road car or truck when driving on high-grip tracks
Sure, it's fun to drive on bumpy tracks, but how do you make sure your car is still fast and balanced? Adam Drake walks us through his approach.
Ty provides a quick explainer on how to know when your pillow ball suspension needs to be cleaned out, and how to do the actual maintenance to ensure the uprights move freely.
Most RC cars allow suspension tuning via the mounts that hold the lower suspension arms to the chassis, but some cars extend this to the upper arms as well, making for a very complex mix of options.
Wondering why you might want to use shorter or longer front upper suspension arms on your RC buggy or truck? Check out this explainer from 1/8-scale veteran and Mugen Seiki team driver, Adam Drake.
RCCrewChief explains the basics of setup physics. And when I say "basics," I mean more in-depth than any other video you'll find out there.
RCCrewChief explains the nitty gritty of suspension.
RCCrewChief explains how weight transfer in your car happens and how to tune your suspension to take advantage of it.
RCCrewChief explains suspension stiffness and how it affects your RC car's handling
RCCrewChief explains roll center and how camber gain relates to it.
RCCrewChief explains the Ackermann angle and how it affects an RC car's steering response.
RCCrewChief explains damping, shock springs, pistons, oil, and how they all work together to help your RC car soak up the bumps and stay stable in the turns.
Schumacher's Michal Orlowski explains in this video how to tell when you should replace parts, so you don't end up with the dreaded DNF.
Ty Tessman of XRAY walks us through each step of his shock rebuilds, focusing on getting 0% rebound. The video is focused on the XB series buggies, but applies to all 1/8th scale off-road vehicles.
Alexander Hagberg walks us through some of the basics of X12 suspension setup theory.
Alex Hagberg explains how to prep an RC car for racing in the rain. Many of the tips are relevant for all car classes (how to protect your radio equipment, ESC, wiring, and motor), but the setup tips (flex, camber, etc) are focused on on-road touring cars.
Alex walks us through the intricacies of tuning your X12's chassis flex for any track conditions.
Ray Munday's summary of Associated shock sizes for their 1/10 off-road cars, so you know which pistons and bodies work for your car.