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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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7 RC Setup Changes for High Grip vs Low Grip Tracks

The Hall Bros are back on the couch again, this time explaining the primary setup changes you'll want to make when going between high grip and low grip tracks. It focuses on their specialty, 1/10th scale, but most recommendations will work on 1/8th as well.

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Suspension Tuning with Rear Pill Inserts

Associated team driver Aydin Horne walks us through the basics of using the rear suspension pins and pill inserts to adjust your toe, anti-squat, and roll center to fully lock in your car's handling!

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Adam Drake Explains Ackermann

The Drake covers one of the more mysterious aspects of steering tuning, so you'll know exactly how to use it to get your car running right.

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How to Use a Setup Station with Buggies

Mayako/Invisible Speed ace Pekko Iivonen walks us through how to use a setup station properly.

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RC Off-road Droop Tuning

Drake on droop! How to set it properly on your 1/8 off-roader, so you get consistent, meaningful readings you can use to tune your car's handling.

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RC Shock Rebound and Compression Tuning

The Hall Bros are back, this time explaining how to tune your shock damping both in compression and rebound, a must-watch for racers who want to be ready for any and all track conditions!

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Beginner's Guide to Lipo Batteries for RC

RC Vitals put together a great video in interview format with everything you need to know about LiPos. It's long, but covers a LOT of ground, and is perfect for someone getting into the hobby!

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How Anti-roll Bars Affect Handling in RC Cars

The Hall Brothers are back with a deep dive on anti-roll bars and how they help the handling of off-road RC cars. As usual, a must-watch from them!

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Moving the Entire Camber Link on Off-road Cars

The Hall Bros explore a topic rarely covered - what happens when you move the entire camber link (inside and outside positions) either up or down, or inside-outside? How does the handling change?