Drift Cars

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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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Settings Throttle Rate Control on an ESC

The Drake explains how to set the throttle rate control (aka throttle strength) on your ESC. His example is a Hobbywing 1/.8 speed control, but rate control applies to all modern ESCs at all scales.

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How to Solder Like a Pro

Team Corally shared a detailed explanation of how to create clean, strong solder joints, a core skill a racers need.

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RC Drift Setup Guide

Learn how all of the settings on your RC drift car affect its understeer or oversteer. This was floating around the Internet without attribution - if you know who created it, please let us know so we can credit them appropriately!

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RC Car Shock Spring Overview with the Hall Bros

You gotta love RC pros who are happy to share their knowledge. The Hall Bros are back with their latest great explainer vid, this one called "Literally Everything I Know About Springs," and since almost all RC rely on spring-based dampers, it's useful for almost all types of racing!

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Shock Angle Setup for RC Cars

Boomslang Suspension provides this fantastic explainer of how the angle of your shocks affects the actual damping characteristics they provide. If you really want to understand shock angles, this one is a must-watch.

Reference

RC Silicone Shock Oil Comparison Chart

Table showing shock oil weights and how they compare across different shock oil brands.

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Ackermann Tuning for RC Drift

Learn the essentials of Ackermann for drifting from Alan Leung. He demonstrates on Yokomo slide-rack cars, but the principles apply to all drift cars.

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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.