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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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Setup guide
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!
Setup guide
What is "Diffing Out" on RC cars?
The Hall Brothers break down "diffing out" - what it is, and how to fix it!
Setup guide
RC Diff Tuning: 2 Gears or 4 Gears?
The Hall Bros explore how 2-gear diffs handle vs 4-gear diffs. It's a tricky topic, so it's a little light on technical explanations, but the "this is how it feels and affects your car" parts are great!
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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!
Setup guide
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?
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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.
Setup Guides & Reference
Setup guide
1/12 Pan Car Kingpin Oil Tuning
by XRAY
Setup guide
6 Ways to Make Your RC Car Faster Now
by The Hall Bros
Setup guide
7 RC Setup Changes for High Grip vs Low Grip Tracks
by Hall Bros RC
Setup guide
Adam Drake on Ride Height & Camber
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
Anti-roll Bar Tuning for RC
by JQRacing
Setup guide
Anti-squat, Kick-up, and Pro-dive in RC Car Suspension Tuning
by Max Mört
Setup guide
Axle Height / Hub Height in RC Car Tuning
by Hall Brothers RC
Setup guide
Axle Height Adjustments by Ty Tessman of XRAY
by XRAY
Setup guide
Beginner's Guide to Off-Road RC Setups
by Ryan Harris
Setup guide
Bump Steer in RC Cars Explained
by Hall Bros RC
Setup guide
Choosing Shock Springs for Off-Road RC Racing
by Max Mört
Setup guide
How Anti-roll Bars Affect Handling in RC Cars
Setup guide
How Front Upper Suspension Arms Affect Handling, with Adam Drake
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
How to Check Chassis Tweak on a Touring Car
by Infinity
Setup guide
How to Get More Rear Traction
by Hall Brothers
Setup guide
How to Make Your Off-road RC Car Handle Bumps
by Hall Brothers RC
Setup guide
How to Measure Droop on Off-road RC Cars
by Mayako
Setup guide
How to Set Camber & Ride Height, with Broc Champlin
by JConcepts
Setup guide
How to Set Camber and Toe on an RC Car
by Max Mört
Setup guide
How to Set RC Camber and Toe, with TLR's Frank Root
by TLR
Setup guide
How to Set RC Ride Height
by TLR
Setup guide
How to Set RC Ride Height Consistently, Every Time
by Ty Tessman
Setup guide
How to Set Track Width on RC Touring Cars
by XRAY
Setup guide
How to Set up Active Rear Suspension on an RC Touring Car
by Tonisport
Setup guide
How to Tune Your 1/8 Off-road Car for Bumpy Tracks
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
How to Tune an RC Car for a Rough Track
Setup guide
How to Use a Setup Station with Buggies
by Invisible Speed
Setup guide
How to Waterproof an RC Race Car
by Alex Hagberg
Setup guide
How to adjust Suspension Pill Inserts on RC Touring Cars
by XRAY
Setup guide
Jacking Forces & Roll Center with JQ
by JQRacingTV
Setup guide
Kick-up and Caster Explainer from the Hall Brothers
by Hall Brothers RC
Setup guide
Klinik Setup Cheatsheet
by Klinik RC
Setup guide
Moving the Entire Camber Link on Off-road Cars
by Hall Brothers RC
Setup guide
Murfdogg Chassis Tuning 101
by MurfDogg
Setup guide
Off-Road RC Tuning with Sway Bars, with Adam Drake
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
Pan Car Front Suspension Tuning with Kingpin Oil
by Alex Hagberg / XRAY
Maintenance guide
Pillow Ball Suspension Maintenance with XRAY's Ty Tessman
by Ty Tessman
Setup guide
RC Anti-roll Bar Tuning Tips
by Max Mört
Setup guide
RC Car Shock Spring Overview with the Hall Bros
by The Hall Bros
Setup guide
RC Drift Setup Guide
Setup guide
RC Off-road Droop Tuning
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
RC Oval Camber Link & Roll Center Cheatsheet
Setup guide
RC Roll Center & Weight Transfer by Ray Munday
by Ray Munday
Setup guide
RC Roll Center, From the Ground Up, with Max Mört
by Max Mört
Setup guide
RC Touring Car Sway Bar Tweak Setting - Getting it Perfect
by McTips
Setup guide
RC Wheelbase Tuning with Max Mört
by Max Mört
Reference
RC10 B4.2 Ray Munday Setup Chart
by Ray Munday
Setup guide
Rear Toe-in Tuning for Off-Road RC Cars
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
Roll Center Explainer
by EvanJayAwesomeRC
Setup guide
Scrub Radius Tuning for Off-road RC Cars
by JQRacingTV
Setup guide
Setting Caster for 1/12 Pan Cars with XRAY's Alexander Hagberg
by Alexander Hagberg
Setup guide
Suspension Tuning with Rear Pill Inserts
by Aydin Horne
Setup guide
TLR 22X-4 Setup Tips from Frank Root and Aaron & Geoff Kothman
by Frank Root
Reference
Team Associated 1/10 Shock Length Chart
by Ray Munday
Setup guide
Team Associated RC Handbook V2
by Team Associated
Setup guide
Team Associated Shock Piston Types
by Team Associated
Reference
Tekno Vehicle Setup Guide
by Tekno
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 1: Setup Physics & Terminology
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 2: Suspension Properties
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 3: Weight Transfer
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 4: Overall Suspension Stiffness
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 5: Camber and Camber Gain
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 6: The Relationship Between Roll Center and Camber Gain
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Ep 7: Steering Geometry & Ackermann
by RCCrewChief
Reference
The Science of Setup Eps 8-10: Shocks
by RCCrewChief
Setup guide
Touring Car Camber Adjustment with Alexander Hagberg
by Alexander Hagberg
Setup guide
Tuning a 1/8 Scale Off-road Car for High-Grip Tracks
by Ryan Lutz
Setup guide
Tuning with Anti-Squat for 1/8 Off-road Racing
by Adam Drake
Setup guide
Upper Arm Mount Pill Inserts
Setup guide
What is Kingpin Inclination?
Setup guide
Wheel Alignment Overview by Animated Engineering
by Animated Engineering
Maintenance guide
When To Replace RC Parts
by MIchal Orlowski
Setup guide
Why Run Upside-Down Shocks on Your Off-road RC Car?
by Hall Brothers RC
Setup sheet
X12 '21 Chassis Flex Adjustment with Alex Hagberg
by XRAY
Setup guide
X12 '25 Pod Angle Setting
by XRAY
Setup guide
XRAY On-road RC Touring Car Setup Guide
by XRAY
Setup guide
XRAY X12 '21 Side Springs and Chassis Tweak Tips
by XRAY
Setup guide
Zero-Rebound Off-Road Shock Build Tips with Ty Tessman
by Ty Tessman