RC Tuning Guide

After many years of having our RC Tuning Guide online, we’ve had many requests to put together a Quick Setup Guide with the most ideal tuning options to cure a problem with car handling. This …

What is a Wheelbase? The Wheelbase denotes the distance between the front and rear axles of your car and can be changed by moving spacers on the lower inner (or outer) hinge pin. Typically the …

What is Body Position? Your car’s Body Position affects the way it generates downforce. While this tuning option works with most cars, it is highly effective in full-bodied cars like touring cars. Like the body, …

What is Arm Sweep? Arm Sweep describes the backwards angle (from the inner hinge pin) of the front suspension arms. Arm Sweep is adjusted by angling the lower inner hinge pins inward or outward slightly …

What is Active Toe? Toe describes the angle of the rear tires, either Toe In or Toe Out, and is a fixed adjustment on all cars. Some cars have what is called Active Toe, a …

What is Track Width? Track Width is a measurement from the outside edge of the front or rear wheels, ie, front track width is from the outside edge of one front wheel to the outside …

What is Toe In / Toe Out? Toe In / Toe Out describes the angle of the front (or rear) tires when viewed from above. If the front tires angle in (or towards the chassis), …

What is Steering Throw Symmetry? When you build your RC car for the first time (or pull it out of the box if it’s an RTR), the steering turnbuckles are typically set to the correct …

What is a Slipper Clutch? The Slipper Clutch is tuning tool used only in offroad. It is illegal to race with a Slipper Clutch in onroad. The Slipper Clutch system uses a spring to apply …

What are Shock Mounting Positions? There are a couple different shock mounting configurations, but for the most part there is an upper and lower mount with each location changing the handling of the car. On …