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What is Axle Height? Some vehicles (like off-road or Formula 1 cars) allow you to move the front axle up or down a certain distance from center. This is typically achieved by placing spacers either above …

What is an Inline Axle? Inline Axles denote the axle placement inline with the kingpin. This is usually an optional steering setup and requires the use of a different Axles (in most cases) and different …

What is a Trailing Axle? Trailing Axles denote the axle placement behind the kingpin. This is standard on most 2WD vehicles (especially offroad) and provides the best overall steering feeling. Trailing Axles provide less aggressive …

What is Anti-Squat? Anti-Squat describes the angle of the rear inner hinge pin. If the pin is angled back (front mount higher than the rear), the result is Anti-Squat. The more anti-squat the vehicle has, …

What is an Anti-Roll Bar? Anti-Roll Bars, also know as Sway Bars, are used to reduce chassis roll while cornering by connecting the left side of the car to the right side. Typically, Anti-Roll Bars …

What is Anti-Dive? Anti-Dive (AKA Pro-Squat) describes the angle of the front inner hinge pin. If the pin is angled forward (rear mount higher than the front), the result is Anti-Dive. You can adjust this …

What is Ackermann? Ackermann is the angle of the inside tire in relation to the outside tire when the wheels are turned completely to either the left or the right. In a tight turn, where …

Welcome to the February 2023 edition of The List! February was a good month for RC with way more than 5 cool items dropping! As usual, though, we had to narrow it down to the …

It’s not often that a diamond in the rough peeks its pearly whites at you but, when it happens, sometimes you have to take a chance – and that’s what we did with the new …

New from Team Associated is the stellar new MT12 Monster Truck, a 1/12 scale rig packaged up as a RTR! The new little rig includes some cool features for a tiny MT – chassis mounted …