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What is Ride Height? Ride Height is the distance measured from the bottom of the chassis to the ground. This adjustment should always be made with the car in race ready condition, meaning all electronics …

What is Kickup? Kickup describes the angle of the front of a chassis. It can also be described as another form of Caster. Cars with a flat chassis have 0° of Kickup (inner hinge pins …

What is Gear Ratio? Every RC Car has two major gears to drive the car – a Pinion Gear and a Spur Gear. On battery-powered cars, the Pinion is attached to the motor and connects …

What is Droop? Droop is the amount of down-travel a suspension arm has. Droop can be set independently from front to back, but should be the same (normally) from side to side. There are a …

What is the Chassis? The Chassis is the main component of any vehicle. This is the backbone, or base, that the rest of the parts will be bolted to (in some fashion). There are really …

What is Caster? Caster is the angle of the steering block kingpin as it leans toward the rear of the car. Caster is also directly affected by Kickup, something found mostly in 2WD offroad cars. …

What are Camber Link Locations? The Camber Link is the adjustable rod or fixed-length rod that connects the chassis to the front caster block or rear hub carrier. It affect how much the Camber changes …

What is Camber? Camber is the angle of the tops of the wheels from straight up and down. Leaning in is Negative Camber, leaning out is Positive Camber. As a general rule, giving one end …

What is Bumpsteer? Bumpsteer gets its name from just that – undesirable steering while going through bumps. A good way to check this is to set your race-ready car on a completely flat surface (race …

What are Bearings? All vehicles come equipped with some sort of bearing, whether it’s plastic, Oilite or a true ball-raced bearing. True ball bearings are the best of these and are suggested for all types …