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Practical RC Car Upgrade 2020 Quick links

Diff and diff oil: http://rcpress.com/wp/?page_id=1559 Shock oil guide: http://rcpress.com/wp/?page_id=1562 Shock Absorber: http://rcpress.com/wp/?page_id=1014 Tires and rims:…

Is 3D printed parts strong enough?

It depends. These replacement shock towers are pretty solid so far: This Optima uses a…

Fixing transmitter steering

When your car suddenly stops steering, it can be servo failure OR transmitter problem. Test…

ESC that supports both brushed and brushless operation

This TBLE 02S Tamiya ESC supports both. For brushed operation simply ignores the orange wire.…

Bypassing the pinion gear restriction

Pinion gear restriction is usually implemented on the motor mount. Take the Tamiya M03 as…

Working with the steering linkage

Sometimes it is a pain to work with linkage comprising ball caps and turnbuckle. As…

RC Car Terminologies Part 3 (parts sponsored by 3Racing)

The knuckle arm, a ball bearing, a C hub, a universal shaft and a ball…

Inboard VS Outboard toe adjustment (parts sponsored by 3Racing)

You all know what toe-in and toe-out are about. Usually the easy way to adjust…

RC Car Terminologies Part 2 (parts sponsored by 3Racing)

The bulkhead assembly. The diff stays on the bulkhead. Each car has 2 bulkheads, one…

A 2mm difference in dog bone shaft length…

The Kyosho Optima dog bone shaft is 68mm. What is going to happen if I…