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April 17, 2020 ycthk

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:…

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April 15, 2020 ycthk

Is 3D printed parts strong enough?

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

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April 10, 2020 ycthk

Fixing transmitter steering

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

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April 10, 2020 ycthk

ESC that supports both brushed and brushless operation

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

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April 10, 2020 ycthk

Bypassing the pinion gear restriction

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

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April 5, 2020 ycthk

Working with the steering linkage

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

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April 5, 2020 ycthk

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

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

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April 3, 2020 ycthk

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…

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April 1, 2020 ycthk

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

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

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March 31, 2020 ycthk

A 2mm difference in dog bone shaft length…

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

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