{"id":3774,"date":"2022-05-21T08:40:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T08:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2022-06-05T06:00:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T06:00:44","slug":"rc-techtip-car-forward-flipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/?p=3774","title":{"rendered":"RC techtip: car forward flipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, you can see a Tamiya big wheeler flipping forward when braking.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TqsvzYoUJG0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The problem is with the front suspension shorting &#8211; either the front damper springs are too stiff, or that the front dampers are too short and that suspension travel is insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see from the photo below, the dampers are too short, thus limiting the suspension travel:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3782\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1262\" height=\"688\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816.jpg 1262w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816-300x164.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816-1024x558.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816-768x419.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816-1246x679.jpg 1246w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816-675x368.jpg 675w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_200816-480x262.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By changing to longer dampers, suspension can be improved:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3783\" src=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1262\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212.jpg 1262w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212-1024x568.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212-768x426.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212-1246x691.jpg 1246w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212-675x374.jpg 675w, http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20220522_201212-480x266.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1262px) 100vw, 1262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This video shows the longer dampers in action:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QAViomHUH18\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, you can see a Tamiya big wheeler flipping forward when braking. 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