Category: Tech Tip – Suspension

Techtip: protecting the dampers from dust

All that we need is balloon ... (see for yourself) Dust and debris can contaminate…

Tamiya Frog front wheel falling off and front arm mount loosen

Tamiya has reissued the Frog over the years, allowing new generations of RC enthusiasts to…

Tamiya DF01 motor heatsink issue

An RC car motor generates heat as it operates, and if the heat is not…

Awesomatix A12 1/12-Scale Pan Car

An Awesomatix A12 1/12-Scale pan car with a H-plate chassis and a well hidden horizontal…

Exotek F1 Ultra

F1 RC cars are typically built to a scale that mimics the proportions of full-sized…

Anti roll bar

An anti-roll bar is a suspension component that's commonly used to reduce body roll or…

RC techtip: car forward flipping

In this video, you can see a Tamiya big wheeler flipping forward when braking. The…

Shock tower breakage

This kind of damage is very common among Tamiya cars. The shock tower is ABS…

Structural weakness of the Hotshot rear upper swing arm

These photos show the inherent structural weakness of the Hotshot rear upper swing arm. The…