1/10 Off-Road Cars
Find setups and tuning guides for 1/10 scale buggies and trucks, and watch videos of top racers explain how they set their suspension, mount & prep tires, and much more.
CNHL RC Batteries
2S, 3S, 4S, 6S...whatever batteries you need for RC, CNHL has them!
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Cheatsheet
Off-road RC Setup Cheatsheet
Everything you need to learn off-road RC racing, on one piece of paper. From roll center to camber gain to axle height, learn what your RC car's settings do, how to set up your car for low or high grip, and how to troubleshoot common setup problems.
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Track diff oil, shock rebuilds, and every job your car needs to stay running right.
Setup Guides & Articles
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Setup guide
When to Change Your Droop
Brandon Rose explains how droop affects handling and traction, and when to adjust suspension arm travel based on track conditions.
by Brandon Rose
Setup guide
Brushless Motor Tuning for RC Racing: The Four Knobs Explained
How to tune RC brushless motors for racing — rotor, mechanical timing, ESC boost and turbo, gearing — and how to keep the motor cool. The physics behind every knob, in plain English.
Maintenance guide
How to Charge RC LiPo Batteries: A Beginner's Guide
Everything a new RC racer needs to know about charging LiPo batteries safely — first-charge walkthrough, balance charging, storage, and the four mistakes that kill packs fast.
Maintenance guide
LiPo Charging for RC Racers: What the Science Actually Says
A grounded guide for racers who've already read three LiPo guides — what the chemistry actually says, and what's just folklore.
Setup guide
How to Wire an RC Car (like a Pro) with Wallie Builds
Nick Wautlet of Wallie Builds walks you through the nitty gritty of hooking up batteries, motors, and servos to give your car that "factory" look. And of course, short, clean wiring also means more efficient energy transfer and more reliable connections, so not only will your car look better, it'll run better!
by Nick Wautlet
Setup guide
Carbon Fiber Chassis Preparation with Alexander Hagberg of XRAY
XRAY's Alexander Hagberg walks us through how he preps a graphite chassis, in this case for a T4.
by Alexander Hagberg
Setup guide
How to Build RC Gear Diffs That Never Leak
Klinik RC walks us through how they build the "perfect" gear diff, that is, one that doesn't leak diff oil!
by Klinik RC
Setup guide
Off-Road Tire Mounting and Gluing with Jason Ruona of JConcepts
I know, everyone loves tire-mounting, right? Well, if you're going to do it, do it right - here's an in-depth explainer video from one of the all-tie experts, Jason Ruona of JConcepts.
by JConcepts
Setup guide
RC Off-Road Tire Prep by Ryan Stiles Harris
Great, in-depth video on how to break-in and prep your off-road tires - learn about break-in, sauce, and more.
by Ryan Stiles Harris
Maintenance guide
RC Shock Maintenance with Allan O'Brien
Allan O'Brien walks us through the nitty gritty of rebuilding shocks and how to keep them performing consistently.
by Allan O'Brien
Maintenance guide
When To Replace RC Parts
Schumacher's Michal Orlowski explains in this video how to tell when you should replace parts, so you don't end up with the dreaded DNF.
by MIchal Orlowski
Setup guide
Off-road Tire Gluing and Balancing by VP-Pro
The racers at VP-Pro put together a great, detailed video showing all of their techniques for mounting the perfect 1/8 off-road tire.
by RC Trophy Chasers
