Science of Setup Episode 10 – Shocks Part 3 – Tuning Handling

 

Most pay little attention to shocks when it comes to handling and in most cases that is OK. The reason I say this is a single shock setting can provide decent handling characteristics over a wide range of springs and chassis setups. However when your car is well balanced and you are looking for a way to squeeze out a few tenths of a sec per lap, shock tuning can be the way to make that happen.

 

 

If you want to follow along the free version of RC Crew Chief can be downloaded from the website. This episode makes use of the included 1/10th Touring Car model.