Racing Set UpGUide

Please keep in mind that the following are generalizations and may not work in every instance, or every racing surface. Track conditions can and do change, and the pros are often tuning, "on the fly" at races. This is not to say that if you find a generalized setup, you should not stick to it, sometimes drastic and multiple changes are not the answer. Regardless, the lap counter should be used as the final judge as to whether any setup change is successful or not.

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Camber

Camber, is a measure of the vehicle's wheels, from vertical, in comparison to the racing surface. With a negative camber setting the vehicle's wheels lean inward toward the chassis. With a positive camber setting the vehicle's wheels lean outward away from the chassis. 
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In general, most RC applications use negative camber, this increases tire patch (contact area) in relation to the suspension during compression or chassis roll. 

Camber is usually set by changing the length of the upper suspension rods using a camber gauge while on a flat surface.
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