Chassis and setup
Practical guides to doing things properly — written for club racers, not engineers.
- Chassis and setup
Understanding gearing: FDR, rollout and motor temperature
What the spur and pinion actually do, how to compare gearing across cars, and how to use temperature to find the limit.
Intermediate3 min read - Chassis and setup
Camber, toe and ride height
The three measurements every setup sheet starts with: what each one does to the car, and how to set them without a setup station.
Beginner3 min read - Chassis and setup
Reading the car: turning a handling complaint into a change
How to work out what the car is actually doing, which end to change, and why one adjustment at a time is not just caution.
Intermediate4 min read - Chassis and setup
Tyres: compound, wear and traction compound
The single biggest performance choice on the car — how to pick a compound, glue and true it, and what additive does and does not do.
Intermediate4 min read - Chassis and setup
Springs, oil and pistons: tuning the dampers
The three variables inside a shock, what each one changes, and why spring rate and damping are answers to different questions.
Advanced4 min read - Chassis and setup
Differentials and the slipper clutch
Where the drive actually goes: diff oil weights, ball diff tension, front and rear balance on 4WD, and setting a slipper properly.
Advanced4 min read