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WHEELBASE
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wheelbase
Wheelbase refers to the horizontal distance between the front and rear axles. Changes
to wheelbase can have a dramatic effect on the handling of your car, since it readjusts
the distribution of weight on the wheels, which adjusts traction. Not all RC cars have the
option to adjust the wheelbase.
By adjusting the wheelbase at one end of the car, you affect the traction at that end of
the car. For example, by shortening the wheelbase at the rear of the car, you place more
weight over the rear wheels (resulting in more rear traction).
EFFECTS OF WHEELBASE ADJUSTMENT
WHEELBASE
CHARACTERISTICS
Shorter wheelbase
(less spacers in
front of rear upright)
• Increases rearward weight transfer during acceleration
• Increases on-power traction
• Quicker off-power steering into corners
• Slight tendency to push on-power at corner exit
• Increases steering response
• Better on tighter, more technical tracks
Longer wheelbase
(more spacers in
front of rear upright)
• Decreases off-power steering into sharp corners
• Increases stability
• Slower initial steering reaction (off-power)
• Improves on-power steering at corner exit
• Better handling over bumps and ruts
• Better on more open tracks with high-speed corners
ADJUSTING WHEELBASE
Depending on the car, wheelbase may be
adjusted by using shims in the following
locations:
• Front and rear lower inner pivot pins,
ahead of & behind the front and rear
lower suspension arms
• Rear lower outer pivot pins, ahead of &
behind the rear uprights
Insert the appropriate shims on the pins
ahead of the arm (front) / upright (rear),
and insert the proper shims behind to
remove any slack.
IMPORTANT!
Make equal adjustments on both left and right sides of the car.
