Adjust Your RC Car Alignment - How-To 

4 years past and still helping out. Thank you for sharing.

It’s crazy how much your voice reminds me of Seth rogen

Wow !This is just what I needed to know guys. Very informative and alot of help to newbies. Don't listen to any of the negative comments you get. You guys help all the rc people who don't know these things and need to learn. 👍

This is solid gold. So many new RU-vidrs out there making videos that don’t know squat about RCs. Thank you guys so much for putting good info out there.

very informative! Most guides I have seen say "turn this for that" but never clearly explain WHY you want certain adjustments. Thanks! Now to order those gauges...

Your videos are very helpful. Thank you guys for what you do. Keep the hobby alive.

Comprehensive, information packed video.... BUT, you completely overlooked showing us how to actually USE the Toe Gauge!

Thank you!! You guys have helped me so much! I love your videos and have learned so much. I never really understood how to correctly adjust camber and toe. Until now!! Thanks guys!

I just wanted to thank you it's very helpful

Great video. Thanks for the information. I'll finally be able to set up my car correctly.

10/2020-And your video is still helping people out. I had no clue where to begin with the alignment on my E-REVO VXL and RUSTLER VXL. And this video alone was informative and in depth just enough to help me to make successful adjustments to my trucks. Thank you for the video, and I'll be on the lookout for more from you. Thank you so much **LIKED, SUBSCRIBED & DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED"

New to the hobby, I appreciate the information and specially the energy. Cheers! :)

Great video even in 2021! Thanks guys!

True mechanic talks 🔥🙏🏾

You guys are the best at explaining

You guys are great!! Thanks for all the help!!! 😆😆

Great video,well explained 👍 Thank you

I like how from a mechanics POV everything he's saying is spot on.😂

Good video! Great how to.

Great job guys! Always watch your videos even if its someting I already know about. Keep it up

Great explanation! I'm in Orange County, will definitely stop in for some parts for my Stampede 4x4 VXL!

this was super helpful, thanks so much

Thanks for the tips guys, just got given a big RC car and had no clue how to adjust the front left wheel, as it's "toed out" way more than the right. Liked and subscribed! I will be shooting some videos of the Bugsta soon, watch this space 😀🇬🇧

Thank you sir for the information hoping this gets to you so looking at my truck today I noticed on the left hand side the front wheel look like the top was kind of tilted inward and on the right hand side which would be the driver side looking at it the wheel was straight up and down should I adjust this

Nice video. Starts at 5min though. You guys are great.

Thanks so much this video was very informative

Thanks guys!

Great video, keep up the great work🙂

make more how to bro...i really like ur channel 👊

I think I'd measure the shaft length in between the turnbuckle ends with calipers, they should be perfectly even. and then make equal adjustments. It worked well this way for helicopters anyhow.

Hey guys very good and very informative

you guys are awesome

We run positive camber on the left side at my local tracks when were running dirt oval

Great video - thanks. I just upgraded my turnbuckles and my wheels were way out of whack.

I have a Arrma Granite 4x4 Blx so dose a basher have to worry about to the toe and camber on that so much

so would turning the wheels and then setting the camber to 0⁰ work for optimal turning? Meaning turn wheels full right then set left wheel then turning full left and set the right wheel! Or would it be better to only do half turn?

I wish these guys were in my town!

I have a store bought RC car, what does wheel alignment do on that

I'm having an issue with my hoss vxl, it seems to wiggle as if I where turning back and forth when reversing at medium to high speeds. When I go forward its fine. Would that be an alignment issue and if so how would I fix that?

Why no more videos. I really enjoyed these.

How about caster. That important too. What does the groove represent on the tie rod?

You guys have great videos, very informative especially on the camber gauge but you totally got sidetracked and forgot to mention how to use the toe gauge! You need to do another video on the toe in and out. Thank you for all the other great videos as well.

you can also use a square and ruler and or protractor

Really helpfull

Are those numbers for camber and toe for the front and Rear measurements? And are those numbers for both truck and buggy?

because of this video i just realised why one of y front wheels was slightly toe-out making it pull to the right... after over a year. (haven't used it all of last year) i did crash it and break the thing that wheel is on and replaced it with metal.

Liking your videos. Sure they could help someone sometime.

Still helping in 2024 thank you

Should the cambered setting in degrees be the same for the front and the back of the vehicle

Does having your toe in couse drag on the car. My car is being a little slow and i noticed taht my toe was in so i looked up how to fix that.

what do you do if your rc does not have the turnbuckles and your camber and toes are CLEARLY way out of whack? Please help!

Where do I get that Cauge

Epicly Great vid. too bad no new ones.

Does this stop the car from spinning in circles? When I hit the gas my rustler spins in circles and I can't find a way to fix it .

Hey guys! Thanks as always for the vid! Quick question: If there is no “correct” camber setting, how would I be able to achieve “proper” alignment? Thank you! 🤘🏻

Wow great information i learn alot from this video now ima try fix my 2wd slash has to much camber and toe out do to previous owner and it tends to steer left wen drag racing of start... what you recommend on setting?

What if I have the plastic camber links for 2-wheel drive Traxxas front end I have one side that's 5° in the other side is two and a half degrees how do I adjust the camber with the plastic camber link

Great vid!, on my slash 2wd it is only wanting to go right, could this method work also?

Great video, i have the traxxis slash xl5 and just bought it used, im going to get those gauges, but the front looks like its setup good, ill check after i get gauge. The rear tires look like they have probably 2° toe in. Should the rear be more closer to 0° or 1° toe in? Thanks in advanced.

Holy shit. You guys have a channel??? Subscribed.

i like how hes trying to write something down.

Can be done with a plain old 12 inch ruler and a speed square

Hard to adjust something that has alot of flop in the wheels and it all changes when the suspension moves up

Positive camber is useful in oval racing on left front. Not good for normal driving .

My toe in gauge does not read zero on it it's too hard to read not sure how to use this Towing gauge

can you eye ball it if we dont have the tool ???

Hello, I have an HPI Sprint 2 but the steering system is not very solid. Even on 20km/h is very hard to keep it going straight. Is it the servo thing...? Thank you :-)

my local rc shop looked at me like i was fucking dumb as shit asking if they had any of these tools to adjust my steering. and it took me a week to find this damn video again hahaha. and i found it on accident when i wasn't intentionally looking for it haha

could i add camber to a latrax sst

If I have a wheel far out of tow, should I be worried about a failure in some piece of the suspension

Hey my rc car has one wheel that is not aligned correctly and I can't solve the problem. with the trim1

Toe and camber is front AND rear

tell me where can I buy camber gauge?

How would you want to do the rear?

im so anal about the alignment. and im anal about having centered steering trim. this is my first thing i do when i buy a car or truck. it sucks tho that the tolerances on rc isnt so precise. i always have different adjusted sized links to get perfect steering.

For drag racing what is the ideal camber set up

My slash turns to the right when I turn to the left on the control what should I do?

"camber is something that has no right or wrong answer" please dont tell that to honda owners lol

Camber goes for the same on the rear?

I did like the video, but it didn't teach me how to adjust the toe. camber was easy to understand... You showed how the camber tool works and to make the necessary adjustment... I understood what toe in & out is. Do I just eyeball it first and make it straight as possible? You showed the tool but never used it to explain where to start the alignment process other than it moves in 1/16" increments... what is the starting point to set the toe? How do I know the tire is straight or at 0*? If I'm to use the rear tires as a guide line then what if it's a staggered offset setup? String won't help because it would be angled from the rear to the front tires. Just wondering cause I changed alot of my suspension parts after watching your other vids...

So you said when turning you should have all the tire in contact with the ground, do you mean the inside or outside the turn tire?

so...when ya gonna show where to do the adjustment? am I missing something? My front wheels are way outta whack either from factory or someone crashed it and returned it and the seller on amazon sold me a returned truck... INGQU 1:12 Scale "High Speed" R/C

does the camber have to be perfect?

Maybe you said it and I didn't hear you. All of this has to be done AFTER ride height is established and the measurements must be done at the selected ride height. Ride height changes camber. Camber changes toe.

To finish explaining how to actually measure the toe in or out (seems he forgot). Using that same toe gauge, you will put the gauge across the front where the toe gauge has points at each end that you’ll align to an exact point on each front tire (either the center line of tire or furthest edge of tread of each tire). Do this across the front, write down measurement, then turn gauge around and measure again across the back of tires (using the same exact point on tire you used on front). The toe gauge will bender the vehicle and points will now face forward for second measurement. Write down the second measurement from across the back of front tires. The difference between the two measurements is your toe (in or out). If equal (rarely), you are already at zero and can adjust from there (make adjustment on both sides equally). If the front measurement is wider (or higher) then the rear, you have toe-OUT, if the front measurement is narrower then the back, you have toe-IN. Now, using your turnbuckle wrench, you’ll adjust the steering links that run to the back side of each wheel hub, in or out a quarter turn on each side, measure again, until your distance is equal front and rear. “Equal” puts you at 0 toe. Lastly, now (assuming you want 1° of toe-out) adjust until the measurements are 1/16” wider in front measurement, then the rear measurement. Note: It’s actually a little easier to use two gauges (one across front and one across rear of front tires), so you don’t have to keep flipping gauge around and moving vehicle as much. Kinda wish he’d have finished explaining how to take the measurements, as this is a pretty important setting. He was dead-on with why it’s important and what toe in or out does, but I wouldn’t call where he left off as “self-explanatory” by any means. If you’re looking for an explanation, then you’re already past “self explanitory”. There are also (7-years later), MANY other settings that are able to be changed. Bump-steer, Ackerman, Caster, Ride height, & kpi, to name a few. RTR kits may still only have a couple adjustments, but anything else has a lot, including multiple suspension/shock adjustments, as well as dampening of both shocks and differentials. Hope this helped a little on the “toe”, it’s not as easy to explain without pics/vids. Just remember to measure using the exact same line front and rear, because the adjustments tolerances are so minimal. Using the molded line around center of tread is typically best, but nowadays there isn’t always a center line of tires, so you’ll need to go to where tread meets the sidewall, then note the difference between the measurements.

What happened for the back side

Mines got zero toe but about im guessing 5 degrees positive camber

Between 2 - 4 degress - camber ?. You should not go no more than -2 on the camber and I'm just a beginner. Bad advise.

1 thing i don't think you mentioned is when adjusting camber you will need to adjust the toe afterwards because adjusting camber changes the toe.

I got my traxxas stampede and the back wheels are pointed in and it kinda drives weird

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Wished you had actually showed how to use the toe gauge !

is RIDE HEIGHT adjustable and is it a part of TOTAL VEHICLE ALIGHNMENT...I went to Firestone and got a LIFETIME ALIGNMENT on my Losi XXX-T well worth it - LOL

This is like Ron Jeremy and Seth rogan teaching us about rc cars.

Did it myself trial and error

You guys should do a giveaway when you hit 10k subs

Wtf I really just camber ganged my traxxas and it’s just fine

I don't want to sound like a dick, but why is it whenever I go to any hobby shop there's a large guy wearing plaid?

It would have been nice if you would have actually showed us how to use the toe gauge!!!!!!!

3 to 4 mm out