| It's an engineering marvel that RC cars being so small | | | | stones etc. It greatly reduces your car's sloppiness. |
| can notch top speeds. Ever wondered what goes | | | | You first need to disassemble the parts of your RC |
| inside this tinny machine that makes them go | | | | car and reassemble it starting from the rear hub and |
| faster.Every time the car is accelerated or it brakes | | | | place shim next to it, followed by the bearing. It |
| or you drift the RC car, there is a complex | | | | should be ensured that the shim you intend to use is |
| mechanism that supports the car. But if you are | | | | of the same dimension as that of the ball bearing to |
| interested in learning how you can make your RC car | | | | make sure it works properly. So how does it work? |
| go faster then read on. | | | | It reduces the gap between the axle pin and the |
| A lot of times you would have seen in the remote | | | | bearing and hence makes your RC car go faster. |
| controlled car races that there are some cars which | | | | The only flaw with using this method is the size of |
| go faster than the others. These cars can go faster | | | | the shim, if it is not similar to the bearing, the tyres |
| because of a simple tweak called shims, which placed | | | | of your RC car may tend to bind. To prevent this |
| between the rear hub and axle pin of the car, since | | | | problem from getting in your way, use the shim that |
| there is a visible gap between them. | | | | is cut to proper size and dimensions, so that you |
| Shim is a thin metal piece or it can be made out of | | | | don't end up using too much shim on your RC car |
| wood also. Its placed in your RC car parts to prevent | | | | bearing. |
| is from toppling when it goes over rough roads like | | | | |