One thing to keep in mind when doing any rc suspension tuning is your ride height.

Ride height on a on-road car is very different to the needs on a off-road vehicle. For on-road applications be it asphalt or carpet you are going to what your ride height as low as possible to balance downforce equally on all four corners.

Your objective with an on-road vehicle is to reduce chassis roll for very fast cornering.

But, get in the dirt everything changes and ride height changes are needed for the many different surfaces and conditions you have to race on. So for this page all the pointers on ride height will deal with off-road conditions.

What is ride height? Ride height is the distance between the bottom of your chassis and the ground when your rc vehicle is setting still.

So, besides the obvious reason for changing ride height, that being ground clearance what does ride height do.

Changing ride height alters how your rc vehicle transfers weight in the corners and how your rc off-road vehicle handles the bumps, jumps and ruts on the race track.

Increasing ride height will increase chassis roll, while lowering ride height decreases chassis roll.

How do you change ride height? On almost all off-road rc vehicles you have many options when it comes to changing ride height.

You can change the shock mounting position, change the spring pre-load or change springs either stiffer or softer, to arrive at the desired height.

So, understanding how it can affect handling is important. One of the major reasons for changing ride height is the amount of traction a surface has to offer.

On a low-bite track you are going to want more traction with increased weight transfer, so you are going to want a higher ride height.

Then for a high-bite track you will require less traction with less weight transfer, so a lower ride height is needed.

Do remember than any changes to ride height can and does affect droop, the travel above ride height. This also goes for any change you make on your suspension, one change will affect something else.

So it is very important to find a balance and try to keep your rc vehicle in balance.

Having the front lower or higher than the rear and vice versa can greatly improve your handling.

If you are having problems with the rear tires spinning and causing your vehicle to want to spin out. Try raising the rear higher than the front. This helps the rear tires get more traction than the front helping your rc vehicle settle down.



If you are running on a track that has high traction and your vehicle does not want to turn. Try raising the front higher than the rear. This can be done by either raising the front or lowering the rear. This will add more traction to the front tires making it easier to turn.

If you are having handling problems try changing ride height first to see if that improves handling and performance.

With it being so easy and quick to do, changing ride height can sometimes be the only chassis and suspension adjustment that you will need to improve handling.

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