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The Rc Buggy is an ever changing rc vehicle.New and improved models are being released regular basisThere are many options when it comes to choosing a Rc Buggy.
The first rc buggies were a very primitive piece of equipment. Suspensions had little or no adjust ability to them. By today's standards power plants were also very crude. To learn more about the history of the Buggy go to: History of the Rc cars at Kyosho Today Rc Buggies are a highly sophisticated vehicle. If you are looking into getting a Rc Buggy you have almost an endless number of options to choose from. Do you want nitro or electric powered? Are you considering 2WD or 4WD? Do you know what scale you want, 1/18th, 1/16th, 1/12th, 1/10th, 1/8th, or 1/5th? See what I mean it can get confusing. 
When it comes to what scale do you want, this is how big your rc buggy is. The 1/18th is the smallest scale buggy, coming in around 9" to 9.5" long (228.6mm to 241.30mm), a width of 7" to 7.25" (177.80mm to 184.15mm) and a wheelbase of 6" to 6.25" (152.40mm to 158.75mm). With the 1/5th scale being the largest measuring in at a overall length of 30" to 33" (762mm to 838.20mm), a width of 17.5" to 19.5" (444.5mm to 495.30mm) and a wheelbase of 22" to 24" (558.8mm to 609.60mm) 
What is a tuneable chassis? You are able to length or shorten the wheelbase. On many rc buggies you are able to also change it's width.
As for the suspension the variables here are almost endless. All rc buggies either run a single or double fully independent A-arm or H-arm type of suspension. Rc buggy suspensions can be a combination of any of these, double A-arm front, single A-arm rear or double H-arm front, single H-arm rear. Or, any other combination that the manufactures feels works the best on their rc buggy.
When it comes to tuning or tweaking the suspension on your buggy there are many things need to learn and experiment with. Here are of some of the different suspension tuning areas that you are going to need to understand. * Camber * Caster * Toe-in, Toe-out * Droop * Ride Height * Shock Angle * Spring Weight * Shock Oil Viscosity * Shock Dampering * Ackerman For a definition of each term go to our Rc Glossary: Rc Truck n Car Tuning Glossary
How each of these affects your rc buggy handling depends on many factors. Your driving style, surface conditions, tires and gearing to just name a few. Changing just one of these can have a huge effect (negative or positive) on the handling characteristics of your rc buggy. Then it almost goes without saying that changing a whole host of things can result in drastic handling changes, improvements in some areas and worsening others. 
Sidebar=========================== When you start changing and playing with the setup of your buggy be sure to keep notes. Use a setup sheet. ================================================================= Setup Sheets for many different Rc Buggies
This has just been a quick look at the suspension on buggies. There are many more items that can and do affect the handling and speed of your rc buggy. These can be and are unique to the type of rc buggy you have 2WD or 4WD and nitro powered or electric powered. We will look at each of these in the sections on Nitro Powered Buggies and Electric Powered Buggies. Return to RC Truck n Car Tuning Home check out the Rc Truck n Car Tuning swicki at eurekster.com
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