TIRES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR CAR, but even a perfect set of tires will do you no good if they can’t stay firmly planted on the ground. That’s where your shocks come into play; they fulfill many roles, including absorbing bumps, generating traction, and smoothing out landings. But their most fundamental job is to maintain contact with the racing surface and allow you to pump the ponies into the ground where they are most effective. A smooth, well matched, bind-free set of shocks will allow your chassis to clamp onto the racing surface……
Read the full Shock Article by clicking the link below. You’ll also get a chance to preview the digital platform of Velocity RC Magazine.
Check below for other great content from VRC Magazine Issue #5
VRC_005 Contents
Features
• X-Dyno – Perfect tuning. Too lean or too rich?
• Main Prep With Paul King
• Win – We give away stuff to our readers
• Interview – Daniel Lewis of Tekno RC
Learn
• Secure Everything
• Reuse your rims and save money
• Build shocks
• Rollout and gearing
• Paint with picture glue and do a carbon fiber look with carpet tape
Tested
• Team Associated SC10B RS RTR
• Tamiya Lunch Box Black Edition RTR
• Tekno Racing EB48
• Traxxas Funny Car
All this content for $1.99? Wait, there’s more! Buy now and we’ll throw in even more content! That’s right, don’t forget all of the additional editorial featured in every issue of VRC like news, industry gossip, humor, a turtle, stunning photography (really, it stuns you so do not touch the screen or feed the animals) and just more of everything. A Slap Chop or Wax Vac is a great gift, but this is the best of them all!
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