I used to run a rubber band on my front end. Got laughed at until the haters watched my high side tire grab and pull the whole rig up and over the obstacle 😂. Love the content!

I started looking at RC as an 'inexpensive' hobby that I used to enjoy in my teens whilst Covid kept me at home with spare time.
Forward a few years, my wife is now an RC widow!  I have 4 cars (none of which are fully finished).
This 'inexpensive' hobby has me relearning Math I haven't used for 30 years, eats a LOT of spare time, and oddly involves more 'tinkering' than driving (I'm sure this is different for some).
Without these great, easy to follow experiments I'm not sure I would be enjoying myself half as much - having predicted incorrectly how springs would affect the performance of my cars.
Thank you for taking the time to make these guides (and stop me pulling my hair out!) - subbed.

Since you mentioned it I kinda feel like I’m in an algebra class

Y'all have a badass day 🤘🍻🤘

I love when math is mathing.

I liked the break down, watching while ultrasonic cleaning some chains for a buddy and heating up my waxer. 👍🏻

This is actually really interesting.

I've used droop (30% - 50%) on my latest crawler tune, its astounding how it now clings to rocks even up to 60 deg vertical.

This is the ultimate tuning guide....looking forward to the second part👍👌🏅

40 seconds into this Video, and I am seeing my front Axle sporting a new zip tie. I still have full Articulation, but a little lower C.G. for getting vertical. 😎

Excellent video.

Have been running matched sets of hairband negative springs on my LCG crawler for a while now with good results. I used a simple balance scale test fixture arrangement to test a whole bag of hairbands, This allowed me to make several sets of 6 bands that are very closely matched, 4 go on the crawler and the other 2 go in my race bag for when one on the vehicle gets damaged. After a few weeks of testing on specific obstacles in my local forest , a derelict coal mine spoil heap and a short course made with collected rocks and granite slabs The difference was clear that using the hairband negative springs improved climbing performance on all obstacles. One specific granite slab is an incline of 67 deg, With the bands fitted this climb is relatively easy to clear cleanly with careful throttle control. The same climb is not possible without the negative springs always resulting in the car tipping over backwards even with the slowest possible wheel rotation. Good to have a proper full explanation of the physics behind this.  With a little thought and matching of hairbands as best you can it is a very cheap mod that works well.  Have fun!

Great content

Thanks for sharing this! You really helped me in tuning my crawler and understanding these concepts. Especially with how much misinformation is out there.

Funny : these equations are exactly the same as those for electrical capacitors, when they're connected in parallel or serie.
Mechanic and electric sciences work the same : a spring stands for a capacitor, a flywheel stands for an inductance and friction of sliding surfaces stands for resistors.
Nice video ! I really learn, watching this.👍

Awesome video I always run rubber bands

That AG jersey is sick!!

That's awesome ❤

That shirt is sick!!!!!

This is awesome, it has motivated me to get out and start experimenting with different setups. I have been running deez bands on my front shocks of my class 2 rig for a couple years now and I think that truck dose do better with them on.