/r/rccars

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Subreddit devoted to RC Cars, Buggies, Truggies, Short Course Trucks, and everything in-between!


This is a subreddit devoted to radio control (RC) cars.

Buggies, Truggies, Short Course, electric, nitro, whichever you race/bash, feel free to share here.


Visit our Wiki for helpful links, How To's, Rules, Vendor's, and more!


  • Posts must be RC Car related. Toy, hobby, custom are ALL welcome

  • Keep HELPFUL/CONSTRUCTIVE post to self promotion ratio of at least 4:1

  • Blogspam will be deleted and marked as spam.

  • No for sale/WTB posts.
    Please see /r/RCClassifieds. This includes 3D printed parts

  • If you are a vendor/sales person, please contact the Mods BEFORE posting or your post will be removed

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  • Posts can be removed at the discretion of moderators


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Rival mt10 or Arrma granite?

Which one should i get? for me the granite is 345$ and the mt10 is 310$

2 Comments
2024/11/03
14:22 UTC

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Help, what is wrong with this truck?

Long story short, i drove this Maverick Quantum XT Flux on sand a couple of months ago, and this happened. I haven't touched it since, but today i wanted to investigate the problem a bit.

Looks like the engine is running, but it does not send any power to the wheels. But still, i have no idea which part is causing this.

1 Comment
2024/11/03
14:10 UTC

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Kyosho Fazer mk2 steering trim

6 Comments
2024/11/03
13:55 UTC

5

Traxxas 1:16 slash

Why is it making this noise? And where does it come from and how do i fix it?

0 Comments
2024/11/03
11:36 UTC

2

Nitro RC help

Recently got some old nitros out after sitting for 10 + years, I’ve got this Kyosho dbx going and I repeated the break in process as the engine was seized and took a bit to get unstuck. For the first 3 tanks it ran no problem seemed snappy and ran well plenty of smoke and was running rich not overheating or anything. Now it’s bogging down bad doesn’t want too run for long and seems to be running hot. I’ve tried too richen it, lean it slightly and the likes. I’m just getting back into nitro and would love some advice

3 Comments
2024/11/03
08:09 UTC

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Should I connect servo directly to receiver or do i need to power it separately?

Hi, building my first DIY rc car. I have a flysky fsi6x radio controller, mg995 standard size servo and 12v battery, brushed motor and esc.

Is it ok to power the servo through receiver or should i power it through separate ubec or even 5v battery?

Since my car is 3d printed, tolerance is very tight and servo may be in constant high load. can receiver handle that if i connect it directly to receiver?

4 Comments
2024/11/03
06:33 UTC

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Looking to buy.

Looking to buy my first RC car the Arrma Felony. I see it’s $649.99 everywhere. Does anyone know if there will be a Black Friday deal anywhere? I want to buy it and I have the money. I just don’t want to see it cheaper a couple weeks after I buy it.

7 Comments
2024/11/03
06:25 UTC

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I can't find what anywhere what batteries are compatible with this

Don't wanna ruin christmas and order the wrong baterry. Don't know anything about these things.

8 Comments
2024/11/03
05:53 UTC

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Considering some rally cars

What's a fairly good rally car in the 1:24 to 1:18 scale? I know the TT-02 is pretty good, but 1:10 is a bit large for my back yard rally track I'm building. I was considering the Traxxas LaTrax but i've heard they're not very good. I'm just thinking of something that can handle dirt without getting sand in the gears, has replacement parts, and full proportional controls. A buggy would be ok, I'd just 3D print a B-Class body to fit over somehow.

3 Comments
2024/11/03
04:50 UTC

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Second hand or ( used rc ) cars

I have been looking to get my kids a rc car. What need to look for in second hand car. I see Arrma stuff is so much cheaper second hand then compared to Traxxas stuff. Even new is Arrma stuff just cheap ?

7 Comments
2024/11/03
04:29 UTC

15

Good times with my Rc group

1 Comment
2024/11/03
04:06 UTC

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Guys is this a good remote?

Guys is this a good remote,he give me 2 receiver,I haven't buying it.im asking here if it's a good remote first.its for my tamiya tt-02.

12 Comments
2024/11/03
03:48 UTC

0

I need help

Is there anyone that can help me figure out why this is happening?

12 Comments
2024/11/03
02:39 UTC

59

Family photo

Painted my Micro-B to look like my Mini-B which looks like my 22.5 Elite.

5 Comments
2024/11/03
01:53 UTC

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this might be a stupid question, but is there a difference?

$70 feels like a big chunk of change for a color. i havent seen anything different in the details, just wanna make sure im buying the right thing.

27 Comments
2024/11/03
01:10 UTC

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Look how they massacred my boy!

4 Comments
2024/11/03
00:48 UTC

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Losi LST2 vs Erevo 1.0

I have an old losi lst2 that I have has listed on fb marketplace for quite a while with no bites. I started to have my mind set on doing an electric conversion with a custom center diff setup if I couldn't get the truck sold. Someone reached out to me with a trade offer for an erevo 1.0 that has a newer stock vxl 6s motor and esc, aluminum arms, steel rear drive shafts, and single steering servo conversion. I was really thinking about doing it because it would save me the couple hundred bucks I would need to convert my LST2. But now I am reading a lot of reviews talking about a lot of reliability issues with the 1.0 version of the erevo.

What is everyone's thoughts on this trade offer? My lst2 has alot of upgrades on it (cf chassis plates, aluminum front a arms, sway bar kit, wing kit) and I have a lot of spare parts for it since I have owned it since 2007, but it is currently not running and would need a new motor.

1 Comment
2024/11/03
00:46 UTC

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Thank you for all of your inputs!

After asking what you would recommend and some research I settled on an Axial Scx24 c10. My boy and I already blew a shock so now I’m looking for suggestions on shocks!

0 Comments
2024/11/02
23:55 UTC

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Anyone know what color this is?

4 Comments
2024/11/02
23:49 UTC

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Hosim Xo7w issue

So I got my first chance to run this thing around today, and it was running great. I ran through the first battery, popped in the next, and everything was fine until I find this patch of dry dusty dirt. Naturally I did donuts in it for maybe 10 minutes and then it quit on me. I lost control of the throttle for maybe 5 seconds before it rolled to a stop. The steering still works, just no throttle. I know the battery didn't die, it makes a certain noise for that and acts a certain way. It's been an hour and I tried it again with a new battery, same thing. It'll run great for all of 5 seconds, roll forward on its own, then roll to a stop. Could I have clogged the little brushless motor with dust? I have no clue how any of this works I apologize😂 It's also making an "error" chime. Help would be greatly appreciated, I attached a video of the issue

0 Comments
2024/11/02
21:55 UTC

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