Thanks as always for passing on some tips.

Great video. Great tips.

@RyanLutz

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the tips!

@RyanLutz

5 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

All golden tips! Setup and tuning really helps when it comes from someone that knows the mechanical side and is a real driver!

@RyanLutz

5 ай бұрын

Hope you gain those seconds / tenths with some of these ideas! :-)

Great video ….thsnks

@RyanLutz

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼

Awesome video ! I learned a lot in this . Thank you

@RyanLutz

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment! 👍🏼

Can't wait to try out some of these tricks on the next set of wheels I glue up, thanks!

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Have fun! #EnjoyRC

Thanks for the Tutorial Ryan. Pretty cool stuff.

@RyanLutz

3 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Lutz is an rc genius!! Thanks for the video

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Haha, not quite. But hopefully you got some good pointers from it! 👍🏼

@timhippensteel7074

9 ай бұрын

@RyanLutz most definitely.

Thanks for this video! I really enjoyed it and learned some new things!

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! What was the best thing you learned?

@tsdelosa

9 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz so I’ve been using the Jconcepts bands or glueing foams, because people on the internet just say it’s better, but not always fully understanding why. I’m now also going to try poking a few holes in the foams for conditions I’m searching for more rear grip. LCRC is my home track, but I’m no where near as fast as you were on the Mugen layout. Friday practice for example we had a ton of traction, the Saturday-Sunday I was searching for more grip and would like to try that then in those conditions.

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

JC foams are softer than AKA and also a bit in the smaller size like the smaller one I showed in this video. A more full foam would probably be more beneficial at a higher speed smoother track like LCRC. I bet you would have a better feel with AKA foam at that track. Worth testing if you can get your hands on a set.

@tsdelosa

9 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz That there is also such great info! Thanks Ryan! Ill give those a shot also

Definitely gonna give these a try

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Hope you found the video informative! :-D

@MichaelWilliams-ei8cr

9 ай бұрын

Yeah for sure I've been asking around the pits and nobody has given up any info lol.I like the holes in the foam idea thanks 👍

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

@@MichaelWilliams-ei8cr Yeah, Time to get everyone on the same playing field and share all the 'secrets'. 🙂 Enjoy and let me know what you find in your testing!

This is genius 👏 I wasted a ton of foams to super glue I'm definitely trying this method, again thanks for all of your videos

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you!

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Interesting

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

🤔 what did you find most interesting?

great tips! Curious if you've ever experienced a cracked wheel when snipping the reinforcement tabs? I'm thinking along the lines of a lexan body where you don't want to have any sharp 90° angles on the cuts. I kind of wonder if a dremel might be a little faster to grind away the plastic while not leaving any sharp edges possibly? I once discovered by accident when I dyed some white wheels yellow that boiling the wheel in water made it significantly softer and I had way more grip with the boiled wheels. I'll have to try and compare to see which is more effective between trimming the tabs or boiling now. Thanks for all the tips!

Excellent tips, thank you for making these videos! This one was right on time because I've got some AKA 1/10 truck foams that are "soft", but still a little too firm for me, so I'm gonna try the hole punching. I met you at S&B last weekend, but was unable to attend the clinic unfortunately. I did hear that you were running 20 and 30k in your diffs, so maybe you could talk about this witchery in an upcoming video?

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Yup. Tomorrow! 😁

@markbonham2648

9 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz Heck yeah, looking forward to it!

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

I'm a day late, but will be dropping shortly.

@markbonham2648

9 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz Right on, thanks for the update! I'm at the track now, running my measley 7/7/4! 😜

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

@@markbonham2648 Here it is: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJmbra6gprjHd9o.html

Hey Ryan, Have you ever tried to also put a layer of tape between the foam and the tire itself as well ? Would that make it even more direct n edgey to drive ? Curious what sensations that would be like to drive ?

great info! problem I have is that often do not have time at a race to glue up tires to match conditions like this, have to just have a variety of tires with us to pick from depending on conditions. Would be difficult to have multiple foam setups and tape or no tape with all of the tread patterns and compounds. I guess that is yet another difference between a pro driver and where we are at. Maybe I am just too slow at cluing tires, lol. Many things that I would never have thought of doing so great video overall!

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I can see that. More about knowing where your going and what the track is like most likely. For instance I knew I was going to S&B and knew it would be high bite, so I can prepare accordingly. As for bigger events where the track changes throughout the weekend, May just have to learn to glue faster. 😁😂 Thanks for watching and the comment. 👍🏼

Ryan do you do this for truggy tires as well? The hole punch that is

@RyanLutz

4 ай бұрын

I don’t usually do the truggy foams. But can depend how the track is. Perhaps two 4mm holes in the ribs. Maybe 3 None of those options is going to make it terrible.

Would the JC tire Bands be doing the same thing as taping ? I am trying to get my front truggy tires from ballooning. Would I be better off taping or using the bands? Or either one will do the same thing?

@RyanLutz

3 ай бұрын

Bands will help from ballooning but still allow some side to side shifting which can provide some forgiveness to initial steering. Taping will also help with ballooning but will also make the front be more direct and a bit less forgiving.

Hi, does taping tire work the same way on Truggy tires? I meant about always using it on the rear.

@RyanLutz

4 ай бұрын

Yes, absolutely

The Finest Radio Control Models 🏎️ 💨 🇯🇵 Legend has it AKA “AH-kah" was founded by Kyosho. Common Japanese word for RED/Crimson- notice the color of the insert) 😉

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Yes. Mark Pavidis and Gil Losi Jr were tasked for creating a new brand for Kyosho and they chose tires. And as you mentioned named it AKA meaning Red (Also due to Kyosho ‘Red Army’ as the team drivers were called) and Kyosho’s signature red color of course. Thanks for the comment! 👍🏼

Do you balance your buggy wheels? Thanks!

@ZingZingNZ

9 ай бұрын

💯 never not!

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

Yes I do! Not always needed but it’s good to check and get them just right.

@kanenas6007

9 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz Thanks!

My question is when will the Shocks get up to speed? It just seem that with all this hocus pokus that we are just putting lips stick on a PIG. The real answer for serious races is to modernize the Socks/Suspension.

I buy my lipos off amazon. I have no bizwatching this. lol

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

😂 that’s hilarious!

@gregorholmes1837

9 ай бұрын

Any suggestions on places to find basic setup? I wanna know basic stuff like how to correct for over steer, or am i loose in the rear, is that the same thing. All the videos I find are way to advanced @@RyanLutz

@RyanLutz

9 ай бұрын

@gregorholmes1837 There is more information out there then ever before. I do plan on continuing to make video's over the next month or two, and many of them being more beginner level video's. So stay tuned and I'll do my best to help. Also be sure to check out @AdamDrake if you haven't as well as he already has a ton of great video's to learn from.

Much as the video is appreciated, a vast majority of racers would never feel any difference. This looks time consuming and tedious for what most wouldn’t even feel a difference. Pros have their tips and tricks but this won’t help your everyday racer IMO.

@RyanLutz

6 ай бұрын

Hence why it’s (advanced tutorial) and for those who are ready to up their game and improve on changing track conditions. 👍🏼

@Duececutty6972

6 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz Advanced tutorial for who? Advanced drivers…as in Pros? A good driver wouldn’t feel any difference with these tedious gimmicks. Justsayin 👍🏽

@RyanLutz

6 ай бұрын

@@Duececutty6972I beg to differ. These things make a noticeable difference on the conditions they are meant for. You’re welcome to deny. I appreciate you stopping by. 😁

@Duececutty6972

6 ай бұрын

@@RyanLutz Sure thing! I know you’re a nice guy. We appreciate the videos. Do a video on roll center and moving the pills around. That could be valuable to a more wide range of racers alike. 😎

@O-Dawg444

2 ай бұрын

So I went from factory foams on my tires and when I tried a turf and carpet insert let me tell you. I NOTICED a huge difference. But I've been racing for a long time.

you just taped over the vent holes in the wheel🙄

@RyanLutz

8 ай бұрын

We don’t put vent holes in the wheel in 1/8 off-road. We put them in the tire.