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SUSPENSION
The part of the radio controlled vehicle that helps it make jumps, go around corners, and perform minor stunts
correctly is the suspension.

The oil-filled shocks and springs are the main parts of the suspension. The suspension helps to absorb the
shock on rough roads and when landing after a jump. On professional RCs the suspension may include an anti-
sway mechanism to keep the car from flipping on turns.

A three piece shock setup found on most toy and some beginner hobby RCs is one where there are only three
pieces: upper, lower, and a spring of some kind. These shocks have no oil, rubber seals, or extra hardware etc.
This type of suspension really doesn't have the ability to take a hard bashing and there are rarely any
replacement parts if something should happen to break. This is especially the case for the toy-grade RCs. Kind
of a "what you see is what you get."

On intermediate and high-end hobby-grade RCs the shocks and the entire suspension setup are not just for
show. They play an integral role in how the RC handles and how well it performs under different terrain
conditions. The suspension setup on these types of RCs as a whole also has a lot of variable options. This
allows the owner a lot of leeway when it comes to tuning and tweaking. You can adjust things like ride height
and rebound rate of the dampener shocks due to the type of oil used and the strength of the coil spring (which
in some cases is indicated by colour).

Suspension is actually the system of linkages and springs or shocks that allows the wheels to move up & down
independent of the chassis or body. This is important for "soaking up" bumps in rough terrain, gracefully
landing jumps, and getting the right amount of body lean & weight transfer in turns.

The main piece of the suspension at a given corner of an RC car is usually a plastic or metal piece mounted low
and called an "a-arm." This connects to the chassis and to a smaller part (hub carrier or caster block) that

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ultimately holds the wheel. The a-arm is hinged at either end to allow up & down movement. Above the lower
a-arm is either another (upper) a-arm or a thinner, simpler "camber link." This is roughly parallel to the lower
a-arm and keeps the wheel standing straight up.

Next comes the most fun part of suspension, the shocks. Toy RCs more often than not use coil springs
mounted over "friction shocks." The term "friction shock" is, in nearly all cases, a marketing-inspired misnomer
-- these "shocks" really only act as telescoping spring mounts. Springs hold a vehicle up and also prevent it
from leaning over too far in high-speed turns. Shocks exist to absorb bumps, jump landings, and other sudden
forces. True shocks have a piston attached to a metal shaft which protrudes from a sealed cylinder filled with
silicone oil. The oil resists the movement of the piston, absorbing some of the force. Different pistons and
different thicknesses of oil are available to tune the firmness of the shocks.

Courtesy:

http://www.beginningrc.com

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