Jiabaile 1/43 Scale RC Car: Cheap and Easy Rear Suspension "Mod"

[@BethB777]

These little cars are so much fun, anything to help make them drive better is helpful. Thanks for making this video!

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

You're welcome, they are great for driving around the house. Just need a few more design changes to make them perfect.

[@adamross4774]

This idea does work been doing the same for a week! Can confirm 👍.. Bic bank pens have good springs fyi! Yall have fun!

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Awesome, I haven't tried them yet but was hoping the pen springs would work since those are easy to find. Thanks for the helpful info!

[@adamross4774]

Ha! I'm doing the same thing tonight... just taking it one step further was gona cut the back and make air vent and adding 2 colored springs and looking at sodering some leds on the open back slots under the board for under glow... might even go play and play with strip lights and 1.0 jst plug... have got that far.. but it's rent free in my head... These cars are so fun. There like mini Mini Z's!

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Haha Nice, keep the mods coming my friend. They are just like little versions of the MA-020 with the AWD drifting. I have some 2.5mm led strips I don't use anymore from some other projects that I will put underneath for under glow as well, then eventually I'll add a fpv setup and rebuild the chassis with more steering angle and RWD since I can't help myself lol Let me know how your mods go and when I'm done with mine I will of course share it on here.

[@tommillicantm]

What strip lights would you use for the underglow? I'm not sure which ones I need

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

@@tommillicantm Look around for 2.5mm led strips or smaller if there are any and see what you can do. I have old ones from long ago that I will reuse for these cars but I will be soldering them on and rebuilding some of these cars so you're probably gonna have to find your own way of hooking them up.

[@Vindisel3839]

I love this cars I bought some of them for me and my son. I’m looking forward for more videos of this car to make them better

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

That's awesome, they are a good way to spend some father and son time together where you both can have fun. I'll do my best to come up with some more ideas to bring the best out of these cars, thanks for watching.

[@Vindisel3839]

I love the videos you explain so well. I’m new in the RC world so is kind of hard to understand other KZbinrs but you explain so well. I have some questions, is it possible to increase the steering angle? I want to play with my son on the table, but the cars are too powerful and keep falling off. Is there a way to control them better? I bought the version with gyro and would really appreciate some help 🙏

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

@@Vindisel3839 Thank you, I try to cover everything that I can since I understand how hard it is to get all the information you need in these RC hobbies as I was(and still am sometimes) in the same boat lol At the moment there is no way to increase the steering angle unless you tear down the car and modify it, get rid of the stock electronics for an aftermarket set and 3d print a new chassis design to allow more angle. For the power are you driving it on full power(red light on transmitter)? if so drop it down to half power(yellow light) or even to lowest setting which is like 20% power(green light). That may give you better control in small tight spaces.

[@Vindisel3839]

Thank you so much! I drive it in yellow because I've noticed that if I drive it in green, it doesn't drift. I guess there's not much more to do, but thanks! One more question. Do you think this is the best mini RC car in this price range, or do you know of better options?

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

@@Vindisel3839 Well they are increasing in price so it's hard to say that now, they definitely were when they were less than 25 bucks. At this size there aren't many other options for little rc cars that look like the real thing so for 1/43 at the moment it probably is the best option. But for first time drift car in the 40 to 60 dollar range the best overall option is likely the LDRC 1/18 scale RC cars since is closer to a "hobby grade" type drift car and modding and upgrading it is not too difficult to do.

[@R.Searage]

Thanks for the tip, definitely better than nothing like you said.

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

No problem, yea I really wish they just gave the rear end suspension from the factory so we didn't even need to do this.

[@AchijElmer]

Beautiful

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Thank you

[@Sir_Drift]

I should have been a subscriber a few videos ago but I am now. Great videos man I learn a lot and helps me with my own 1:43

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

No problem bro, I know I don't have the most exciting videos out there so I understand lol Thanks for the sub and I'm glad I could help you out.

[@just.jose.youtube]

You have amazing content on this RCs! 🙏🙂

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Thank you, I appreciate it. I'm just trying to help those that aren't sure if they want to get one or not and what kind is best for them and of course give ideas for modding them for better performance.

[@just.jose.youtube]

@@AirToGroundRCFPV 🙏🙏🙏🙂

[@jorgecastro6078]

Thanks for the useful info.

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

No problem

[@2Mackfish]

Today I dove into the chassis and really take a hard look at it. I'm going to try to re-create the front setup, in the rear by 3d printing a new chassis and whatnot. Still designing but I think it will work to add suspension to the rear.

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Nice, I took one apart a while back as well and noticed that the front differential has potential to be a rear diff with a RWD set up. I'm gonna drop a vid next week to show the internals to those who haven't dove into one like we have so others can see what's goin on inside of one. These definitely need a redesign but many people won't be able to 3d print their chassis so this rear suspension mod is all some will be able to do. It's gonna be awhile before I can start on my design since I'm working on so many cars at once but let me know how it goes for you if things work out or not.

[@2Mackfish]

@@AirToGroundRCFPV hey, just a bit of an update. I really dove into it and started some sketches up in planning for the simplest way possible without using a 3d printer. I used a 3d pen to draw out some parts. The only way I was able to figure out how to add the rear suspension is to make it rwd only. So I went ahead and did that. Just configuring the rear piece in a way that will work.

[@burn1gotbeats]

def a cool tip thx subscribed

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

No problem, thanks man

[@lienly]

I have Porsche, do you need to modify top cover for rear spring suspension? Tks

[@itsjase92]

This looks cool thanks for the video! Does it make much of a noticable difference while driving? I normally drive on smooth flooring and it seems to be fine as it is

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

It does on rougher surfaces and when you put the rubber tires on for racing it hops a lot when turning so it helps get rid of that. It's better to have some dampening in the rear than none at all but if you have a smooth enough surface and just use it for drifting then you don't have to change anything if you think it's fine.

[@itsjase92]

@@AirToGroundRCFPV i wonder if they’ll release a v3 with suspension next month :D

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

@@itsjase92 Don't get your hopes up lol and I don't know if I can drop another 40 bucks or more on another one of these already just to get some suspension. They should have fixed that with the gyro version. The only reason I would get it is to make a video on the differences between them.

[@maxpower9728]

Hi. What tool did you use to cut the “spring slit” into the Skyline body? Thanks for this very helpful clip btw👍

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

No problem. I used a sharp pair of snips, you could use an razor knife as well. Just gotta be careful not to go too far.

[@RubenVieira-EXKRC]

amazing rigs nice video👌✌🤟💪 subded ✌👍

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it.

[@EdgarFerlin]

Woooow

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Thanks man

[@steviefpv]

I don’t have any springs like that laying around I’m going to try a spring out of a clicky top pen and unwind it someon the end to make it big enough to catch on the chassis. If that don’t work I’ll be doing the foam method.

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

That could work, let me know if it does so you can tell others to use a pen spring if they want. The foam is also another option for sure I just forgot to mention that. I also have a link to some springs that seem like the right size for a couple bucks as a last resort if needed.

[@steviefpv]

@@AirToGroundRCFPV I’ll for sure drop a comment if the pen spring can work. My cars have landed in uk today and cleared customs so should on be few days now.

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

@@steviefpv Thanks man and that's great, your wait is almost over lol

[@jeremyforrest4674]

With the spring for a click pen work? Just cut to the right length

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

If the spring is wide enough then yea it should work fine.

[@albertdelbosco9686]

If u do 3d print a new chassis make it take the front knuckles

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

I'm thinking that's the best option. I'll see what I can do, I don't know when I will be able to get that done so hang in there in the mean time.

[@MonsterPartsRc]

Would a pen spring work? (Cut obviously…) if they do, you could get several from one spring, and they are probably softer than a front suspension spring from a larger car especially since front springs are designed for heavier cars

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Might not be wide enough but give it a try. Mini-Zs aren't that heavy so the front spring is fine but like I said don't go out and buy those since they are expensive. The K969 spring is fine too, for drift cars you want stiff rear suspension not soft but it doesn't really matter since this isn't real suspension, you are just dampening the body from the chassis so it doesn't work the same.

[@thienn9496]

where i can find the springs

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

I have a few links in the description of the video of some possible options.

[@thienn9496]

@ thank you

[@mazius5]

Where are the springs from?

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

I explained that in the video. Some I had already from different things like the stock shocks from my wltoys K969 and front springs from my mini-z mr-03 but you can use any springs that are similar in size. Look for the cheapest option you can, I linked some that were somewhat cheap around the same size on AliExpress in the description of the video. Some people say that you can manipulate pen springs to fit as well which I haven't tried yet.

[@mazius5]

@@AirToGroundRCFPV ok, thanks. I don't understand english very well, I come from Spain. I'm sorry. I Didn't hear the comment.

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

@@mazius5 No problem my friend, I totally understand. Sorry If I came off a little blunt, sometimes people don't watch the whole video and miss some things I say that's all, so I just mention that just in case.

[@takeiteasy6346]

Fun but pretty pointless lol

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Yea I know lol it helps dampen the bouncing of the body but that's about it

[@takeiteasy6346]

@@AirToGroundRCFPV might have to try it

[@IlyaFix123]

и на что влияют эти пружины,чтобы корпус машины был подвижен?по факту это все бесполезно

[@AirToGroundRCFPV]

Like I said it's not real suspension, it does help dampen the bounciness of the car when making fast turns especially with the rubber tires on. Either way no one said you had to do it if you don't want but there are many people that want to have something instead of nothing.