MST RMX 2.0 Carpet Setup Tips

Music: Birocratic - Nesting
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After my first full session with the RMX, I realised that the box setup was far from ideal. So I handed the chassis to Ash (an expert in RWD drifting) and he managed to set the chassis up so much better. But he didn't just take the car and turn the screws, he actually taught me what the adjustments do to the chassis.
With the lack of advice videos on the RMX 2.0 on KZbin, I thought I would plug the gap and pass on the advice given to me. The car's setup will always evolve as my skills improve, so I will keep you up-to-date on the changes.
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[@hadynmcloughlin4661]

Ordered this kit as my first drift rc, thanks for the great tips.

[@williamgreen9307]

Great tips my friend thanks for the video dude

[@RCProjects]

No problem. Just thought I'd pass on the advice given to me. There's very little in terms of RMX 2.0 setup on KZbin.

[@tonyromano6220]

Seemed very detailed! I am just setting up my first drift kit. First drift car ever as well.

[@RCProjects]

Drifting is all about setup. The slightest change can make all the difference. Just learn as much as you can and ask around at tracks. I've had a few people drive my car and see how it is.

[@jaycouveld4922]

Awesome vid man theirs barely any good rmx setup videos on here that properly explain stuff but yours was 100% spot on. I'm now onto my second rmx 2.0s build and the feeler gauge idea is just what I've been looking for thanks 🤟🤟

[@RCProjects]

Hi there, thanks for watching, glad you found it useful. The setup has advanced even more now and the chassis is just where I want it. If I ever get back to making videos, a part 2 for this video will be the first on the list.

[@k.thomas295]

@@RCProjects i truly hope you end up doing this.... thank you for the awesome videos you have already put out!

[@ReggieMan85]

Omg thank you! I bought my rmx used, the tyres were scuffed too hell so I bought a new set and took it too the local carpet track. Was like driving on ice! Going too try this fingers crossed it works now haha

[@later_daze_4080]

That feeler gauge trick is a good one!

[@RCProjects]

It's a great tool if you don't have proper setup gear. I highly recommend picking one up, even if it's on the cheaper side.

[@MotoHoolig4n]

Ive built 4 of these kits since they came out and your carpet setup has a bit too much rear camber for me, and active rear toe helps a ton too. Totally didnt know about that hole to lock the steering centered, thats brilliant. Everyone Ive shown so far hasnt known this tip either and uses it constantly. Cheers for the tips m8!

[@RCProjects]

Only passing the knowledge on from the guys I go drifting with. The setup has changed massively since this video. Running less camber and no rear toe. I've heard about the active toe and am planning on setting that up on the chassis soon.

[@Louiedajew]

I just followed the set up in this vid and it’s money!!!

[@angelamerkel6230]

Thank you for this Video

[@RCProjects]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad you found it useful.

[@angelamerkel6230]

@@RCProjects .Well,it is usefull,but I'm not in the drift scene.I'm more into scale touringscars

[@Timclarke_harcourtsrealestate]

Is it best to have the motor bottom or top mounted? Awesome vid need a tutorial on the drive modes how to change them ❤️

[@vollickplaysgames]

first thing i thought was, ohh i like that satin look to the paint.. ohh... well it looks good anyhow.

[@hungtrinh994]

I used Toro ESC 120A, please to share ESC setting, thanks!

[@cadetkonki2687]

How to I adjust endpoint on LSDX gyro? The instructions in the manual are very badly translated and dont make sense so I am asking everyone I can. My gyro goes green, after neutral point find, then I do the steering and it always throws a red light st me or doesnt do what the instructions say it will do. How do I do it then?

[@ferhadfaris3397]

more rc drift vid

[@roland.t8420]

What do you call that thing that goes up the body the bla k thing please answer I wanna buy one

[@UAERCADDICTS]

is there a big deference between this and the rrx?

[@RCProjects]

Rear mounted motor and slightly different rear suspension setup. I've never driven one so I don't know what the differences are. Different weight balance and driving style I imagine.

[@DrawingBase]

music you used?

[@leeshelton1230]

Hello I’m really new to this game, where do you get your chassis from? Thank you in advance

[@RCProjects]

I bought most of my RMX from RCMart.com.

[@yeltesoete]

Where do i find these spacers and all?

[@killahkay2112]

hi man. How is this chassis holding up after all this time ? Are you still happy with it or are you already thinking of changing ? Been thinking of building a drifter , need some help and opinion on stuff . would you say it's better to get a More expensive chassis or Better electronics ??? Can't wait to see the shell you finally settle with .

[@RCProjects]

The chassis has been amazing. Setup is perfect at the moment and can keep up with any other chassis, it's just my driving which lets it down. The only thing that might let go fairly soon is the gearing. Makes a lovely crunching sound when activating the handbrake. They've released metal bevel gears so I'll probably upgrade when the time comes. In terms of my advice on building a chassis, the basic RMX 2.0 kit is more than capable enough and fairly cheap. Lots of guys upgrade them with aluminium bits but don't really need them. A stock chassis will perform fantastically with a proper setup. In terms of electronics, the ones I have in mine have given me zero issues and again, are fairly inexpensive. No plans of changing my setup any time soon. I've been through a few shells since this video. The R35 is now destroyed but it was just my basher shell anyway. I had a red Killerbody Alfa Romeo SZ to start with, then another Killerbody, a Skyline 2000 GT-ES in blue. Now I'm building a AE86 Initial D with 4AGE engine bay.

[@killahkay2112]

​@@RCProjects Nice choice. I love All those old JDM style cars ... I've seen so many different type of chassis and don't really get why people have there battery hi up behind the R shock tower ... I think I still have A Tekin' RS pro esc and a LRP sphere TC spec ,with a 7.5 or 6.5T motor in the garage ... but it might be over kill for drifting. I'm still contemplating my options ... thank for the reply ...

[@RCProjects]

Weight up high is good in a drift chassis. It gives you a higher centre of gravity meaning more weight transfer.

[@shaun7057]

My rmx kit didn't come with those metal shims I wonder why

[@The0ryZer0]

Can you link me to these spacers you used for all the sections you spoke of?

[@RCProjects]

They came spare with the kit. You can use pretty much anything to space out the suspension.

[@nicholastanjetfu7265]

looking forward to an update video on the set up! your video seems to be the only helpful one out there😅

[@RCProjects]

It has been asked a lot over the channel's hiatus. Stay tuned.

[@Fl_2a_Enthusiast]

What battery does it take ??

[@brianspeed14]

Is there any way to adjust the front toe out and make the front wheels straight ?

[@RCProjects]

You can with the adjustable steering links but it will drastically effect the cars front end geometry. The toe-out is there for a reason.

[@bakko9302]

Any reasoning behind why you have not moved the servo to the rear position as well as relocating the ecu and receaver for the center upper motor setup?

[@RCProjects]

In order to have the servo in the other position, you need a longer steering link which isn't supplied in the kit, so I had no choice but to put it there. I'll be relocating the ESC over the winter ready for next year.

[@bakko9302]

@@RCProjects Makes sense :) Had a feeling that was the reasoning behind it. Kinda weird they didnt choose to include it in the kit. It had me quite puzzled too to be honest. Looking forward to your next video update on your RMX 2.0S project buddy :) :)

[@RCProjects]

It's pretty cheeky to be honest. I'm trying to change the gearing but having real difficulties with parts. There wont be a video until I've got the part I need. It'll be a big video though as there's been loads of changes.

[@bakko9302]

@@RCProjects I am hyped man, looking forward to it :) :) When I got my RMX 2.0S kit it came with a updated setup sheet to be used instead of the settings in the instruction manual, as well as a leaflet showing some option parts and what not. There seems to be five different second-deceleration-ratio gear sets for the gearbox internals. Parts numbers are 210036, 210035, 210025, 210034 and 210069.

[@RCProjects]

I've got a 3rd set of bevel gears coming (210069, first 2 sets came faulty). Whilst apart, also upgrading to an aluminium bevel gear holder. This is the reason for the delay in the next video, every time I got a set of gears, they were faulty. I've got the setup right, it just needs more speed, very lazy at the moment.

[@Funcentric]

Nice wheels! Where can I get a set of those?

[@RCProjects]

I got them from a drift event by an independent seller. I think they are made by RC Art but can't be certain.

[@Funcentric]

@@RCProjects Okay, thanks for getting back to me. They look great.

[@alexjack9603]

Carpet is supposed to have more grip then asphalt. What type of carpet where you running on?

[@RCProjects]

I don't know the specifics but all the guys at the track have told me that concrete has more grip and the RMX comes setup for that type of surface.

[@MrRedstoner]

I mean, you would expect the thing roads are made of to be decently grippy, while carpet is fairly smooth when say testing them with your feet

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

Same I've always experienced more grip on carpet although I mostly run on polished cement but, I always run a harder tire on carpet and/or more rear camber to get a similar speed. On cement or asphalt I can get sliding with standard rubber touring tire's and if I tried that on most carpet's I know of it would be full speed into the wall. As far as I knew this is what all the people in rc drifting say as well it's been a few years since I was active in any of the forums but, when I was carpet was king for the extra grip it provided making the car more predictable and easier to change directions plus your tire's lasting forever. I'm curious what carpet you run on if you don't mind finding out because I love carpet for the tire life but, my track area is pretty small so if I could keep the speed down that would be perfect. I know the options before were typical office style short loop carpet speaker box style or marine carpet with the grip going in that order. Yokomo also says the s in yd2s stands for slippery surface and specifically mentions cement requiring more weight on the outside tire for the extra grip needed on it.

[@hollywoodfresh1120]

I run on asphalt and to me that's more slick than the carpet I find more grip on the carpet

[@DRAGON-fz8ye]

Hey man, is there going to be an update video on this?

[@RCProjects]

Potentially as the setup is pretty much dialled in now. Haven't uploaded for ages due to life stuff but a drift setup video will help a lot of people out. Stay tuned.

[@nismochavez1885]

What upper suspension arms did you but to get the camber adjustment up front 👌

[@mikeinvegas1]

Hi. What gearing is recommend for garage running?

[@RCProjects]

Just stick with stock. The build manual sets up the chassis for concrete drifting out of the box.

[@mikeinvegas1]

@@RCProjects thank u. Whats the stock gearing? I bought the mst rmx 2.0 chassis kit..dont think comes with gears..

[@thesniper07-10]

@@mikeinvegas1 it's comes with 80t spur gear and you need to buy a pinion gear stock is 25 pinion gear.

[@ash.williams]

So how did it run on Saturday then? Managed to get those springs ordered yet?

[@RCProjects]

Not ordered the springs yet but the car was mega! Those changes made a big difference. Scott advised me on shock setup and I was linking the whole track and it looked pretty good. I could actually control the car and get close to the outer markers fairly easily. Massive thank you for your help.

[@ash.williams]

RCProjects sweet man. Next time we're both somewhere together chuck it at me and let me see what else I can do. No worries at all dude

[@RCProjects]

You'll see the new body too!

[@martyboi83]

What colour coil springs as there are 4 different extreme soft? also do you know the camber and toe settings in degrees? Excellent video by the way!

[@RCProjects]

I don't have an angle measure yet so I can't give you those settings in degrees. Here's a link to the Extreme Soft Coil Springs from MST: www.rc-mst.com/product_info.php?class_sn=17&class_sn2=51&sn=2835 Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching.

[@martyboi83]

What turbo and boost are you running?

[@RCProjects]

Currently none at the moment as it's completely foreign language to me. Not got a clue how it works. As the suspension setup is getting there, Turbo and Boost was going to be the next step. Any advice is always welcome.

[@martyboi83]

@@RCProjects I've got the same motor and ESC combo as you, I haven't run it yet. but I was going to use the recommended settings from the ESC manual ( 20° boost 45° turbo)

[@RCProjects]

I heard those sorts of figures flying around at the last meet I was at. I'm sure I'll find out soon. I'll keep updating you on my chassis' progress.

[@martyboi83]

@@RCProjects cheers

[@bn9466]

RCProjects thanks for sharing the setup advice you received. If you get any further info about ESC settings for drift cars, I’d love to see a video on that.

[@khmoe]

Your gyro likes to be more rearward compared to a Mst gyro that works Good in the front.

[@RCProjects]

The car is running pretty solid with the current setup. It was recommended to me to put the gyro up front.

[@BiggieCMAN]

RCProjects is it awd? Or rwd?

[@hollywoodfresh1120]

Team yokomo Morita does the same set up for asphalt 2mm spacer on the rear arm Mount and 1mm I n the front rear shocks same position.👌🔥😎🔥👍

[@RCProjects]

A guy at the track I go to took the car and did a quick setup. He's been a massive help and is very talented at all things RC drifting.

[@hollywoodfresh1120]

@@RCProjects don't stop drifting 👌🔥😎🔥👍

[@RCProjects]

Still drifting and getting loads better. The car is improving all the time too.

[@BobCorey]

I don't understand where the spaces go and what they do...thank you!

[@danielmoriarty751]

You have more grip on carpet than you do on concrete bro. Set the rear camber at three front camber at eight bring the front end up 2 millimeters higher than the ass end of the car and it will drift like butter. Remove the spacers you’re fucking up the active toe. You want the rear to squat it’s transferring the load to the rear tire what you’re doing is keeping the load on the front tires I don’t know who helped you set that car up but it’s completely wrong.

[@vasconeves1820]

Please try to upgrade a wltoys a969

[@RCProjects]

I'm pretty maxed out on projects to be honest. I'm trying to wind down on the RC front and get all my projects finished.