RC Size charts?

[Tedcase]

Is there a comprehensive size chart out there for electric RC cars?


Id love to know the wheelbase, width and length of different classes of car (such as Short course, Rally,4wd buggy, 2wd buggy etc) in each of the more popular scales, preferably 1:10 to 1:20

I know there is inevitably some variety between makers and models, but just a general guide.

I've been looking online for this, but I'm not finding much. does anyone have any ideas?

 

[WickedFog]

I doubt there is anything out there like this. Nearly ever RC out there will have this info listed in the specs, except for the Chinese stuff, or ones you buy off Amazon.

 

[nino]

Just find a model and look at the specs.

 

[Greywolf74]

Is there a comprehensive size chart out there for electric RC cars?


Id love to know the wheelbase, width and length of different classes of car (such as Short course, Rally,4wd buggy, 2wd buggy etc) in each of the more popular scales, preferably 1:10 to 1:20

I know there is inevitably some variety between makers and models, but just a general guide.

I've been looking online for this, but I'm not finding much. does anyone have any ideas?

There is soooooo much variance that I'd be shocked if anyone has ever bothered to try and make a general list. As others said, you can find those specs for most individual rigs though.

 

[9x19]

I've compiled my own set of excel files... everytime I look at a model for the first time, I jot down wheel-base, length, width, etc.

 

[Lumikko]

Id love to know the wheelbase, width and length of different classes of car (such as Short course, Rally,4wd buggy, 2wd buggy etc) in each of the more popular scales, preferably 1:10 to 1:20

Funny you should mention, since I was just thinking of this today regarding the smaller scales: how the Losi Mini-B, Micro-B, Kyosho Mini-Z buggies, Losi Mini JRX, LC BHC-1, LC EMB-1, Arrma Typhon Grom, and other small off-road vehicles compare. This could be compiled from different sources quite easily.

For the 1/10 SCT, 4WD and 2WD buggies these are limited by class rules and also adjustable. So look at the rulebook measurements for reference.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

outside of race cars scale isn't relevant anymore. thank you monster trucks and short course trucks

 

[CertifiedMike]

outside of race cars scale isn't relevant anymore. thank you monster trucks and short course trucks

I think you can make some chassis scale "change" based on body choice.
Some 1/10 & 1/12 chassis aren't that far off from each other for instance.
I was so sad when I thought I was going to put an SCT body on my little Optima chassis! May as well have been 1/8 scale! Like Herman Munster riding a go-cart!
Goober big!!!

Wheelbase seems to be the determining factory for fitting bodies to cars. Then, theres ROAR regulations for racing.

Its a bit of the wild west!

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

I think you can make some chassis scale "change" based on body choice.
Some 1/10 & 1/12 chassis aren't that far off from each other for instance.
I was so sad when I thought I was going to put an SCT body on my little Optima chassis! May as well have been 1/8 scale! Like Herman Munster riding a go-cart!
Goober big!!!

Wheelbase seems to be the determining factory for fitting bodies to cars. Then, theres ROAR regulations for racing.

Its a bit of the wild west!

i heard that short course trucks are 1/10 scale because the tires are the same diameter as 1/10 stadium truck. chassis dimensions had nothing to do with it. if it did they would be 1/9 scale.

then you have instances like the Savage. which when released was 1/10 scale but is now called 1/8 scale. the tmaxx was and still is 1/10 scale. both trucks are the same size.

 

[CertifiedMike]

i heard that short course trucks are 1/10 scale because the tires are the same diameter as 1/10 stadium truck. chassis dimensions had nothing to do with it. if it did they would be 1/9 scale.

then you have instances like the Savage. which when released was 1/10 scale but is now called 1/8 scale. the tmaxx was and still is 1/10 scale. both trucks are the same size.

Can't sell bodies for 1/9 scale trucks... And they look goofy on 1/10 scale buggies... Seems reasonable to create another 1/10 scale class that isnt 1/10 scale, uses different motors and bigger tires but we'll CALL it 1/10 scale because it would be confusing otherwise ..

 

[Lumikko]

The concept of RC scale has strayed off from its actual meaning over time.

SCTs labeled 1:10 are too large even for a 1:8 label but not quite 1:7, going by wheelbase. The width is wildly out of proportion even then. Kyosho got the width better with the Outlaw Rampage but sadly the Slash-width became the norm.

Some manufacturers seem to give the car a scale label based on the component choices and chassis size regardless of the body. There are upsides to this because it does give regular customers a good idea of the actual, absolute size of what they are buying, if they are familiar with the convention.

I prefer the way Tamiya does it, for example, on their TT-01E chassis: with a touring car body it’s 1/10 but with a Euro Race Truck body it’s 1/14. Like, actual scale.

 

[Mister 4x4]

outside of race cars scale isn't relevant anymore. thank you monster trucks and short course trucks

Aside from the additional cost of trimming the body to fit the chassis they're designed for, that's a big reason the clear bodies aren't finish trimmed - you never know what the wheelbase of the chassis will be between manufacturers and particular models.

Just kickin' around one of those "things that make you go 'Hmmm...."

Say, for instance, I buy a 1/10 touring car body - an HPI Porsche GT1. There are indents where the wheel openings 'should be' cut out if I'm going to use it on an HPI chassis. Is that body going to fit similarly-sized 1/10 touring cars? I know the OFNA Pirate 10 GPs barely fit under a 200mm 1/10 body because they were slightly wider, but the 1/10 Tamiya, Kyosho, Yokomo, and Traxxas touring cars would all work with the HPI 1/10 TC bodies.

But then let's say I don't use it on a 1/10 "HPI-sized" chassis and modify it to fit a 1/9 touring car (a Kyosho SuperTen GP, to be exact - since SuperTen bodies are hella-expensive). Forget the suggested wheel opening indents, since everything's in different places, so I trim it to fit the chassis and wind-up with what looks like a Baja 1000 rally racer (it was super cool and fun, TBH).

Here's where the scaling just goes out the window, aside from the different configuration between classes. I have a 1/10 touring car body, trimmed to fit a 1/9 touring car chassis, which now fits on a 1/10 stadium truck chassis with minimal trimming. I get that the suspension arms stick out further by design, but shouldn't they at least line-up with the intended wheel openings of the 1/10 size?

 

[CertifiedMike]

Aside from the additional cost of trimming the body to fit the chassis they're designed for, that's a big reason the clear bodies aren't finish trimmed - you never know what the wheelbase of the chassis will be between manufacturers and particular models.

Just kickin' around one of those "things that make you go 'Hmmm...."

Say, for instance, I buy a 1/10 touring car body - an HPI Porsche GT1. There are indents where the wheel openings 'should be' cut out if I'm going to use it on an HPI chassis. Is that body going to fit similarly-sized 1/10 touring cars? I know the OFNA Pirate 10 GPs barely fit under a 200mm 1/10 body because they were slightly wider, but the 1/10 Tamiya, Kyosho, Yokomo, and Traxxas touring cars would all work with the HPI 1/10 TC bodies.

But then let's say I don't use it on a 1/10 "HPI-sized" chassis and modify it to fit a 1/9 touring car (a Kyosho SuperTen GP, to be exact - since SuperTen bodies are hella-expensive). Forget the suggested wheel opening indents, since everything's in different places, so I trim it to fit the chassis and wind-up with what looks like a Baja 1000 rally racer (it was super cool and fun, TBH).

Here's where the scaling just goes out the window, aside from the different configuration between classes. I have a 1/10 touring car body, trimmed to fit a 1/9 touring car chassis, which now fits on a 1/10 stadium truck chassis with minimal trimming. I get that the suspension arms stick out further by design, but shouldn't they at least line-up with the intended wheel openings of the 1/10 size?

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