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Thanks a lot Guys. i did lower the suspension yesterday by about a centimetre, it was to high with the new bigger wheels. Also I removed the oil of all dampers. It's much smoother to drive now... no idea why they chooses oil dampers... Also I am wondering if any tuning can be done to the original motor with simple means... Here are some images of the falcon with the lowered body.

Hello, This is my first post in this board. My name is Tim, 40 years old from Germany. A few days ago I found back my Tamiya Falcon in my parents house. I got it as a present as I was 10 years old. The remote control was missing, the overall condition was poor. I think it had suffered a lot from me as I was a child. The body cober has some cracks, but not that worse. After completely disassembling the car (with exception of the year box) I cleaned everything very well and re-assembled the car. As the tyres where on bad condition I replaced them with new ones. I used Novafox tyres and Novafox gold chrome rims. They match perfectly with the car and are slightly bigger than the original tyres. The original remote control unit was lost over the decades, I borrowed a Graupner MX-12 (originally designed for planes and helicopters) with the matching receiver from my neighbour. After some programming it worked as desired. From the local model shop I purchased a 3300 mAh battery and a new receiver battery. The falcon had it's comeback today, after some meters on a paved road I took it to a beach volleyball field. As a next step, I would like to - increase the top speed - lower the suspension - install a second battery, parallel to the existing one, in order to double the driving time. Are there any ways to make the car faster while keeping the stock parts? As this car is so old, I do not want to invest more money in it. Same for the suspension. Are there any "cheap tricks" to get it lower? I replaced the oil in the front dampers as they have always been kind of "slow" in action. The new oil did not bring any advantage. I decided to leave the oil away and, they do work much better now. Quick response and a bit softer than before. So what is the oil useful then? Below a photo after todays excursion. Needs good cleaning now... lots of sand and dust everywhere... Tim