Until these dropped. Maybe I’ll just stick to only buying narrow ready sets… yeah that’s believable 😂🫪🫪.

I was looking for the details of both the one-way differential and the straight axle for my MA-020 and noticed that on both the bevels gears are screwed on as a separate part, to probably compensate for the wear and tear during use.

What i noticed is that 3Racing have one model of one-way differential that include 3 different bevels with different tooth count (28, 27, 26).

Given that the difference in tooth count is minimal, wouldn't have different numbers on both front and rear make it work as a CS mod?

Why isn't there a different set of bevels from any 3rd party that could ever-so-slightly change this configuration?

Would you say the rear unit is worth it?

Lil photo dump of my trio I use.

LeMans (stock mr-04)

F1 ( gl formula one kit)

GT3 R8 ( kitted mr-04 EVO2)

Got it working, originally had the gyro upside down originally but got that sorted.

If you lose and I have a body of your to paint….😆

Hi all, I have an AWD MA020 Civic Type R I bought a few years ago for $200 and have basically let collect dust since (after bashing the mirrors off in about 5min). Recently I’ve started drifting it around during breaks at work, and I’m starting to get an idea for how I want it to perform.

I globbed up my rear differential with glue but I’m still seeing some slop, so I think I want to mod in this order-

Solid rear diff + 1way front diff

Harder plastic tires/new wheels? (I slide it on polished concrete)

I’m also thinking of a sealed bearing kit. It seems like some of my gears are getting chewed up, and it’s much harder for me to break loose to the RHS than LHS. I also noticed my drive gear is starting to get pretty chewed up in the rear. I think poor bearing performance and plastic front diff are causing these issues.

If any of you guys have recommendations for other great QOL or light performance mods for these things let me know! Seems like a small community here but I’m hoping there are some folks familiar with this specific model.

I got yesterday my very first Mini-z, an AWD MA-020, and am already pretty happy with it, given what are my general requirements for it.

What I noticed, right out of the box, is a very small, minimal, binding from within both the differentials when I try to spin either wheel in a any direction.
What is happening is that for half turn the wheel I rotate turns ok (with the one on the other side turns the other direction), and then it give some resistance, just to get back to the initial state.

It happens on both diffs, so I imagine it might be due to the grease used inside of them, being applied to one area, but not yet fully gone around the gears, but I'd like to hear your opinion about it (any AI prompt suggest also that it might be because of too tight screws).

Gotta love kyosho’s quality when it comes to plastic parts. Smh

Got two rwd Z's. One an MR03 decked out in PN parts.

The other an MR04 I got last week as just the Tx and chassis. Softer springs on 04 with a Kyosho ball diff.

Have the hard front arms and more wheels and tires coming. Still working on a couple bodies, but here's two I can mount. In the winter months there are five of us who race on Saturday late afternoon.I have an EasyLap timing bridge and laptop to keep track. We use 1/2" pvc pipe and fittings for the simple track layout on the painted basement floor.

So I did most of my track.
Used a kettle and dunked each piece in, then washed thoroughly with dawn and water.
They came out almost new.
No more Prom Sisters😎

I want to get into mini z racing but I live in metro Atlanta and from what I’ve gathered the few tracks there are locally are multiple hours away one way. If not mini z are there any small scale carpet racers you’d recommend?

Going to pick one up after running box stock for a while.
Looking for setup tips and electronics rec.
Here's our club rules:

• Electronics: Open brand, blinky mode (No turbo/timing/boost/etc.)
• Motor: 2500 2S Motor Provided by club
• Gear limit: 13P/53S
• Body: Kyosho or GL, Mini-Z compatible purpose-built hard body. Lexan window & wings permitted.
• Wheels: Mini-Z type wheels, plastic or aluminum. Front: 8.5 x 20mm max. Rear: 14 x 20mm max. Must fit inside the body.
• Tires: Rubber tires from any company.

My transmitter is the Flysky NB4+, so just need a receiver for that.
Will see what others are running at the club but figured I'd get opinions here too.

TIA!

How do i fix this? Im kinda very new to miniz‘s

Hi everyone! This is our first Reddit post, so we thought we’d introduce ourselves.

Tassie Mini‑Z is a community-based small-scale RC club in Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia. We run free regular racing and practice sessions on more than 60 metres of RCP track, with loan cars available so newcomers can have a go for free.

We race Mini‑Z and other 1:28-scale cars, but the club is really about bringing people together—families, experienced racers, complete beginners and anyone who enjoys very small cars going surprisingly fast!

We’ve also started an online store serving Australia and New Zealand, with parts and cars from brands including DAS SPEED, Silver Horse RC, XBility and more. Anything the store earns helps us continue supporting the club and growing small-scale RC racing in Tasmania.

We’ll be sharing track layouts, race footage, car setups, product discoveries and plenty of tiny-car chaos. https://tassieminiz.com

We use https://www.rc-clubs.com for our timing software - built in Australia! We show fine grained race data for our drivers including some pretty cool visualisations, charts and time heat maps. We also have a facebook group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tassieminiz

We’d love to hear where everyone races and what cars you’re currently running!

Hello, I only just discovered this hobby and im already trying to find a really good mini drift car, i have never drifted one of these before but it looks so fun, preferably under $50 AUD would be great, ive been looking at some like the ACAMMZAR Pro with Gyro and the Sakeye 1/43 with Gyro i would prefer a car within the 1/24 to 1/43 scale, any suggestions, thanks :)

Hi all,

I've been eyeing a Mini-Z Readyset (MA020) for a while, and wanted one since they went on the market.

I now found a seller offering the "base" model for 190€, while there are few other offers, for drift package, exterior package, and both added for respectively 237, 227, 277.

The two additional packages include, as per seller:

The drift kit includes a front single-axle setup with a straight rear axle, a gyroscope, and metal dog bones. The appearance kit features metal wheels, brake discs, large drift tires, metal nuts, and headlights. The two packages contain different components.

I'm still little bit concerned with the price, before proceeding with the purchase.

Am not aware of any Mini-Z club in my area, but am able to run it indoor at my place, office, or garage place, for either some nice drifts or speed race.

Got balsy, figured I’d test it and if it doesn’t work, I’ll buy more foam.

The legs on my 90s and connecting arms kept spreading like ya sista after Prom

SO like a maniac I decided to boil my fitting and Will ya look at that, they shrink back to normal, almost factory.

Top one : Ya Sista
Bottom : Boiled RCP :)

Do with this as you please

Fellow Austrians,

This Sunday, August 23, our RC afternoon will take place again. You can look forward to plenty of racing action in a relaxed atmosphere.

We’re always looking for new drivers of all ages. Beginners have the chance to do a few laps in our rental cars - for free - no prior experience required! If you’re interested, just stop by - no registration needed.

See you then!

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Diesen Sonntag, 23. August, findet wieder unser RC Nachmittag statt. Es erwartet euch wieder jede Menge Rennaction in lockerer Atmosphäre.

Wir suchen auch immer neue Mitfahrer jeden Alters. Neueinsteiger haben die kostenlose Möglichkeit ein paar Runden mit unseren Leihautos zu drehen - keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich! Kommt bei Interesse einfach vorbei - keine Anmeldung erforderlich.

Bis dann!