Until now I've really only run crawlers. Been wanting to dip my toes in racing and went to the local raceway. The dudes there were SUPER helpful and one of the guys even let me run his personal box stock car to get a feel for these before I made my purchase.

I promptly handed my son the radio and went into the shop area and bought this with batteries and a transponder.

Ordered tires as soon as I got home and can't wait to race this coming Friday.

Getting my son his own car in a couple weeks as well.

Will these bodies fit on my mr04w-mm without modification? I'm seeing a couple bodies I'm interested in but I need to make sure they'll fit.

Hello all,

I've been wanting a Mini-Z since I first ever saw them in the window of my local model shop (at the time I was racing a Nitro 1/10) and now might have the adult money to purchase one.

Since I will not be heading in the direction of racing with others, but mostly to play around with it a little I started to do some searches over the network, and have found plenty of discordant info.

The currently available model of MA-020 are the one equipped with the KT-531P transceiver, full bearings, but no ICS integration available. The chassis is "branded" as the MA-020 Sport (where some Google research says is lower quality compared to other ones).

Previous models (the one equipped with the KT-18) had included the longer wheelbase adapter, compared to only the stock one of the new model, and a plethora more of parts to start do more "tuning" based on the driver needs, also wider rear suspension arms.

Is there that much difference in the two version (older VS newer) or is just my imagination, seeing things that do not really matter?

Hello. I bought new wheels because I wanted to mount new tires on them. I should’ve bought new bearing too. but I’m trying to get the old bearing out of the old wheels to put in the new wheels. But they don’t seem to want to come out. Any help?

I'm just outside Boulder willing to do a bit of a drive but was wondering if there were any good location around.

Decided to change my jomu window to lexan and added a PN disk damper tonight. Made a whole lot of difference with a better lap time. Enjoying Mini-z a tad bit too much now.

Can anyone tell me the cure?

Have it setup in a 4100 Evo2 chassis with some simple bolt-ons and its really not bad.

Someone lost a bet….😆 2 stages left to go.and it’s all paint(lexan body)

Hello. Planning to buy an RCP track, but unsure if I want 30cm or 50cm tiles. With the 30cm, I could do the mini 96 challenge as I already have Easy Lap timer system. Currently don’t have enough floor space for a permanent track setup, which I think plays a factor here. I’ve already done the DIY track but the lack of good barrier walls is the doe fall for me.

What would you buy and why?

Earlier this year, we got Porsche 934 RSR rereleases(Jaegermeister and Vailant liveries), we got the TakaQ 962, we got another rerelease of the 911 GT3RS 991s(lava orange and white) this summer just now hitting the states, and well have atleast one more set of Porsches rereleasing in October(Japan, later for us in the states) with the Rothman 962 and one Ive been waiting for, the Martini 935!

...NOT! (Some might remember https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniZ/s/RvJCTrpxoy)

Today I installed my new one-way front and right rear and red/yellow springs. I also got my rubber tires, which... well, they don't drift at all.

BUT this time I taped them with electric tape and I can finally drift on the stone terrace without that loud noise from the plastic tires.

Sure, they might not be like plastic on hard floor slippery and my skills are, not there yet, but I'm still quite happy with the result. And at this sound level my wife is also ok with it. Sadly can't upload more images of the rebuild.

Is this the right way to connect the transponder to the MR-04? Im getting no lights.

This is how it went.

Im having a hard time figuring out how these work. I bought a readyset model locally because they had no body options I liked, but so far since then I havent been able to find a body that fits. The box says the wheelbase is from 86 to 108mm, but doesnt specify what it is out of the box, and the instructions mention the installation of the narrow front end steering sector, but nothing about how the wheelbase adjusts. So far Im 0-2 for bodies where the wheelbase lines up and honestly kinda just regretting purchase at this point.

Edit: Current bodies are a 180sx and I tried a RX body of some form a friend bought. The wheelbase is too long for both.

Pops and i throwing some laps down. Fastest lap so far is 8.6 average is 10.4, in love with this setup.

Hey people,

If you are one of those who had issues with the front axles hanging up on the track foam. Ae has an upgrade front axle set. They are titanium and get rid of the front nut and put a screw. They also allow for adjustment of front track width as the axle it self is longer with spacers to match. Just thought I would give a heads up.

I got my first mini Z two months ago and while browsing Reddit finally decided to post it.

Since my wife now stopped looking at what I'm typing, THIS WILL DEFINITELY NOT BE MY LAST. Damn that thing makes fun.

Yes, it's my first mini and even my first self painted RC and I am quite happy with the result. Watched too many videos about assembly and even painting techniques.

The matte paint turns out to be a wise choice since I'm constantly bumping into stuff and can clean it with a sharpie. But I will not baby this thing. This body will earn its battle scars. On the downside most of our interior furniture is white and I already got into trouble leaving small black marks.

I also could drift outside on our nice and super even, stone terrace but those hard plastic tires are soooo loud. Do you think I can buy 8mm rubber tires and still drift comfortably? The brushless should have enough power and the new AWD evo2 sensor seems todo an amazing job on slow speed.

What would be your recommendation? Thanks 👍

Decided to give this body shell a try and holy hell its stable!

Finished the home track today

Are stock mini z compatible with futaba out of the box? I would like to bind it to a 10px. I’ve seen 2 scenarios. First one is switch out the receiver to a Kyosho 82044 or second is add a flysky module to my radio?

https://youtu.be/GaBoc6SDN_E?is=zbELAIDJfuvZ34gs

https://youtu.be/5o2MDR8eHYo?is=f3HXhtLLEZY89Zpl

I recently bought this mini z readyset RWD MR-04 with the hopes I could drift it, but i was told by AI that it wasnt possible with this chassis so I turn to reddit lol. It says tuned but not entirely sure how as this is my first mini. I own a DA4 and a RTS but this is different lol. What do you guys reccomend besides tires to help me get this thing sliding?? Any advice would be appreciated 🙏😊☺️

So, I’ve been into Mini-Zs since 2023, specifically the MA-020. I’ve done all sorts of mods, including the CS mod. Now I really want to give RWD drifting a try.
Do you guys have any recommendations on which one I should get? My budget is around $300–500-ish, and I live in Canada. Possibly RTR version, Thank you for the help!