CrawlingSF
Rock Stacker
Hey guys,
After years of owning a a couple miniz including Overlands and 4WD Xmods, dreams have come true and a 4x4 miniz has released just recently. Good timing for me since I’ve been working from home and staying indoors as much as possible during this pandemic. I wanted to post this to see how other mini-z 4x4s are sitting today.
After about a week of daily use, I'm surprised Kyosho didn't charge more for this thing. The tight steering is amazing since the drivetrain is fully locked like most if not all 1/24 4x4s. Overall, I think Kyosho perfected the balance in scaling parts and realistic performance with suspension play. The low speed control is amazing for its size. I haven't played with gearing since it came with the smallest/lowest gear ratio. The box described a slipper clutch that's suppose to save the drivetrain from shock but I don't notice and slip when going full speed reverse then full throttle forward. Anyway, here is how mine sits today:
First thing done was I removed the rear spare and mount to climb up steeper inclines and balance the body/chassis.
Hot racing 9.5 wheel weights helped a lot since the body seems pretty heaving. I also have HR's 9g weights that I need to trim to fit around the front hub and trim to avoid contact with the front track bar. A little putty or modeling clay can be used in between the wheel and weight to secure it.
With the wheel weights and lower center of gravity and doesn't flip as much. Instead it would lay on its back and I can go reverse from there to get it back on 4 wheels.
Picked up some M2x8mm "set screws" off ebay to get rid of the stock screws that secure the wheels. Now I can use lock nuts and the hub thread won't wear from continuous removal. You can also see the grease leaking from the suspension. I need to figure out a better solution since the shocks oil filled gets rid of most of the bounce and weight transfer and looks more realistic crawling around.
Though, I probably won't be removing the wheels too often until I can find a better tire/wheel combo. Ideally, I can mount a wider and heavier wheels and grippier tires. Don't think I can mount taller tires since the current tire fits nicely when suspension is fully compressed. Also, can't go with a wider tire since the from track bar gets within a mm or so at full lock either direction.
At some point, when I have my soldering gun on me, I'd like to remove the windows from the frame to trim these parts on the top of the shell.
After years of owning a a couple miniz including Overlands and 4WD Xmods, dreams have come true and a 4x4 miniz has released just recently. Good timing for me since I’ve been working from home and staying indoors as much as possible during this pandemic. I wanted to post this to see how other mini-z 4x4s are sitting today.
After about a week of daily use, I'm surprised Kyosho didn't charge more for this thing. The tight steering is amazing since the drivetrain is fully locked like most if not all 1/24 4x4s. Overall, I think Kyosho perfected the balance in scaling parts and realistic performance with suspension play. The low speed control is amazing for its size. I haven't played with gearing since it came with the smallest/lowest gear ratio. The box described a slipper clutch that's suppose to save the drivetrain from shock but I don't notice and slip when going full speed reverse then full throttle forward. Anyway, here is how mine sits today:
First thing done was I removed the rear spare and mount to climb up steeper inclines and balance the body/chassis.
Hot racing 9.5 wheel weights helped a lot since the body seems pretty heaving. I also have HR's 9g weights that I need to trim to fit around the front hub and trim to avoid contact with the front track bar. A little putty or modeling clay can be used in between the wheel and weight to secure it.
With the wheel weights and lower center of gravity and doesn't flip as much. Instead it would lay on its back and I can go reverse from there to get it back on 4 wheels.
Picked up some M2x8mm "set screws" off ebay to get rid of the stock screws that secure the wheels. Now I can use lock nuts and the hub thread won't wear from continuous removal. You can also see the grease leaking from the suspension. I need to figure out a better solution since the shocks oil filled gets rid of most of the bounce and weight transfer and looks more realistic crawling around.
Though, I probably won't be removing the wheels too often until I can find a better tire/wheel combo. Ideally, I can mount a wider and heavier wheels and grippier tires. Don't think I can mount taller tires since the current tire fits nicely when suspension is fully compressed. Also, can't go with a wider tire since the from track bar gets within a mm or so at full lock either direction.
At some point, when I have my soldering gun on me, I'd like to remove the windows from the frame to trim these parts on the top of the shell.
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