Mini-Z, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer, MR-03, MR-02, MA-010, Forums, News, Pictures, Parts, and Shop - Mini-ZRacer.com
Forums, Mini-Z, MiniZ, Kyosho Mini-Z, Kyosho MiniZ, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer
Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Mini-Z Parts, MiniZ Hop-Ups, MiniZ Parts, Kyosho Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Kyosho Mini-Z Parts, Kyosho MiniZ Hop-Ups, Kyosho MiniZ Parts, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer Hop-Ups, Racer Kyosho Mini-Z Parts

Go Back   Mini-ZRacer.com Forums > General Discussion > New Products

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 2009.01.14, 02:52 AM   #1
Ton
Registered User
 
Ton's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Sevilla (Spain)
Posts: 67
PN Racing MR02 Light Weight SU303 Stainless Steel Ball Diff Shaft.











Best regards from Spain.
__________________
Antonio J. Villalón.

Reflex Racing - wwwr eflexracing.net

2008 PNWC Posadas (Spain) - 2WD Stock - 1st.

2009 PNWC Sevilla (Spain) - 2WD Stock - 1st.
Ton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.01.14, 02:37 PM   #2
x_zminiracer
Registered User
 
x_zminiracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 46
how much lighter is it? and is there a noticeable 'driving' difference?
__________________
CCMMMK
Cape Cod Mini Mass Kickers
x_zminiracer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.01.14, 03:11 PM   #3
color01
Moderator
 
color01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Los Angeles (Pasadena), CA, USA
Posts: 2,809
I tested this part out last Saturday. I don't remember what Philip said about the absolute weight savings, but however much he took off, it was from the outside of the shaft so the effect is enhanced. I'd say that the gain in acceleration is almost as good as a Ti-shaft.

The one thing I REALLY like about it though is that the flat portion (where the left wheel hub bolts on) is extended, so you can use a bunch of washers on the rear axle to give the rear wheels a significant amount of additional offset.
__________________
Brian Ma

Greyscale RC

PN Racing | My TinyRC Blog
color01 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.01.15, 11:00 AM   #4
x_zminiracer
Registered User
 
x_zminiracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 46
Nice! thanks B, have one coming!
__________________
CCMMMK
Cape Cod Mini Mass Kickers
x_zminiracer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.01.30, 08:15 PM   #5
briankstan
Registered User
 
briankstan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: West Jordan, Utah
Posts: 6,877
I installed this light weight shaft, but I'm having a problem with the nut spinning loose, It might have something to do with the fact that there isn't the little bar in there to hold the inside diff ring holder.

any ideas of the best way to fix this? I never had this problem with the other shaft.

I tried to pull the one from my Kyosho shaft but I couldn't get it out.
__________________
--Salt Lake Mini-Z---HFAY---MZR Gallery--
briankstan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.01.30, 09:49 PM   #6
pfcparts
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 659
Uh.

I think you were supposed to pull
out the one on the regular diff shaft...

At least that was what I did...

parts
__________________
pfcparts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.02.11, 08:11 AM   #7
x_zminiracer
Registered User
 
x_zminiracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 46
Found out the light weight shaft is 1 gram lighter. Not sure if I really notice a difference in the car but cutting weight there can't hurt so am running with it.
__________________
CCMMMK
Cape Cod Mini Mass Kickers
x_zminiracer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.03.12, 01:01 PM   #8
x_zminiracer
Registered User
 
x_zminiracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 46
also found out, that it will bend if it gets hit from the side. so stock one is back in for now and will have to order two next time. It was bent on the end were it was hit and also bent in the middle, keep a spare on hand.
__________________
CCMMMK
Cape Cod Mini Mass Kickers
x_zminiracer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.03.12, 01:43 PM   #9
ruf
4play
 
ruf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Reflex Racing, everywhere
Posts: 2,602
Quote:
Originally Posted by briankstan View Post
I installed this light weight shaft, but I'm having a problem with the nut spinning loose, It might have something to do with the fact that there isn't the little bar in there to hold the inside diff ring holder.

any ideas of the best way to fix this? I never had this problem with the other shaft.

I tried to pull the one from my Kyosho shaft but I couldn't get it out.
You're supposed to pull it from your old diff shaft. Check about 1:30 on the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wc7AVYty38

x_zminiracer - how are you getting hit from the side/rear? People should be able to catch you! That's my solution!

Seriously though, durability is a factor to consider in your tuning choices. You have to take into account your driving style, skill level, and that of your fellow racers, track layout, traction level, etc. when selecting parts for your ride.
__________________
Joe Chen
www.reflexracing.net
Houston, TX
Mini-Z World Champions!
Reflex Racing Blog
Reflex Racing YouTube
ruf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.03.12, 01:45 PM   #10
ruf
4play
 
ruf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Reflex Racing, everywhere
Posts: 2,602
Quote:
Originally Posted by ruf View Post
People should be able to catch you! That's my solution!
F%&#ing edit...

"People SHOULDN'T be able to catch you!"
__________________
Joe Chen
www.reflexracing.net
Houston, TX
Mini-Z World Champions!
Reflex Racing Blog
Reflex Racing YouTube
ruf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.03.12, 02:26 PM   #11
briankstan
Registered User
 
briankstan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: West Jordan, Utah
Posts: 6,877
Quote:
Originally Posted by ruf View Post
You're supposed to pull it from your old diff shaft. Check about 1:30 on the video.
Yea, well, I had Kyosho Diff shafts, have you ever tried to remove the pins from them? It's just not happening.
__________________
--Salt Lake Mini-Z---HFAY---MZR Gallery--
briankstan is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Squat Wide +7mm Diff Shaft DAMZer Parts and Hop-ups 2 2002.07.08 11:33 PM
Ball diff problem bobman Parts and Hop-ups 15 2002.03.01 09:32 PM
Ball Diff Ball Diff Ball Diff Ball Diff II Chezedog Mini-Z F1 MF-010, MF-015 1 2002.02.27 02:40 PM
Ball Diff Ball Diff Ball Diff Chezedog Off-Topic 37 2002.02.11 12:12 PM
Any Diff with Stainless steel Steering pin thing? 91TalonTSI Parts and Hop-ups 6 2002.01.01 11:37 AM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:55 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2011 Mini-ZRacer.com
Mini Inferno Sale - Up to $85 Instant Savings!
Micro-T Hop-Ups
RC18R, M18, Micro RS4, Mini-LST, TamTech-Gear, Minizilla, RC18T, RC18B, RC18MT
shop.tinyrc.com Products

more»
Tiny RC Community News
[03/22/17] MZR was on vacation, didn't... : All kidding aside, the host experienced a bit of a server meltdown last week and efforts to restore the site to a new server took longer than anticipated. The current server is temporary until - more»
[11/25/15] Did You Hear? Our Black... : Hey Racers,
We're getting started a bit early with our Black Friday sale this year.  Generally we're not supporters of retailers opening early on Thanksgiving, but in our case, we're - more»
[06/30/15] shop.tinyrc.com: Have You... : Hey All! Just a quick reminder to everyone that we post all of our shop.tinyrc.com Newletters here on the MZR Forum. If for some reason you miss them in your email inbox, you can always see the - more»
Mini-Z, Mini-Z Racer, MR-02, MA-010
M18, M18T, RC18T, Mini-LST, Mini-T, Micro RS4, XRay, 1/18, 18th scale
XMODS, XMOD, Micro Flight, ZipZaps, ZipZaps SE, Bit Char-G, MicroSizers, TTTT, Plantraco Desktop Rover, SuperSlicks, Digi Q
Mini Inferno, Mini Inferno ST, half EIGHT, 1/16, 16th scale
Epoch, Indoor Racer, 1/43, 43rd scale
E-Savage, eSavage, eZilla, e-Zilla, HPI
Robots, Bots, Bipeds, Wheeled, Manoi, Roomba, NXT, Lego, Hacking
Crawling, Crawlers, Micro, RC, Losi Mini-Rock Crawler, Duratrax Cliff Climber
Kyosho Minium, Caliber 120, Minium Forums
Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Mini-Z Parts, Mini Inferno Hop-Ups, Mini Inferno Parts, M18 Hop-Ups, M18 Parts