rally X
 

has anyone tried lifting the minix a little. i currently have on mine tires from a model kit that fit the rim but are wider and have a larger outer diameter. I am trying to make this thing a rally vehicle. i figure that the 4wd will be perfect for it. after i figure out how to lift it a little bit i will need to put in softer springs. i already have the spring set with the soft but it isnt really soft. if anyone has any ideas how to soften the ride without just adding weight please post your ideas (b4 i break something :P )

You could take a torch to the springs and heat the springs till there red hot them let them air cool. That should make them softer maybe not sure never done it but I have done it to cut thing easier. That’s what I want my mini x to be so i’m going to run into the same things you will I’ll like to hear how it goes

does anyone know where i can get the shocks shown in this picture. i think they would help out my rally project.

a pic of the back, i cant believe that this is a minix

If i remember right those are for a mini-z but i dont know what they are called go to mini-zracer, the sister site

Dude that car is so modded its not even a mini-x. it has a side mounted motor that doesnt:D need :D a long shaft:D i have to do that and where did you get that pic

wish i had that modding power(and money)

do those lithium-ion batterys work good?

same here. i really want to get rid of that stock motor and drop somethin a little better. that setup shown doesnt even use the regular chassis. i have an idea of installing oil dampers without choppin up the kit. when that stuff comes in i will post some pics. i also have an idea of a way to mount the motor to get ride of its tendency to spin out only in one direction and maybe use different gears without choppin it up too. i really want to do some work to this but i am not ready to do some serious cutting.

i also am still trying to get this thing rally ready, but i would like it to also be able to be lowered for street running too. :P

i got alot of plans

you know what would be funny and cool. some kind of hydrolic/ airbag system. a bounce to the music contest with the micros. i bet magnetic tubes could work.
yes, so many ideas so little money

oil damper
 

this is a bad picture but i am lazy. think this sould work. i will be mounting the damper where the screws are that i circled. i noticed that the screws move in towards each other when the A arms move. dont think that the spring on the damper is needed since the minix already has springs, i just want the oil part of it so the car wont have soo much bounce. that is a topcad set if you are wondering. please give me feedback.

Looks good. That’s what old 1/18 and other size cars use. My brother had an old RC car that used the same system, but now you have gotten rid of the most important aspecs of the car the front isn’t independent suspension

i dont understand why it wouldnt still be independent. the damper will pretty much just be floating between the 2 mounts on the A-arms. can you please explain what you mean b4 i screw up my miniX :P i look forward to your reply

thank god there are forums, or i probably would have destroyed my X by means of fire or other ways.

Its not that you would destroy your mini-x it’s just that when one wheel goes up the other wheel will take a lot more force for it to do the same thing. That is why on the pictures you have posted the guy put one shock on each wheel instead of one between the two. The only thing I can think of that you would lose from that setup is some traction. I hope this makes sense I’m really really sleepy.

Ok this is my third and last edit if that explanation didn't help I found a definition "Independent Suspension System that permits each wheel to move up and down without seriously affecting any other wheel." hope that is a little more clear.

oh by the way where did you get those shocks I've been looking for some. I was thinking of getting the overlander shocks by Kyosho. I have heard nothing but good things from them.

i get it. back to the drawing board

i am sure that tinyrc wont be too happy that i am posting a link to another site :P but, this is where i ordered mine http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/produc...oducts_id=2399 it is a topcad oil damper.

how good are they compared to your over Lander shocks cause a good suspension is one of the most important things in a car, and really important in a rally car that we are both trying to build. They look good people in the overlander forum where complaining that the plastic shocks on the overlander started to break after some use. Being that these are metal maybe they will handle better also are you sure that they are oil because some I have been reading aren’t and that they use grease instead and they really suck.

Tiny wont get mad about that link only if you are doing advertising on it

i personally think that they are better than both the stock overland shocks and and the gpm oil overland shocks. i dont know how you plan on using the shocks though. please reply and show what you plan to do, maybe we can combind our efforts to get this all done better and faster. if you want to chat with me all of my chat info is listed. for what i plan to do with the oil damper i cant use the overland ones cause they are alittle short.

got my oil damper on
 

just installed it and it works perfect, i left the spring on to add extra tension if i need it, but right now it has no pressure on the system

Gotta love translators
 

ok ok Im new to this board but not to the sport. I whipped out my translator on that page with the pimped out mini-x.

These are the specs I found out.
-motor m's motor hand wound
-front body post dtm x4
-motor mount dtm x4 conversion
- tamiya mini-4wd parts (hehehe Im workin on a project so I wont reveal what parts they are)
-li-ion 7.2 600ma
-2mm carbon chassis
-shocks are GPM mini-z shocks
The creator was uio from taiwan.

So far Im workin on a chasis design. and all the parts and part number through local big dealers (Tower hobbies mainly) on what to use. On the motor mount IM not sure if I can get that seperate or if a modified HPI will work. so far conversion ( minus chassis) is under 20$. Great deal if I might add. On my version of the chassis Im lookin at tc3 style (haha I loved that car, but hey racing motorcycles is more fun than lil cars ) and on the chassis cuttin Im havin question..... I mean I know I could cut it on my friend's million dollar laser (could bust out some serious numbers then) but unsure on how much flex I should have in the chassis and stuff like that. So Im lookin for ideas on cutouts in the chassis. Also should I set the batteries low in the chassis to allow for lower cg? should I make the motor sit lower too? LOL these are all problems Im lookin at. right now on batteries I have located some .67x1.14 1000ma 1.2. Im lookin to run 4 side by side style on the left side of the frame. Currently runnin stock receiver and a lrp quantum with reverse (small and dependable so far- Always LRP when I run r/c). so any ideas you have (If you can in english please) email me on question or pics of the drawings so far for chassis design. email Me

want a 4WD racer (cheap)
 

I am very new to the bigger RC cars, i have bits,and i want to know if there is a site which sells the mini-x with the transmitter and all the other stuff needed to run it. These RTR kits are very misleading becuz they are not technically RTR i still have to BUY other junk that i dont know about :mad: . I like the mini-z and the fact that all i have to buy is batteries. Is there no where i can buy a mini-x like this. (I too like rally and am thinking of buying the mini-z WRX but I WANT 4WD DAMMIT :mad: )

Thanx
P.S I'll even concider buying one 2nd hand if eed be

Look on ebay. There is a guy on there selling ready to run cars that include everything, even a 5 cell battery pack for the car, for about $100. The only things left to buy are batteries for the transmitter, a charger, and paint for the body.

I have purchased one rtr and several chassis from him. He seems to be reliable and ships them pretty fast too.

Can you post a link to his auction plzz?

Not sure if it's proper forum etiquite to post links to other merchants but if you do an ebay search for "mini z x" his cars will come up.

I just did an ebay search and found his cars. I noticed he no longer includes the transmitter in the auction price so it will cost a little more. There is also another seller selling these cars on ebay but he is including a mini-z transmitter which does not always work correctly with the mini-x.