getting a mini-z

[XmodzICON82]

this is a question for those who have a mr-02/mr-015..i'm going to be buying one tomorrow and was wondering on what upgrades you guys think are pretty much a necessity..i would also like to know what a good offset number is for the front and rear wheels seeing is i know absolutely nothing about what offset is...any info would be appreciated...

[okoye]

+2 is a good offset front and rear. which one are you getting? mr015 mr02?

[XmodzICON82]

i believe it's an mr-02...but can you or someone tell what "offset" means...

[okoye]

offset is where the wheels stand in relation to axle in miniz case the farther it is from the chassis its a +

closer to THE CHASSIS ITS A - OFFSET

[XmodzICON82]

so which is better a positive or a negative offset

[okoye]

positive is better because the width of the car foot print becomes wider therefore making it more stable

[XMDrifter]

if you can, get reflex's wtf system so you can run zero offset on front, but keep the look of offset, and you get less steering scrub, giving you better handling.

[okoye]

that my friend is a waste of cash im runing +2 i think on my altezza and all i had to do was sand the outter part of the tire wall

[2wdpancar]

That is just filling in the wheel well. How is the wide track front a waste of cash? I bet you've never tried one...if you don't race I doubt you would be able to notice. The wide track is a genius idea for those looking for a more stable front end.
I can get about 20 hrs on my pn front tires before the amount of scrub renders them useless.
The wtf is designed to reduce the suspension stiction is the sense that a larger offset will cause stiction in the front suspension. This system is to reduce it to little or none depending on the offset used. I have one and it works beautifully on my dbr9.

You will want to get tires as your first option. I recommend shopping from reflexracing.com and ordering their team package for beginners. It is a really good set of parts that will allow you to mod your car with some good first upgrades. I would get more than one set of tires though.

This is the deal I am talking about : http://www.reflexracing.net/proddetail.asp?prod=rx1112

[XmodzICON82]

@blt-it doesnt matter that the website you gave me a link to is for the mr-02...the mr-02 and mr-015 can be interchangeable or even the same chassis just different mm lengths...

[okoye]

the wtf doesnt work on an mr015 i dont think

[XMDrifter]

i think mr2 would be a better choice anyways because it's got a lower cg...
i might think of getting one off a friend of mine...50 bucks, but i gotta get parental approval (hate having to get the permission...)

[himynamebebrian]

i have to get parental approval too and it sucks~!!~!! i agree with XMDrifter, get the mr2

[XmodzICON82]

well the mr-015 is alreay on the way.....