Holmberg418

iTrader: (10)

The front shaft should be a running change. If you buy a new front shaft it should be longer then the one that came with the first batch of kits.

CaseyDDR

iTrader: (57)

We should get a replacement free then...

potatobed409

iTrader: (1)

I was going to order a kit today from Amain. Is there anyway of knowing if it's a new batch of kits or not?

Speedychris22

iTrader: (68)

i agree there should be a way to contact Kyosho and get a free replacement.

Holmberg418

iTrader: (10)

Why should you get one free? The one that came with the kit works fine. Just use the foam pads or a shock o ring.

JarrodP

iTrader: (2)

But didn't you say it should be a running change and should be longer.

I believe the current length is right.

Shock o rings are too big.. fuel hose is the go

JarrodP

iTrader: (2)

There is no new batch. The kit is fine if you build it right.

potatobed409

iTrader: (1)

Ok. This will be my first Kyosho car. Hope I'm not disappointed.

Zylux

You won't be

Arcain41

iTrader: (6)

I had one issue with my kit but it ran great. The center shafts had a slight bend to them. The front more so than the rear. I couldn't see it until I spun everything over before installing electronics. I submitted a ticket to Kyosho support with a short video of the issue and by the next week I had parts in my mailbox. Kyosho has top notch support. As far as length I didn't see any difference between the front shafts and I haven't had a problem with them popping out. Just make sure you have the foam or o-ring up front and the plastic spacer at the center installed correctly. It is offset. This car has so much more potential than my ZX5 but I need to drive better. You will not be disappointed.

negatv1

iTrader: (71)

Noticed that the spur/slipper assembly had a good deal of play in it (shifting forward/back) and was present with other newly built ZX-6's that I looked at locally. Enough play that I could see as possibly contributing to the the center shaft(s) popping out in the right conditions.

I used a single shim (0.2-0.3 or so) on the inside of one of outdrive bearings which took out all of the play. No issues thus far.

K_King

iTrader: (47)

Are you putting in set screws in the 2 holes? You need to do that so the bearings stay put. Don't tighten them too much or it will bind (you will hear the difference.)

negatv1

iTrader: (71)

I'm not. I have seen the holes on the center mount top plate that go through to the bearing location, but I just scanned through the manual just now and I am not seeing any mention of using set screws.

But it certainly makes sense to do so - What size setscrews are you using here?

K_King

iTrader: (47)

Whatever you have left over. Should be the same as the one that goes into the sway bar mounts.

K_King

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Here's a setup I have been working on. Super easy to drive and fast. I want to try the stock arms eventually and some different sways but for now this is a easy base setup for me to go off of.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Aug%202014.pdf