The Optima Mid was designed in 1987 and released to the public in 1988. It was kyoshos Top 4WD buggy in 1988 - 1989, and replaced by the Lazer ZX in 1990. This blog is created by me to let all other Optima Mid owners know what modifications i did to the car to improve its performance, or just to substitute parts to get it runnable.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Narrow Front End, it works !
I spent a few hours setting up my front end to be narower. i tried the car today at the race track, and i am happy to report that the car has more steering now ! i went up againste a durango DEX410 which had a 7.5T motor, mine was a 10.5T, it was difficult to keep up with him, but at the corners, i was sometimes able to outcorner the durango, i literally was able to cut into his line at the corners! it was great. i also did not break anyhting on my MId, testament to kyosho old parts quality. I also tried the old mid special tyres, and they only work great in the extremely loose sand area, whern the spikes can really dig in. On the hard packed surfaces, the car was skating everywhere. i Swithced back to the Prolines M3 and i got a lot more traction on the hard packed surface, not to mention better bump absorption. The sealing i done on the gearbox and belt covers also paid off, my drive line is as smooth as the day i put it together.
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