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Originally Posted by optiman
So why did Kyosho went to using Yokomo wheels and Losi shocks???? Is'nt kind of weird, using the competition's parts for your product???
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To find out exactly why you would have to ask Kyoshos designers.
It isn't that uncommon, through the 90s Yokomos team drivers always used Associated or Losi shocks on their buggies as Yokomos shocks were pretty rubbish. With the ZX-S Kyosho was making a limited edition chassis, the design meant they were never going to sell in great quantities. If Losi shocks are better than the Ultimate shocks Kyosho had, if you are only selling a few hundred kits of the only competition chassis you have it's a lot cheaper to buy in shocks than than set up to manufacture them. As for the wheels, again it's cheaper to buy in others than produce the moulds to only make a thousand wheels, and there's already a plentiful supply of compatible wheels.
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Also, so the ZX-S's chassis is better than the Evolution's, having the Evolution the cheaper 3-part chassis?
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It depends on how you think it would be better. The one piece ZX-S chassis isn't 'better' than the Evo one just because it is made in one piece, performance wise it is exactly the same. The Evo chassis is better because if you broke or damaged a chassis it was a lot cheaper to buy a replacement as the chassis was a flat carbon sheet without the moulded in kickup of the ZX-S.