Losi rims on a fs2??

[sfry61]

Is there any way you can make losi/associated rims fit on a fs2? ive got a box full of mini spikes on losi rims and i cant use them
any suggestions??

[RogerM]

Sadly not at the rear with the FS2 rear geometry as using the proline axles will make the car too wide and have a significantly negative effect on the handling even if you could force it into the box.

At the front I used to run some home made my own hexes to use Losi front wheels (I have a lathe and mill, certainly not a dremel job). To be honest I should have just bit the bullet straight away and replaced all my wheels with Kyosho ones as the tiny Losi hex is just asking to be stripped!

I would seriously recomend getting the Kyosho wheels mate, they are top quality, don't strip out the drives and not any more expensive than any other brand.

[sfry61]

Thanks for the reply. I only asked because i had my first run with it at the weekend (was totally amazing to drive) and of course it started raining and i only had yellow mini spikes with me.
Was going to try and make losi ones fit myself. They do look a tad flimsy (alot of losi drive pins were breaking throughout the race meeting)

I'll stick with the kyosho hex's. I dont want to do anything to remove reliability or performance from the car

[fastinfastout]

with the older fs I'm sure they had a proline axle kit, not sure about the fs2 though or if the fs proline kit will fit

[RogerM]

Proline axle kit (UM502) will work with all configurations other than RB5/SP(SP2) and ZX5-FS2

[rcpower]

I too have first used losi rims, but like others have said: they are like shit.
Kyosho hex is superb(even the stock plastic ones are good enough)
After a while I have switched 100% to Kyosho rims. Should have done that straight from the start...

My advice: buy some acetone ;-) and unglue your tires from the losi rims...

[z00m]

Originally Posted by RogerM

Proline axle kit (UM502) will work with all configurations other than RB5/SP(SP2) and ZX5-FS2

I use the axle kit on my ZX5 FS2 and RB5-SP2 with no problems. What problem did you experience?

As for the front, I bought the Yokomo B-MAX alloy front wheel hexes (same size as B44). You need to make the centre hole larger and make the hole for the pin larger as well but that was easy enough with a drill press. You then need to use a 2 line axle shaft on the standard 73mm bone, and shim accordingly. Yokomo part number was BM-011F from memory.

I've used this setup for more than 12 months with no relaibility issues.