Lazer Zx-5 Front Brace / Knuckle

[Ted Maul]

Hi

Does part LA210, Front Bulkhead, contain the standard front brace for the Lazer ZX-5? Looks like it does, but not easy to tell from the photos?

Also, is the standard knuckle and hub carrier 4,7, or 10 degrees? Part no LA219?

No prizes for guessing what i did over the bank holiday weekend

Thx

Ted

[jim76]

not sure on the front brace question, will have to look it up.

But the kit standard hub was 7 deg. All the main drivers ran 10 deg though so i'd get a few pairs of those.

[Scouser]

The stock ZX-5 contains the standard moulded composite brace, the SP has the aluminum one. If you have the plastic one you need to get LAW31 which is the aluminum upgrade part.

[RogerM]

I would agree, LAW31 is worth it's weight in gold as it makes the front end near bullet proof!

[Ted Maul]

Originally Posted by RogerM

I would agree, LAW31 is worth it's weight in gold as it makes the front end near bullet proof!

Ok thanks, i'll have a look - would be worried the brace would stay intact and I'd snap a wishbone instead, but I guess not!

[JCJC]

You will still snap wishbones, and hubs but the brace helps keeps the bulkhead together.

Knuckle & hub carriers, part numbers are 219-4, 219-7, 219-10 7 being stock and 10 deg being what most run as Jim has said. We find we lose a few lower king pins when the hubs go - worth having spare.

[RogerM]

Was the original ZX5 front end that fragile? The SP is bullet proof ...... I was doing silly jump atempts with mine at the weekend at Ledbury and it survived everything i threw at it until I got it so wront it landed on the corner of the front tower and then cartwheeled end-over-end about 6 times ..... I broke a front shock tower ... that's all

[Scouser]

I find the ZX-5 to be a bit of an enigma. Sometimes the most innocent looking knock can result in a race ending break, yet other times a 40ft cartwheel into a fence results in nothing more than a cheer from the onlookers! I also notice that I am more prone to break the left c-hub than any other part. This is quite frustrating as I am now over-run with knuckles and right hand c-hubs. I think the key to reducing breakages in the old ZX-5 is to keep close eye on the parts looking for cracks. I am pretty sure that the silly knocks that break stuff are a result of me not seeing damage that was already there before the race. I cannot fault the strength of the car in any other area though. For two seasons this buggy has had to endure the worst of my driving and nine times out of ten, you just flip it back onto its wheels and off it goes! Absolutely love it.

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by Scouser

I also notice that I am more prone to break the left c-hub than any other part.

I'm guessing that most of the tracks you run on are laid anti-clockwise then? More left hand corners, and more left hand corners at the end of the straight, adds up to more impacts on that side!

[Scouser]

Actually we always run clockwise so there are more (high speed) rights than lefts. This probably is the cause though as if you run wide and hit something, it is the left knuckle that takes the impact.

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by Scouser

Actually we always run clockwise so there are more (high speed) rights than lefts. This probably is the cause though as if you run wide and hit something, it is the left knuckle that takes the impact.

That would make just as much sense!

[Ted Maul]

Thats odd as there were four spare knuckles that came with the car, all rights!

I don't think the car is fragile Roger, I think its amazingly strong. I was actually playing with the car in the garden and teaching my son how to drive it. Instead of limiting the throttle travel in the transmitter setting, or even swapping out the 11x2 for a stock, I just jammed my thumb between throttle and transmitter body (its a steerwheel) to limit the cars top speed. Alas my hand slipped just as my three year old gave it the full moo and the car went flat out into a brick wall. Given that, I expected the damage to be a whole lot worse.... Still, its his 3rd birthday next month, so maybe I'll start him on a Tamtech instead

[Jez]

lets be honest scouser you have trouble with your lazer because its not an sp.stop pussyfooting around and do the deed-you know it makes sense.i can lend you mine for bury regional next week if you are ok with steer wheel.let me know.

[Jez]

ted, got front blue brace,new but not bagged for a tenner and loads of zx5 spares,some bagged,some not[why?]split kits for customers in past.give us a call,im only 20 mins up m1.thanks jeremy.

[Scouser]

Originally Posted by Jez

lets be honest scouser you have trouble with your lazer because its not an sp.stop pussyfooting around and do the deed-you know it makes sense.i can lend you mine for bury regional next week if you are ok with steer wheel.let me know.

Hey mate how's tricks? Do you still have a conversion available? I will have a chat to you at Bury in a fortnight.
You dont want to be lending me your car though, especially not at Bury!

[Jez]

at the end of the day my friend its only a toy car and i got the technology to rebuild it.no conversions left but i can give you a generous part ex value on your d4 against a spanking new zx5 sp.

[Scouser]

Ooh, might have to speak to you about that one mate! See you at Bury.

[bigboots1302]

Originally Posted by Scouser

I find the ZX-5 to be a bit of an enigma. Sometimes the most innocent looking knock can result in a race ending break, yet other times a 40ft cartwheel into a fence results in nothing more than a cheer from the onlookers! I also notice that I am more prone to break the left c-hub than any other part. This is quite frustrating as I am now over-run with knuckles and right hand c-hubs. I think the key to reducing breakages in the old ZX-5 is to keep close eye on the parts looking for cracks. I am pretty sure that the silly knocks that break stuff are a result of me not seeing damage that was already there before the race. I cannot fault the strength of the car in any other area though. For two seasons this buggy has had to endure the worst of my driving and nine times out of ten, you just flip it back onto its wheels and off it goes! Absolutely love it.

i agree with this post, the lazer holds up very well against the hard crashes, but some of the weaker crashes just suprise me with the things that break. but this car is a top 4wd car and it is great.