The MX8 was designed to be stable, simple and easy.
Each component is located where it is for a reason, with room to flex, room for cooling air, and space to inspect, work on and clean each area of the car.
The electronics can be removed from either above or below, or a combination depending on your preference.
There are optional shorter engine and throttle servo mounts to adjust flex symmetrically.
If you question the width and shape of the chassis now, you won’t after you have taken a lap with the Mayako on a tough fast track due to the increased stability.
BETTER GENERAL HANDLING
The MX8 comes with the more stable KPI-1, for your typical Pillow Ball front end feel.
There are optional KPI-.5 hubs and knuckles available for more aggressive steering response, more like a typical C-hub car feel.
Not only that, you can also adjust knuckle height, upper link/arm length, and steering link position, thanks to the red eccentric bushing in the carbon steering plate, which you can also replace with an optional one, of course.
You need to be able to adjust all the relevant adjustments when looking for the last 10ths of a second, regardless of which overall feel you prefer.
DURABILITY AS PRIORITY
The MX8 has captured screw type hinge pins, which sandwich the arms and arm holders with a M4 Screw and nut, helping to strengthen the suspension.
This also makes working on the car a lot easier, as you can remove and arm by simply removing the hinge pin, or you can remove the diff, or entire gearbox, while keeping the arms and holder intact.
The MX8 comes standard with a fixed height A-Block for maximum strength. There is an option part which allows for diff height adjustment, to fine tune your car.
The stock setting is low diff, 0 diff shims, which provides the smoothest and calmest steering response.
Additionally there are steel skidplates front and rear, which significantly extend the lifetime of the chassis.
FLOATING SERVO MOUNT
The steering servo can be removed by just two M4 screws, from it’s floating mount.
For different height servos you simply space the triangular mounts higher as required.
The MX8 also comes with the option of running the lightweight servo saver eliminator, which is the preferred way of running the car with today’s all metal gear strong servos.
VERY SIMPLE SETUP
The throttle and brake linkage on the MX8 is very simple, with only 1 link for brake.
The brake bias is easily adjustable by turning one of the two knurled adjusters by hand. This is something that can be done without any tools, or even removing the body.
The throttle link comes with a button head screw instead of a grub screw for the collet, so you can use a rubber band fail safe in the event you were to lose power.
POWERFUL TUNING AID
Bump steer is a powerful tuning aid, specially when running the KPI-1 hubs.
It can be adjusted at both inner and outer ends of the steering link, turning around the eccentric ball, or adding/removing shims.
Adding just a 1mm shim can increase steering mid to exit of corners significantly.
BLADDERS OR EMULSION
The shocks on the MX8 are hard coated, with silky smooth operation, and come standard with an emulsion gasket and bleeder screw in the cap.
Bladders can be fitted in the caps if preferred, but we recommend the emulsion setting for every condition.
