Mini 4WD guides

Plain answers to the questions collectors and racers ask. Some are long, some are one page from a B-MAX Setup Book. Every guide ends in the Parts Finder, the Kit Finder or the book it came from.

Guidethe B-MAX Setup Book, Super-II · 1 min

Double rollers on a Super-II: why 13 and 12 mm in one piece

Two rollers in one piece. The bottom one runs the fence; the top one saves the car when it leans. One page from the B-MAX Setup Book Super-II.

super-ii · setup · rollers · b-max
Guide2 Nov 2026 · 3 min

How to read a Tamiya Mini 4WD item number

The number on the box tells one Aero Avante from another. How to read 4 and 5 digit Tamiya Mini 4WD item numbers, with real examples.

item-numbers · basics · identification
Guidethe B-MAX Setup Book, FM-A · 1 min

Mass dampers on an FM-A: one set, three jobs

Every weight on this FM-A comes out of one Tamiya set, 15459. Light bowls at the front, cylinders at the back, taped pairs on the sides. One page from the B-MAX Setup Book FM-A.

fm-a · setup · mass-dampers · b-max

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