So this is a question that gets asked quite often; “How do I setup roll bars?” The name of the game is to get the bars acting equal on both sides. Most bars are normally a little tweaked out the packet, and by adjusting the connecting links, this tweak can be compensated for. …

So, this June, Schumacher released an update to their Mi5 platform.. well, update is almost under selling it! Pretty much excepting the drivtrain, bearings and hardware, the car is completely new, with minimal carry over of parts I’m not going to run through all the changes from old to new, as that’s been covered in…

In a bit of a change from previous cars, Schumacher released the Mi5 with their own designed diff, rather than relying on Spec-R products. Having run them for a few months now, I’ve developed a set procedure for building them, mainly as I’ve found that the kit build does allow a bit of leaking, from…

Time for one of the first in some build tips for the Mi5 – Double O-ring shocks. Now, whilst the standard kit build is pretty good anyway, I’m a big fan of using two o-rings in the bottom of the shocks. The reason is two fold. Firstly, there is a better seal, simply because you…

As mentioned over on Martin Hofer’s blog, you can mod the outer hinge pins to a set screw retaining method, to help to remove some free play on the suspension. I’m also not a massive fan of e-clips.. they tend to go flying! So this mod is a bit of a win-win, and it’s not…