Mini 4WD Gear Set Compatibility Guide
Choose a Tamiya Mini 4WD gear set by the exact chassis, motor layout and instructions. Check ratio, gear cover and event rules before changing the drivetrain.
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Browse available alternativesFour miniature ball bearings with 2mm bores, sized for the counter gear shaft in Mini 4WD high-speed (4.2:1 and 4:1), high-speed EX (3.7:1) and super-speed (3.5:1) gear sets. Replacing the stock plastic bushing here with a ball bearing cuts friction at one of the more heavily loaded points in the drivetrain, for smoother, more efficient power transfer to the wheels. Not compatible with Mini 4WD PRO cars, which use a different gearbox layout.
Outside of that PRO exclusion, Tamiya lists the set as fitting essentially the full modern chassis range — Type 3 through Type 5, Zero, FM, FM-A, Super-1, Super-II, Super FM, Super TZ, Super X, Super XX, Super TZ-X, VS, MS, AR and MA chassis are all named — so the PRO caveat above is the only real fitment check needed before ordering rather than the chassis itself.
Choose a Tamiya Mini 4WD gear set by the exact chassis, motor layout and instructions. Check ratio, gear cover and event rules before changing the drivetrain.
A Mini 4WD one way wheel cuts drivetrain drag through corners. Bearings, shaft trueness and gear mesh, and how to measure what you actually gained.
Hyper-Dash 3 (15477) is Tamiya's usual Mini 4WD race motor: 17,200-21,200 RPM, 1.4-1.9 mN·m, 1.6-3.0 A. Gear pairing, the PRO twin, and J-CUP 2026.