Kyosho FA016 Suspension Shaft Set Fazer

This is the suspension shaft set for Kyosho's Fazer platform, covering the hinge pins the suspension arms pivot on.

Suspension shafts carry every load the suspension generates through a small diameter, and they have to stay perfectly straight to work properly. A bent shaft makes the arm bind so it no longer moves freely through its travel, and the symptoms mislead: the suspension feels stiff, damping goes inconsistent, and most people chase the problem through shocks and springs before thinking to check the pins.

They wear as well as bend, and a worn shaft lets the arm develop play, which shows up at the wheel as camber and toe that shift under load. On a touring car that produces a machine which will not repeat the same behaviour from one run to the next.

Buying them as a complete set means having the right lengths for every position rather than trying to source individual pins mid-rebuild.

Kyosho lists this across the EP Fazer, Fazer VE and VE-X, Fazer VEi and the Pure Ten GP Fazer. Note it fits the original Fazer chassis, not the later Fazer Mk2, which uses a different shaft set.