The Brake Sponge Set (Japanese: ブレーキスポンジセット, Burēki Suponji Setto) is a Mini 4WD Grade-Up Parts released by Tamiya on March 26, 2011. It is primary uses to provides braking, preventing the car from flying out on the slop sections and lane changer sections .
As of 2015, there are at least 3 variants available: the regular 3 types variant, the strong 1/2/3 mm variant and the mild 1/2/3 mm variant.
General Info[]
Both variants of the Brake Sponge Set comes with one FRP Reinforcing Plate Set, sponges, washers, screws, spacers, lock nuts (all depends on the sets) and the 50 mm x 100 mm double-side tape. By install the FRP plate with the spacers onto the rear stay, it acts as the brake skid bar.
The 3 types variants, as its name suggest, have 3 different pairs of sponges made with different sponge materials. Each of them are in different colors, so the racer can identifies what sponge type they are.
The 1/2/3 mm variants, however, provides total of 5 sponge tapes of the same material with different thickness. However, most racers found that the braking power doesn't varies much than the 3 types variants. The red sponge set as well as the white sponge set that replaced it has the same friction as the gray sponge of the 3 types sets, while the mild blue sponge set has the same friction as the green/blue sponges of the 3 types sets.
The sponge tape can be attach to anywhere underneath the chassis.
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Tamiya Japan[]
- Brake Sponge Set (3 Type) at Tamiya Japan
- Brake Sponge Set (3 Type) alternative color at Tamiya Japan
- Brake Sponge Set (1/2/3 mm white) (Formerly 1/2/3 mm red) at Tamiya Japan
- Brake Sponge Set (Mild, 1/2/3 mm blue) at Tamiya Japan
Tamiya America[]
- Brake Sponge Set (3 Type) at Tamiya America
- Brake Sponge Set (3 Type) alternative color at Tamiya America
- Brake Sponge Set (1/2/3 mm white) (Formerly 1/2/3 mm red) at Tamiya America
- Brake Sponge Set (Mild, 1/2/3 mm blue) at Tamiya America