RMX 2.5
The best price-to-performance RWD drift chassis — where most serious drifters actually start.
- Category
- Drift
- Scale
- 1/10
- Power
- Electric (2S LiPo)
- Released
- 2021
- MSRP
- $330
Overview
MST's RMX 2.5 is the chassis most real-world drift meets are full of. It delivers 70-80% of the Yokomo YD-2 experience at roughly 60% of the price, and for practice sessions that's more than enough. The chassis geometry is solid, the kit plastics are a step above the Chinese clones, and upgrade paths are well-documented across the RC drift community. Like the YD-2, it ships as a kit without electronics, but the kit build is noticeably easier — Yokomo assumes you've built chassis before, MST assumes this is your first. Between the two, the RMX 2.5 is what I'd hand to someone learning to drift, and the YD-2SXIII is what I'd hand to someone going to competition.
The Verdict
What's good
- Excellent price-to-performance — most value in the class
- Good kit plastics, not cheap feeling
- Strong aftermarket (MST, Team Magic, 3Racing all fit)
- Easy kit build — beginner friendly
- Kit includes reasonable servo saver
Watch out for
- Stock shocks leak within a few months of regular use
- Stock plastic driveshaft is known-brittle (swap is mandatory)
- Not as refined as YD-2 series at the top end
- Steering angle limited without aftermarket bulkhead
Who it's for
Known Issues
Stock plastic driveshaft is a known failure point — it snaps within the first month of hard driving. Swap to the $25 MST metal driveshaft on day one. Shock oil benefits from a refill after 3-4 sessions; the stock oil thins out quickly.
Common Mods
MST metal driveshaft (day-one upgrade), carbon fiber upper arms, Sanwa SRG-CL1 or similar gyro, Hobbywing Xerun 13.5T brushless, full-metal ball bearing upgrade.
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