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May 9, 2017

Avid carbon fibre dogbone servo mount spacers

Avid have introduced their new dogbone-shaped carbon fibre servo mount spacers. They come in two thicknesses of 1.5mm or 2.5mm and provide the servo with a rigid mounting surface to ensure that the servo stays tight and the screws do not loosen as the plastic shims compress over time. The spaces can also be used to shift weight around by moving a servo forward or even up in 8th scale vehicles. The spacers come in sets of two in either 1.5mm or 2.5mm thickness.

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May 5, 2017

Avid 1/8th rear hub spacers & domed droop screws

Coming from Avid are aluminium rear hub spacers for the Mugen MBX7 and Team Associated RC8B3 as well as domed droop screws for 1/8th scale vehicles. Starting with the rear hub spacers, the parts are machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and they are specially designed to remove all the slop from the rear hubs while providing strength. The spacers are available in grey colour for the Mugen MBX7 series of buggies, trucks and cars and in black colour for Team Associated’s 3rd generation RC8 kits.

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May 3, 2017

Avid XB2 & XB4 FastTune titanium shock standoffs

Avid have introduced a set of titanium FastTune shock standoffs for Xray’s XB2 and XB4 line of 1/10th off-road kits. The FastTune feature allows to use a common 1.5mm Allen wrench to prevent the standoff from spinning while using a 5.5mm socket wrench on the other side, doing away with the need to use a 7.0mm nut driver or 7.0mm open-ended socket wrench to hold the standoff. The parts also scrub a certain amount of weight as each weighs in at about 1.25g. The set includes four standoffs that come in a reusable doodad container.

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April 19, 2017

Avid B64 carbon bellcrank arm & steering block arms

Available now from Avid are two new carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated D64 series of buggies. First up is a carbon fibre bellcrank arm that was designed to replace the standard aluminium part with a lighter and cooler looking item. The arm is cut from high-quality 2.5mm material and it maintains the kit geometry. Also new are the carbon fibre steering block arms. Again cut from 2.5mm carbon material the arms are designed to match the kit geometry and they add visual impact by doing away with the black-coated kit parts.

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February 15, 2017

Avid X12 titanium ball studs & pivot balls

Avid have introduced three kits of titanium ball studs and pivot balls for the Xray X12 1/12th scale pan car kit. Machined from billet 6AI-4V titanium the parts are about 40 percent lighter than the standard steel balls without sacrificing strength and they utilise a 2mm Allen head for easy installation and removal. Available is a full 14-piece conversion kit including ten 4.2×6.5mm ball studs and four 5.8mm pivot balls as well as a 10-piece and 2-piece 4.2×6.5mm ball stud kit.

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February 1, 2017

Avid B6/B6D Triad aluminium steering axles

Coming from Avid and made for the Team Associated B6-series of buggies are the Triad aluminium steering axles. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and with machined silver details the unique Triad design axles give the car that stealthy look while also allowing to the narrow track width with the included 1mm shims. The axles weigh in at 2.8g per set and each package includes two aluminium axles and two hard-anodised shims.

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February 1, 2017

Avid Triad M4 lightweight wheel nuts gold

Coming from Avid are gold-anodised Triad M4 wheel nuts. Being of Avid’s unique Triad 3-corners design they are usable with a standard 7mm wrench and they are anodised with a unique process that makes them reflective to resemble gold plating. Each nut weighs in at 0.3g and a serrated back section allows for secure wheel tightening. The M4 nuts fit all modern 1/10th on-road and off-road vehicles and they come in sets of four.

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January 18, 2017

Avid B6 titanium front axles & carbon fibre steering arms

Avid have added new Team Associated B6-series option parts to their portfolio in the form of the Triad titanium steering axles and two carbon fibre steering block arms. Starting with the front axles, the lightweight parts are designed to increase strength over the kit aluminium axles while also allowing to narrow the buggy’s track width with the included 1mm shim. The axles weigh in at 4.4g per pair, they are machined from billet 6AI-4V titanium while the shim is hard-anodised 7075-T6 aluminium, and they are usable on both the B6 and B6D.

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