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August 7, 2013

Avid 1/8th titanium lower shock screws

Avid introduce these titanium lower shock screws for 1/8th off-road vehicles like the ones from Mugen, Xray, Agama, or Tekno. The screw set offers two left and two right hand threaded screws with a 5.5mm socket head which makes taking the shocks off a breeze. A centre-drilled hole for easy docking of callipers while measuring shock lengths is also incorporated. The special design of the screws makes sure the fasteners do not come loose in long mains as they are constantly fastened by the up and down travel of the arm and the shock’s ball cup.

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July 27, 2013

Avid Associated carbon fibre ESC shelf

The Avid carbon fibre ESC shelf takes conventional ideas one step further with our innovative slotted design. They created a versatile system that works with both stick and shorty battery pack types, as well as allowing for all popular battery brands/models. Racers can buy the ESC shelf “a la carte” or buy a set with 4mm Steel or Titanium threaded standoff posts. The sliding design with standoffs is simple and easy to use, with no stacks of washers to deal with when working on your car. In addition to shifting the ESC weight onto the centerline of the car, the slotted design lets racers run the ESC as far forward as possible, preventing too much rear weight bias which makes for poor handling. It also lets stick pack racers run the bullet plugs in the rear for short wires and to keep the weight of the cells forward.

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July 11, 2013

Avid TLR 22 slotted battery bulkhead

The TLR 22 slotted battery bulkhead from Avid allows to run never before available battery locations on the 22 platform buggies and trucks. For racers running the shorty pack, the battery can be moved forward an additional +15mm versus a fixed position of +10mm with the TLR brand aluminium tray. This super-forward position makes the rear end more predictable as grip increases. The part comes CNC-machined from aluminium, sports laser etched markings, weights 7g and it fits any TLR 22, 22T, or 22 SCT.

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June 6, 2013

Avid TD Triad upgrade pack & big bore shock springs

Avid now offers a special upgrade kit to run the company’s Triad slipper clutch in Team Durango 210 series vehicles and also release the springs out of their big bore springs sets as individual sets. Starting with the upgrade kit, the set is designed for the Team Durango DEX210, DESC210 and DEST 210 and includes a custom topshaft, drive plate and gear cover to allow for simple and flawless usage of the Avid’s multi-plate slipper clutch. Also new are individual springs sets for 12mm 1/10th buggy big bore shock absorbers. Originally only available as 4-pair front and 3-pair rear set the items now also come separately. Like with the sets the single springs come in handy semitransparent tubes and are marked with coloured shrink tube for easy identification. Currently available are 2.95lb to 3.63lb front and 1.94lb to 2.24lb rear springs.

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June 5, 2013

Avid RB5/6 HD long rear axle conversion

New from Avid comes the HD long Kyosho rear axle conversion for RB5/6 2WD and ZX-5 4WD buggies. The set is designed to place the stock short type rear shafts with a longer and more rigid solution in order to improve the overall durability. An extended thread section makes fitting aftermarket rear wheels much easier and does away with the need to run serrated low profile nuts. Included with the kit, that also fits the Ultima SC truck, comes a pair of rear axles, two clamping hex adapters, solid axle pins and hardware.

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June 4, 2013

Avid B44.2 aluminium centre cap

Avid B44.2 aluminium center cap

Avid’s new B44.2 aluminium centre cap is a fresh take on the design which keeps your chassis secure and makes the car easier to work on. The design eliminates 4 screws for the original cap and instead directly links the front and rear upper decks with taper mounts that key into the upper decks. The added benefit of this design is that maintenance is simplified, when you only remove 4 screws and the entire upper deck assembly is loose for easy slipper clutch removal.

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June 1, 2013

Avid aluminum ballstud washer set

Avid have have released their take on a traditional aluminium ballstud washer by introducing a staggered outer diameter so you can easily tell what thickness of washer you are running. As the washers grow in thickness, the outside diameter grows in steps of 0.5mm. Replace the plastic washers that come in your kit with these precision machined aluminum washers which won’t crush and change thickness when clamped. A set includes 12 pcs, 4 of each thickness 2.0, 1.0, and 0.5mm.

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May 30, 2013

Avid RC TLR22 Triad aluminium topshaft

Avid RC’s new Triad aluminium topshaft is an upgrade for the TLR 22, 22T and 22 SCT to eliminate the special ‘mini’ kit slipper nut and use a standard 5.5 mm hex driver to set the slipper clutch. Born partly for necessity, partly for convenience, racers will appreciate this upgrade as they can go back to using a standard slipper nut. Many Triad customers had issues with TLR topshafts which fluctuated in length and did not allow for proper spring tension on the slipper clutch, this shaft aims to solve that.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]