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June 1, 2012

Avid Associated spring collar adapters

Avid RC introduce their new spring collar adapters for Team Associated buggies and trucks. They are designed to upgrade the current AE shocks to 12mm big bore springs. The collar adapters slide directly over the existing shock collar and secure with a set screw. Installation only takes a minute and the collars hold the springs concentric as well as allowing for easy ride height adjustments. They are CNC-machined from 6061 aluminium, include 4-40 set screws and come black anodises in packs of four collars.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 31, 2012

Avid RC8.2 Titanium shock pins

The newest release in Avid RC’s 1/8th scale lineup are these titanium shock pins which fit all RC8.2 and RC8.2e buggies. The parts not only shed weight and add “bling”, but also have a center-drilled locating hole to allow for easy shock length measurements.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 22, 2012

Avid RC8.2 servo saver arm

Avid RC have released this RC8.2 aluminium servo saver arm, designed to eliminate flex in the steering system as well as add a second element of safety to prevent your steering linkage from coming loose in a race. Avid team drivers report that the buggy feels more predictable and is able to hold an arc better through high-speed banked turns.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 18, 2012

Avid vented motor plate for B4.1 & TLR22

Avid RC have released this new vented motor plate for both the B4.1 and TLR22. Take advantage of the unique design of the Avid vented motor plates to improve your buggy or truck. The design team wanted to remove as much weight as possible up high, so they created the 45 degree angled vents which cut completely through the part which removed weight and added much-needed airflow around the motor-plate, yet still maintaining a rigid motor plate to keep gear mesh consistent. 100% milled which avoids all the extra stress that comes from stamping parts in order to keep the motor plates flat and your gear mesh perfect. Each plate is made from black anodized 3mm 6061-T6 aluminium with silver chamfered edge.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

May 4, 2012

Avid Satellite buggy wheels

Buggy racers around the world will appreciate the engineering, looks, and performance of the new Satellite buggy wheel lineup from Avid. Durable and light-weight the wheel has a stiff face for maximum performance in cornering and because of the deep dish and spoke design, the rear wheels are super lightest at 16.8 grams each. AVID wheels shave extra weight with contoured spokes that remove low-stress material and add material to keep the wheel rigid and true while an angled glue catch keeps the glue where you want it and not on your wheel face. The wheels are center-point injected to ensure that they spin true and are well balanced and the innovative swirl pattern is designed to mate with serrated locking nuts to
keep your wheels secure. Available in yellow and white with 12mm hex front and rear as well as TLR22 specific front wheels.

View the front wheels here

May 1, 2012

Avid Team Associated carbon fibre hub towers

Avid introduce these carbon fibre hub towers for Team Associated vehicles that use the rear blue aluminium hubs. Usable on the B4.1, B44.1 or T4.1 they feature a 2-in-1 high and low outer pivot location allowing, without changing parts, to run the standard kit upper link location ‘A’ tower, or by dropping the outer pivot height by 2mm with a ground rear u-brace like the ‘C tower. Both adjustments are included on the same part. The towers are cut from 2.5mm carbon material, give additional wheel clearance and include two 3/16” aluminium locking nuts.

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April 20, 2012

Avid 1/10th off-road precision springs

Avid announce the release of the precision springs for 1/10th scale buggies and trucks. First seen at the recent Cactus Classic race the springs are designed for the use with big bore shock absorbers such as the ones from TLR, Kyosho, Team Durango as well as converted Team Associated units. They are made from raw, un-coated ASTM spec spring wire which ensures consistent spring rates and prevents mis-matched spring pairs. They are easily polished for a factory look, come in a labelled snap-top tube and include pre-cut coloured shrink tube for easy identification. Three different spring sets including a buggy/truck rear, truck front and buggy front set will be available first, with individual springs to follow.

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April 13, 2012

Avid B4.1 clamping hex adapters & solid axle pins

Avid introduce new option part for Team Associated’s B4.1 buggy in the form of 12mm clamping hex adapters and solid axle pins. The wheel hex adapters are CNC-machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and chamfered for easy wheel installation. Available for the front and rear of the buggy the parts come with 2-56 stainless steel clamp screws and require the car or truck outfitted with Associated part #9880 steering block and #9881 truck or #7496 buggy front axle. The Avid 1/16” solid axle pins are made of 303 stainless steel and are the perfect complement to a set of Avid hex adapters. The pins are 0.375” long and fit most Associated and Losi brand 10th scale vehicles. Each package includes a container with a minimum of 10 solid axle pins.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]