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July 23, 2013

T.O.P. Photon EX double joint universal driveshafts

T.O.P. announce the release of double joint universal driveshafts for the Photon EX touring car. Intended to be used the front end of the car the design of the driveshafts reduces the angle of the U-joints resulting is minimised chattering at high steering angles and therefore a smoother and more efficient drive train. The shafts are made from high-quality steel, come hardened and include two ball bearings that are needed for completion.

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July 23, 2013

Xtreme Racing 8ight 3.0 carbon fibre shock towers

Xtreme Racing introduce these carbon fibre shock towers for the TLR 8ight 3.0 buggy. The front damper stay is made from 5mm material while the rear variant is cut from 4mm carbon fibre. Both parts are a direct replacement and retain the stock suspension geometry while scrubbing some weight for a lower centre of gravity.

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July 23, 2013

Team Losi Racing 22-series aluminium rear hubs

Designed for all 22-series vehicles such as the 22 buggy, 22T stadium and the 22SCT short course truck are these rear aluminium hub carriers from Team Losi Racing. They sport an updated design over the previous version and now feature four mounting positions for the outer camber rod ball stud instead of five. The new parts allow to run lower outer ballstuds without having to fear any interference issues when the suspension fully compresses.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

July 23, 2013

Spec-R R1 Pro Spec touring car kit

Spec-R introduce the R1 Pro Spec 1/10th electric touring car kit. Based on the already well-equipped competition car the updated kit includes a new 2.25mm carbon chassis plate, 2mm new style upper deck, 3mm front and rear shock towers, as well as a CNC-machined aluminium central servo mount, an aluminium fan mount and soft shock O-rings. Other features of the chassis like the all alloy bulkheads, standard length shock absorbers and front and rear alloy suspension mounts remain untouched.

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July 22, 2013

STRC Wraith red anodised option parts package

ST Racing Concepts introduce the limited edition red anodised option parts package for Axial’s Wraith rock racer. All parts are manufactured from top grade aluminium material with precision CNC machining and a limited edition red anodising. Available is a complete upgrade kit including parts such as motor plate, transmission plate, shock parts, steering knuckles and C-hubs, upper and lower links, steering linkage, axle trusses, shock mounts and more. All parts are also available separately but, as the complete upgrade kit, only in very limited quantity and only direct through STRC’s web shop.

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July 22, 2013

JConcepts B4/T4/SC10 carbon fibre steering rack

JConcepts introduce this carbon fibre steering rack for Team Associated’s 2WD line of 1/10th off-road vehicles such as the B4, T4 and SC10. In the stock trim, the B4 steering swings a moulded plastic steering rack supported by bushings. The JConcepts alternative uses the flat panel 2.5mm material as the steering rack with the standard 2 locations for Ackermann adjustment. The new rack includes bearings for the system to glide on while small 1mm aluminium washers act as the crush sleeve between the bell-cranks and bearings. The rack is a direct replacement for all current and old-spec B4’s, T4’s and SC10’s.

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July 22, 2013

Active Hobby TT-02 alloy shock towers

Active Hobby from Japan have new aluminium shock towers for the Tamiya TT-02 chassis available soon. Both parts are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and offer a wider range of mounting positions for the shock absorbers helping to adjust the chassis to a wide range of applications from drift to racing. The towers come including all needed hardware, separate or as combo set and in a wide range of colours including black, red, matte alloy and shiny chrome.

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July 22, 2013

Sweep Cubix 1/8th buggy tyre – details

Following a first teaser last week Sweep now officially introduce their forthcoming Cubix 1/8th buggy tyre. Designed to combine the best features of the Star Trek and Square Armor tyres the new offering is meant to provide great tread wear and traction. The size of the pins is chosen to cope with the enormous power of today’s .21 engines and brushless motors while the pin flexibility makes the tread ideal for rough surface tracks. The Cubix builds on the same carcass as Sweep’s Micro Contacts and Double Action and the tyre comes in sets of four with various options available.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]