Roche RC have released new battery stoppers for the Xray T4 and Yokomo BD7-2014 electric touring cars. The stoppers are made from 7075-T6 aluminium and come orange or black anodised. The parts allows to adjust the battery position in order to optimise weight distribution and they include suitable mounting hardware in the form of a pair of M3x8 flathead screws and M3 aluminium locknuts.
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Roche RC have released a new bearing set for the Yokomo BD7-2014. The set contains high quality red seal ceramic bearings for reduced drivetrain drag and higher efficiency and includes four 10x15x4mm, eight 5x10x4mm and three 5x8x2.5mm ball races.
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New from Roche comes this graphite bumper support plate for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. The part is cut from 2mm carbon fibre and it replaces the original plastic bumper support with a more durable and cooler looking item. Included with the plate come two aluminium spacers for the lower plastic bumper.
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Roche introduce four new aluminium suspension mounts for the Xray T4’14 touring car. The parts offer finer 0.25 degree increments compared to the kit’s 0.5 degree parts, allowing for finer toe adjustments as well as +/-0.4mm track width changes. The parts are usable with the original Xray composite inserts and they can be mixed and matched with the original parts to achieve the setting you want. Available are FF, FR and RR 1-piece blocks as well as split CR blocks.
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Following the heavy duty spool cups for the Tamiya TRF417/418 and the Yray T3/T4 Roche now also have the respective parts for the Yokomo BD7 touring and DRB drift car available. The outdrives are made from very durable spring steel and machined to offer a reduced weight. Mounting directly into the kit’s front spool body the parts are a direct replacement for the standard cups.
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MR..Roche introduce new split inner suspension mounts for the Yokomo BD7 touring car kit. Available in several specifications including 41.3mm, 42.0mm, 43.5mm, 43.9mm and 44.2mm it is understood that the parts alter the inboard toe settings of the front and rear wishbones. The parts come machined from high-quality aluminium and feature laser-etched size markings for easy identification.
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MR..Roche will soon have a handful of aluminium option parts for the Yokomo BD7 available. Planned so far are a 1-piece floating servo mount, split inner suspension mounts as well as outer 1-piece suspension mounts. The servo mount is a direct replacement for the kit part while the A-arm mounts come in several specifications to allow for a wide range of suspension geometry changes.
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Made for the Xray T4 ’14 touring car kit are MR..Roche’s latest graphite option parts in the form of front and rear arm stiffeners. Available as 1.0mm, 1.5mm and 2.0mm variant the parts are a direct fit on the ’14 arms and reduce the flexibility of the wishbones for added adjustability and a more precise feeling of the car on very high grip surfaces. The stiffeners come as separate front and rear sets including the needed mounting hardware.
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