Team Associated have introduced the new brass arm mount D for the B6 series of buggies. Machined from heavy brass material the mount adds 12g of weight to the rearmost part of the car which can improve traction while its design allows for more roll centre and pin width adjustments than the stock mount when combined with AE’s optional arm mount inserts. The mount is laser-etched for easy identification and fits both the B6 and B6D.
Coming from Schelle Racing Innovations and made for Team Associated’s B6 series buggies is the aluminium steering rack. Using the CNC-machined alloy part will remove some slop and add durability without making the buggy feel edgy. The alloy material will also add durability in the ballstud area, allowing for precise and reliable Ackermann changes and the part comes including bearing spacers and in your choice of black or blue anodising.
View the black anodised rack here
Coming from PSM and made for the Team Associated RC8B3 are 20mm aluminium spring cups. Machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and sporting a black semi-gloss coating for anti-wear characteristics and looks the spring retainers work with all 20mm diameter shock springs, making for a larger selection of usable spring makes and types. On top of this does a longer lower section improve the cup’s support on the lower ball ends while machined holes allow dust and moisture to exit the retainers for reduced dirt build-up.
Avid have introduced a pair of carbon fibre steering arms for the Team Associated B6 and B6D 2WD buggies. Maintaining the kit geometry the parts, cut from 2.5mm high-quality carbon fibre, are a direct replacement that scrubs about a gram of weight. The plates come in Avid’s reusable Doodad container and they are available now.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Team Associated shave introduced a range of new option parts for the RC8B3 and RC8T3 1/8th off-road kits. First up are 16mm bleeder shock caps that give the ability to run emulsion-style shock absorbers. The setup is ideal for large jumps and flat landings in addition to tracks with looser surface. The shock caps come as pairs including mounting material and bleeder screws. In addition to the caps Team Associated have also released a 4-piece set of bleeder shock cap seals.
Italian company Fastrace have introduced a range of aluminium option parts for the Team Associated RC8B3 buggy. Available are a 6mm front and 4mm rear shock tower, an upper servo saver plate, a ball-raced centre differential plate for the nitro variant of the B3 as well as A, B, C and D suspension hangers. All parts are of a heavy-duty design for increased durability, they are machined from high-quality Ergal material and come with a hard-anodised surface for reduced wear and cool looks.
Coming from Redworkshop and made for the Team Associated B6 buggy is a steel weight kit. Designed to use the under-servo and under-electronics pockets already available on the standard B6 and B6D chassis, the under-servo plate adds about 23.5g of weight while the under-electronics plate weighs in at 35.9g including hardware. Using the plates adds weight to one of the lowest points of the chassis which can be beneficial in a range of track conditions.
Source: Redsworkshop [facebook.com]
A range of different screw kits for the recently announced and ROAR Paved Nationals winning Team Associated TC7.1 is coming from T-Works. Available is a full 64 titanium screw set, a 7075-T6 dark blue anodised aluminium set, a mixed 64 titanium and blue 7075 alloy set as well as a gold-colour steel screw set. All fasteners are made of high-quality material and included come most of the needed fasteners. Please note that the images show samples of T-Works’s screw kits but not the TC7.1-specific sets.
View the other screw sets here
