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September 27, 2013

MIP Pucks 17.5 drive system & alloy C-CVD’s

MIP Pucks 17.5 drive system & alloy C-CVD's

MIP introduce new drivetrain option parts for a wide range of 1/10th off-road vehicles. First up is the Pucks 17.5 drive system, a blend of aluminium differential outdrives, aluminium C-CVD drive shafts and orange plastic pucks that take the place of the gnarly steel drive pins. The parts scrub around 50 percent of weight in the drivetrain increasing acceleration and deceleration while lowering motor temperature at the same time. The plastic pucks significantly reduce outdrive wear at the same time as there is no metal-to-metal contact lowering running costs over time too. The set is ideal for 17.5T stock racers and includes pucks, outdrives, a diff gear, bearings and hardware, bones and axles, lube and thread lock and it is available for the RB5/6, Ultima SC-R, TLR 22/T/SC, as well as B4, T4 and SC10 kits.

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September 26, 2013

Centro T4.2 mid motor truck conversion

Not in use at this week’s Buggy World Championship but on show is Centro’s forthcoming conversion kit for the Team Associated’s T4.2 racing truck. The kit is based on the successful B4.2 mid-motor kit and offers a black anodised aluminium chassis, carbon fibre chassis stiffeners and a rear shock tower from the same material. Taken over from the buggy conversion are the rear composite bulkhead and the moulded gearbox that was introduced with the C4.2 kit. Different from the buggy kit the truck conversion allows for multiple battery layouts from stock as the carbon battery braces take saddle and shorty packs as well as the new ‘square’ packs introduced by Reedy. There is no word on a release date yet but all parts beside the rear body mounts look pretty final meaning the kit should hit stores soon.

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September 25, 2013

Team Associated Retro T-shirt

Team Associated introduce this retro T-shirt to relive the early days of the Team Associated/Reedy partnership. Patterned after the 1988 design the short-sleeve shirt is available in blue, black and white colour and in sizes from S to 5XL.

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September 24, 2013

RPM ProLite 4×4 front A-arms

RPM ProLite 4x4 front A-arms

RPM introduce new optional front arms for the Team Associated ProLite 4×4 truck. They are moulded from the company’s renown nylon compound and are designed to add strength and durability to the highly stressed front end of the vehicle. The design of the arm does away with the need to use tiny hinge pin retaining screws as the suspension pins are now secured in-line. The arms are manufactured to tighter tolerances as well, meaning reduced slop in the hinge pin holes and between the caster block and A-arms. The ProLite 4×4 front A-arms also fit the Thunder Tiger Sparrowhawk and Tomahawk and they are available in black or blue colour.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

September 24, 2013

Exotek 1/10th AE alloy & carbon option parts

Exotek have new option parts for 1/10th Team Associated off-road vehicles available in the form of rear ver2. hub carriers, a battery strap and an ESC tray. Starting with the hub carriers, they are designed for the use with B4, B44 and SC10 vehicles and are of an updated design that results in a 20 percent lighter weight. Vertically mounted ball studs make for easy roll centre adjustment using shims, allowing you to mimic the popular “C” or “A” setting of the original AE hubs. They use the same heavy duty oversized outer bearings, crush sleeve and shims as the factory team hubs and come as 0° toe item.

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September 18, 2013

DE Racing B4, T4 & SC10 chassis braces

New from DE Racing come front chassis braces for the Team Associated B4, T4 and SC10 line of buggies and trucks. Designed to increase life and durability while maintaining the chassis’ stock appearance the parts virtually eliminate broken chassis. When mounted the chassis brace sandwiches the chassis between itself and the upper steering plate, redistributing impacts and reducing the change of braking the chassis. The braces are available as B4/T4 and SC10 variant and come including a drill and mounting hardware.

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September 13, 2013

Team Associated low-friction ball cups

Team Associated have new low-friction ball cups available for all cars that use the company’s standard #7230 ball cups. The redesigned cups help to free-up the front and rear suspension to let it work more efficiently. Included in the set are 12 rod ends.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

September 12, 2013

Team Associated RC10 Classic accessories

In the wake of the RC10 Classic release Team Associated introduce the first option parts for the iconic 2WD buggy. Available soon are a steering bellcrank set that offers increase rigidity and less slop than the kit set-up, transmission and axle ball bearing sets to replace the kit’s brass bushings, 1/4″ and 13/16″ CVA axles as well as a black-colour nose plate, main chassis and transmission plate. On top of this come 2.2″ wheel conversion kits for the front and the rear allowing to use modern 2.2″ buggy wheels and tyres. The kits include new steering knuckles, wheel hubs, shafts and bearings. All parts become available till October.

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