Xray now have different thickness front anti-roll bar wires for the NT1 200mm nitro touring car available. They are manufactured from a special spring steel and ideal for small and technical tracks. Laser-engraved thickness markings help with easy identification of the swaybars that come in a 2.2mm, 2.4mm, 2.6mm and 2.8mm variant.
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Xray introduce these countersunk aluminium shims for the use with the ballstuds on the company’s 1/8th off-road vehicles such as the XB9 and XT9. They come as 10-piece set and are made to prevent the ballcup from popping off in crash or during a hard landing.
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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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Xray have released a first teaser image of what appears to be the 2014 version of the XB9 buggy. As with most preview images it hides more than it shows and so only updated body lines are visible with the new body offering lower, more angled side pods with a raised section in the middle and a steeper section towards the rear wing. Under the hood we expect new suspension parts as the team is running an updated design for some time now with the front likely will be of a “mixed” pivot ball system with horizontal lower and vertical upper balls while the rear end may also receive an update with wider suspension mounts and shorter arms. For now the kit’s new features remain purely speculation with definite information becoming available very soon.
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Xray announce their new line of 48 pitch aluminium pinion gears. They are precisely machined from 7075-T6 material, offer ultra true running and a light weight. The hard-coated surface makes them ideal for the use in off-road vehicles and they come in a range of sizes from 18T up to 25T with the actual size laser-etched into the pinion.
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Seen as teaser image some days ago Xray now introduce the XB4 2WD mid-motor buggy kit. Based on the European Championship winning XB4 4WD buggy the 2WD kit makes use of around 95 percent of the parts of the all-wheel kit including the main chassis frame and the rear end. The only real difference compared to the XB4 are the aluminium backbone chassis that sports increased kick-up to make for a 2WD-ish castor angle and the front bulkhead including shock tower. The chassis weight distribution with a saddle pack battery mounted in the rear of the chassis combined with front-located electronics and motor is what appears to be the holy grail for 2WD buggy when run on medium to high grip clay, astro and carpet surfaces.
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Gravity RC introduce an outer hinge pin set for the Xray T4 line of cars. They are designed to reduce the unsprung weight of the suspension at its greatest point of instance and not only fit the T4 but also the T3 and T2. The total weight of all four pins is 2.5g and this makes for an unsprung weight saving of over 2 grams in total.
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Xray announce the addition of the young and talented French driver Lorenzo Crolla to their off-road team. Lorenzo will attend all French championship races, French Cup, European Championship and he will try to get his ticket for the World’s in Italy. Lorenzo has been as a private driver already and will now receive the full factory support for his 1/8th and 1/10th campaigns. Lorenzo has this to say about the deal:
I am very pleased to be a part of the official Xray team. I have been very satisfied with the XB4 and after my first success at Euros my motivation has been even greater. After some extensive testing of the new prototype of the Xray’s 1/8 off-road car I was amazed with both the performance and handling and had no doubts at all to join the team for 2014. My motivation and excitement are at maximum and I am looking forward the next season.
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