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August 11, 2011

Xray RX8 Ultimate Racing Springs

Xray release their new line of Ultimate Racing Springs for front and rear shock absorbers. All feature the same thickness wire with the stiffness being controlled by the number of coils. Softer springs with lower “C“ value have more coils whereas stiffer springs with higher “C“ value have fewer coils. They come black coated and the top of each spring is laser engraved with spring size for quick and easy identification. Available as a pair of C7.0 to C10.0 front and C5.0 and C5.6 rear springs, each one is individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. Also available is a progressive C9.0 spring marked as 7-9 that feature a progressive rating from 7.0 to 9.0 while being compressed, making the car steer better at the beginning of the corner, and resist rolling in the middle of the corner because the spring becomes harder. Recommended for medium-high traction tracks.

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August 8, 2011

Xray RX8 aluminium front anti-roll bar mounts

The aluminium front anti-roll bar mounts for the Xray RX8 allow you to adjust the anti-roll bar independently from down stop setting, so that both settings do not interfere. The new parts also allow for wheelbase adjustments as the anti-roll bar mounts move together with the front arms, and wheelbase adjustment shims that can be added either in front of the anti-roll bar, to shorten the wheelbase, or behind the arm, to lengthen the wheelbase. The parts are CNC-machined from Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium.

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August 8, 2011

Arrowmax RX8 front universal joint set

Arrowmax release a front universal joint set for the Xray RX8. Machined from extremely durable spring steel, the light and durable parts enhance the performance of the car by avoiding the often feared chatter of the front wheels during cornering.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

August 6, 2011

SpeedMerchant Xray 10 WGT Conversion

SpeedMerchant’s new Xray 10 WGT conversion features nearly everything found on the company’s Xray II conversion. The kit includes two tweak/body mount braces for Protoform’s Sophia GT shell as well as general 200mm bodies and make use of the stock battery position and wheelbase. The kit includes a 2.5mm main chassis, bottom plate, top plate and tweak/body mount braces, SpeedMerchant damper tubes, linear tweak spring set and all needed hardware to complete the conversion.

Source: SpeedMerchant [teamspeedmerchant.com]

July 28, 2011

Arrowmax RX8 48T pulley

To complete their set of transmission belt gear pulleys for the Xray RX8 chassis Arrowmax have released the 48T rear main pulley. CNC-machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium it runs very true and features a hard coating for long life while the weight reduction holes on the sides also allow heat to dissipate from the belts and debris to fall out.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

July 26, 2011

Spec-R T3 & M05 suspension arms

Spec-R have released a number of new suspension parts including versions for the Xray T3. Made from a new material with extra carbon, they claim the suspension arm is more resistant to breakages and bending. Spec-R have also produced a one piece suspension arm set for the Tamiya M05, which too is made from a new extra carbon material for increased durability while also making the car more stable. The M05 arms are supplied with the pins.

View the M05 suspension arm set here

July 20, 2011

Xray Column – From on-road to off-road

The 53rd installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about 1/8 scale buggy European Championship warm-up in Germany and the 1/10 scale electric touring cars European Championships warm-up in Austria.

Only a week after the off-road Euros warm-up we were back on the road to another Euros warm-up, although this time we were going back to an on-road track. For the last few years the development of our T1/T2/T3 is mainly handled by Martin. As usual we had several new parts ready for testing. With the previous experience and plenty of data recorded at our factory tracks, we were ready to test at a different track and under different conditions.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 16, 2011

Speedmerchant Xray XII conversion kit

Speedmerchant are releasing their conversion kit for the Xray XII 1/12th scale car. Taking all the information gathered at the Nationals and testing weekly since, they have come up with this conversion. The new parts see the wheel base lengthened for more traction and stability as well as a widened front track for more predictable cornering. The rear suspension geometry has also been revised to get rid of any binding while the revised shock geometry offers more rear traction. The new chassis can accept the battery in 3 different positions, standard position, with over 1/2 inch for/aft adjustment, and offset/inline on either side of the chassis. They have also switched out the progressive springs for their linear tweak springs and moved them in-board, which they found to work much better on the lighter LiPo based cars. Finally they got rid of the single side to side damper for a pair of their proven damper tubes as they found the tubes to be much more consistent for racing.

View the conversion kit parts here