New from Xray for the XB4 is this pair of carbon fibre chassis side guards. Moulded from high-quality carbon fibre material, they are super lightweight, 50% lighter than composite, stiffer in longitudinal direction to improve stability and with more flex in torsion to generate traction. The set includes left & right guards and they are suitable for all XB4 and XT4 chassis.
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Xray have released full information on their new for 2023 XT4 4wd Electric Truggy. The truck sports a new chassis layout with diff, motor and battery moved forward that makes the XT4 faster and easier to drive. The front & rear bulkheads feature a horizontal split design (HS) to retain easy diff access while adding the valuable new diff height adjustment. The front & rear HS bulkheads incorporate a diff height adjustment using eccentric bushings. The design of the HS bulkhead’s inline bushing for the bevel drive gear keeps the gear properly matched to the diff height position. It also creates a more linear orientation for the front center drive shaft, reducing the CV joint angle for increased efficiency and decreased friction and wear. The height of the rear center drive gear is also adjustable to match the height adjustment of the differential. The new pinion gear is shorter to move CV joint closer to the differential, reducing the driveshaft angle and improving drive train efficiency. The new chassis layout moves the center diff, motor and battery significantly forwards and increases stability, allowing for more aggressive landings and making the truck more forgiving. The central drivetrain features new outdrives and dogbone driveshafts that offer reduced maintenance compared to previous CVD drive shafts. The servo mount was redesigned to fit the new frontward chassis layout and features two aluminum stands with graphite stiffener from top. Other new updates include to side guards, electronics plate, shock towers, suspension holders, battery posts, body posts and steering system.
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MiBorg presents its innovative RCV driveshaft designed to Xray X4. A steel-to-steel interface between wheel axle and bearing hopes to provide less play and less bearing wear compared to the original assembly. It’s combined with the MiBorg original pin less wheel axle adapters for a better wheel concentricity. The driveshaft centre of rotation is aligned with the steering axis to ensure an easy handling of the car. The RCV concept is still utilizing the design of full-scale cars, and is an advantageous alternative to ‘double joint’ shafts. The very high level of accuracy and durability offers no play and no wear run after run. The driveshaft use balls instead of cross pins to drive the wheel axle, which results in less vibration even with high steering angles.
Source: MiBorg [miborg-rc.com]
T-Works have released these stainless steel chassis skid protector sets for the Xray XB8. The skid plates will provide additional chassis protection in the front and rear of the car, something that comes in handy especially when running on highly abrasive surfaces or on track with large jumps. The protector plates are made of high-quality stainless steel material for durability and corrosion resistance and come in a set of two.
View the front protectors here
Xray have released this teaser image of their upcoming RX8 refresh for 2022. As you can see in the image the front shock tower has been deleted, like in the company’s X4, and in this case is now mounted directly to the front bulkhead. It remains to be seen if this has also been done to the rear. More details as we get them.
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Xray have released details on their updated for 2022, XB8 and XBE 1/8th buggy platforms. Featuring only minor updates, there is an updated rear wing mount and wing that places the wing further forward to increase downforce over the rear wheels and thus increase traction. There is also a new rear carbon shock tower it also claims to improve rear traction. Other small updates include harder material being used in the rear uprights and front steering blocks and the central CVDs are now fitted with a 5mm set screw instead of the previously used 4mm. The XB8E has also had the steering servo carbon mounting plate beefed up with more material along its edges.
View the presentation here of the XB8 and XB8E.
Leadfinger has teamed up with RC America and Ty Tessmann to redesign a one-of-a-kind truck body that is specially fit for the Xray XT8. With this there are no extra holes or cutlines to navigate when cutting out the body. By request Leadfinger has also lengthened the back of the cab into the bed of the truck allowing for more room of the oversized air filter. The rest of the styling remains the same form the popular original. To mount the body, use the single post from the XB8 buggy and raise it using a longer screw and 5mm spacers. This allows it to be the lowest sitting body in its class and is why it has been become a preferred tuning option by Ty Tessmann and the Xray team. This body is available from RC America, Leadfinger Racing and its trusted dealers for purchase. The new truck body for the Xray XT8 comes clear and ready for paint. Window masks and grill/ headlight stickers are included.
View more angles of the body here
For their X4 platform, Xray have introduced 2 new optional aluminium caster bushings. Together with the kit standard version, these new items allow for 3 different caster settings on both the front and rear of the car. Quick and easy to make the adjustment, they have been precisely machined from lightweight aluminium, are easy to recognise with their machined dots, and come in a set of 4 pieces.
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