Xray have announced the release of their new lightweight 2-speed 4-shoe clutch bell for the GTX8 nitro GT car. Made of strong Hudy steel and strategically lightened for low rotational masses, the clutch bell is yet very strong for exceptional durability.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
RC-Cox have announced the release of their new aluminium bumper posts for the Xray T4 series of touring cars. The posts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come black anodised and decorated with the RC-Cox logo. The posts improve overall rigidity of the bumper assembly without adding additional weight. The set includes two posts and a pair of shims and it is usable with the 2020 down to 2016 variants of the car.
Coming from Xray and made for their XB4’20 1/10th scale 4WD buggy is a 83mm ECS front driveshaft. Adapting the popular dual joint design, as it is used in touring car racing, the specially designed driveshaft will reduce wheel chatter at large steering angles, making for smoother cornering at higher speeds, improved traction and increased efficiency. In addition the ECS driveshaft improves landing after jumps and it is also usable in the rear, where the driveshaft can increase overall traction. The construction uses 2.5mm cross pins for durability and the shaft set is available separately.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Xray have introduced their new universal mount for the T4 series of touring cars that can act as a fan mount and a battery backstop. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised, the mount accommodates popular fan sizes including 30mm and 40mm but it can also be used as a battery backstop on the T4’20. The universal mount is installed on the bulkhead on the previous T4 version and on the motor mount on the T4’20 rather than the chassis to eliminate any tweak and to ensure no vibrations are transferred to the chassis. The part fits both the T4 series and the T4F’21 and it is available from now on.
Vigor have announced the release of new carbon fibre option parts for the Xray T4 series of touring cars. First up is a bumper upper holder brace specific to the 2020 variant of the ultra-popular platform. The part braces the bumper against the front bulkhead in the event of a crash, prolonging the life of carbon and aluminium chassis. The mount is as direct fit and it includes mounting hardware. Also available are battery hooks developed for the use with the latest generation of slim or narrow-type LiPo batteries. The hooks allow for a secure fitting of the battery, they are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and fit all T4 series touring cars.
Coming from Xray and made for the XB8’20 1/8th off-road buggies are new 2mm shorter front shock bodies. Using the shorter shock bodies allows to access the lower row of upper shock mounting positions of the front shock tower which is considered a good setup for high-speed tracks. CNC-machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium the oversized big-bore shocks have an 18.5mm outer diameter and 16.0mm inner diameter, and they sport a precision-machined thread for convenient spring preload adjustment. The shorter shock bodies need to be used with 59mm shock shafts and they come in sets of two.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from Hiro Seiko are several new lightweight screw sets for some of the latest 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/12th scale cars out there. Adding to Hiro Seiko’s already impressive range are a full titanium set for the Mugen MRX6X, mixed black alloy and natural titanium sets for the Schumacher Eclipse 3, Serpent X20 Medius, and Awesomatix A800FX, as well as a mixed orange aluminium and natural titanium set for the new Xray T4’21 and a mixed red alloy and natural titanium set for the Infinity IF14-II. Using the fasteners will lower the cars’ overall weight while adding visual impact at the same time.
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Made for Xray’s popular T4’20 mid-motor touring car is Arena RC Racing’s new asymmetrical top deck. The single sided design will make for improved cornering speeds due to optimised flex characteristics and the top deck comes including 1mm carbon fibre shims that further add to the new torsional flex behaviour. The top deck is machined from high-quality 2.0mm carbon fibre and it is available from now on.
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