Coming from Xray and made for their XB2’20 2WD buggies are 3-slot carbon fibre steering block extension plates. The new geometry 3-slot extensions offer an increased Ackermann steering angle which comes in handy when manoeuvring on tight and technical tracks. The plates are machined from high-quality 2.5mm carbon fibre, they come in sets of two and fit the XB2 and XT2 line of buggies and trucks.
Coming soon from Xray is their all-new NT1 1/10th scale 200mm nitro touring car kit. No official details about the latest incarnation of Xray’s IFMAR World Championship winning platform are available yet but we bring you full details as soon as they hit the light of the day.
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RC-Carbonstore have announced the release of their Rebellion-RC mid-motor conversion kit for the popular Xray T4F FWD touring car. Designed for the use with the now redundant T4F 2019, the conversion utilises the design and all of the features of Rebellion-RC’s successful T4 FWD mid-motor conversion with a new upper deck and front shock tower being the most important updates. The front shock tower uses the T4’19 geometry, making for a lower centre of gravity compared to the T4F with the front body mounts being attachable in two different ways – the same as on the T4F or in a regular “4WD-ish” fashion with the body posts mounted to the front bumper. The conversion allows to use all of the existing option parts such as shock springs, anti-roll bars, lower arms etc. and the design enables the owner to convert the car back into a front-motor FWD in case track conditions call for it. The kit will become available including a carbon fibre or CrossFlex aluminium chassis and it includes all needed parts minus the required Xray off-set spur gear.
View a list of the features and more images here
Following a couple of teaser images Xray have finally unveiled the latest edition of their successful T4F front-wheel drive touring car. The T4F 2021 is based off of the T4 2020 all-wheel drive touring car and features an all-new mid-motor layout, meaning Xray have dropped the former front motor layout for the nowadays more common mid-motor design. It also means the FWD car shares about 90 percent of parts with its 4WD family member, making stocking parts a lot easier. As for the design, the T4F 2021 features an all-new central drivetrain that moves the motor and layshaft to the centre of the car to improve on/off power stability and to generate more traction.
Made for the Axial SCX10 III trail truck is Samix’s new set of brass driveshaft caps. The 4-piece set adds about 21g of weight to some of the lowest areas of the chassis, improving climbing performance while adding a cool new look. In addition the parts, that are usable on the transmission output and axle input shafts, increase stability and durability of the drivetrain as they are a direct fit on the plastic shafts.
Xray have announced the release of their new 35g slim battery weight for the T4 touring car. Made of high-quality stainless steel the weight measures 135x33x1mm and it is ideal for adding weight when running the latest generation of slim and lightweight LiPo battery packs, allowing to centralize weight as much as possible. While coming in handy especially when running mid-motor cars, such as the T4 2020, the weight is also usable with all other cars utilizing slim battery packs.
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Xray have introduced their new T4 2020 carbon fibre shock towers for the use with their SLP super low profile shock absorbers. The shock towers allow to use the longer SLP shocks on the T4’20, which can be an advantage especially in bumpy or lower grip track conditions where the shocks cam improve traction and side bite. The shock towers are machined from high-quality 3.0mm carbon fibre and they are available separately for the front and the rear.
View the rear SLP shock tower here
Xray have introduced their new medium and hard aluminium clutch shoes for the 4-shoe clutch of the XB8, XT8 and GTX8 kits. The medium clutch shoe offers increased slippage and a late engagement at higher revs while the hard clutch shoes make for the latest clutch engagement available from Xray‘s range so far and thus highest bite RPM. Both weigh in at 1g per piece and they are available as separate 4-piece packs.
View the hard clutch shoes here
