July 19, 2019

Rebellion-RC mid motor conversion kits – Coming soon

Rebellion-RC have released more teaser images of their forthcoming mid motor conversion kits for the Xray T4, Yokomo BD9 and BD8 as well as the Team Associated TC7.2. The kits centre around the patent pending sliding motor mount design that allows gear mesh adjustment through the chassis bottom, with the narrow design of the whole assembly ensuring the overall motor and battery width remains the same as in the standard cars, creating a very centralised weight distribution and less unwanted chassis roll compared to current mid motor conversions. In addition the design makes for an ultra low centre of gravity while allowing integrated flex settings. The sliding design also ensures a very wide gear mesh adjustment range, fitting up to 48T pinion and 114T main gears, making the conversion ideal for both stock and modified racing alike. Other features include a highest quality PA12 material 3-D-printed diff pulley that is precision CNC-milled for a perfect finish, a precision-machined stainless steel main shaft as well as the possibility to combine all three aluminium colour options of black, orange and natural with Rebellion-RC’s full range of carbon fibre twill colours. Not to be forgotten is a floating motor fan mount that attaches to the motor mount and that ensures lower motor temperatures while not disturbing natural chassis flex. Included with the kits, that are completely made in Austria, also come high-quality Bando Kevlar belts as well as all needed screws and bearings. The conversions are available for pre-order now and they will become available by August 1st.

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July 11, 2019

Zero Tribe BD9 mid motor conversion kit – Teaser image

Following the world-wide success of their Xray T4 mid motor conversion kit Japanese company Zero Tribe have started to develop a Mid kit for the popular Yokomo BD9. “Mid” motor cars recently gained a lot of popularity as they are meant to offer greater cornering speed and improved balance and consistency over conventional “rear” motor designs. No word yet on a release date but we are keeping you up to date on the progress.

Source: Zero Tribe [zerotribejapan.com]


July 9, 2019

Yokomo announce YZ-2DTM3 & CAL3 2WD buggy kits

Yokomo have announced the soon release of their latest YZ-2DTM3 dirt spec and YZ-2CAL3 carpet spec 2WD buggy kits. Starting with the DTM3, the kit builds on the IFMAR World Championship winning YZ-2DTM and it features a new shorter main chassis plate, a new bellcrank steering system, new bellcrank steering blocks as well as a 3mm lower rear shock tower. Also included are thinner pistons to go with the shorter shock absorbers, new front and rear 3.0mm outer and 3.5mm inner suspension pins, and the kit utilises a new adjustable shock mounting option for the 3S rear arms. Also part of the package are both LC and LD 3-piece split transmission cases, easy access diff and diff height adjustments, the JConcepts F2 body and wing as well as a front wing and suitable front wing mount.

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July 2, 2019

Yokomo YD-2 limited edition purple anodised alloy parts

Yokomo have announced the soon release of purple anodised aluminium optionals for the YD-2 RWD drift car. The range includes items such adjustable H rear and A front arms as well as suspension mounts with inserts, from upper arms as well as a front bumper brace. All parts are machined from high-quality aluminium with the lower arm sets also including mounting hardware and setup optionals. The purple anodised parts are a limited edition run and they will hit stores very soon.

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June 28, 2019

Yokomo SP-03D RWD drift spec servo

Yokomo have introduced the SP-03D programmable servo developed especially for the needs of RWD drift car racing. Housed in a machined aluminium case the servo offers up to 16kg-cm of torque with the achievable very speedy transit times making it ideally suited for the use with gyros and a wide range of gyro gain settings. The low-profile servo is standard voltage compatible, it features a brushless motor and lightweight aluminium gears and it weighs in at only 49g to minimise with built-up on the front of the car. The programmable servo is available in black or red colour and it will hit stores at the end of July.

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June 25, 2019

Yokomo introduce new Racing Performer offroad springs

Coming from Yokomo are additional 1/10th scale buggy and truck springs as part of their Racing Performer range of option parts. Available very soon are three new front and two new rear springs with the front items being 1mm longer than the previous springs for improved vehicle control during cornering. They come in soft (high grip dirt), medium (astro/carpet) and hard (4WD carpet) variants while the rear springs will offer additional setup possibilities especially on high-grip surfaces with hard (astro/carpet) and soft (high grip dirt) variants being available.

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June 22, 2019

Bezerk BD9, BD8 & TC7.2 option carbon fibre top decks

Coming from Bezerk are new option top decks for the Yokomo BD9, BD8 and Team Associated TC7.2 touring cars. Offering a slim full-face design rather than the original wide cut-out appearance, the top decks will offer more flex all round which can be helpful both in low and high-grip track conditions. The upper decks are precision-cut from glossy 2.0mm carbon fibre and they are available now.

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June 19, 2019

Yokomo YD-2 slider rack aluminium servo horn

Yokomo have announced the release of an aluminium servo horn specially designed for the steering slider rack of the YD-2 drift car. The 23mm servo arm features an optimised length and offset to match the steering’s unique geometry while offering improved rigidity and durability for a more precise steering feeling. The servo horn comes black anodised and in 23T or 25T servo spline specification.

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