Vigor RC have introduced their new O-ring cutting tool for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 differentials. The tool allows to reduce the O-ring’s thickness to 1.5mm or 1.4mm in order to build a smooth and leak-free unit. Using the 1.5mm setting will create a smoother diff feeling than stock while the 1.4mm setting ensures an ever smoother diff action. The tool was developed for the original Yokomo BD-500G0 O-rings and it is available now.
Vision Racing have introduced their new slipper puck for the use with Team Associated, Schumacher and Yokomo slipper pads. The tool gives a simply and effective way of removing unwanted glazes off the slipper pads returning them to like new performance. The puck is made of aluminium, it comes black anodised and is best used with 3M fine drywall sanding screen as the perfect scuffing material.
Vigor have introduced a new 1-piece front suspension aluminium mount for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The FR item is machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and it it features four screw mounting positions that allow to use all four or only the inner or outer holes in order to fine-tune the chassis’ flex characteristics.
Coming from Yokomo’s Racing Performer series of competition option parts is a new high traction wheel for drift cars. Developed for the use on low traction surfaces the rim will offer moderate flexibility to increase traction while the inner portion allows for greater clearance with the suspension components for increased steering angles. The rim is available in titanium, yellow and white colour and it features a black painted outer ring to visually increase sidewall thickness, ensuring proper 1980’s and ’90’s old school looks.
Coming from Yokomo and made for their Racing Performer series of brushless motors are machined titanium screws. While saving weight the screws also have less influence on the magnetic field of the motor, compared to the standard steel fasteners, which results in increased RPM, enhanced agility and better overall performance. Included are three M2.5x8mm and three M2.5×44.5mm screws in a natural silver finish.
Coming from Yokomo and made for the YD-2S RWD drift car kit is a new aluminium rear shock tower. The part offers a huge amount of possible mounting positions for both the shock absorbers and camber links, allowing to finely tune the suspension geometry for a range of track conditions and tyre specifications. The tower is known to work best with the recently introduced short lower arms and it is machined from high-quality aluminium and sports a black surface treatment with machined silver edge details.
Yokomo have announced the soon release of new short front A-arms for the YD-2 and YD-4 series of drift cars. The special design will allow for maximised steering angles which is important for counter steering setups and the overall construction greatly improves rigidity while the added weight optimises the weight bias and thus steering feeling of the car. In addition the mounting position of the shock absorbers is adjustable using shims for near endless set-up possibilities. The complete set, and also optional 27mm and 30mm lower rod end adapters, will hit stores from end of May.
Japanese brand Spice have introduced new front and rear bulkheads for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 touring cars that utilise ball-raced anti-roll bar mounts. A long-awaited option for Yokomo’s successful touring car, the bulkheads allow for finer adjustment and more precise swaybar mounting using ball bearings and collars. The bulkheads are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come black anodised and with machined edge details to match the remainder of the car’s alloy parts while optional steel pins allow to straighten the whole assembly during building and maintenance. Also available is a matching set of ball races and collars for the swaybar. The bulkheads fit the 2018 and 2017 variants of the BD8 as well as the BD7 2016 and Spice’s respective single belt conversions.
