Coming from Serpent and made for the SRX8 series of buggies are new moulded uprights. The rear hubs are designed to be a direct replacement for the aluminium parts if track conditions call for them as using the moulded parts over the more rigid alloy ones will result in increased grip especially in lower bite conditions. The hubs incorporate two arm length positions and they are usable with the old and new-style A-arms of the SRX8 and SRX8E.
Kyosho’s own Yuichi Kanai has released images of several serrated 17mm wheel nuts for 1/8th off-road and GT vehicles that are understood to hit stores soon. The machined aluminium nuts offer a serrated design that grips into the wheel’s surface for improved mounting security over the standard nyloc nuts. Red and blue anodising adds a splash of colour while the original brownish gun-metal tone is also being shown. All wheel nuts sport engraved Kyosho logos and they are usable with all standard 17mm hex wheel adapters.
Coming from Serpent and made for the SRX8 nitro buggy are new rear skid plates as well as an aluminium gear coupler. Starting with the skid plates, the optional carbon fibre or aluminium parts are designed to be an option for the standard steel plate that is part of the kit. Both the carbon and alloy part are much lighter, resulting in a changed weight distribution. The plates are available separately and they include a new diff case gasket.
Coming soon from Buri Racer and made for the E1 1/8th electric on-road car is a carbon fibre motor fan mount. The part is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and its mounting pattern allows to mount two 30mm or one 40mm or 50mm fan unit to ensure improved motor cooling when running low turn/high kv motors or when racing in hot ambient temperatures. The mount attaches to the rear motor mount and it will hit stores soon.
View the mount in combination with a 50mm fan here
Serpent have introduced new optional parts for the SRX8E 1/8th E-buggy and the Project 4X touring car kit. Starting with the buggy related part, new are carbon fibre saddle pack battery plates for the optional saddle pack battery layout. Cut from 2mm carbon fibre the plates are an optional replacement for the standard mounts, offering improved stiffness and thus making a good alternative when more chassis rigidity is needed. The set is a direct replacement and it is available now.
Vigor RC have introduced ball-raced anti-roll bar mounts for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. Machined from 7075 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver edge details, the parts will directly attach to the car’s front and rear bulkheads and their design with ball bearings makes for greatly improved precision and smoothness, resulting in greater suspension efficiency. The parts also do away with the need to adjust the swaybar slop, making for more convenient car building, maintenance and set-up. The set includes four mount and bearing and it is usable with the original centre swaybar tube.
MIP have introduced the carbide diff rebuild kit for all TLR 22 series vehicles. This package includes tungsten carbide diff balls, diff rings, a 2-piece captured thrust assembly, machined aluminium T-nut, as well as a new spring and screw. The entire diff rebuild combo pack replaces all necessary diff components and it fits all 22 series buggies and trucks.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Coming from Capricorn and made for the P1-235 1/10th scale pan car is a new front chassis plate. The updated design allows to move the servo towards the front end of the car, leaving enough room to fit a standard-size LiPo in the battery compartment and not being limited to shorty battery packs. As a result more powerful motors can be used while also allowing to play more with weight distribution.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
