Yeah Racing have introduced an optional carbon fibre main chassis plate and top deck for the 3Racing Sakura D4 drift car. The main plate is cut from 2.5mm carbon fibre and it will stiffen the chassis assembly to get more grip out of the car with the same applying to the 2.0mm upper deck. The parts are usable on AWD and RWD kits and they are available separately.
Coming from Serpent and made for the Cobra SRX8 range of vehicles is the overdrive diff gear set. Machined from super-tough steel and coated for protection and wear resistance the 43T/13T gear set is best used on the front gearbox where it will make for increased steering response while entering corners. When used in combination with 3k to 5k centre diff fluids the vehicle will also have increased acceleration in certain track conditions. The set includes a 43T diff gear and a 13T input gear both of which are also available separately.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Radtec have introduced their newly designed Premium steel spool outdrives for the Xray T4 line of touring cars. Machined from high-quality spring steel and coming with a heat-treated surface for wear, the outdrives are of a dual design that allows to run the car with our without the included POM C-blades. Using the blades will make for a smoother overall feeling in corners and reduced wear while the direct design makes for a more aggressive feeling in corners on the expense of slightly increased parts wear.
Coming from Kyosho and made for the TF7 touring car is a front belt tensioner set. A direct fit to the top deck of the car, the set includes a machined and red anodised aluminium mount as well as ball bearings, shims and bushings to create a class-standard tensioner that keeps the front belt from wobbling and skipping under load.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
Team Associated help to add more front and rear tuning adjustments to the B6 and B6D buggies with the B6 gearbox/bulkhead shim set. The front bulkhead shims are used between the chassis and front bulkhead to lower front roll centre which provides a smoother steering response and increases mid-corner steering. The rear bulkhead shims are used between the chassis and rear gearbox, optimising dogbone angle when running at low ride height. The set includes precision-moulded composite parts and all needed fasteners.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
Coming from RPM and made for the Team Durango DEX8T and Arrma Kraton line of off-road trucks are rear A-arms and mud guards. Starting with the A-arms, the parts are moulded from RPM’s renown nylon compound for rigidity while the design also eliminates slop as the parts reduce the amount of movement of the A-arm at the hinge pins, providing for better suspension response and more consistent suspension settings. The next improvement is the addition of a second shock mount hole further out on the arm, providing for a lower profile suspension set-up. This second shock mount allows the shocks to lay down further and lowers the ride height for a lower centre of gravity. This second shock mount matches the additional shock mount hole on RPM’s DEX8T/Arrma front A-arms. On top of this the arms are about ten percent lighter while also allowing to attach RPM’s optional mud guards. The arms are sold in pairs, they replace the stock Arrma AR330249 and stock Team Durango TD330707 parts and Team Durango’s stock mud guards are not compatible with these A-arms.
Coming from Exotek are new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated B6 and B64 off-road kits. First up is an aluminium front camber mount for the B6 and B6D. The heavy duty 7075 alloy bulkhead is intricately machined to reduce its weight to only 15 grams, which is only four grams more than stock, while insuring its heavy duty construction. The part maintains stock geometry and it is available in polished factory blue or black.
Italian company Fenix has introduced new carbon fibre main chassis for the Team Associated TC7.1, Xray X1, Fenix Mistral as well as an adjustable front end plate for the VBC Lightning 10-235. Starting with the TC7.1 chassis, the main plate is cut from 2.5mm quasi isotropic carbon fibre, it is 85mm wide and weighs in at just 59g. It features a slotted design as known from Fenix’ alloy chassis and using the main in low grip conditions will improve traction and handling.
