Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 and XB4 line of buggies are 21mm composite shock ball ends. 4mm longer than the standard parts they offer increased suspension downtravel, something that can be beneficial especially on bumpy tracks. The ball ends come in sets of two and fit both the front and rear shock absorbers.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from TLR and suitable for the 22 range of off-road vehicles is a 3-gear conversion kit. It fits the 22 2.0, 22T 2.0 and 22SCT 2.0 and allows to run the somewhat ageing vehicles with a more modern 3-gear setup as it is preferred by most mid motor drivers today. Included in the set are the gearbox halves, suitable waterfalls, a new idler gear and a spacer tube. The kit will become available in June.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Coming from Schumacher is the Contact Oval engine for 1/8th scale oval stock cars. Made in collaboration with legendary nitro engine manufacturer Picco the engine was specially designed to meet with the requirements of 1/8th stock car racing with a lot of bottom end torque and power with relatively low RPM. The new Contact engine achieves that with this engine due in part to its low exhaust port.
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JConcepts have introduced the Aero front scoop for Team Associated B5-series buggies. Usable on all buggies with flat front arm tower setup, the option part is a simple yet effective way to gain some response in the front-end in high-speed situations. The scoop provides a more neutral feel low-speed and tends to numb out the steering in 180 degree corners while providing great holding power in high-speed sweeping corners typically associated with larger track layouts and conditions. Cut lines are included for easy trimming while dimples are located on the wing itself to indicate where to mount to the front shock tower. The wing uses 2x8mm screws for mounting but the needed screw holes need to be drilled by yourself.
Available from May is Radtec’s new aluminium main chassis for the Xray T4’16. Featuring a very common design with herringbone-shaped cut-outs under the battery and electronics compartments the symmetrical chassis is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes black anodised and with silver edge details. As with all alloy chassis it is intended for the use on high-bite tracks as it offers less torsional flex than a carbon fibre chassis, making the car easier to drive.
Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]
German company Absima have introduced a range of 1/10th buggy rims for vehicles with 12mm or 14mm hex wheel adapters. Coming in four specifications including 12mm hex 2WD front, 4WD front, and a general rear variant as well as 14mm 4WD front and 4WD rear variants the rims are moulded from lightweight yet durable Pro Flexlight material and they are available in a range of colours including white, yellow, green and orange and in sets of two rims.
Coming from HRC Racing are the 8mm long M4 droop screws with delrin insert. They add to HRC Racing’s already existing short-style droop screws and not only protect the chassis from becoming damaged, as it can occur with standard grub screws, but they also allow for more precise settings. The new longer variants come in handy when running high arm mount settings or highly angled lower arms.
Team C have introduced new aluminium shock mounts for the GT8 range of 1/8th on-road cars. Usable on the GT8, GT8L and GT8LE the brackets fit into the original shock mounting position on the lower A-arms and make for a more angled shock position in order to fine-tune the suspension geometry. The shock mounts come anodised orange and in sets of two.
