Schumacher have introduced new aluminium spring seats for the company’s off-road vehicles such as the Cat K2 and Cougar KF2. The new alloy spring cups fit both small and big bore shocks, they offer 1mm more up travel over the standard kit spring seat and allow for better spring retaining, preventing a loss of the seats over large jumps and bumps.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
JConcepts have introduced their new range of carpet and astro turf tyres for 1/10th scale buggy applications. First up is the Swaggers 2WD front tyre that features a multitude of heights and angular rips for cornering speed, consistency and straight-line tracking ability. Designed for narrow slim style front wheels, circular-pattern sidewall ribs further support high-grip racing. The tyre is usable without inserts and it comes in the new pink medium soft compound marked with two pink dots.
Serpent have introduced front and rear A-arm carbon fibre inserts for the Cobra SRX8 buggy. Cut from stiff 1.5mm carbon fibre the inserts are usable on the top, bottom or both sides of the wishbones in place for the standard composite inserts, resulting in less flexible arms which in turn leads to a more precise handling especially on high-bite surfaces. With three different configurations per arm the inserts allow for maximum tuneability. The parts use the original mounting hardware and they come in sets of two upper and two lower plates available separately for the front and the rear arms.
Coming soon from Japanese company TRG is the TRG114 v2 1/10th scale formula conversion kit for Tamiya F103 and F104 style cars. Based off of the TRG114 and coming with a range of option parts previously introduced with the Limited Edition kit, the v2 will feature an updated 2.4mm carbon fibre chassis with adjustable front flex system that utilised grub screws to stiffen the front part of the chassis just behind the servo and lower A-arms. Also included are updated 3.0mm lower arms, a 2.0mm upper plate as well as a carbon fibre roll damper T-plate, adjustable roll damper pistons, and the “one touch” centre shock droop adjustment nut. Different from the Limited Edition the v2 will include silver colour alloy parts such as the steering bellcranks and motor pod. The kit will become available in a 200mm wide foam and 180mm narrow rubber tyre variant soon.
Japanese company SMJ have introduced their new Silver Line anti-roll bars. Available in the three diameters of 1.2mm, 1.3mm and 1.4mm the wires are designed in a way so that they are usable on a range of cars including the Xray T4’15 and Yokomo BD7-2016. Their over-sized design allows to cut them to size while the inner length, before they bend towards the roll bar links, makes them usable not only on the Xray and Yokomo cars but other kits too. The colour-coded roll bar wires are available separately and also as complete front or rear sets.
Muchmore have introduced their new Hybrid Touch AC/DC balance charger. Offering a compact design and a light weight the device is ideal for crowded pit spaces or RC travelling, without cutting on features or performance. With its 80W charge power it allows for up to 10A of charge current at both AC and DC input. Good for up to 6S LiPo packs the device features a touch sensitive and white back-lit screen, temperature controlled fan, internal balancer, and a 5V/2.1A USB port. When it comes to software features the Hybrid Touch sports balance and storage charging modes, discharging as well as cycling functions. Included with the charger comes an AC input wire as well as two 100mm charging leads with Tamiya and T-type connectors.
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Tamiya have introduced the Team Hahn Racing MAN TGS race truck on the TT-01 Type-E 4WD chassis. The kit features an outstanding 4-piece race truck bodyshell with additional parts such as mirrors, engine top and more, making for a super-authentic look. The included 4WD shaft-driven TT-01 Type-E chassis comes with specially-designed wheels and 70mm diameter tyres to round out the scale appearance. The kit will hit stores around mid-July.
Pro-Line have introduced the All-Terrain Cooler conversion for wheeled coolers. Conveniently pre-built and easy to install the conversion makes use of a set of Pro-Line 2.8″ Trencher tyres on heavy duty F-11 wheels for a cool look and a more pleasant ride. Included in the set are also an extra-long axle and steel hardware. The F-11 wheels spin on oil-impregnated ball bearings. The conversion will become available very soon.
