July 21, 2014

Active Hobby Products scale wheel nuts

Active Hobby Products scale wheel nuts

Active Hobby Products from Japan soon have scale 5-bolt wheel nuts for 1/10th drift cars available. Machined from aluminium and sporting a realistic 5-bolt design, the wheel nuts offer a serrated section for a secure fitment without the usual nyloc insert. The nuts are available in several variants with dark blue, light blue, red, gun metal, pink and purple highlighted bolts. Fastening the nuts requires a special driver that will become available on time with the wheel nuts.

Click here to view a photo of the wheel nut in place


July 20, 2014

Radtec RC aluminium body height adjusters

Radtec RC aluminium body height adjusters-1

The Radtec RC aluminium body height adjusters are made from high quality aluminium material and they are available in a range of colours including a light “Tamiya” blue, a darker “Yokomo” blue, general black and also red anodising. Coming as pairs, the sets include two threaded aluminium tubes that slide over the chassis’ body posts and that are secured using pins or body clips while O-ring equipped knurled nuts allows for infinite body height adjustments. Laser-etched markings on the nuts help with precise adjustment.

Click here to view the colour variants


July 20, 2014

Exotek SRX hub set & mid rear bulkhead

Exotek SRX hub set & mid rear bulkhead

Exotek Racing have two new aluminium option parts available for Serpent’s SRX-2 line of buggies and trucks. First up is a front C-hub set made from 7075 aluminium. Weighing in at only 12 grams, the parts are lightweight yet strong and with the included 2mm spacers they match the stock SRX C-hub geometry. With the vertical ball end mounting, roll centre adjustments are easily made by adding or removing spacers.

Click here to continue reading


July 19, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max aluminium spring cup set

Arrowmax B-Max aluminium spring cup set

Arrowmax now have a 4-piece aluminium spring cup set for Yokomo’s B-Max line of 2WD and 4WD buggies available. Offering improved rigidity over the stock parts, the cups promise a more secure fit of the springs. They come blue anodised and with laser-etched Arrowmax logos.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]


July 19, 2014

STRC TLR 22 series weight reduction kits

STRC TLR 22 series weight reduction kits

ST Racing Concepts introduce two new weight reduction kits for the TLR 22 2.0 and TLR 22-4 buggies. Including lightweight titanium hex head screws and aluminium locknut hardware, the sets weight in at about half the weight of the standard steel hardware. The aluminium nuts come in gun metal anodising to match the colour of TLR’s aluminium parts. Coming as specific assortments for the 2WD and 4WD 22 series, the 22 2.0 set also includes all needed screws for both mid and rear motor converted cars.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]


July 18, 2014

Xray XB8E 2015 spec coming soon

Xray XB8E 2015 spec coming soon

Xray have announced that they are close to releasing the new 2015 version of their XB8E 1/8th scale EP buggy. No further details as of yet, but we will publish full details as we get them.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


July 18, 2014

KM H-K1 Alu clutch bell & black shoe

KM H-K1 Alu clutch bell & black shoe

New for the H-K1, KM Racing have released a new aluminium clutch bell and black clutch shoe. The aluminium clutch bell is lighter than the standard steel version and when combined with the new black material clutch shoe will give your car more punch in the bottom end. The black shoe must only be used with the aluminium bell.

View the new clutch shoe here


July 17, 2014

JConcepts B5 series ultra wheel hexes

JConcepts B5 series ultra wheel hexes

JConcepts introduce the ultra front and rear wheel hexes for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy. The hex adaptors are precision machined, blue or black anodised and feature a fluted design eliminating unnecessary rotating weight. The aluminium material combined with clamping design and light-weight styling provides utmost durability and all-important functionality. The hexes are available separately for the front and the rear of the B5 buggy.

Click here to view more photos