Xtreme Racing have introduced their new aluminium rear hub upper block support for the Xray T4 line of touring cars. Machined from high-quality material and coming black anodised for wear, the blocks tie both the inner and outer camber link ball stud holes together which results in greater durability when crashing or touching hard track barriers. In addition the blocks act as ball stud spacer with a 4mm height setting.
Coming soon from Mugen is their new MTX7 1/10th scale nitro on-road kit. The car builds on the successful MTX6R and features a new chassis as well low centre of gravity centre and rear bulkheads for improved high-speed stability and quicker direction changes. Also new are updated front aluminium upper arm brackets that allow for height and length adjustments, enabling the user to fine-tune the car to a wider range of track conditions. Other updates include an aluminium servo saver for improved steering feeling, redesigned front driveshafts and pivot balls allow for a greater maximum steering angle and new front anti-roll bars, a new rear diff case, rear shock tower, radio plate and front upper arms round out the package.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Yeah Racing have introduced their new M07 Sport conversion kit, based off of the recently announced Competition chassis conversion kit. The more walled-friendly conversion kit for Tamiya’s M07, swaps the standard plastic decks to nylon plates and providing the owner with a vast amount of options for suspension setups. The chassis conversion allows for 210mm, 225mm and 239mm wheelbases settings, allowing to use virtually any M-chassis class body shell. The kit also enables the user to use standard or bumper-mounted front body posts which further expands the body shell options. The kit includes high-quality fibre-reinforced chassis and shock tower parts as well as black anodised aluminium optionals.
Coming soon from ARC is the 2.4 FDR upgrade kit for the R8.0 to R8.2 1/8th scale on-road kits. The set helps to convert the FDR from the original 2.3 (20/46T) to 2.4 (20/48T), which will result in increased acceleration and torque. The set includes a 24T front pulley, a 48T rear pulley, and a 204-8mm rear belt.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
MST have announced the re-release of their popular MS-01D ready-to-run drift car. Discontinued for about three years, the 4WD front-mid motor chassis now again makes an appearance, decked out with MST’s own JZ3 and EG6 body shells. The car features an independent multi-link type double A-arm suspension, front diff and rear spool 4WD drivetrain, fluid-filled shock absorbers and a moulded chassis with an air duct system for efficient cooling of the brushed motor. Includes in the set also come a waterproof Hobbywing speed controller and a Futaba steering servo. The JZ3 and EG6 bodies are available in different colours in gluing red, blue, black and white.
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Hitec are expanding their line of RDX1 chargers with the introduction of the AC input, micro processor RDX1 Mini. The sleekly-designed, compact AC charger packs 65 watts of power into a fraction of the size of most chargers and it is compatible with a full range of the most popular battery types, including the new generation LiHV. With 6 Amps of maximum charging current and 2 Amps of discharging current, the device is ideal for hobbyists and racers alike. It features a back-lit display, four different charge modes, 10-profile battery memory functions an a built-in balancer. All this is housed in a compact 117x106x55mm bi-colour case.
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Made for the Team Associated B74 4WD buggy is Avid’s new -2mm carbon fibre rear shock tower. The shock stay is made from 100 percent carbon fibre and designed to limit the shock up travel to keep the dogbone from hitting the outdrives. The tower is machined from 4.0mm thick material, it maintains the stock shock angles and it has two small drill holes under the centre hole of the wing mount for notification.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Coming from JConcepts and made for the Team Associated B74 buggy are new carbon fibre and titanium optionals. Starting with the carbon fibre parts, new are front and rear shock towers that are of a ribbed and chamfered design. The 4mm thickness, genuine carbon fibre material is durable, lightweight and features the JConcepts milled sections which help maintain strength while minimising weight. The three standard B74 shock positions remain for quick and steady adjustments in the correct position for the front and rear shock geometry. The towers feature the JConcepts treatment of ribbed sections and chamfered edges on the surface of the race-proven material. The towers are complete and designed to accept the stock mounting hardware.
