Shepherd Micro Racing extend their line of chemicals and lubricants with the addition of their new premium driveshaft grease. Based on complex lithium-calcium thickener the lube will greatly reduce the wear of driveshaft pins and outdrives even with only a thin coat of the grease applied. The lubricant comes in a handy 6g container with screw on cap and also works in many other metal-on-metal applications.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
ST Racing Concepts introduce more aluminium option parts for Team Associated’s B5 and B5M 2WD buggy. First up is a steering bellcrank set that greatly reduces flex to give the buggy a more precise feel on the steering and increase the durability against hard landings. The 3-piece set also adds a certain amount of bling to the buggy.
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JQ Products have new option parts for their THECar 1/8th off-road buggy available in the form of the THE Even Smoother Gearing set and updated front and rear anti-roll bars. The new gear set is the evolution of the Smooth Gearing Kit released back in 2011. With the current trend of hard-packed and often sugar-treated tracks the updated gear kit helps to lay the power down in the most efficient way as it includes 45T/14 front and rear crown gears, a 49T main gear and a 14T pinion. The new gearing makes for an even smoother and more controllable acceleration with less wheel spin and better overall throttle control. Also new are THECar White Edition anti-roll bars with the front wires being available in 2.2mm, 2.4mm, 2.5mm and 2.6mm diameter while the rear ones come in 2.3mm, 2.4mm, 2.6mm, 2.8mm and 3.0mm diameter.
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New from Team Associated come Factory Team anti-roll bar kits for the B5 and B5M buggy. Included in each kit are three specific swaybar wires, blue colour aluminium hardware and the needed composite ball cups. The wires are colour-coded for easy identification and the kits are designed to stiffen the rear suspension in corners for a better handling especially in high-grip conditions.
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Available from mid-July is Yokomo’s lightweight conversion kit for the B-Max4 III 4WD buggy. Featuring a new lightweight aluminium main chassis plate, new plastic side pods, updated composite gearboxes and miscellaneous other parts, the kit is designed to use a 2S shorty battery pack with the motor sitting in the rear compartment, a setup that is especially useful on high grip surfaces. The kit allows to run saddle packs and a front-mounted motor though, giving added versatility when conditions call for a layout change.
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GForce introduce the Hyper Booster capacitor units for 1S and 2S usage. Coming in a black or blue anodised aluminium case for looks, protection and added cooling surface the add-on modules offer a capacity of 250,000µF, they measure 38×22.1x11mm and weight in at 18g.
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Axial have new 1.9″ crawler tyres as well as 1.9″ and 2.2″ rims available. Starting with the tyres, first up are the BFGoodrich Krawler T/A tyres, a scaled down version of the full-size rock-crawling championship winning tyre. They are moulded from R35 rubber and come with standard foams included. Also new is the Falken WildPeak M/T mud terrain tyre. Like the BFGoodrich the Falken resembles its full scale counterpart, it is made from R35 rubber, comes with inserts and it is designed for 1.9″ wheels.
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JConcepts have new 4mm large flange serrated locknuts available. The high precision wheel nuts are designed with a large flanged area for additional support against the wheel and serrated for locking security while the large flange and clamping surface area supports the wheel and helps maintain geometry during flex and load. The larger area also provides more footing for the serrated area which provides a more comfortable lock-down. The lightweight locknuts are available in blue and black colour and can be used on a wide range of 1/10th cars, buggies and trucks.
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