New from JConcepts come stainless steel ball studs for Team Associated off-road vehicles and all cars that make use of inch-size hardware. They are machined from high-quality material, offer a smooth surface finish and an internal hex for 5/64” and 2mm hex wrenches. The ball studs are available in .200”, .300” and .400” length and come in packs of six pieces.
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ST Racing Concepts introduce new aluminium option parts for the Traxxas Nitro Slash 2WD and the Slash 4×4 as well as a colour variant of their shock shaft pliers. First up is the CNC machined Nitro Slash 2WD aluminium engine mount, a much stronger foundation for the Traxxas engine over the stock cast aluminium one. It does away with cracking issues in the screw thread area, can take more abuse and is available in anodised blue, gun metal, red and silver.
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Avid introduce this standard aluminium topshaft for Team Associated B4.2, T4.2, SC10.2, SC10B and C4.2 vehicles. The drop-in replacement is made from 7075 aluminium, comes hard anodised and saves about 6.7g of weight compared to the kit part for more acceleration and increased punch due to a lower rotation mass.
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Yokomo introduce the Racing Performer M Series line of 540-size competition brushless motors. Coming in a black alloy can with large openings the sensored motor is designed to deliver high torque and an easy-to-drive feel at the same time. Large heavy duty solder tabs make installation easy. The motor comes in 13 variants from 3.5T up to 25.5T including 5.0T, 6.0T, 7.0T and 8.0T windings.
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KO Propo announce three new high voltage servo on their Japanese website in the form of the DSx-1511BHC, DSx-1211CHC and the DSx-809C. The DSx-1511BHC (0.11s/15.5kg-cm) and DSx-1211BHC (0.11s/12.5kg-cm) differ by the motor used with the 1511 featuring a brushless motor and the 1211 coming with a coreless variant while both are housed in an all-metal casing. The entry-level DSx-809C (0.09s/8.5kg-cm) comes with a coreless motor and a plastic case with heatsink middle section. Just like the two other servos the 809 is 6V to 7.4V compatible.
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Team C Racing announce the release of dedicated stickers for their 1/8th off-road wings. The skins come pre-cut for an accurate and easy application, they cover most parts of the wing including the side plates and are available in three designs for black, yellow and white wings.
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MIP introduce the Super Diff rebuild kit for the TLR SCTE 2.0 and MIP Pro4mance converted SCTE trucks. The set fits all trucks that make use of the TLR332001 diff case, it can increases diff life by more than five times and includes lightweight, hard-anodised 7075 aluminium crosspins, hardened steel pin supports and hardened steel, stamped washers. The materials will increase durability and lower friction between parts to provide increased performance by lowering the overall rotation mass.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Following the introduction of the Evo SC body shell Pro-Line has more short course specific parts to offer in the form of pre-mounted Blockade SC tyres and replacement outdrives for the Pro-2 ProTrac axle kit. Also new are 3.8″ monster truck tyres. Starting with the Blockade tyres, they are made for in-between conditions on tracks that are nor loose or hard packed and they come pre-mounted on black F-11 wheels in soft M3 compound. They are designed to fit on SC10, SCTE 4×4, 22 SCT, XXX-SCTE and ProTrac converted trucks and are available as pair. Next up are the replacement outdrives for SC trucks that make use of Pro-Line’s Pro-2 axle kit. The parts are made from high quality material, are light of weight and include replacement bolts for a secure fitment to the differential gears. Made for monster trucks that use 3.8″ tyres are the Big Joe II pre-mounted tyres. They are pre-glued to Traxxas style bead F-11 rims with 1/2″ off-set and are of an all-terrain design. Coming in M2 compound they are ideal for nearly all surfaces from asphalt to deep dirt.
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