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June 9, 2009

Xray XB808 Active Diff LW Diff outdrive adapters

Xray now offers lightweight CNC-machined diff outdrive adapters for the XB808 Active Diff. Made from Hudy spring steel, the outdrives have been strategically machined to be lighter than the standard outdrive adapters. CNC-machined on precision German long-turn machines, they are additionally ground and strategically lightened to reduce rotating weight, then further hardened to ensure maximum strength and extra-long lifespan. Final precision hand-grinding ensures a very high tolerance to ensure an ultra-smooth tight fit in the diff body and diff gear. Sold in a set of 2.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 8, 2009

RB Complete clutch tool set

RB have developed a complete clutch tool set for 1/8 buggy and truggy, which is presented in a handy box. Removing the difficulties of assembling and disassembling your clutch shoe and its spring, a 1/4 of a turn and the clutch is mounted or removed without any risk of damaging parts. These tools can be used on nearly all current clutches and the set includes a flywheel removal tool, flywheel wrench, driver handle, collet wrench, allen key, 1/8th scale wheel nut socket, clutch shoe removal tool and clutch shoe fitting tool.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

June 4, 2009

LRP S8-BX & S8-TX option parts

New for the S8-BX buggy and S8-TX truggy, LRP releases tuning parts for their successful off road line-up. The wide range of carbon and aluminium options help Increase the performance on all surfaces, as well as lower the overall weight of your car and help reduce rotating mass to improve the handling of your car. The new parts include carbon front and rear shock towers as well as steering bracket, steering top plate, centre brace top plate and steering servo mounting plate. The new aluminium parts include lightweight upper shock mounts and front and rear CVD outdrives.

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June 2, 2009

LRP VTEC truggy ‘LP’ line

More news from LRP who have presented a completely new line of tires with the release of their VTEC truggy ‘LP’ line. LP stands for Low Profile and these new tires are designed with a lower sidewall for more direct response and higher cornering speeds. Developed through long and extensive testing, they are offered in 3 different tread designs, Kamikaze, Suicide and Harakiri with different compound hardness suitable for any racing conditions.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 2, 2009

PSM Racing Hyper 9 Brake disc

PSM Racing have created this new epoxy material brake disc for the Hobao Hyper 9. Made from high grade 4mm thick fibre glass (epoxy), it is lightweight and heat resistant and claims to provide better brake performance. A direct replacement for the standard brake disc, it is recommended to use blank brake pads with these new discs.

Source: PSM Racing [psm-racing.com]

June 2, 2009

Hudy Flywheel holder/wheel nut tool

Hudy have announced the release of this flywheel holder/wheel nut tool for 1/8 off-road buggy & truggy. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, the lightweight design ensures the tool is super light while still ergonomic for comfortable holding and maximum grip. The tool is hard coated and additionally black coated using the world’s most modern fully-automatic, robot-operated hard coating line to ensure the highest quality. The Flywheel Holder works with all modern RC nitro car flywheels with 2, 3, and 4-pin designs, while the other side of the tool was specially developed to work on 17mm wheel nuts in dirty and abusive conditions.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

June 2, 2009

Mugen MBX-6 & 6T Shock springs

Following from the earlier release of new shock towers for their MBX-6T, Mugen Seiki have released some new shock springs for both the MBX-6 and MBX-6T. The new rear springs add two more options to the current range of springs, with the new springs harder than previous versions, featuring 9.75 and 9.5 turns.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

June 2, 2009

Hörmann Tuning Hyper 9 Options

New from German 1:5 Scale Off-Road manufacturer Hörmann Tuning are several option parts for the popular HoBao Hyper 9 buggy. The Shock Towers, Front Upper Plate, Diff Housing Plate as well as the Center Brace Plate are a direct fit and all of the parts are machined from high quality 4mm carbon fibre and offer a significant weight loss over their aluminium counterparts. Also new is the aluminium rear lower arm Holder for the Hyper 9 which eliminates the use of the Rear Bumper and therefore is also a lightweight but durable improvement to the car.

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