SWorkz have announced the release of a locking servo saver nut for their S35-3, S350, Apollo and Zeus based 1/8th kits. Specially designed with a locking screw the nut allows to securely fix the servo saver nut and thus the servo saver pre-load spring, ensuring consistent adjustments even when the going gets tough. The nut is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes anodised and including the needed locking screw.
Performa Racing have announced the release of their new P1 Radical 540 Qualified stock motors. The motors build on the standard Performa Radical Stock motors that were designed to deliver improved throttle response, higher efficiency, and more speed with the Qualified series variants being custom-built and hand-assembled as well as fully dyno-tested for improved performance. Other features include selected and shimmed rotors as well as adjusted sensor boards. Each motor include individual dyno print outs as quality insurance and the Qualified series is available from 10.5T to 21.5T variants.
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Coming from Xray are their new zero rebound shock absorbers for the XB8 series of buggies. The dampers can be set to allow less rebound than standard shock absorbers, decreasing responsiveness and improving bump absorption on bumpy tracks. The design of the shock body and upper cap allows the installation of a ribbed shock membrane on the top of the shock body instead of the traditional installation into the upper cap. The installation of the ribbed membrane on the shock body allows excess oil to leak out, and along with a shock cap vent hole and adjusting screw allows the adjustment of the amount of air until the desired zero rebound is achieved. The lower shock assembly ensures that the shock rod will move very freely inside the shock body, while minimising oil leakage and keeping dirt out. Other features include double O-ring sealing, 3.5mm shock shafts as well as lower rubber boots to keep dust, dirt and moisture away from the shock shaft and seals. Available separately for the front and rear, the shocks include a complete set of pistons but not springs.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from Yokomo are additional 1/10th scale buggy and truck springs as part of their Racing Performer range of option parts. Available very soon are three new front and two new rear springs with the front items being 1mm longer than the previous springs for improved vehicle control during cornering. They come in soft (high grip dirt), medium (astro/carpet) and hard (4WD carpet) variants while the rear springs will offer additional setup possibilities especially on high-grip surfaces with hard (astro/carpet) and soft (high grip dirt) variants being available.
View the other new springs here
TMG Speed have announced the release of a low rear shock tower for the Team Associated B74 buggy. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the tower has more adjustability than the stock part and it makes for slightly increased droop which will improve bump handling. The shock stay is available now.
Source: TMG Speed [tmgspeeduk.com]
Coming from T-Works is a universal 34mm 4-shoe clutch set for 1/8th buggy, truggy and GT kits. It contains a machined aluminium 34mm diameter flywheel, alloy clutch shoes as well as 4-piece sets of 0.9mm and 1.0mm clutch springs to fine-tune the clutch’s behaviour. Also included are the clutch nut, drive cone and clutch screws. All parts are also available separately for spares or repair.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
T-Works have released a brass C-hub insert set for the Kyosho MP10 and MP9 buggies. The included inserts allow to access the hub’s 0 t0 3 settings while offering a higher weight and increased strength. The added weight is beneficial especially in bumpy conditions or when seeking traction on lower grip surfaces. Laser-etched markings allow for easy identification and the parts are usable for the new MP10 as well as the older specification MP9 TKI4/TKI3 and MP9E and MP9E Evo kits. In addition to the complete set T-Works also offers 2-piece sets of the individual inserts.
View the individual inserts here
Coming from SWorkz are three rubber-sealed ball bearing sizes ideal for their line of 1/8th and 1/10th scale vehicles. The range includes 8x16x5mm, 5x13x4mm as well as 6x12x4mm ball races all of which feature red rubber seals for exceptional protection against dust, dirt and moisture. The 8x16mm bearings come in 10-piece packs, the 5x13mm ball races come in 4-piece packages and the 6x12mm bearings are available as 8-piece sets.
