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September 13, 2017

Avid B6 flat front & long rear carbon fibre shock towers

Avid have introduced new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers for the Team Associated B6 series of buggies. Available are the “flat” front and “long” rear towers, both are made of 4.5mm carbon fibre material and Avid added material, pocketing, and bracing to the weak areas. The flat and long configurations are the most popular on dirt tracks and they require flat front A-arms and long 31mm shock bodies as the latter offer more volume and control in most conditions. The upper shock mount positions are in the same location as the stock geometry and the towers are available separately from now on.

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September 13, 2017

STRC TRX-4 alloy shock towers & chassis braces

ST Racing Concepts have introduced new CNC aluminium option parts for the Traxxas TRX-4 Defender scale crawler. First up are front and rear shock towers that are CNC machined out of high-quality aluminium in the same geometry as the stock pieces. The front shock tower also features the panhard mounting point all in one piece aluminium. The shock towers also provide better support for the body post cross members on the TRX-4 and they are available in anodised black, blue, gun metal, red and silver.

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September 12, 2017

RPM B6-series gull wing front A-arms

Coming from RPM and made for the Team Associated B6 series of 2WD buggies are gull wing front A-arms. They add to the recently released straight-type arms and are designed to have less slop around the hinge pin area while also offering improved durability thanks to RPM’s renown nylon material. The arms replace the stock AE #91673 arms and are sold in pairs.

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September 12, 2017

Tekno EB410 1/10th 4WD buggy kit

Following a couple of teasing features Tekno have now released all information on their forthcoming EB410 1/10th 4WD buggy kit. The company’s first ever 1/10th buggy kit sports a range of new-to-the-class features such as an unusual forward-biased weight distribution, and a reverse bellcrank steering system known from the current breed of 2WD buggies. Other goodies included are large diameter 13mm shock absorbers with 3.5mm shock shafts, quick access differentials, heavy duty 6mm stub axles, as well as a hard-anodised 3mm aluminium chassis, a sliding design aluminium motor mount and full aluminium suspension hangers. The kit is set for a release in October.

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September 11, 2017

T-Works NB48.4 aluminium centre driveshafts

T-Works have introduced aluminium centre driveshaft dogbones for the Tekno NB48.4 buggy. They are machined from high-quality aluminium, come with a black surface coating and feature sturdy steel drive pins for a low wear. The 93mm and 113mm shafts are available separately or as combo set.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

September 11, 2017

Serpent SRX8 anti-roll bar wires

Serpent have expanded their range of anti-roll bar wires for the SRX8 series nitro and electric buggies. Available are 2.2mm, 2.4mm, 2.6mm and 2.8mm front and rear swaybar wire all of which are made of high-quality steel. Engraved size markings make for easy identification of the wire size and all anti-roll bar wires are available separately.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 8, 2017

Kyosho tease new off-road truck

Kyosho have been busy in the last couple of weeks, releasing teasing videos of forthcoming kits, one of which will be the re-release of the iconic Javelin 1/10th 4WD buggy. In a new video the Japanese company now allows a first sight on their “Project 2RSA” that appears to be some sort of a vintage baja truck given the front suspension design and old-school-ish body shell. No other information is available for now beside what is visible in the video.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

September 8, 2017

Tekno reveal more EB410 details

Tekno have revealed more details of their forthcoming EB410 1/10th scale 4WD electric buggy kit. Lifting the hood the EB410 appeares to be a shrunken-down version of Tekno’s popular EB48 1/8th E-buggy kit with the centre diff being placed in a rear/centre position while the motor is sitting mid ship. The shorty battery pack found its position in the front, just behind the steering servo while receiver and speed controller are located on the passenger seat, just in front of the motor, leaving the rear section of the chassis pretty much free of everything and making for a somewhat extreme forward weight bias given this is a 1/10th 4WD buggy. The kit is scheduled for a release in a few weeks and for now you can find more images and information after the break.

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