X Factory’s popular carbide diff balls are now also available in a 14-piece pack. Using the 3/32″ grade 10 carbide balls will result in smoother diffs with less ring wear, so they hold adjustment better and last longer between re-builds. Grade 10 carbide balls also have fewer surface imperfections than the standard grade 25 carbide ball. The new 14-piece pack will sell alongside the already existing 12-ball package.
Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]
Coming from Ultimate Racing is their new turnbuckle and nut wrench. Small and lightweight it is designed for 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 7mm and 8mm hardware with the steel material making for high durability. Laser-etched markings help with easy identification while the black surface treatment further increases wear resistance.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
HB Racing have introduced their new IFMR-legal 1/8th off-road wing. Sporting a lightweight construction with a weight close a polycarbonate wing, the moulded wing features large side dams that allow to attach 40x50mm IFMAR car numbers while a wicker bill helps tune downforce to the track conditions. The new wicker bill design eliminates the need for nuts for extra weight savings. Also included are four pairs of dimples moulded into the bottom of the wing to make mounting simple when using the popular HB one-piece wing mounts while also indicating four fore/aft mounting position choices. The wing is available in black, white and yellow colour.
Coming from VP-Pro and made for the Serpent SRX8E is a high-downforce body shell. It features a roof-top shark fin, a medium cab forward design and its rear flaps make for improved aerodynamics especially at higher speeds. The body comes clear, including overspray film and window masks.
Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]
KAOS Advance Tuning distributors Robitronic have introduced a range of option parts for the CEN Racing Reeper 1/7th scale monster truck. First up is an adjustable wheelie bar set. Its design allows to set the tilt angle at 40 degrees or 45 degrees and it comes including ball-raced wheels and mounting hardware, making it a direct fit. Next up is a carbon fibre chassis plate made from 3.5mm sheet material. The hard compound graphite makes for extremely high rigidity while still being light of weight, upping the overall performance and looks of the truck. Last but not least are longer and stronger spring sets with progressive winding. Available in red or green colour to complement the Reeper body shells, the springs are ideal for the hardcore basher.
JConcepts have introduced their new 2-piece front camber link mount bulkhead for the Team Associated B6 series of buggies. The 2-piece design incorporates durable material, looks and tuning into a single package. The front camber link mount sports all three popular mounting locations and features a blended design which connects to the front bulkhead forming a unique, stout package. The bulkhead itself has all the tricks. Starting from a small square of a aluminium, the part has been mastered into a pocketed, threaded and high-performance unit complete with 3mm threaded holes, anodising and laser etching. Joining the two pieces together blends the parts and creates the valley for the sway-bar location. The sway-bar area is compatible with standard AE hardware and optional sway bar kit. The aluminium camber link mount and bulkhead combined with the plastic AE suspension mount weigh in at about 28.5g without hardware making it a tuning adjustment and it can be mixed and matched with AE and JC parts to create a load of different weight bias settings.
Modelix Racing have introduced the new Ultimate Racing 7.4V 2500mAh Lithium-Polymer receiver battery packs. Available in hump and straight pack configurations and coming pre-soldered with universal JR-type connectors the batteries will provide lots of runtime even with power hungry high-voltage servos and the straight pack also fits a range of transmitters.
Coming from HB Racing and made for the D817 nitro off-road buggy are new module 0.8 main gears and suitable clutch bells. The somewhat finer module will result in overall improved drivetrain efficiency, equalling better acceleration, higher top speed and better mileage. Available now are 59T and 60T main gears as well as 16T and 17T clutch bells.
