Coming for Atomic’s BZ 2017 micro-size 4WD touring car is a long shock absorber conversion kit. Containing redesigned front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, the set also utilises 1.2mm longer shock bodies and pistons that improve handling on bumpy tracks. Using the shocks furthermore increases overall grip at the expense of a bit of agility. The kit is rounded out by new aluminium spring pre-load nuts.
Source: Atomic [rcatomic.com]
Coming from Radtec are new screw-on touring car weights and 3x7mm damper spacers. Starting with the weights, the items are available as 15g, 10g and 5g variant all of which feature an M3 thread for easy installation on touring and pan car chassis as well as in off-road buggies. The 15g weight measures 28.5x16mm, the 10g weight measures 19.5x16mm and the 5g weight measures 10.3x16mm with the compact dimensions and low height allowing to use the brass pieces even in tight surroundings or stacked for an even greater weight gain. The weights are made from high-quality brass material, they come laser-etched for easy identification and in sets of two.
Race Opt have introduced their new body height adjusters for touring car kits. Making use of a common design, the adjusters allow to easily fine-tune the body height in a 3.5mm to 4mm range with the rear parts sporting a unique design that is meant to improve overall downforce and rear traction as the body rests on enlarged platforms which results in optimised body shell support. Each height adjuster weighs in at about a gram and it is understood that the sets are available separately for the front and the rear.
View the rear body height adjusters here
Tamiya recently released information on their forthcoming all-new M-07 Concept M-chassis kit and now a first rendering of the chassis became available. The car will adapt the chassis frame design introduced with the TA-07 Pro touring car for an easier to work on platform while long front and rear suspension arms improve overall performance. A gear differential in combination with universal driveshafts and ball bearings make for an efficient and durable drivetrain and the car usable with standard and shorty LiPo batteries without any modification. The kit is set for a release at the end of June.
Image: RC Monkey [rcmonkey.jp]
T-Works have introduced a ball end set for the Xray T4’17 touring car kit. Coming with a friction-reducing titanium-nitride coating the ball ends not only improve overall suspension performance but the gold-colour finish also adds visual impact. The 18-piece set includes four different ball end sizes and it is a direct replacement for the kit’s ball ends.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Coming from Xray and made for the RX8 series of 1/8th on-road cars is a new 2.0mm front anti-roll bar wire. The thinnest in the range, the 2.0mm variant is an addition to the already existing 2.2mm to 2.8mm variants. The item is made from high-quality spring steel and it sports laser-etched markings for easy identification.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
HRC Distribution have introduced the K-Factory ultra-lightweight aluminium servo mounting screws. Made from aircraft-grade 7075 alloy the fasteners are of a special design with a collar right under the head that fits snugly in most servo case mounting lugs, greatly reducing the change of the servo moving in the event of a crash. The screws do away with the need for additional washers and thus make for easy and convenient building and maintenance. The screws are usable with most 1/10th and 1/8th vehicles, they come in packs of six and are available now.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
Fenix have introduced two new brushless motors out of their DFV2 range with the 5.5T and 8.5T modified windings complementing the already existing variants. Built to meet EFRA, ROAR and IFMAR specifications the motors feature balanced 12.5mm high-torque rotors, premium-grade Neodymium magnets, Kawasaki steel stator plates and 99.9 percent pure Copper windings. All this is housed in CNC-machined cans that feature heatsinks and endplate venting for maximum cooling. Both windings variants are available now.
View the features and the 8.5T motor here
