November 8, 2018

Capricorn C8SR X-hard spur gears

Coming from Capricorn and made for the LAB C8SR 1/8th on-road pan car are new X-hard composite spur gears. Available in 60T to 62T configuration the gears are made of a new extra-hard composite material for improved durability while a teflon treatment ensures overall reduced friction.

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November 5, 2018

Capricorn LAB C803 full flex chassis kit

Coming from Capricorn and made for the LAB C803 on-road car is the new full flex chassis kit. The set was developed for the use with harder control tyres and makes for improved overall chassis flex which will help with traction and drivability. The set includes a new aluminium main chassis, a new RS rear bulkhead as well as new RS rear lower arm mount and suitable suspension inserts.

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October 18, 2018

Capricorn LAB C803 rear link system

Capricorn have introduced a rear link system for the C803 1/8th on-road car. The set will improve rear traction and side bite in low-grip track conditions and it included new rear upper bulkhead caps, a carbon fibre rear camber link mount as well as adjustable amber links and mounting hardware.

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October 10, 2018

Capricorn LAB C8SR rear ride height adjusters

Coming from Capricorn and made for their LAB C8SR 1/8th electric pan car are ride height adjuster shims. The metal spacers are 0.5mm thick and they allow for a more precise adjustment of the ground clearance when using different tyre diameters.

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October 10, 2018

Capricorn LAB C03 Full Flex System radio plate

Coming from Capricorn and made for the LAB C03 car is the Full Flex System radio plate. Cut from high-quality carbon fibre the radio plate allows to access various flex settings including a rear flex setting with metal bushings or optional plastic composite inserts.

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September 26, 2018

Capricorn LAB F1-02 USA Version aluminium chassis

Specially made for the US market is Capricorn’s new USA Version aluminium main chassis plate for the LAB F1-02 formula car. Developed for high to very high bite tracks as they are experienced in America, the main chassis and rear lower pod plate are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come black anodised and with machined edge details. Using the chassis over the standard carbon fibre components will improve traction and drivability.

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July 31, 2018

Capricorn LAB C8SR aluminium motor spacer

Capricorn have introduced an aluminium motor spacer for the LAB C8SR 1/8th stock chassis and similar cars. The spacer is machined from aluminium and its heatsink design will ensure lower operation temperatures of the motor with the latter also being located closer towards the centre of the chassis for an optimised weight balance. In addition the spacer’s multi-hole design allows to rotate the motor to achieve better access to the soldering terminals.

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July 30, 2018

Capricorn LAB E03 200mm electric conversion kit

Italian company Capricorn has introduced the LAB E03 electric conversion kit for the LAB C03 1/10th scale 200mm nitro tourer. The kit includes a new carbon fibre main chassis plate and a redesigned carbon fibre radio plate with a battery compartment that was designed to take two 1S LiPo shorty packs back-to-back. The best performance will be achieved using 4.5T to 5.5T motors and also included are a vented design motor mount spacer to achieve a better weight balance, a spur gear hub, new centre layshaft, as well as two pinion gears.

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