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April 3, 2013

Yaiba RB6, B4 & XB4 option parts

Yaiba Racing announce the soon release of new aluminium option parts for the Kyosho RB6, Team Associated B4 and Xray XB4 buggy. Starting with the RB6 parts, the company comes up with some more suspension components in the form of wide rear suspension mounts for mid and rear motor buggies. They are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium, sport a bright red anodising and white writings for easy identification. Available will be RF, RR and RR mid motor parts all of which are direct replacements for the kit’s plastic mounts. New for the Team Associated B4 comes an aluminium front bulkhead that weights in at around 9.5g and that therefore is 5g heavier than the stock plastic part. Made for the Xray XB4 is an aluminium servo saver crank. As the Kyosho parts the items come red anodised and with laser-etched writings. All of the new parts will become available by mid April.

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April 2, 2013

Team SR RB6 front shock tower

Team SR have produced this front shock tower for the Kyosho RB6 buggy. This part provides additional rigidity over the stock piece enhancing reliability allowing the driver to push the limits further and explore the entire performance envelope on and off the track. Sporting the Team SR signature sealed edges, this heavy duty yet lightweight tower is machined from 4mm carbon fiber while keeping the factory geometry and retaining all factory mounting holes. This is a direct replacement for the stock plastic tower with the kit requiring absolutely no modifications. Expect a RB6 rear tower soon.

Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]

March 25, 2013

Yaiba Racing B4 & RB6 aluminium options

Yaiba Racing have released some new parts for Team Associated B4 and Kyosho RB6. First up for the B4 is this lightweight and strong aluminium bell crank set which gives a more direct steering feeling without servo saver function. Next up for the RB6 is a super hard heat sink motor plate machined from 3mm thick A7075 aluminium. A special heatsink design improves heat dissipation and weight reduction. The motor screws can be held in place by O-rings while attaching or removing the motor simplifying the process. The weight of this product is almost the same as the kit standard motor plate so there is no need to change your set-up. Finally for the RB6 is this precision machined aluminium rear upper bulkhead for mid motor layout. It significantly improves strength and durability and the ball stud attachment position is the same as the kit standard so no need to adjust your setting.

View the RB6 option parts here

March 13, 2013

Avid 12mm 2-hole big bore pistons

Avid extends their range of 12mm big bore shock absorber pistons by two flat-type 2-hole 1.5mm and 1.7mm variants. The precision machined pistons are useable with many of today’s 12mm big bore shocks such as the ones from Team Associated, TLR and Kyosho. Machined to tight tolerances the pistons reduce performance decreasing blow-by and come supplied in sets of four in a handy container. To make the most out of the company’s line of shock parts Avid also released a comprehensive piston table, a 1 page reference and setup help. The goal of the piston table is to provide recommendation on what pistons/oil to use as a standard setup, and then to dictate which pistons to use in order to change setup for grip, large jumps, and smooth or bumpy conditions. Download the printable PDF by clicking here.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

February 20, 2013

Kyosho 1/8th off-road ride height gauge

New from Kyosho comes this ride height gauge for the use with 1/8th off-road vehicles. It sports grooves at 24, 26, 28 and 30mm with the stick simply being vertically held against the chassis plate for fast and effective ground clearance measurement. It comes machined from aluminium, is gun metal anodized and laser-etched.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

February 12, 2013

Avid Kyosho shock & turnbuckle tool

New from Avid comes the shock and turnbuckle tool for 1/10th Kyosho vehicles. The wrench made from 6061 aluminium fits the lower shock cartridges on Kyosho’s 12mm big-bore shocks while the large handle is easy to hold and won’t slip or spin like the kit’s plastic tool. The ends have a 3.5 and 5.5 mm wrench built-in which fits both size Kyosho turnbuckles as well as 5.5mm hex nuts.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

February 7, 2013

Kyosho RB6 alloy steering plate

Kyosho introduce the alloy steering plate for the RB6 2WD buggy. Designed to replace the plastic kit part with a much stronger CNC-machined aluminium item the parts comes brown anodised and is a direct replacement. Offering a much higher strength the parts makes for a rock solid steering assembly.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

February 6, 2013

Exotek RB6 optional shock parts

More new parts for the Kyosho RB6, this time from Exotek Racing, who have focused on the car’s big bore shocks. A number of new red anodized aluminium parts they have introduced a top cap set, threaded collar set with large knurling for easy grip and notched for accurate adjustments, a bottom thread set and finally cap sleeves. All the items use the standard kit o-rings and remaining shock parts.

View the other option parts here