Edam have produced this new deck conversion set for their Spirit 1/10th 200mm chassis. The new conversion sets the main part for the radio plate, which supports the electronics and fuel tank, lower by 8mm for improved lower centre of gravity. This makes the car more stable and able to carry more speed in the corners.
View an image of the mounted deck here
Exotek have released these split hinge blocks for Tamiya sedans and Exotek XR3’12 and TC6TEK chassis. Available in 2 sets of 2 directions, XA & A and XC & C. they can be used in the rear front or front rear position. Split blocks allow for more chassis flex while the laser etch identification on the outside makes for easy identification.
Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]
New from Kyosho for the Evolva M3 Evo are these aluminium front upper suspension mount, front shock tower and rear shock tower. Designed and tested by factory driver Takaaki Shimo and made from gold anodized high grade aluminium, the new parts improve the overall handling of the car that result in faster lap times. Also new from Kyosho is the new flex diff. gear oil which is the perfect choice to lube and control the traction of your gear differential. The 35ml bottles are available in 3 different types. The diff. gear seal grease gives a perfect seal between case and differential cap. The high viscosity airtight sealing fluid allows longer maintenance cycles and prevents oil leaks.
Arrowmax have released new centre drive shafts for the Mugen MBX-6 buggy. The 78.5mm and 103mm shafts are similar in design but are made from spring steel material for increased durability.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
More new items from Serpent, first up is this machined aluminum brake lever for use on the 966 and 733 / 747 cars. Strong, light and flex free its a direct replacement part. Serpent also introduced new body-support washers to fine-tune the height of the body-posts your 1/10th scale cars gas and electric cars. The standard position in the kits is low, so they now offer a medium and high version, 5 of each type. This allows for changes with smaller increments without having to modify anything else.
View the body-support washers here
For the XB9, Xray have released this lightweight graphite front plate. Made from high-grade carbon graphite, ensuring strength with light weight, it includes an aluminium stand that allows the mounting of the graphite plate to the radio box plate to increase stiffness at the front of the car.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
From Serpent for the 1/8 Cobra, including GP & EP buggy, Cobra Truck and Cobra GT GP, are these hard coated aluminium pivot balls for the anti-roll bar. Lightweight, weighing only 0.8 grams each compared to 2.4 grams for the standard steel versions, you can can save 6.4 grams total weight per car.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Authentic Xray aluminium steering blocks with 10° kingpin for XB9 are CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminum and hard coated for extra durability and long life. Helping increase in-corner steering they are recommended for technical tracks where in-corner steering is needed. These new steering blocks are also 1mm narrower which helps increase the steering. Using the standard wheel hexes, offset is -1mm compared to old steering blocks with standard wheel hexes.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
