Adding to the list of front anti-roll bar wires of different thickness already available for fine-tuning the setup of your XB808, Xray have released a 2.3mm and 2.5mm version. These anti-roll bars are manually manufactured in-house from premium heat-treated spring steel wire using precision bending machines that ensure equal side angles. Manually measured, selected, and straightened to eliminate all tweak.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
T-Work’s Racing has introduced a new series of machined turnbuckles for the Mugen MRX-5. CNC machined from titanium, these new and improved turnbuckles are lighter than the traditional versions, coming in at 9.62 grams compared to 15.06 grams of the standard versions. Available in different sizes to replace all those found on the car.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
More new items from Mugen Japan, this time for their popular MRX-5. Firstly they have released a range of rear anti roll bars, which are available in 2.7mm, 2.8mm & 2.9mm, all softer than the standard 3mm version. Also for the rear of the car, Mugen have released the floating rear body mount assembly using harder plastic that helps improve rear downforce without sacrificing steering.
View the rear body mount set here
Mugen have released this new optional chassis plate for the MBX-6 as used at the World Championships in Pattaya last November. The new longer chassis helps improve the stability of the car on bumpy tracks. As it is longer it requires the new 5mm longer centre rear drive shaft. Mugen have also released new shock springs for the MBX-6 and 6T. A completely new line of springs, they use a thinner 1.5mm thick wire compared to the 1.6mm thick version used before. The colour is silver for all and the lengths remain the same, with 75mm fronts and 86mm rears. The new springs are available in a range of different stiffnesses and offer improved traction, steering and jumping over the previous versions.
KM Racing have released a number of new items including these 2 different sets of 8.5mm pivot balls for their H-K1 chassis. One version has been machined from titanium while the other is made from hard coated aluminium. Sold in sets of 8 the titanium version is 2 grams lighter than the standard steel version while the aluminium version is 3 grams lighter. KM have also released a complete set of Mini-Z tools.
Source: KM Racing [km-rc.com]
Arrowmax have introduced this new brake disc for the Mugen MBX-6. CNC machined from high quality steel, the specially designed holes and their positions have offer all important cooling and lightweight, so it wont over heat during use.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
Arrowmax have released this new ECS Drive Shaft made from professional spring steel material for maximum durability. This newly designed ECS Drive Shaft is compatible with lots of current touring cars including the Tamiya TRF416 and 417, Hot Bodies Cyclone TC and the Xray T3.
Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]
New for the S811 Cobra from Serpent are these precision machined clutch shoes. Made from special grade aluminium they offer a smooth clutch action and good wear-rate and can be used as a complete set of 4 or mixed with the Serpent carbon clutch shoes.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
