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.
Arena RC have introduced their new 4-piece set of aluminium ball bearings hubs for the Xray T4 series of cars. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and replace the standard composite items for an improved ball bearing seat and less stress on the ball races, resulting in a more free spinning drivetrain. The parts come in orange anodising to match the remainder of the car’s alloy parts and the ball bearings in above image are not included.
Coming from Team Raffee are new HD steel centre driveshafts for the Traxxas TRX-4 off-road truck. The heavy duty telescopic-design shafts offer greatly improved strength thanks to their all-metal steel and aluminium construction. They come as complete set including front and rear centre shafts and they feature red alloy cross pin retainers and laser-etched TRC logos for looks.
Kyosho have announced the soon release of the SP main chassis set gold for the Mini-Z FWD series cars. The tub chassis is equipped with gold-plated battery and motor connectors that will offer a lower electric resistance than the standard parts for increased performance and lower temperatures. The chassis set is a direct replacement and just required to swap the chassis internals over.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
Coming from R1 Wurks are their new laydown fan shrouds for Team Associated’s 6.1 series of off-road vehicles. Specifically developed the fan mounts are a drop fit foe the specific vehicle with a highly efficient 3-D-printed captured cooling body ensuring maximised cooling which is crucial especially for stock racing classes. The pre-assembled units utilise 30mm low-profile cooling fans and they weigh in at 18g. Available are a B6.1 laydown, T6.1 layback and T6.1 laydown configurations.
Coming soon from Tamiya and made for the TB-05 intermediate-level electric touring car are carbon fibre shock stays designed for the use with the TRF super short big bore dampers. Available for the front and the rear of the car, the items are machined from 3mm high-quality carbon fibre and they offer three additional upper shock mounting positions, making it a total of six for the front and a total of seven for the rear. In addition the rear shock mount also features a 1.2mm lower mounting position for the rear body mounts. Both parts include hardware needed to make them a direct fit.
Factory RC have introduced a host of new carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated T6.1 and SC6.1, the Mugen MBX8R and the Tekno RC EB/ET410. Starting with the AE-related parts, the new range includes front and rear carbon fibre shock towers for the T6.1 and SC6.1 in standard black or special blue weave variants. The parts are usable on both the stadium and short course truck.
Coming from Xray is a composite graphite rear upright for the XB2, XT2 and XB4 kits. The special mixture increases the part’s stability and with it overall stability, grip and corner speed on medium to high bite surfaces. It is light of weight yet highly durable and the hub is usable on both the left and right side of the vehicle and it was developed for the use with the original suspension inserts and the #325324, #325325 or #325326 drive shafts.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
