April 8, 2015

JConcepts Smoothies 4WD front slick tyres

JConcepts Smoothies 4WD front slick tyres

JConcepts’ Smoothies 1/10th off-road slick tyres are now also available in a 4WD front variant. Released as a 60mm bead mounting diameter, the tyres mount straight to the latest generation wheels for that all important reactive feel. The carefully profiled tyre carcass rolls through the turns with efficiency while the maximum smooth surface area grips perfectly on surfaces such as prepped “indoor” clay. The Smoothies include Dirt-Tech 60mm inserts  and they are available in gold and green compounds.

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April 8, 2015

Schumacher Cougar KF2 front top deck & pivot blocks

Schumacher Cougar KF2 front top deck & pivot blocks

Schumacher have two new option parts for the Cougar KF2 available in the form of a carbon fibre front top deck and optional rear toe-in blocks. Starting with the top deck, the carbon fibre part allows to fine-tune the front stiffness of the chassis and it can be used where traction is very high and the car needs more stability. The top deck incorporates a fan mount to keep the motor cool under high load conditions.

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April 8, 2015

Serpent 748 solid front axle set

Serpent 748 solid front axle set

New from Serpent comes a solid front axle set for the 748 200mm nitro on-road car. The set offers a different front axle setup and replace the front differential, which can be beneficial in some conditions although it requires a slightly different driving style to make maximum use of it. Included comes an aluminium gear adapter, a hard-coated central shaft, composite pulley and spring steel outdrives beside the needed hardware. The solid axle kit fits the current 748, and the older the 747 and 747-e cars.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


April 8, 2015

Framega 1/10th on-road tyre storage rack

Framega 1/10th on-road tyre storage rack

Italian company Framega have a new tyre storage rack for 1/10th on-road tyres available. Made from black anodised aluminium side frames and silver connection rods the rack allows to store up to three sets of touring car tyres or two sets of formula tyres. The compact size requires only minimal space and the rack helps to keep the tyres sorted on crowded pit tables.

Source: Framega [framega.com]


April 8, 2015

Active TT-02 long A-arms & high camber C-hubs

Active TT-02 long A-arms & high camber C-hubs

Coming soon from Active Hobby Products and made for the Tamiya TT-02 Type-S cars used as drifters are long reverse aluminium A-arms and high camber C-hubs. Starting with the A-arms, the wishbones are 1mm longer compared to the short reverse arms and they feature five mounting positions for the shock absorbers and delrin inserts for the suspension pins. Coming as separate sets for the front and rear of the car and in blue, black, red or silver anodising. Also new and made to suit Active’s alloy suspension arms are the high camber front C-hubs. Offering a “double C” design the hubs make way for the front driveshafts at high steering angles, allowing for ultra-high steering throw angles as required in drift racing. The 10 degree castor hubs come as sets in blue, black, red and silver anodising.

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April 7, 2015

Avid Mi5evo aluminium main chassis

Avid Mi5evo aluminium main chassis

Coming from Avid and made for Schumacher’s Mi5evo touring car is Avid’s new aluminium main chassis set. It is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes with silver edge highlights on both sides. Added cutouts and enlarged diff cutouts reduce weight and increase flex while being thoughtful to keep enough material on the sides for the speedo to hold with servo tape. The included Avid battery mount system removes the need to have tape on the bottom of the chassis while the optional Schumacher carbon battery mount system may be utilised with a slight modification. Part of the package are also droop inserts that need some sanding to fit the thinner 2mm thickness chassis that in turn allows for a lower centre of gravity and lower roll centres than stock. The 84mm wide chassis is recommend for the use on high to medium bite conditions and the set includes the aluminium chassis, four plastic droop screw mounts, four M3x6 screws, two Avid battery mounts, and a Avid mini-decal.

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April 6, 2015

Mon-Tech F15 1/10th Formula bodyshell

Mon-Tech F15 1/10th Formula bodyshell

Italian company Mon-Tech introduce the M15 bodyshell for 1/10th Formula cars. Coming made from clear high-quality polycarbonate material the body is of a modern design and it is usable with low-nose front wings and on most of today’s Formula cars with its shape allowing for very good cornering without sacrificing corner speed.

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April 6, 2015

Spec-R aluminium steering blocks & rear hubs

Spec-R aluminium steering blocks & rear hubs

New from Spec-R and made for the company’s S and R-series electric touring cars are aluminium front steering blocks and rear hubs. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium for increased durability compared to the standard composite parts, they come red anodised to match the remainder of the cars’ alloy parts and fit the S1, S2 and R2 kits.

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