Thunder Innovation have released this tire gluing jig for 1/8th offroad truggy tires. Designed by TI in close cooperation with Gene Hickerson who owns the copyright it is a super easy, fast and efficient way to glue your tires. Precision CNC machined from aluminium it can only be used with AKA EVO truggy wheels (rim) or a similar design.
View an image of the jig in user here
Mugen have announced the latest addition to their Beat engine line with the release of the BT9 .21 onroad engine. This 9 port Novarossi engine features a 14.5mm tuned crankshaft and ceramic main bearing and is based on the Keep-On engine from the Italian manufacturer.
View more images of the BT9 here
Awesomatix have released a newly designed Double Cardan Joint system for their A700 chassis. The new easy to assemble design helps reduce backlash with improved concentricity and precision and is said to last three times longer than the current design. Through using shifted slot parts of the universal ring the user can also tune the angular speed fluctuations to create chatter which can be desirable in some conditions.
View more images of the system here
T-Work’s Products have introduced new lightweight aluminium serrated M4 wheel nuts. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium with the anti loosening serration machined after the anodisation process creating the sharpest serration possible for nearly zero chance of loosening during normal operation. Available in anodisd Tamiya Blue, Black, Red, Orange, Purple and Silver.
Source: T-Work’s [rc-tworks.com]
From Serpent for the new Natrix 748 are these carbon inner rim covers, which are mounted on the uprights and or steering blocks of the car and depending on the track and grip create more steering and overall a more stable car. Supplied with the necessary hardware the Natrix 748 steering blocks and uprights are prepared to use these already. Also 747 users may use them but it requires that the steering blocks and uprights are mounted to the car.
View the unmounted rim covers here
New from Serpent for the Spyder range of 1/10 offroad cars are these shorter rear springs for use on even, high grip tracks such as astro and carpet, where a lower ride height is needed. Made from high quality spring steel, each spring is matched and paired, and all feature a colour for easy identification. Available in orange 1.8lbs, red 1.9lbs, pink 2.0lbs, blue 2.1lbs, purple 2.2lbs and green 2.3lbs.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Swiss tire company UFRA have announced their new Blue Line of tires. Combining their top quality foam with a new line of wheels in their corporate blue colour there is pre glued and trued versions for 1/8, 1/10 Touring and 1/10 Pan Car as well as for two new lines 1/10 F103 Formula and 1/12 Pan Car.
Source: UFRA [ufra-tyres.ch]
VBC Racing have introduced some new option parts for the newly released Firebolt DM Buggy. First up are front and rear springs in medium-soft green and medium-hard orange as well as a line of TiNi coated front and rear shock shafts, suspension pins and kingpins. Finally there is a new graphite piece to replace the kit steering strut in the car.
