Another update from Rebellion RC as they announce the V2 version of their Serpent SF4 swing-arm set. The new V2 carbon parts have extra holes to mount the steering limiters (not included) from the Xray X1 to prevent the steering knuckle from turning over to the inside. The sets are available in +2.5mm, +0mm (SF4 Std), -2.5mm, -5mm and -7.5 (SF3 Std) offsets and come with the lower arm and top plate.
WRC Racing have introduced these new rubber shock cell membranes for their SBX.1 buggy. Compatible with many other offroad cars as well, they come in 3 different variations, yellow (soft), blue (medium) and orange (hard) and are a simple way to increase or decrease shock rebound.
Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]
T-Works have released a range of low-profile socket head half-thread screws. Available in either titanium or black hard anodised 7075 aluminium, the head is considerably lower than a regular socket head and as the name suggest the thread only begins part ways down the screw. Currently available only in M3 x 6 they come in packs of 8 pieces.
View the aluminium version here
New from Yokomo for their YD-2SXIII is this upper deck set for the S series. Included is a 2.5mm thick matte graphite upper deck along with black anodised aluminium parts for connecting to the front bulkhead and rear gearbox. Only compatible with the aluminium slide rack steering spec car, it comes supplied with all the required fasteners.
View the mounted upper deck here
Axon in Japan have produced these new wheel hub axles for the BD10, T4’20 & TRF420. Designed to dramatically improve traction, they do so on all 4 wheels by integrating the wheel hub with the car’s own axle shaft to create a direct connection from the drive shaft to the tires. Having the wheel hub axle now run on the bearings requires that the bearings of the front knuckle and rear hub be changed from a 1050 to 1060. The new bearing size, along with the smaller gap between the bearings due to the use of a smaller spacer between, further reduces rolling resistance as well as load on the bearings.
Source: Axon [team-axon.com]
Xray continue to tease new kits for the 2021 season with the latest being next year‘s variant of their World Championship winning X12 1/12th scale platform. As the image suggests, we can expect this to be an all new platform, however what changes there will be remains to be seen. Complete information, specifications and features should become available soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
T-Works have produced this new combination flywheel and wheel nut tool in two versions, one for buggy and one for truggy. While the function remains the same and they can be both used on both styles of cars, the truggy version has an extension for the 17mm wheel nut wrench. The entire tool has been made from 7075 aluminium and has been black hard anodised for increased durability.
Willspeed have introduced their new RF74 billet aluminium tub chassis kit for the Team Associated B74 series. Continuing on from their proven ultimate chassis design as used in their RF2 line of buggy conversions the RF74 brings some spice and style to the 4wd market. Machined from a single piece of T6 aircraft grade aluminium the RF74 design replaces the original multipart chassis with a sturdy tweak free integral platform which will allow you to get the suspension geometry working uninfluenced by not only removing tweak but unpredictable chassis flex. Comes supplied with their o-ring battery fastener and also inbuilt fan mount, the weight is comparable to stock multipart B74 chassis.
