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Exotek Racing has announced three very trick upgrades for all you HPI WR8 owners. First up is a Speed Chassis Conversion. The chassis conversion is made from high quality carbon fiber and promises to shave weight while optimizing weight distribution. It is street priced at $124, it has a part number of #1560, and Here is the link you want [...]
New from RPM is a Front Shock Tower for the Axial Yeti XL. The tower is made from RPM’s uber blend of nylon and adds more support to the camber link ears and shock mounts to aid in durability. RPM stands firmly behind their work, therefore a lifetime warranty comes standard with the tower. Street price for the tower is just [...]
For all you Carisma GTB Buggy buggy fans, Thumbs Designs has some pretty trick shock towers for you. Made from 3mm thick carbon fiber, Thumbs Designs have designed both a front and rear tower to give your GTB more performance. Shock mounting holes have been optimized, as have the camber link positions. The front tower also has a larger opening [...]
Factory RC has a new set of shock towers this time for the Yokomo Bmax4 platform. Both front and rear towers come with additional mounting holes for more suspension geometry options, and additional wing height adjustment holes in the rear tower. They come in a choice of 3.8mm blue carbon fiber weave, or 4mm black carbon fiber. These are available now [...]
New from Vectorworks is a pair of Carbon Fiber upgrades for Team Losi Racing vehicles. First up is a front shock tower for the TLR 22SCT 2.0. It is made from 4mm thick carbon fiber and is a direct replacement for the stock unit. Weighing in at only 10 grams, the front tower has 3 shock mount locations and has been [...]
The folks at Exotek Racing have announced a pair of new option parts for the Losi 22-4 buggy. First up is a 5mm thick Carbon Fiber Front Shock Tower. Besides being light and strong, the Exotek tower has a large opening in the middle for better aerodynamics. Also new is a 7075 Aluminum Rear Camber Block. The camber block is [...]
One of our favorite bash trucks to come out this year was the Losi Mini 8IGHT-T. For all you Mini 8IGHT-T owners Exotek Racing has come out with some high-zoot carbon fiber shock towers. These are made from 3mm thick carbon fiber, making them lighter, yet stronger, than the stock units. The front tower also comes with revised geometry, giving [...]
Here is a unique product from the crew at T-Bone Racing, a new front shock tower protector for the Thunder Tiger EB4-G3. Made from a tough nylon, this protector should come in handy for those hard upside down landings while bashing. It is affordable with a street price of just $6 and its part number is #58004. Click Right Here [...]
With the new Axial Yeti firmly in the hands of the bashing public, the Axial crew has announced a slew of option parts to make it even tougher and tricker looking. As shown above, Axial has a new high-zoot adjustable motor mount. This is CNC machined from 6061 aluminum, has a part number of #AX31156, and is street priced at $56. A [...]
Indoor racing season is officially here in the Midwest, a time when many hobbyists grab their 2wd race buggies and head inside to get their rc fix. However, many indoor tracks are tight, technical, and generally rough on cars. If you are a TLR 22 driver looking to beef up your buggy for indoor use, the new Carbon Fiber Front Shock [...]
Carbon Fiber parts are great for two things- 1. making your truck stronger, and 2. looking really trick. For all you Losi Mini 8IGHT-T owners, the crew at Xtreme Racing now has some carbon fiber upgrades for you. For starters, Xtreme created 3mm thick shock towers. These are much beefier than stock and lightweight to boot. Xtreme also has some rear wheel [...]
Add durability (and pure trickness) to your Associated 5 Series Buggy with a new Carbon Fiber Shock Tower from Pro-Line. There is a wide model available for the B5 along with a narrow model just for the B5M. Both towers are constructed from thick carbon fiber and come with aluminum ball stud mounts. The part number for the B5M unit is [...]
The crew over at AsiaTees Hobbies are all about aluminum upgrade parts, from large to small, they have a large variety of vehicles covered. A couple of weeks ago we tried out some of their Thunder Tiger MT4 G3 parts, this week we’ll be taking a closer look at the smallest of the small, a GPM Aluminum Upgrade Combo for [...]
One of the main vehicles that we use during BigSquidRC demonstrations is the Thunder Tiger MT4-G3 Monster Truck. The MT4 is a great demo vehicle- it goes huge on the jumps and is generally tough as nails. #gallery-19 { margin: auto; } #gallery-19 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-19 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-19 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Our friends over [...]
Vectorworks has announced new carbon fiber upgrades for the TLR/Losi 22-4 buggy. First up is a front shock tower made from 4mm carbon fiber that is easy to bolt up and features an integrated front body mount. Also new are their carbon fiber battery mounts. The battery mounts are 2.5mm thick and fit perfectly into the center mounting slots. Both [...]
