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New for all you Associated RC8B3/B3E owners are a handful of Carbon Fiber Upgrades from JConcepts. The carbon fiber goodies are light, strong, and very trick looking. First up is a Front Shock Tower. The tower is made from 5mm thick carbon fiber and features the stock geometry. Pricing is $30 and it has a part number of #2501. A Rear Shock [...]
A big part of the fun when racing is to totally trick out your buggy. JConcepts now makes that easy for Associated B6/B6D owners with a slew of Carbon Fiber Upgrade Parts. Here are the new goodies- * Carbon Fiber Gullwing Arm Front Shock Tower – 4mm thick, three standard shock positions, countersunk holes, $19, #2559 * Carbon Fiber Flat Arm Front [...]
Coming to a hobby shop near you soon are Fin 0mm Offsest Spring Cups from JConcepts. The JConcepts cups are made out of aluminum and offer the proper offset for the rear shocks on an Associated B6 or B6D. Available in either black or blue, the spring cups also help lock in the lower portion of the spring, keeping them [...]
Just in time for indoor racing season is the Swagger 4WD Front Tire from JConcepts. The Swagger is an ultra low profile tire that can fit on 4WD or 2WD 1/10th buggy front wheels. It is so low-pro that it can be run with, or without, an insert. Angular ribs are used to enhance corner speed while making the tire easy [...]
Based off of JConcepts’ Dirt Web tires, Space Bars are designed for today’s high traction indoor clay tracks. The latest tires from JConcepts have uniformly spaced bars (hence the name) to create a stable tire with loads of forward bite. Vertical and horizontal bars are used for increased side-bite, while a round carcass helps for quicker transitions. The Space Bars are [...]
The latest tire to be released by JConcepts is called the Dirt Maze. These are sized to fit on the rear of 1/10th scale buggies and were designed for treated outdoor tracks. The Dirt Maze tires come with Dirt Tech closed cell inserts and will be available in three compounds- R2, O2, and Y2. Street pricing for a pair of the [...]
If you are a hardcore hobbyist, a hobby knife is something you use every day. The problem is, most hobby knives aren’t built well, they are made from cheap plastic that simply doesn’t hold up over time. To fix that problem JConcepts has announced a new Precision Hobby Knife Handle. The JConcepts’ unit is precisely made from aluminum, thus allowing [...]
JConcepts is getting into the monster truck scene big time, now they have officially announced the Firestorm and Renegade monster truck tires, along with Tribute Monster Truck Wheels. All three are ready to take the performance of your big monster truck to a new level. The tires both use a 2.6″ bead but the Firestorm is a bit taller at 6.2″ [...]
The JConcepts crew has announced a trick looking Honeycomb Motor Plate for 3-gear lay down transmission equipped Associated B6 buggies. The motor plate is milled out to save weight and designed to be more rigid than the stock unit in multiple directions. This should help keep it from bending during big crashes while adding a cool look to your B6. [...]
After having recently announced bodies for larger monster trucks, JConcepts has now released details on a body designed to fit trucks like the Traxxas Stampede and HPI Wheely King. The JConcepts 2011 Ford F-250 Super-Duty SuperCab Mini MT Body is officially licensed by Ford and is very nicely styled. Fender flares and a 1:1 headlight & grill treatment help give [...]
To help fine tune the handling on your Associated B6/B6D is the Short Chord Aero Wing from JConcepts. This latest version of the Aero wing from JC uses a shorter chord that yields different handling characteristics. A shorter chord results in quicker rotation around tight corners, as well as having less aero effect while jumping. The new wing also comes [...]
Hello gang, I hope everyone is having a most fantastic Friday. I’ve spent the past week starting the mod process on my SMT10 and want to show off what I’ve done thus far. Remember those recently announced JConcepts Ford bodies? One of them magically found its way to my mailbox, specifically a ’93 Super Cab. The early 90’s were a glorious time for monster trucking, so [...]
Straight from the mind of Brian Kinwald comes a Recessed Ball-Stud Washer Set. When racing, raising or lowering your ball studs can help you dial in the handling of your buggy to the track. The Dirt Racing Products washer set not only makes that easy to do, but also looks trick. The aluminum washers are anodized in black and were [...]
Today the crew at JConcepts have released full detail on the new 1993 Ford F-250 SuperCab Monster Truck Body. So here is the scoop. The SuperCab has a 12.5″ wheelbase and 7″ width, making it a great fit on monster trucks like the Tamiya Clod Buster. Of course it can fit on many other trucks and brings a nice scale [...]
For all you Associated RC8T3/T3e owners, JConcepts has announced a Finnisher Series Body for your truggy. The Finnisher for the RC8T3/T3e was designed for optimal handling via improved cab placement. Also, the Finnisher utilizes a slight cab forward design, this gives it an aggressive look that is quite popular with the racing crowd. The Finnisher has a part number of #0311, [...]
