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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-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .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 [...]
Pro-Line has announced three new upgrades for their PRO-2 short course truck- front & rear towers and a transponder mount. All three hop-up parts are machined from carbon fiber to be light, stiff, and look trick. The transponder mount has a part number of #6109-02 and a street price of $11. The front tower has a part number of #6109-00 [...]
If you are looking to upgrade your Associated RC10 Classic but still want the retro look, RDRP has a Fiberglass Option Part Set for you. The set includes upgraded towers, battery plate, and transmission plate, and because they are made out of white fiberglass, they retain a period appropriate look. The RDRP upgrade parts fit without modification and they work on [...]
Dromida has announced Aluminum Shock Upgrade Kits to help beef up your Dromida RTR vehicle. Each kit comes with aluminum front & rear towers, four aluminum shocks, and four shock springs. The aluminum is anodized blue for a trick look and they should be much tougher than the stock plastic units. The part number for the SC4.18 kit is #DIDC1172, [...]
One way to uber-out your Associated B4.2 is to put new shock towers on it and JConcepts has just announced what might be the coolest looking B4 front tower out there. The JConcepts front shock tower is made from 4mm thick carbon fiber and uses reinforcement ribs to add more strength. The part number is #2193 and it has a [...]
The crew over at STRC/ST Racing Concepts have some trick new aluminum hop-ups for the Axial SCX10 & Wraith. First up are Heavy Duty “H” Chassis Braces for the SCX10. These are CNC machined out of aluminum and are used to strengthen the chassis, reducing twist on tough trails. The “H” brace is available in four different colors, has a part [...]
RPM has a new Front Shock Tower for your Associated SC10.2/SC10B/T4.2 FT that is designed for serious abuse. Not only is it made out of RPM’s famous plastic, but is beefed up in all the right spots to be able to survive a hard days bashing. To top it off, the tower is made right here in the USA and [...]
New from the crew over at JConcepts are front and rear carbon fiber shock tower sets for the Traxxas Slash 4×4. The slick looking towers are 4mm thick to increase durability, while their stiffness helps to enhance handling compared to the flexy flyer stock units. The part number for the front conversion kit is #2290-1, the rear is #2291-1, and retail [...]
The Losi Ten SCTE not only rips around the track, it’s also a fantastic bash machine. One of the few weak points on the SCTE is its shock towers. Jeremy and Brian over at VectorWorks have new towers for the SCTE that should be a lot tougher than the stockers. The VectorWorks shock towers are made out of 4mm thick [...]
8th scale buggies make good bashers, but their shock towers stick right out into harms way. To handle those really epic hits, thicker shock towers are in order. Avid has an uber set of towers for the Associated RC8.2. The Avid towers are made out of 7075 aluminum and come with different camber hole locations than stock. They fit on all [...]
The Duratrax 835B and it’s electric brother the 835E have started taking off with the bash crowd. After all they are affordable and can take some abuse. Duratrax has come up with 12 hop-ups made from heat treated 7075 T-6 aluminum which have been beefed up in key areas to make your 835B or 835E even tougher. They also focused on [...]
The latest products from the guys over at TheToyz and Driven Productions are new shock towers for the Losi Mini 8ight buggy. The new towers are not only better than stock but their biggest advantage is they allow the use of different body mounting posts, thus making it easy to mount up all sorts of cool bodies to your buggy. The [...]
