TheRCRacer Carbon Tamiya TRF201 / 211 shock tower available now

So after a number of iterations right here is the carbon TRF201 entrance shock tower. The entrance shock tower is unattainable to supply these days, I used to be in want for a substitute for mine, and as soon as I sourced one from a pal I used to be nonetheless a bit involved about breaking it, so I believed I might make a substitute for future proof the buggy. 

One of the principle issues I struggled with was attempting to make one thing that was dependable and in addition introduced sufficient tuning potentialities.

So after a number of months tinkering and testing, the ultimate model right here in 4mm carbon supplies nice sturdiness, together with 5 roll centre changes that cowl the preferred set-ups. 

The entrance bulkhead can also be a uncommon half, with that in thoughts I’ve engineered the tower to suit very exactly across the decrease a part of the bulkhead. Combined with the 4mm thickness it’s a cosy match, eliminating longitudinal twist. 

Installing the tower..

The tower will want some {hardware} to make sure that you get probably the most from putting in it. I’ll daring out new components. 

In the entrance bulkhead I used 4x 1.5mm shims from the Tamiya 53539 Aluminium spacer equipment. 

The subsequent step is to screw the tower onto the bulkhead. You need to swap out the screws and use 4x 3x12mm screws. This compensates for the thicker carbon and strengthens the grip with the bulkhead. You need to align the screws by fastening them in a cross sample, not tightening them till you’ve gotten all 4 screws connected. 

The remaining change was so as to add 1mm shim, once more from the Tamiya 53539 Aluminium spacer equipment. The 5x5ball connector is ok, however you should use Tamiya 53969 5x8mm hex ball connectors in the event you actually need to have most energy.

I hope you get pleasure from operating this half. 

How to order. 

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Disclaimer and thanks

These have been made as a contribution to the Tamiya racing group. There isn’t any revenue for myself and the components might be ordered straight by way of Fibrelyte. These are only a tuning help, I discovered them to work properly, as has others who’ve examined components. Every observe / driving type is completely different so don’t count on a golden bullet.

I’ve invested my very own money and time in these components for the Tamiya group, at no revenue for myself. These designs are all the time improved by way of suggestions from different racers. So please let’s share suggestions and set-ups and I can attempt to refine or design different components sooner or later 🙂 

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