Proline Racing has just released a new type of tire foam - soft memory foam!

The new Proline 2.2″ memory foam allows the tire to flex more over obstacles. Thus allowing your tire to work more efficiently and effectively. The Proline memory tire form also helps to maintain a more level chassis by absorbing these obstacles.
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Proline Racing has just entered the r/c rock crawling wheel market with their newly designed Proline eight shooter 2.2 bead-lock wheels.

The new Proline Racing Eight Shooter bead lock wheels have truly been designed for rc rock crawling, at only 1.2″ wide these wheels allow the tire to more effectively do it’s job by giving it extreme flexibility. Being that the new Proline eight shooter bead lock wheel is the popular 2.2″ size finding tires to fit will be a breeze, in fact Proline Racing offers 24 different tires alone.

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Axial has released another 2.2 beadlock wheel designed to fit the most popular rock crawler tires. Axial has improved the hex design for a better fit and strong wheel hex. All Axial wheels are made from their super strong composite material and the new Axial 2.2 8 hole beadlock wheels come in several finishes such as black, white, chrome and black chrome.

Axial 2.2 8 hole beadlock features:

• Includes grey aluminum beadlock rings *(Optional colors and designs available)
• Fits 12mm hex hubs
• Width 36mm (1.4”)
• Beadlock Diamter: 55mm (2.2”)

Part #: AX8097 - Black Axial 2.2 8-hole wheel
MSRP: $28.00

Axial has released another set of beadlock wheels, this time designed for large scale rock crawlers. The Axial oversize narrow beadlocks are made from strong composite material available in white, black, chrome, and black chrome finishes. A gray anodized 6061 aluminum bead-lock ring alone with all screws are also included.

The new Axial oversize narrow beadlocks fits 17mm and 14mm (with included adapter) hex hubs and fit Proline Moab XL’s tires.

Part #: AX8073 - Axial Chrome Oversize Narrow Rockster Bead Lock
MSRP: $42.00

Discuss the Axial oversize narrow bead-locks in our RC Rock Crawlers forum.

Give our HPI Baja 5B that SUPERSTAR look with these new Super Star gunmetal wheels. HPI Baja 5B owners now have another way to customize their buggies. These great looking wheels will make your HPI Baja 5B look as hardcore as it performs! Made from tough, high-impact nylon and available in: shiny chrome, gunmetal, or white. These wheels are an excellent addition to your wheel arsenal. Packaged in pairs.

Part #: 3227 Baja 5B Super Star Wheel Gunmetal - rear
MSRP: $25.00

Part #: 3222 Baja 5B Super Star Wheel Gunmetal - front
MSRP: $20.00

Now you also have additional options for Bead Lock Ring colors to complement your rims:

3241- Wheel Bead Lock Rings – Black (for 2 wheels)
3245- Wheel Bead Lock Rings – Red (for 2 wheels)
3246- Wheel Bead Lock Rings – Blue (for 2 wheels)

Discuss the new HPI Baja 5B super star gunmetal wheels in our Large Scale R/C Forum

On my latest RC project I decided to de-anodize all of the purple parts to reveal the bare metal finish. Personally I like the look of bare metal better over a colored part. Many of you are familiar with the oven cleaner method of stripping off anodizing but in this article I’ll cover the often talked about Greased Lightning method for those who have not used it before. After stripping off the anodizing I will also go over one of the methods of polishing the bare aluminum part to a mirror shine.

So let’s get started. For de-anodizing you will need

• Greased Lightning Cleaner - available in either spray bottle or gallon at your local home improvement store.
• A few large paper clips and binder clips
• Plastic container that is large enough to completely submerge your part
• Green Scotch Brite pads
• Denatured Alcohol

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Pimp your Baja 5B and get your shine on!

New from HPI Racing for your Baja 5B is these new Super Star Shiny Chrome Wheels! HPI Baja 5B owners now have another way to customize their buggies. These great looking wheels will make your HPI Baja 5B look as hardcore as it performs! Made from tough, high-impact nylon and available in either shiny chrome or white. These wheels are an excellent addition to your wheel arsenal. Packaged in pairs.
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Do you hate having to glue up your tires? What about when you have to replace the tires and have to throw out a perfectly good wheel? Well, don’t worry; Axial has youcovered with the new Axial bead-lock series of wheels avaliable in both Axial 8 hole and Axial 8 spoke bead lock wheels. All Axial wheels are made from super strong composite material and come in several high quality finishes so you can customize the look of your truck. The 17mm hex is fast becoming the standard for super strong durability and light weight performance. For those that don’t want to step up to the 17mm just quite yet all the Axial wheels include an adapter set that allows you to fit them to current 14mm hex hubs. The 8 Spoke and 8 hole Oversize wheels will fit directly on to the Savage X, Tmaxx and Revo, and fit all Axial oversize tires as well as Pro-Line 40 series tires.

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ProlineRacing has just released news about their new Proline Racing 23mm HD Hex for the LST2 and Mammoth ST2. As monster trucks such as the LST2 and Mammoth ST2 are getting bigger and bigger, the overall weight of vehicles has nearly doubled and the amount of horsepower the engines produce has nearly doubled as well in just a short time span. After so many requests and the monster truck market continuing the evolve, Pro-Line has your needs covered LST2 and Mammoth ST2 owners with the new 23mm HD Hex’s!

Proline Racings new 23mm HD series of products are for the full on monster truck enthusiast. This includes the backyard basher or the track terror. The 60% larger hexes provide unbeatable performance and enhance the overall durability and longevity over standard size hexes found on most of todays monster trucks. Installing the new Proline Racing 23mm HD Hex’s is a breeze. Simply remove the standard nut, wheel, and hex, and replace with 23mm hex, wheel, standard nut, and new wheel nut.

Proline 23mm HD Hex Features:

• Made from high grade 6061 aluminum
• Finished off with a bright blue anodizing
• Easy 1-2-3 type installation
• Available for LST2 and Mammoth ST2 trucks
• Works with exclusive 23mm HD Series wheels only

Part #: 6034-04 - Team Losi LST2, XTM Mammoth ST223mm Heavy Duty Hex Adaptor.
MSRP: $18.50

RC-Parts Aluminum Shreds for the Nitro Rustler.

• Rims
• Tire Glue
• Sand Paper

The RC-Parts aluminum rims are a great Hop-Up for your Nitro Rustler. It gives it the extra “B” everyone is looking for. The rims are weighing in at a total of 1.8 ounces each for a total amount of 7.2 ounces added to your stadium truck. With only adding Click to continue »

So, you want some BLING on your RC? Then RAM Tech RC has what you need. Whether is is chromed up rims and spinners to the rugged look of brushed aluminum, RAM Tech has got it.

What’s included:

• Four spinners with bearings installed.
• Four short posts or non-offset rims.
• Four long posts for offset rims.

What you need:

1. 3.0 mm hex driver.
2. Your choice of rubber to put on the rims (Savage stockers pictured above.

NOTE: Be certain to order the right set of spinners as the T-Maxx spinners do not come with the posts necessary for use on the cross threaded side of the Savage.

Review:

These were some of the best constructed spinners I have seen. I am not much into BLING, but decided to check them out and compare them with ProLine’s kit. Talk about tough as nails and precision construction. The ProLine kit is smooth and plastic. The RAM Tech kit is much more smooth and aluminum. Which would you choose for your ride? Same here, I’d go with the strength and the look.
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