Shock Shaft Guards
(Fits Traxxas 1/10th Scale Shocks)
Rocks, dirt and debris striking shock shafts lead to dents, dings and burrs, which in turn, leads to torn shock seals. Torn shock seals means leaky shocks and poor shock performance. RPM Shock Shaft Guards shield the shock shaft from those deteriorating elements, prolonging the life of the shock shaft, which improves the long-term performance of the suspension and in turn, prolongs the time between shock rebuilds!

RPM Shock Shaft Guards are a simple design, replacing your stock shock spring cup with one that has a thin but tough shield rising up to the base of the shock body, completely blocking debris from striking the shock shaft. The back and sides are open, which prevents debris from building inside the guard as well. The kit comes with replacement oversized shock rod ends, improving durability and consistency on the shock pivot ball. Additionally, we redesigned the top of the rod end so it is square. That square end keys the shock shaft guard for directional control. The front shield of the guard covers over 100 degrees of frontal exposure! RPM Shock Shaft Guards are zero friction protection devices, meaning the guard never touches the working elements of the shock.

RPM Shock Shaft Guards are sold in sets of four, including four rod ends for the shocks and are stock replacement items. Nothing more is needed for installation. Check out this partial list of vehicles they will fit: Slash 2wd, Slash 4x4, Stampede 4x4, nitro and electric versions of the Stampede 2wd and Rustler, Bandit, Nitro Sport, T-Maxx & E-Maxx (see tech notes below), and many more including vintage and legacy models.

RPM Shock Shaft Guards are available in Black, Green, Blue and our Dyeable White materials. Be sure to check out our FAQ pages here for cool ways to dye and customize our dyeable parts to match or contrast your chassis or paint schemes.

Tech Notes: RPM Shock Shaft Guards fit all Traxxas 1/10th scale molded shocks as well as Traxxas Big Bore shocks but will not fit the Traxxas Jato. They fit the T-Maxx and E-Maxx but will not work with RPM T/E-Maxx A-arms due to clearance limitations on the upper arm.

80401	Dyeable White Shock Shaft Guards
80402	Black Shock Shaft Guards
80404	Green Shock Shaft Guards
80405	Blue Shock Shaft Guards

Suggested Retail $11.95 / set of four

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Narrow Roof Mounted Light Bar Set
Our first roof-mounted light bar sets (#80922, #80923 & #80925) worked on all 1/8th and 1/10th scale Short Course bodies, leaving a huge gap in who could run lights on their vehicles. The RPM Narrow Roof-Mounted Light Bar Set cuts a full 2” off of the width, reducing the number of LED light canisters to four and allows virtually anyone running a vehicle with a minimum 4” body width to run LED lights on their vehicle. The list of vehicles this includes is quite extensive, including many popular sellers such as: Traxxas T-Maxx, Traxxas Revo, Traxxas 1/16th scale Mini Slash, Traxxas Rustler, Traxxas Stampede, Associated MGT, Associated T4, HPI Savage, HPI E-Firestorm, HPI E-Firestorm Flux, Losi LST/LST2, Losi XXX-T, Duratrax Evader and many, many more!

The goal of our Narrow Roof-Mounted Light Bar Set was to recreate a scale version of those light bars found in full-sized racing while striving for some reasonable amount of crash-survivability. Our Light Bar Set uses a unique hinged system that in the event of a rollover, the light bar will fold against the body to help reduce impact damage. The light set is designed to bolt to the front windshield of the truck (although with sufficient room, it can be mounted to the rear window as well), keeping the profile low and in the perfect position to light up the night. Each kit comes with a pair of large backing plates that help protect the body where the screws hold the light bar in place.

Each kit comes complete with all necessary mounting hardware, light canisters, molded parts and instructions. The instructions also show how to easily create your own LED light set-up with a few basic electronics skills, some tools and a little patience.

We mold these light bar sets in black and chrome to match or contrast any paint and color scheme.

Suggestions: If you don't want to build a set of LED lights yourself, There are several companies currently making drop-in light sets for the RPM Light Canister Set.

• RC-Lights makes a drop-in kit specifically for our light canister sets using the main battery pack for power. Please follow this link to RC-Lights for more details. RC-Lights is offering $30.00 off any full LED lighting system to RPM customers. Simply mention the code 'RPM' at checkout.
  
  

• RAMTech-RC also makes a drop-in kit specifically for our light canister sets. Please follow this link to RAMTech-RC for more details.
  
  

• RC4WD makes a 10 light LED kit specifically for our light kits that uses the main battery pack for power. LED's are removable so you can run 4 LED's instead of all 10 for this narrow light set.

 

80782	Narrow Roof-Mounted Light Bar Set - Black
80783	Narrow Roof-Mounted Light Bar Set - Chrome

Suggested Retail
Black - $15.95
Chrome - $17.95

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Center Skid Plate & Skid Plate Set
for the Traxxas T-Maxx #4908, E-Maxx #3905 & Brushless Edition
The extended chassis rails of the newer versions of both the T-Maxx and E-Maxx would not allow our original center skid plate to bolt up to either of these trucks without modification to the chassis rails. After quite a bit of prodding from our customers, we now have a new center skid plate and skid plate set designed specifically for the T-Maxx #4908 & E-Maxx #3905 trucks.

Unlike the stock center skid plate, our new molded center skid plate extends over the predominance of the chassis rails with better than 4mm of bulletproof RPM protection! The molded curves of our skid plate perfectly mate with the chassis support rails and act as a reduced-friction transition surface that prevents objects from hooking the stock rear skid plate. Other great features include: deep recessed screw holes help eliminate damage to the mounting screw heads, a matched grooved finish from the front of the truck to the rear and provide outstanding wear and impact resistance. The center skid plate provides a more solid tie between the two chassis side rails for added support and rigidity. Additionally, since our center skid plate runs the rearward length of the chassis side rails, less dirt and debris will be forced into the rear skid plate area of the chassis, improving driveline durability and drive shaft bearing longevity.

RPM skid plates are protected by our warranty against breakage and are molded in either blue or black and sold with all necessary mounting hardware (1/8" dia. drill not included). Like all RPM molded products, RPM skid plates are proudly made in the USA. Proven durability at competitive prices!

Tech Notes: The E-Maxx & T-Maxx use different mounting hole locations for the center mounting screws. We left the mounting holes blind to prevent dirt build up in the holes that aren’t used. An 1/8” diameter drill is required to drill out the correct mounting holes for the vehicle the skid plate will be mounted on.
For older version T-Maxx, E-Maxx & S-Maxx trucks, our original T/E-Maxx Center Skid Plates are the correct length for the chassis side rails.

Please Note: RPM skid / wear plates require the use of stock, plastic skid plates, bulkheads, & (for center skid plates) chassis braces. RPM skid plates will work with most aftermarket aluminum front & rear skid plates but RPM guarantees the fit only when used with stock parts.

80132	Black Front or Rear Skid / Wear Plate
80135	Blue Front or Rear Skid / Wear Plate
80772	T/E-Maxx Three Piece Skid Plate Set - Black
80775	T/E-Maxx Three Piece Skid Plate Set - Blue
80892	T/E-Maxx Center Skid Plate - Black
80895	T/E-Maxx Center Skid Plate - Blue

Suggested Retail
Three Piece Set - $21.95
Center Skid Plate - $9.95

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T/E-Maxx True-Track Rear A-arm Conversion
The RPM True-Track Rear A-arm Conversion kit eliminates one of the biggest headaches associated with the incredibly popular Maxx line of trucks. Rear toe angles are nearly impossible to set accurately and there isn’t a gauge currently made that can tell the T-Maxx / E-Maxx owner if each individual wheel’s toe angle is set correctly in relation to the chassis. Our rear end kit completely eliminates the rear toe link, locking in the rear toe angle at a solid negative 1.5 degrees per side for a total rear toe of negative 3 degrees (of Toe-In), effectively eliminating rear bump steer! Our design retains the stock upper pivot ball in the RPM axle carrier to allow precise camber adjustments while the lower pivot ball has been eliminated in favor of a rock-solid, beefy 4mm diameter hinge pin that locks-in the rear toe angles for race winning consistency. All aspects of the RPM rear end conversion have been beefed up for rugged durability and slop free movement throughout its range of travel. We’ve completely redesigned the rear end yet all stock suspension geometry has been retained. Additionally, we’ve incorporated our oversized bearings (3mm larger in diameter than stock) into the design, providing 2mm more bearing contact with the axle while doubling the bearing load rating & tripling the fatigue rating over stock bearings. So does all this add weight? Not a single gram! The entire RPM rear end kit weighs in at exactly the same as the stock components that are replaced!  

"Bump Steer" Defined: So what is "bump steer"? Bump steer is a change in the wheel's toe angle caused by the suspension moving up or down. Bump steer is inherent to the geometry of the suspension and steering system, and has nothing to do with turning the steering wheel. The effect of bump steer is for the wheel to toe-in or toe-out when the suspension moves up or down. This toe change or “steering” occurs any time the suspension moves, whether it is from body roll, brake-dive, or hitting a bump in the road. Bump steer is undesirable because the suspension is steering the car instead of the driver.

Bump steer is most common on the front end of R/C vehicles due to the unavoidable use of a tie rod to allow the vehicle to steer. Vehicles with a toe link rear end such as the T-Maxx also have a similar amount of bump steer in the rear because the axle carrier isn't locked in a fixed position and is constantly being pushed and pulled by the toe link as the suspension moves up and down. This doesn't account for the slop in the rod ends of the toe link either which causes even more toe angle changes. See for yourself. Look down at your vehicle from the top and compress the suspension. See what happens to the rear toe angle? Each wheel changes by at least a degree or two which can be quite significant. Now imagine that amount of movement while your suspension arms are moving independently from each other and you'll understand why the True-Track kit is such an effective tool to dramatically improve suspension performance.

What’s Included: Our rear end kit consists of two upper rear A-arms, two lower rear A-arms, two beefy rear axle carriers, two outer 6x15mm sealed bearings, two inner 12x21mm sealed bearings, two aluminum pivot ball setscrews, two delrin pivot ball bushing cups (with more than twice the contact area on the pivot ball as stock setscrews!), two 4mm diameter tool steel hinge pins & enough e-clips to get the job done (4 minimum).

Recommendations: The RPM True-Track System is designed to match RPM A-arms (Part #80462 & #80465 - 2 packages needed) & Axle Carriers (#80582 & #80585 - 1 package needed) currently available for the T/E-Maxx. With the True-Track system mounted at the rear and a set of RPM replacement A-arms & Axle Carriers up front, you are assured the best performing & most indestructible A-arm / Axle Carrier combination possible!

80942	T/E-Maxx True-Track Rear A-arm Conversion - Black
80945	T/E-Maxx True-Track Rear A-arm Conversion - Blue

Suggested Retail $49.95 / kit

Replacement True-Track Parts:
#80010 - Pillow Ball Setscrews & Bushing Caps
#80570 - Replacement Bearing Set
#80970 - Replacement Hinge Pin Set

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This kit contains 2 – 4mm tool steel hinge pins and 4 – `e-clips to replace damaged or worn out hinge pins from our #80942 & #80945 Fixed Toe Rear End Kit for the T/E-Maxx.

80970

True-Track Replacement Hinge Pin Set

Suggested Retail $6.95 / pair