Newly Designed Parts:
-Front/Rear Carbon Damper Stays
-Front/Rear Aluminum Bulkheads
-Aluminum Motor Mount
-Aluminum Center Shaft
-Aluminum Diff Joint Aluminum
-Steering Arms and Linkage
-Diff Plates Wheel Axle Cross
Joints
-19T Pulley
-Carbon Lower & Upper Decks
(thicknesses TBA)
-The chassis design is focused
on weight distribution and
high-traction characteristics,
with *the new minimum chassis
weight rule in mind.
-*The 2012 world championship
regulations state that the
minimum chassis weight will be
restricted to 1,350g. (1,450g in
2010).
-The TRF417 has an optimized
chassis layout for high-power
lithium batteries and brushless
motors.
-One-piece aluminum motor mount
offers extra strength and
durability to handle high-power
motors, enabling transmission of
the motor power to the drive
train with minimal friction
loss.
-Compared to the TRF416, the
motor position has been moved
about 2.0mm towards the center
to keep high traction during
racing.
-By using a 19T pulley, the
internal drive ratio becomes
1.94, which is very close to the
ideal rate for brushless motors
(2.0). With this, the car has
less flexing resistance on drive
belts and speed loss is
minimized when the throttle is
off.
-Newly designed steering linkage
is not connected to the upper
deck, providing improved
flexibility to hold traction
during cornering.
-Newly designed ball diff
housing and plates provide extra
durability.
-Identical front and rear
bulkheads.
-Comes equipped with short
reversible suspension arms and
TRF416 uprights |