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Tamiya Basic Tune-Up Parts Set for AR Chassis(15450)
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Description
This tune-up set is built around a pair of newly designed FRP wide plates for the AR chassis, with roller holes for 9mm, 11mm, 13mm, and 19mm at the front and 9mm, 11mm, 13mm, 17mm, and 19mm at the rear. Alongside the plates it includes 13mm low-friction rollers, mass dampers, and stabilizer poles, plus the wrench and rubber tubing needed to fit the stabilizer ball caps.
- FRP wide front plate: 9/11/13/19mm roller holes
- FRP wide rear plate: 9/11/13/17/19mm roller holes
- 13mm low-friction rollers, mass dampers, stabilizer poles
- Wrench and rubber tubing for stabilizer ball cap installation
- Compatible chassis: AR, MS, VS, Super XX
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