84433 Tamiya TA-07 R Details, and new hop ups

The TA07 pro is a great kit for anyone who wants to enter the world of 1/10 RC onroad racing. We are big fans of it here. I've just been too busy racing it to write the review, but there are very few chassis that can compete with it for its price and spares availability.  Tamiya has announced the 'R' version of the chassis with

Image of the TA07 pro, no R image available yet

The TA07 R takes the single belt-driven TA07 PRO and chucks in even more racing hop-ups. Lots of which do help when at the track including the sway bars, harder TRF arms and front spool and DCJ's for more speed out of corners. There are a couple of new parts in the kit including a low friction belt and TA07R linear springs. Although I would expect these to come out as a hop up at a later date.

Here is the full list of of hop-ups is pretty good, check it out.

• TRF Big Bore Dampers
• Full Ball Bearings
• 42216 44mm Double Cardan Joint Shaft (2pcs.) $82.00
• 42281 TRF418 Stabilizer Set (Front & Rear) $30.00
• 54704 TA07 Aluminum Steering Arm Set $24.50
• 54705 TA07 Aluminum Steering Bridge $15.50
• 54724 TA07 Aluminum Servo Mount $26.00
• 54690 TA07 Front Direct Coupling Set (37T) $22.50
• 54706 TA07 Aluminum Counter Pulley $7.75
• 54722 TA07 Aluminum Center Pulley (18T) $21.50
• 54725 TA07 Aluminum Motor Mount Posts $9.25
• 53509 Hard Fluorine Coated 0.6 Aluminum Pinion Gear (20T) $9.75
• 54720 TA07 Carbon Damper Stay (Front) $16.00
• 54721 TA07 Carbon Damper Stay (Rear) $18.00
• 53823 Clamp Type Aluminum Wheel Hub (5mm Thick) $27.00
• 53851 46mm Titanium Coated Suspension Shafts $11.00
• 53917 2.6mm Titanium Suspension Shaft - For Reversible Suspension $20.00
• 54568 TRF418 C Parts (Carbon Reinforced Front Uprights) $5.75
• 54580 Carbon Reinforced Hub Carrier (4˚) for Reversible Suspension Arms $9.25
• 54692 TRF419 E Parts (Rear Uprights) $7.00
• 54740 TA07 D Parts (Suspension Arms, Medium) $18.00
• 54070 TB-03 Aluminum Suspension Mount (1B) $15.00
• 54072 TB-03 Aluminum Suspension Mount (1D) $15.00
• 54172 TA05 Ver.II Separate Suspension Mounts (1A-1XA) $21.00
• 54173 TA05 Ver.II Separate Suspension Mounts (1B-1XB) $21.00
• 53827 Stabilizer Rod Stopper $9.00
• 54648 Fluorine Coated Stabilizer Ball Connector Set $7.50

Depending on the price this could be a great kit, even more complete than the TA07 pro to get racing. It is a shame that the carbon re-enforced chassis was not included in the kit, although it is more important for higher grip surfaces.

Other new hop-ups

Tamiya is supporting the TA07 with more hop-ups. Here are some of the new Carbon stiffeners that will be available very soon.

54755 TA07 Centre Carbon Stiffener 

Increase your setup options for the TA07 PRO chassis with this 2mm thick carbon fiber center stiffener. This lightweight and rigid part fits neatly onto the center brace and rear stiffeners for more rigidity and stiffer pitch damping.

54789 TA07 Rear Carbon Stiffener 

Increase your setup options for the TA07 PRO chassis with these 3mm thick carbon fiber versions of the rear plastic stiffeners! Lightweight and rigid L/R stiffener parts fuse chassis and bulkheads together for great rigidity, altering handling characteristics. These parts are ideal for track conditions that have high grip. When using these parts, the chassis will exhibit less lateral chassis flex compared to using resin standard parts.

54788 TA07 Front Carbon Stiffener 

Increase your setup options for the TA07 PRO chassis with these 3mm thick carbon fiber versions of the front plastic stiffeners! Lightweight and rigid L/R stiffener and steering support parts fuse chassis and bulkheads together for great rigidity, altering handling characteristics. These parts are ideal for track conditions that have high grip. When using these parts, the chassis will exhibit less lateral chassis flex compared to using resin standard parts.