Team Associated RC10T3 Ads

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In 1997, two years after unveiling the 1/10th scale RC10T2 stadium truck Team Associated replaced it with the RC10T3. Gone was the aluminum chassis, in its place, a longer version of the composite plastic chassis that appeared on the RC10B2. Longer a-arms, turnbuckles, new plastic shock tower and updated castor/steering blocks with larger ballcups attached to a bolt-on aluminum nose plate with steering handled via the B2's bellcrank and spring-loaded servo saver. Rear suspension was similarly updated with longer control arms, new carrier blocks, inner mounts, and larger ballcups supported by longer shocks and a new plastic shock tower. A bolt-on aluminum tail plate connected the suspension to a smaller 2.4:1 Stealth transmission featuring a new, larger, slipper assembly. Four models, Basic, Sport, Team, and for the first time, Factory Team, were available. Basic kits received gold anodized shocks with clamp collars, dogbones, and bushings, less electronics. The Sport added electronics to the basic kit and was the last RC10 Stadium Truck equipped with a mechanical speed controller. Team kits received PTFE shocks with spring clips, MIP CVD's and full bearings, less electronics. Lastly the Factory Team added a graphite impregnated chassis and suspension components, titanium turnbuckles and suspension hardware, blue anodized aluminum chassis components and blue anodized hardware. Kits were supplied with flo-yellow 2.2 truck wheels and Pro-Line Bowtie M2 rear and Edge M2 front tires as well as a clear polycarbonate body. The T3 was also Associated's first stadium truck to be offered in in Almost Ready-to-Run and Ready-to-Run versions. Similar in construction to the Basic/Sport models but featuring full electronics including LRP electronic speed controllers (first time for an ESC) with the ARTR less radio and the RTR furnished with a Team Associated branded 75mhz radio system. Both the ARTR and the RTR included white 2.2 truck wheels, blue anodized shocks and pre-painted bodies:

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