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HPI Announces Premium Aluminum & Brass Upgrade Parts for Venture18 4WD

preordered dismissed HPI Racing SNU fit: 78/100

Venture18 is HPI's competition crawler platform, a core historical pattern for this show (crawler/trail products score 70-95). This is a substantial option parts release covering multiple upgrade categories (driveshafts, suspension mounts, carbon fiber chassis plates, aluminum wheels, link set) rather than a single minor colorway variant, giving it solid depth for coverage. It's not a new platform launch (which would push toward 85+), but the breadth of parts and direct relevance to crawler buil

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Announcement bigsquidrc.com Aug 5, 2026 date: first_seen · low
HPI Racing Announces Option Parts For Their Venture18 Competition Crawler

HPI Racing has released a set of new option/upgrade parts for its Venture18 competition rock crawler, including a steel center driveshaft set, driveshaft rebuild set, brass CC suspension mount set, carbon fiber chassis plate set, 1.3in aluminum wheels (black and silver), and a gunmetal high-clearance aluminum link set.

size_class: 1.3in wheels product_line: Venture18
Preorder HPI Racing Aug 3, 2026 date: first_seen · low
HPI Announces Premium Aluminum & Brass Upgrade Parts for Venture18 4WD

HPI Racing has opened pre-orders (shipping late February) for a large lineup of aluminum and brass upgrade parts for the Venture18 4WD trail truck, including axle sets, diff covers, C-hubs, shock towers, a portal axle conversion set, beadlock wheels, HD/overdrive gear sets, and roof LED light kits.

scale: 1/10 product_line: Venture18