Overview
The Fastrax 10X12X0.3mm Shims (10) are precision-engineered component parts designed for RC enthusiasts who demand reliability and accuracy in their builds. These shims represent an essential upgrade path for anyone serious about optimising their RC car performance, whether you're a weekend basher enjoying your brushless RC monster truck or a seasoned competitor fine-tuning your competition-grade setup. Available in the UK through RC Model Shop, these shims offer the quality and consistency you expect from Fastrax, a brand trusted across the RC hobby community.
Shims are fundamental to RC vehicle assembly and maintenance. They serve as precision spacers that allow you to dial in exact tolerances between components, ensuring perfect alignment and optimal performance. Whether you're building a new RC car from scratch or maintaining an existing model, having a supply of quality shims on hand is simply good practice. The Fastrax range provides solutions for countless RC applications, making these shims an invaluable addition to any modeller's workshop or spares box.
This pack contains 10 individual shims, giving you enough components to handle multiple builds or projects, or to keep as essential spares for future adjustments. The 10x12x0.3mm dimensions have been engineered to suit a wide variety of RC applications, making them a genuinely versatile option for anyone working with modern RC vehicles across different scales and types.
Key Features
- Precision Engineering — Each shim is manufactured to exacting tolerances, ensuring consistent thickness and dimensional accuracy across the entire pack so your RC components fit together perfectly every time.
- Pack of 10 Units — You receive 10 individual shims in this pack, providing excellent value and ensuring you have sufficient spares for multiple builds or long-term workshop use.
- 10x12x0.3mm Dimensions — The specific dimensions have been engineered to work across numerous RC applications and vehicle types, making these shims versatile enough for different projects and setups.
- Fastrax Quality — As a recognised manufacturer within the RC hobby, Fastrax shims are trusted by builders and racers across the UK and worldwide for their reliability and consistency.
- Essential Component Part — These shims function as critical spacers and alignment tools during assembly and maintenance, helping you achieve the exact tolerances needed for optimal component fit and vehicle performance.
- Durable Construction — Designed to withstand the demands of RC use, these shims maintain their dimensional integrity through repeated use and adjustment cycles.
Technical Performance
Fastrax shims are manufactured with precision engineering to ensure they maintain exact dimensional tolerances across the entire pack. The 10x12x0.3mm specification has been carefully selected to provide compatibility across a wide range of RC vehicle applications, making these shims genuinely universal in their usefulness. The material composition ensures durability during assembly, disassembly, and adjustment cycles, which is crucial when you're regularly working on your RC cars. Whether you're adjusting suspension geometry, spacing out drivetrain components, or ensuring perfect axle alignment on your RC buggy or truck, these shims deliver the consistency and reliability that separates quality builds from rushed ones. The 0.3mm thickness provides a subtle but meaningful adjustment increment, allowing fine-tuning of component positions for optimal performance. UK-based RC modellers particularly appreciate having Fastrax components readily available, and these shims represent the kind of fundamental parts that distinguish a well-maintained RC setup from one that's prone to binding or misalignment issues.
What's in the Box
- 10x Fastrax 10X12X0.3mm Shims
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are RC shims used for in model building? — Shims are precision spacers used during assembly and maintenance to ensure exact component spacing and alignment. They allow you to dial in perfect tolerances between moving parts, suspension geometry, and drivetrain components, resulting in smoother operation, reduced binding, and improved overall performance of your RC vehicle.
- Are these shims suitable for beginners working on their first RC car? — Yes, these Fastrax shims are suitable for anyone working on RC vehicles, from beginners assembling their first ready-to-run model to experienced racers fine-tuning competition setups. Understanding how to use shims correctly is an essential skill for any RC modeller, and having quality shims on hand is a smart investment in your hobby journey.
- Will these shims work with my RC truck or buggy? — The 10x12x0.3mm dimensions are engineered to work across numerous RC applications and vehicle types. These shims are versatile enough for use with various brands and scales, making them a genuinely practical addition to any RC modeller's spares collection, whether you're running a brushless RC monster truck, an off-road buggy, or other RC car types.
- How many shims do I need? — This pack contains 10 shims, providing enough for multiple projects or as a comprehensive spare parts supply. Many modellers appreciate keeping several packs on hand so they're never caught short during builds or adjustments, particularly if you're actively working on multiple RC vehicles.
- What makes Fastrax shims different from other brands? — Fastrax is a recognised and trusted manufacturer within the RC hobby, known for consistent quality and precision engineering across their range of component parts. These shims deliver the dimensional accuracy and durability that serious RC enthusiasts expect, backed by the reliability associated with the Fastrax brand.
Why Buy from RC Model Shop?
RC Model Shop is a trusted UK RC retailer and authorised dealer for all the brands we stock, including Traxxas, ARRMA, Losi, FTX, Hobbywing, Spektrum and more. Based in Walsall, we have a physical store where customers are welcome to come in, view products and purchase in store. Whether you are a seasoned competitor, a weekend basher, or just discovering the world of RC for the first time, our team of experienced RC enthusiasts is here to help you find the perfect setup and provide ongoing support. Order the Fastrax 10X12X0.3Mm Shims(10) FAST10-10 today with confidence, knowing you are buying from an authorised retailer with genuine products, expert knowledge and a commitment to customer satisfaction. Shop online or visit us in Walsall — we look forward to helping you get the most out of your RC experience.
- Brand: Fastrax
- Model Number: FAST10-10
- Product Type: Shims (Precision Spacers)
- Dimensions: 10 x 12 x 0.3mm
- Quantity in Pack: 10 individual shims
- EAN Code: 5055323900334
- Application: General RC model component part for multiple vehicle types and scales
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