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We also got carried away and built a Ford F-150 based on the TRX-4. Now some people will say that you can buy one… That’s right, but we wanted something different. The Ford F-150 from Traxxas is a so-called high-trail model with a long wheelbase of 336mm. That’s quite nice, but to be honest, this model doesn’t have much to do with reality. Hence our approach, a realistic but brutal truck with all the refinements of the TRX-4 chassis.
The chassis must be lowered without losing suspension travel. The same applies to the wheels, they are too big, so get rid of them. The engine, we won’t talk about that, we need a new one. Last but not least, the axles, the original ones are too light, so we installed an aluminum/brass combination from Vitavon.
The body of the F-150 is really great. We painted it in candy red and black and fitted it with the original Traxxas lighting kit. Nothing more needs to be done here, with the clipless system everything is in order and ready for the first drive.
As already mentioned, we decided to convert the ladder frame using Vitavon parts. These are manufactured in very good quality from high-strength 7075 aluminum and supplemented with brass weights on the portal axles. To lower the suspension, we converted the original shock absorbers of the high-trail version (110mm) with the piston rods of the standard TRX-4 version. These now have a dimension of 100mm. The longer housings also result in a larger oil volume, which has a very positive effect on damping. The springs used are also those of the standard TRX-4 version, so that the suspension and vehicle height can be easily adjusted.
The axles of the TRX-4 are suspended from several links, so a bit of brainwork was required here. Traxxas installs an additional extension for the rear axle on the Long Travel version. For whatever reason, this part is so superfluous, so we got rid of it. We built completely new stainless steel wishbones for our Ford and thus saved ourselves the above-mentioned extender. The rear axle mounted in this way has a much more dynamic spring movement and now fulfills the purpose of a trailing axle more than before.
We chose the Hobbywing HW38020386 AXE Plus R3 540L 2100kV R2 combination as the drive for our F-150. This can be controlled very sensitively in first gear and has plenty of speed in second gear. And as far as performance is concerned… more than enough! To stow away all the new technology properly, we built a carbon battery board that also offers space for the Hobbywing controller. This makes for a neat picture in the TRX-4’s tangle of cables. Speaking of technology, we drive all our models with Sanwa remote controls. Unfortunately, these only have 4 channels, but that’s enough for a TRX-4. As a solution, we used Reef servos for the differential lock and the circuit. These are freely programmable. This allows you to connect the differential lock servos via a Y-cable and set the direction of rotation and the travel separately.
Now that our vehicle is slowly taking shape and the end is in sight, we started looking for the right wheels. We found what we were looking for at RC4WD. We opted for the Classic 10-Hole Chrome 1.9″ Beadlock Wheels. The small holes in the rim bed were drilled out and fitted with the 1.6 mm hex bolts from RC4WD. It’s a bit of a gimmick, but we like it. For the tires, we opted for the Goodyear Wrangler MT/R 1.9″ 4.7″ Scale Tires from RC4WD. They’re not that big, but they still look pretty mean.
All in all, we’ve spent two months letting off steam here and, we think, built a great car. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave them with us… We would be delighted.
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