Traxxas TRX-4

The body of the F-150 is truly excellent. We painted it in Candy Red and Black and equipped 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.

For the ladder frame, as already mentioned, we opted for a conversion using Vitavon parts. These are manufactured in very high quality from high-strength 7075 aluminum and supplemented with brass weights on the portal axles. To lower the suspension, we modified the original shock absorbers of the High-Trail version (110 mm) with the piston rods of the standard TRX-4 version. These now measure 100 mm. The longer housings also result in a larger oil volume, which has a very positive effect on the damping. The springs from the standard TRX-4 variant were also used, allowing the suspension and ride height to be adjusted well.

The axles of the TRX-4 are suspended by several links; some mental effort was required here. Traxxas installs an additional extension for the rear axle in the Long-Travel version. For whatever reason, this part is completely superfluous, so we removed it. We built completely new stainless steel control arms for our Ford, thereby also saving ourselves the aforementioned extender. The rear axle mounted in this way has a much more dynamic suspension movement and now serves the purpose of a trailing axle much better than before.