Sport High Trail Recommendations

[BJoe]

I have a couple TRX-4 Sport High Trails on order and should be here I a few days and plan on going to softer springs and shorter gearing to start then eventually slightly smaller 1.9” ProLine Mickey-T Baja Pro-X tires on some sort of Beadlocks and a TRX-4 Sport body with bed topper to stick more with the Overlander-ish theme the trucks come with, but more like I would want to build in 1/1.
I already have a 45t spur gear for one of them, what would be recommended for the pinions, especially with the above spur and shorter Mickey-T’s?
Thanks

 

[OSRC]

9 tooth is what I run in all of my 1.9 TRX4's.

 

[BJoe]

Thanks again, I’ll try and get a few, may have to get one for my Telluride too now that I know they exist!

 

[BJoe]

Just got a text from Dad while on my lunch break, the trucks have arrived at the house

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Just got a text from Dad while on my lunch break, the trucks have arrived at the house

Congrats! Post up pics and a build thread!

 

[BJoe]

Congrats! Post up pics and a build thread!

Will do, probably going to start with a group pic with my AX10x Wheely King, Telluride, Jimny, and our SCX24s too.

 

[BJoe]

Ok, here they are, mine is the red truck while Dad’s is the blue one

Then here they are with my Wheely King, SCX10, Telluride, and MF-01x TR Jimny

 

[BJoe]

I’m working out a game plan beyond what I mentioned above for my truck, at least.
I’m thinking that for the body, I’m going to trim the lips off the flares for more tire clearance for the stock tires, trim much the bumper cover that is molded as part of the body and remove the fake winch from the actual bumper then see how far back I can tuck it in. Also going to pull the hard plastics off the body and scuff the inside of the bed and rockers as well as what will be left of the front bumper cover and flares so I can bedline them and the inside of the body.
Also plan on eventually replacing the stock body with one of the Sport bodies that has the bed topper molded as part of it and plan on trimming and bed lining that the same way too.

 

[OSRC]

Very nice! I have a bunch of TRX4's, not sure why I don't have a 2.2 version.

 

[BJoe]

They are a great deal, even at the full $350 when considering that the suspension upgrade these comes with is $150 on its own if you were converting a 1.9 to run 2.2s or wanting more of a long travel 1.9 like I do. I was looking at parts after ordering these two with the $150 discount, which made them $275 each. If you were to buy the suspension kit and rolling stock to convert a 1.9, they would be $250 in just parts without including the truck.
Took mine out with a 7600 2s today after work and did find a few shortcomings with that set up. Have you tried to run a smaller battery over the servo in any of yours and how did it work if you did?

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Nice fleet!

 

[hnoroian]

a 7600 2s today after work and did find a few shortcomings with that set up.

That’s a huge battery. Granted I run mostly 5200’s in most of ours just since they all fit really nicely across all the vehicles. There are only a few that I run 3s 2200 or 2500’s because of the space limitations.

Great purchases BTW!

 

[BJoe]

Nice fleet!

Thanks, the WK and SCX10 have been in my collection since the late 00’s and XJ’s since 2010!

 

[BJoe]

That’s a huge battery. Granted I run mostly 5200’s in most of ours just since they all fit really nicely across all the vehicles. There are only a few that I run 3s 2200 or 2500’s because of the space limitations.

Great purchases BTW!

It was the first one at hand from where I unboxed the trucks and Dad is charging up the 2200mAh 2s packs from his 1/16 Fiesta (same chassis as the Mini E-Revo/Slash 4x4) for his. I’m going to look at the 2s 3500mAh and 3s 2200mAh packs for the Mini XRT next time I go to a hobby shop to see if they’ll fit on that plate over the servo and between the fender wells for both trucks.