TheseusOfTroezen
Newbie
I recently converted my 2021 Bronco TRX-4 to IFS and did a portal delete in the rear, killing most of the crawling performance it had. But hey, it's SCALE™!
Due to that I want something that's going to perform well, and be able to tackle the more difficult lines at my local crawling spot. Some searching on FB marketplace and I found a TRX-4 sport kit that someone built up for a buddy who backed out of getting into the hobby. They built it with some decent, yet still budget minded electronics including a HW Fusion SE 1800kv, an amazon special 45kg servo, and a Spektrum SLT3 transmitter/receiver. Everything was brand new and never used, except for the body.
Here are some shots of the initial shake down run at my local spot.
The sport definitely performs better than my 2021 Bronco did when it still had portals. The lower weight from the sport body not having all the features of the full fledged TRX-4 was very apparent. The HW Fusion SE is much more controllable than the brushed set-up in a stock TRX-4. All in all I was pleasantly impressed with it.
The second photo shows a spot that I was never able to tackle with the Bronco, but the Sport was able to conquer it (after a few tries). It's deceivingly vertical, and I toppled over a few times before finding the right line/technique.
I will be documenting the build here. There are no concrete plans or goals, just want to make something fun and keep it relatively low cost.
My plan for the initial upgrades are:
Injora LCG Chassis (purchased)
Losi Mini-T Springs (purchased)
FJ40 cab-only body (purchased)
3d printed tire inserts
3d printed rear cage/bed
20%-30% overdrive
We will see where it goes from there!
Due to that I want something that's going to perform well, and be able to tackle the more difficult lines at my local crawling spot. Some searching on FB marketplace and I found a TRX-4 sport kit that someone built up for a buddy who backed out of getting into the hobby. They built it with some decent, yet still budget minded electronics including a HW Fusion SE 1800kv, an amazon special 45kg servo, and a Spektrum SLT3 transmitter/receiver. Everything was brand new and never used, except for the body.
Here are some shots of the initial shake down run at my local spot.
The sport definitely performs better than my 2021 Bronco did when it still had portals. The lower weight from the sport body not having all the features of the full fledged TRX-4 was very apparent. The HW Fusion SE is much more controllable than the brushed set-up in a stock TRX-4. All in all I was pleasantly impressed with it.
The second photo shows a spot that I was never able to tackle with the Bronco, but the Sport was able to conquer it (after a few tries). It's deceivingly vertical, and I toppled over a few times before finding the right line/technique.
I will be documenting the build here. There are no concrete plans or goals, just want to make something fun and keep it relatively low cost.
My plan for the initial upgrades are:
Injora LCG Chassis (purchased)
Losi Mini-T Springs (purchased)
FJ40 cab-only body (purchased)
3d printed tire inserts
3d printed rear cage/bed
20%-30% overdrive
We will see where it goes from there!
