Has anyone done the lift kit?

[gator_08]

Hey guys, first post here, I have my self a bronco and I absolutely love it, but right from the start my biggest issue was clearance and not enough of it haha.

So long story short i went ahead and ordered my self the lift kit from Amain and some 2.2s and as I'm waiting for it to come in i have tried to find anything and everything on the lift kit on any TRX, and for some reason, there is no pictures, no posts, no YouTube videos, nothing. The only thing I can find is the pictures from SEMA literally nothing else. I know it's fairly new but I know people who already have it, not sure why no one has put out any content on it.

Anyone know why that is... I'm really curious because I'm nervous I'm going to completely ruin the look of the truck and make it look ridiculous with HUGE tires and a lift kit.

So do any of you guys have pics or info on it? Literally anything you have on it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm starting to get nervous that no ones posting about it for a reason... like it's stupid or something haha

Thanks in advance!

[durok]

Start moving as much weight as possible down lower in the vehicle...

Because the most common reaction to the lift kit being mentioned is that the center of gravity is high enough on the TRTX-4 as-is, and it will make that even worse.

Find everything brass that you can for around the axle area...

And resist the temptation to get XL-sized 2.2" tires, keep the diameter somewhat in check.

Or, just drive it verrry slooowly...

[bbrigg]

The Bronco is a little bit better for weight distribution than the Defender, I'd put it close to the Tactical where weight up high is concerned. 2.2s and the lift kit will raise your CoG appreciably.

The Bowhouse low CoG battery tray makes a big difference and you could add the XL crossmember so that long packs can be used. The next thing would be brass knuckle weights on the front to improve weight distribution and see how you go.

A lot of clearance problems are fixable by gaining more experience picking better lines. I've been hung up on the only larger stone on a trail sometimes and other times have managed to pass places that looked nearly impossible. Practice crawling as much as you can. Watching YouTube videos and analyzing the lines taken often helps as well.

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[gator_08]

Interesting... I did order a sammix brass kit for the front. But I'm still on the fence for the lift kit. I really like the scale look and i roll it enough as it is. I really like the truck the way it is now so maybe I will send it back. I can always get a different truck to tinker with 2.2s Thanks for the input

[Frank211]

FF to 17:15 to see how it looks with the lift kit https://youtu.be/pTDfwRLQVT8

[soze]

Originally Posted by Frank211

FF to 17:15 to see how it looks with the lift kit https://youtu.be/pTDfwRLQVT8

Yuck, it looks terrible there with the Blazer body and the hyrax.

I thought it looked nice with the original Bronco reveal. I actually liked the way that looked even though it'll perform worse.

[o0wiz0o]

Originally Posted by Frank211

FF to 17:15 to see how it looks with the lift kit https://youtu.be/pTDfwRLQVT8

Err....nope. Don’t like that look!

[durok]

Effin' ridiculous...

it was funny when he showed that a CI Cell Block vehicle stand wouldn't even touch the skid - that means it's got roughly 4.25" or more clearance at that point.

[AnimalHippie]

I think the kit looks cool. I don't really care for the bigger wheels and tires. I would like to see it on 1.9 and on 1.55 set with a full droop. I think it would look interesting. also have a lot of articulation. just my two cents.

[durok]

Originally Posted by AnimalHippie

I think the kit looks cool. I don't really care for the bigger wheels and tires. I would like to see it on 1.9 and on 1.55 set with a full droop. I think it would look interesting. also have a lot of articulation. just my two cents.

I'll confess that if I had one (and a TRX-4, of course) I'd install it and try different bodies and wheel/tire sets at various stages of suspension compression.

It is likely that certain combinations would both look realistic and perform well, but the problem here is that...



They are marketing it as a way to run 2.2" tires...

Boo...Hiss...

(and on that Blazer, in the video - OMG, what a pig of a thing that is set up that way!)

(...and pretty damn expensive, for what you get - should come with titanium or at least SS links)

(Shoot, I keep having more thoughts come to mind - If you built a completely stripped TRX-4 - as in removed most of the plastic undercarriage and inner fenders - and turned it into some sort of pseudo Wroncho style vehicle - again, that COULD be cool!)

[gator_08]

Mine came out good I think haha

https://pasteboard.co/HsfUiSP.jpg

[AnimalHippie]

I like it gator! Looks like a sick mud truck from the 90's.

[BOWGATOR]

looks great

[Inspector86]

It won't side hill well at all with the high CG.