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11-02-2020, 06:17 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2019 Location: Milwaukee
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| Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
Maybe im alone here, but i always thought it would be awesome to see a 2wd/4wd switch on the trx4. Im into the realistic looking/driving aspects of the TRX4 and that mostly why i went with this crawler.
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11-02-2020, 06:24 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
I've made a few trucks 2/4wd... unfortunately it doesn't scale down well. With a lot of weight in the front, the rear tires tend to sit and spin on anything but a high traction surface. I agree with the concept though - I love the scale driving of the TRX platform. I only use the diff lock if I absolutely need to. |
11-02-2020, 06:27 PM | #3 | |
Newbie Join Date: May 2019 Location: Milwaukee
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11-02-2020, 08:44 PM | #4 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: The Big Island
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX? Quote:
I used to wish it had one, but realistically, it would be left in 4wd most the time, for me at least. But o do like the idea. Wonder how hard it would be to pull it off. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | |
11-03-2020, 06:49 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hollister
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
If you are not driving a spot, unlock your diffs. I do that sometimes to increase the challenge.
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11-03-2020, 09:37 AM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Santa Maria, CA
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
If you really want it, you can use a Wraith transmission (or really, anything with dig) and install it backwards. Having dig in neutral would allow rear wheel drive, then 4wd, and locked would act as a line lock for super sweet burnouts. I could see the Wraith dig being a bit sketchy since the neutral zone is very narrow and bouncing along at speed in 2wd might involuntarily knock the shifter to a different position since the servo mount/case are not all that rigid. An aluminum housing would probably take care of that concern, but a VP dig setup might be the better choice there. I've seen a few guys (OSRC?) do exactly this on other vehicle platforms.
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11-04-2020, 07:02 AM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Douglassville, PA
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
Yessir. I ground off the locking nubs for the dig so there was no chance of accidentally locking the front wheels.
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11-04-2020, 09:42 AM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
I have comverted a LCC tranny to have these functions: Fwd, 4wd, Rwd. It would most likely have to be a custom install, but this is on any customized vehicle.
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11-09-2020, 02:42 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: US
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
Nope can't say I wish it had 2wd/4wd mode. Keep it simple, besides I'd rather have 4wd for my trucks.
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11-09-2020, 11:01 PM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: 🌎
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
Not here. I see no reason to have 2wd/4wd on a crawler. We are not driving long distances on pavement to go crawl. No reason to need 2wd in my opinion. Just more complication to the truck. KISS
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11-09-2020, 11:21 PM | #11 | ||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: The Big Island
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| Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX? Quote:
Yeah, any extra electronics would be way too much Quote:
Agreed. I really can’t see myself using it at all. Sometimes, I forget about my diffs lmao. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk | ||
10-26-2023, 12:33 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: DA U.P.
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
They wait is over! Someone now makes this. Check out Ampro YT channel for 2wd/4wd TRX-4
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10-26-2023, 09:05 PM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Austin Texas
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
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10-26-2023, 09:22 PM | #14 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2021 Location: NorCal
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10-28-2023, 07:21 AM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: central VT
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| Re: Does anyone else wish there was a 4wd/2wd switch for the TRX?
You can select 2wd with a VFD twin transmission. I've found 2wd remarkably useless, especially since the front diff is spooled.
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