Body options

[Afterbang]

I have the defender trx4, and have been looking at getting a, not so to heavy body to replace it. I have a cliffhanger body, but the frame trails are an inch +/- too long, front and back. It's not quite a month old, so I don't think I'm quite ready to cut the frame rails. I've been looking at the proline fj40 body, sounds like the wheel base is about right. I sent OSRC a pm about his, but I guess the real question is, should I stuck it up, and but the conversion kit and chop the frame rails? How hard would it be to swap frame rails, to the shorter wheelbase? Any input is very appreciated, and I'm very open to questions. I'm not scared of the work, but I have a full time job(50+ hrs a week, and 3 kids that like to drive the truck)

[twade984]

Frame rails are the same length for all trx4’s, besides the 6x6 obviously. Short wheelbase conversion really just requires shorter rear links and a shorter rear driveshaft tube

As far as chopping it up and putting a different body on… I’d say it sounds like you need a second rig

Definitely with 3 kids that also like driving.

I’m a Bad influence though, so don’t ask me.

[Afterbang]

I've already been looking at others. Fortunately I've got a couple scx24s that keep them busy. Do most other bodies fit the frame rails? I was also looking at the rc4wd 4door Tacoma. I don't mind changing the wheel base.

[DrIsotope]

Formerly a Defender, now with the wheelbase shortened to 12.3" to fit a JConcepts K10 pickup, really chopped to get it to sit as absolutely low as possible.
The posts are all the way down. Drops something like 25oz compared to the Defender shell-- you know, no fenders, exocage, etc.

Hands down best performance modification I've done. Shame there aren't more body options in the 12.8" wheelbase.

[jump_it]

redcat kaiju body for that old school Datsun truck look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIli3NGVDqc

[Inspector86]

This is an Axial XJ body mounted on a TRX4 chassis. There are really very few limits to what body you can put on the TRX4 chassis the lexan bodies are pretty simple while the hard bodies are a bit more complicated to mount. Start with the wheel base and build from there.

[Afterbang]

Heres the body I ended up going with. It's the rc4wd 2001 Tacoma.

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[colbynobo]

Proline Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited with the 12.8" wheelbase.

[Afterbang]

Originally Posted by colbynobo

Proline Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited with the 12.8" wheelbase.

That looks really good! Mine is also the 12.8 I have a little trimming left, but it is pretty sniffits( my daughter stayed using other words, this is our compromise? close. The jeep looks killer.

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[TRX4]

Originally Posted by Afterbang

I have the defender trx4, and have been looking at getting a, not so to heavy body to replace it. I have a cliffhanger body, but the frame trails are an inch +/- too long, front and back. It's not quite a month old, so I don't think I'm quite ready to cut the frame rails. I've been looking at the proline fj40 body, sounds like the wheel base is about right. I sent OSRC a pm about his, but I guess the real question is, should I stuck it up, and but the conversion kit and chop the frame rails? How hard would it be to swap frame rails, to the shorter wheelbase? Any input is very appreciated, and I'm very open to questions. I'm not scared of the work, but I have a full time job(50+ hrs a week, and 3 kids that like to drive the truck)

I was literally about to make this same thread, What else is out there for the defender wheelbase? Im a little disapointed that most are for the 12.3, not 12.8" wheelbase... Ohh, forgot to mention, scale body options otherwise forget it lol

[Afterbang]

Originally Posted by TRX4

I was literally about to make this same thread, What else is out there for the defender wheelbase? Im a little disapointed that most are for the 12.3, not 12.8" wheelbase... Ohh, forgot to mention, scale body options otherwise forget it lol

Not much that I found, but swapping to the 12.3 should be pretty easy if scale is what your going for. I was looking for input when I posted, but I'm stubborn. Once I saw the Tacoma body I said"I'll make it work" buy one you like and make it fit. Otherwise, I think there are more hard body options, but I could be wrong.

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[xagoras]

Originally Posted by TRX4

I was literally about to make this same thread, What else is out there for the defender wheelbase? Im a little disapointed that most are for the 12.3, not 12.8" wheelbase... Ohh, forgot to mention, scale body options otherwise forget it lol

Proline has a cfew 12.8 inches bodies. Otherwise you can get the long to short wheelbase kit from Traxxas and a whole new world opens up to you. You could even extend the wheelbase to 334mm to accomodate some of the longer hard bodies out there, like the TRC D110 Defender.

[BrainBucket]

There are still a couple of the Pro-line FJ40 bodies left on Ebay, they fit the 12.8 TRX4 with little modification to the inner fenders.

[ferp420]

i put a 1/ 8 scale newbright ford raptor body on mine it was on my yeti but the bed snaped off lol so i put the cab on the trx4 then did a bunch of tube work on it
theres only enuff frame sticking out the back of the cab to mount the shock towers to the rest is tube work the wheel base comes in at around 14.5 inches
anything is posable if you want it bad enuff

[XtrmTJ]

I use the red,white and blue stampede body off fleebay. Light weight, trimmed out fender wells and it works great ��