I Bought a Traxxas TRX4 Sport! Let’s See How it Crawls Stock

[@jamesdoughty1522]

Here's what I did with my TRX-4 Sport Bowhouse skid Traxxas wheelbase stretch rear links SSD outer portal covers Moved rear shocks forward and mounted them to the frame 12 tooth pinion 45 tooth spur Overdrive front gears Underdrive rear gears Flipped bumper mounts and ditched the bumpers Ditched the rock sliders Method beadlocks in 2.2" (don't remember the brand) Rc4wd Interco Iroks in the soft sticky compound at 5.75" tall A ton of trimming to clear everything. Set the preload all the way down in the rear, and just high enough in the front to keep it level and allow full travel. Lots more coming too, need to do some electronics and who knows what else lol Now off to watch the rest of the videos on your build. Love the format of your videos, keep up the good work.

[@cramalnig]

They're a decent truck, I bought the sport kit version and added the following: 45t 540 brushed motor (using stock pinion), 60amp esc, 16kg servo, and run it on 2S. It also has some steel white weller split rim wheels (which I've weighted). Also succumbed to adding some brass to the inner sides of the front hubs, and I went with using the stock setup / oil for the shocks. It climbs really well, very smooth too. Was a pleasure to build!

[@Chongy28]

Thats how i built my sport. The only brass i have are wheel hexes. Bowhouse lcg skid and lcg battery tray are great. The stock shocks are great for the mini T spring mod for more droop. If you want to keep the stock bumpers swapping the rear and front mounts and flipping them gives better clearance. Its a great free mod.

[@wileyrobbins2341]

Thank you. I'm buying one tomorrow to go along with my Redcat Ascent.

[@Timsfpvshow]

nice video bud. my trx4 sport is still my favorite after 2 years of owning it. i bought the 2 speed kit for like 80 bucks and ran a hobby wing 1080 and a dewalt motor i pulled out of my own 12volt impact gun. it was tough as nails, but recently i dropped 200 bucks on a hobbywing axe with 2100kv and i'll never go back. over the years ive removed the sliders all together and put a smaller battery box in and i float it between in the front or just over top of the transmission and ive never competed but it will go just about anywhere and ive never broken anything except for multiple bodies and 3 sets of tires.i dont do any brass at all because i like it on the light side. but the secret for me is the ever dependable 2 speed so i can bash a little too.good luck with whatever you decide to do but ive got the element the gen8 v2 a couple budget rbc crawlers so im not a fanboy but hands down just for everyday beating on it bouncing it off ledges and jumps the trx4 platform is the best ive seen or had. of course you need new electronics but thats every rtr rig.a good steering servo and decent electronics and itll last for years.im even running 7.4 volts to the same little shift servo that came with the shift kit for almost 2 years and its still hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit. but its just my opinion and no i dont compete but i use my rc's everyday. thanks for sharing brother. i look forward to seeing where you go with it

[@Art-zs6sl]

Like a hair in a biscuit you say?

[@echogaming5201]

Even though the upgrade is not a performance upgrade I love having the engine sound machine.

[@bluegrassrc]

I’m glad you went with the idea of the TRX4. I bought one for my 12 yo son and it is still bone stock. He has asked for a stronger steering servo and it will be the first mod. I’ve been impressed by the stock performance like you are. I’ll be watching your series on this closely for ideas for my son’s truck. Thanks for the great vids.

[@brandonbrooks6210]

Once the tires break in they are really good for an rtr tire. I put my scx10-II jeep Cherokee bumper on the front of my wife's TRX-4 sport to gain a little approach. The bow house RC low cg battery tray is a big help as well

[@JohnHughesTR]

My jaw dropped when u were able to get up that cliff at the start, thats insane

[@jdsrcs8061]

Sweet!!! You picked the best color brother!!! I love all my Trx4's, my sport is set up for pure rock crawling. I am with you, I have added minimal brass and have concentrated on others up grades.🤘🤘🤘

[@cl-audio322]

Solid truck. One of my favorite all arounders. My mods include bowhouse lowered battery tray, HW fusion for that sweet FOC, futaba 4pv and receiver, 35kg "Amazon special" servo, Jay Concepts Landmines on injora bead locks, front and rear bumper mods (KZbin it), put spacers under the Rock rails to make them flat with the belly, increased forward weight bias. Might be forgetting a thing here or there. Looking forward to your TRX sport journey.

[@westdesertwheeler]

Sounds like a great high value setup!

[@jettthomas9453]

I got a trx4 based v3 and am buying 2 more builders kits .....one for the negative g chassis and one to run with stock chassi........great investment and so so so many options!

[@ron486]

TRX4 is awesome. I never bought the sport because locking and unlocking differentials and two-speed transmission lights my fire. I bought the bronco first then the Blazer, then the K10. I mostly trail my trucks and have yet to change anything on them because of breaking. I've added lights and decals only and love the way these rigs perform. Enjoy the ride.

[@sterlingalmeida6924]

Just got one of these yesterday I’ll be watching this whole series

[@bigtreesfall]

Literally just bought the same color rig about an hour ago at my lhs. I bought it for the same reason... It's straight forward without the bells and whistles and tough as nails. I have a defender and a scx6 if I want to be fancy. Lol Plus the trx4 sport is backpackable. 😉

[@gregmccoy4782]

Watching from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 and I’m looking forward to your journey with your upgrades.

[@WickedRemoteControl]

Hey Man! love your channel! Keep up the great work. I recently started my own RC Channel. Just picked up a Traxxas Hoss and a Traxxas TRX-4 to add to the collection! Happy Bashing!

[@benlait3696]

The best free mod's for the TRX-4 Sport are to raise the sliders and trim the body down accordingly. I raised mine 10mm. Also do the bumper mount flip on both bumpers and trim the wheel arches.

[@Silvsilvsilvsilvsilvio]

So happy you started this project!

[@bbb-kt4se]

One of the best things you can do that is free is just trim the front and rear bumpers but also the side fenders that gives you the clearance you need

[@Jonsoar]

Amazing. Had no idea these could climb like that.

[@FerociousSniper]

I've had mine for almost a year. Only ran during the summer, though. But I ran it hard, and other than rust on the links where I got some rock rash, and some rust on the screw heads, I'm very happy with it. Mine is bone stock, and I plan on keeping it that way. Very capable for what it is. And most importantly, very fun. I run 3s batteries in mine, but would probably go with 2s if I had to buy batteries again. Can't wait for summer when I can get back out on the trails! Edit: I did buy the traxxas winch to mount on it. Just haven't had a chance to do so yet. That is the only upgrade I plan on doing to it.

[@tompaull3214]

I always look forward to your videos, Logan. I'm very interested to watch the TRX4 Sport Series unfold. You always provide great explanations.

[@westdesertwheeler]

Thanks! It should be a fun one. I want to see how well we can get it to perform

[@everythingoff-road6637]

Super happy to see you have one I got one awhile ago been beating it up and love it

[@BUILTLIGHTWOUNDTIGHT]

The Sport is epic out of the box!!!

[@rustysglass]

Awesome!!! I've been thinking about a TRX4..... definitely fallowing this video series!!!

[@markhinkle3234]

I love the TRX4. LCG battery tray, 1080 esc, Gmade steel wheels with Proline super swampers. We also made some custom high clearance bumpers for it. They are bombproof trucks. Can’t wait to see what you do and how it performs.

[@lsswaptheworld9092]

Yes! I've had a trx4 sport for a long time. Just ordered a northwest scaler designs chassis for it. Can't wait for more trx4 content.

[@Justyoutubing479]

Love my scattergun chassis. I’ve been able to pull some crazy lines with it.

[@lsswaptheworld9092]

@@Justyoutubing479 nice. I don't have mine yet. Can't wait till it comes.

[@birddog79]

Hobby wing brushless motor. Total game changer

[@coreydickerson1456]

I love your videos, so I'm excited to see how this unfolds. For the 3 that I have, the Hobbywing 1080 was the best upgrade. My only request: I'd like to see you keep a full fender body on it.

[@westdesertwheeler]

So far I’m planning on keeping the body. Maybe something will change as I go

[@yiarkungfu]

Never driven a TRX4, wow. Bought the TRX4 sport kit. It has a Hobbywing Fusion, Reefs 555, put small 2000 3s battery in the tray on the nose of the chassis, brass winch mount, angled steel front bumper, brass hubs and wheel covers in the front only, stock tires, dual stage foam, removed all but the mount for the rear bumper, Radiolink RC6GS radio and R7FG receiver.

[@westdesertwheeler]

Not until now

[@blakedenley3792]

Steering servo, metal panhard mounts, bowhouse lcg battery tray, and maybe a hobbywing 1080 for more programmability

[@donaldtownsend971]

You kinda got me hooked watching your program.

[@Hardlines_FullsendRc]

I just put together a Trx4,bought it used as a roller from Facebook market. The only brass its got are portal covers also running proline swapers in the predator compound with proline dual stage foams, soft. I put a crawlmaster sport 550 13t motor with the hobbywing 1080 brushed crawler esc and man this thing is very impressive. Today was it real first outing and like I said very impressive truck.

[@westdesertwheeler]

That sounds like an excellent setup

[@kattmandu]

Nice landscape to crawl on!

[@2006k6]

Great video love the channel. I have overdriven my front axle and have underdriven the rear axle with great results. Definitely need some brass in the back truck is to light in the rear and also put a good tire on it and a heavy set of wheels.

[@steve.wellersteve.weller9855]

Amazing what can be achieved with a bit of care and attention to detail, excellent video.😎😎😎

[@iforce2d]

You really have a knack for this. I mean the car is very capable too but that's only part of it.

[@iforce2d]

ok after watching some more of your videos my earlier comment looks a bit silly. I mean you're organizing crawler competitions, setting the courses and all. I came here looking for a TRX4 review and mistook you for some average joe :)

[@alexnava7664]

Got mine after this vid lol thats funny its still holding up after a bunch of roll overs and clif falls..still super strong

[@BoostaholicRacing]

Savox waterproof servo good little mod for my trx4 😎🤙🏼

[@rueagonvyceratops2879]

i have had mine now going on 4 years and it been a great trx 4 been threw 2 moters , same bearings in it from the day i bought it , and light bar on front now and tail lights and bead lock tires , and its still ruuning good after having a vxl system in it a few times , to bash around .

[@westdesertwheeler]

That’s awesome I’m not surprised it has lasted that long

[@rueagonvyceratops2879]

@@westdesertwheeler yup and when next year gets here im going to be doing a little upgrading it with new bearings a new brushless sensord moter and a few more things , but the 1 speed tranmissin stays in it

[@rueagonvyceratops2879]

@@westdesertwheeler I seen a roller version on Amazon with a clear body. and the back tail setup too that i will be getting and making that one the crawler. and taking the old one and making it like a rock bouncer truck or basher.

[@MaxeeOffroadRC]

Nice off-road run and Excellent RC 👍

[@falcondragonslayer]

I want to get a crawler and I think a TRX-4 Sport is what I’ll get. I can think of several areas near where I live where a crawler would be fun to play with (although there isn’t any terrain like in the video unfortunately). This videos shows that the truck will be more than capable for what I want to use it for

[@Paul-wz1tm]

They are very fun to upgrade..

[@brynmawrrctech6031]

Logan I always like your vids. I learn much. My next build is a TRX Sport Kit, I'm just finishing an SXC10 ii Raw Builder's Kit. My upgrades will be: - CrawlMaster Sport 540/550, HW 1080 quic-run, free bumper mount flip/rotate, free shock mod shown by RcCrawler Vlogs, and the cheaper mods that you come up with in this series. Looking forward to your information.

[@tompaull3214]

Oh and clip off and not install all those scale parts Traxxas has for the bed of the truck.

[@quadkrazykeith]

Share these vids guys this dude should have at least 100k subs!

[@mnmvuk]

Definitely do the tire mod on the stock tires. Makes a big difference surprisingly.

[@westdesertwheeler]

I’ll check into it

[@sprather84]

Awesome vid Logan excited to watch this series and see what you do 👍

[@VS666]

the lockable diffs isn't necessary but the 2spd transmission has gotten me out of a lot of difficult situations, the extra wheel speed comes in handy quite a lot...plus come on you want to hit a jump every once in awhile

[@Team.4R]

Metal servo horn, heavy metal beadlocks, Canyon Trail knob cutting mod, pen shock mod, narrower bumpers, shortening the bed by cutting it, 3D printed horizontal servo mount, lcg battery tray (diy?) and of course brass knuckle weights 😁 Many of these mods are free or very cheap.

[@zsaxeshed5743]

Get some small rubber bands and put em on the shocks, makes ride height better an less tipping backwards when the front is high.and of course flipping the bumper mounts,I took the bumpers off and trimmed the body to fit the bumper bracket ,both ends

[@blakedenley3792]

Hey there I got to meet Joe ropes that you crawled with before proline by the fire. Hope I get the chance to crawl with you sometime. Love the vids! Keep it up!

[@jettthomas9453]

Great series idea!!!

[@RyGuyO27]

I still haven’t gotten the overdrive gears for my Trx4’s but it would probably be one of the best upgrades. I upgraded the esc to have a lot better modulation and drag brake to a HW 1080 and love it with the stock motor. Other than that servo I upgraded the servo because it definitely needed more torque, it worked wonderfully. And last the bumpers needed more clearance so I flipped the mounts as a free mod.

[@carmexchacon]

The overdrive gears are pretty decent. I just installed them this past weekend. The front tires will want to grip more and basically drag the rear wheels up before the rears grip and want to flip it backwards. And descending since the rear wheels don't turn as fast it almost acts as another drag brake. Well worth the investment.

[@danielcurtis3822]

ScaleFab sells a front rear bumper to help with approach angle. Raise the sliders. Free mod is to cut the tires and they become super aggressive and bite on anything. YT has more than a few videos on it.

[@ramkaer]

I love watching you make the trucks do amazing things/lines. Keep it up! (oh, and send some of that awesome terrain to Denmark, we have no such thing and I'm envious) ;)

[@mikebird8290]

GOOD MORNING LOGON FROM ENGLAND SIR. IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS SERIES ON THE TRX4. AS I'VE JUST PURCHASED ONE MYSELF. KEEP THR RUBBER SIDE DOWN🇬🇧🇺🇸👍✌️

[@OH-Hobbies]

I don’t know what happened to my first comment. Here you go, all upgrades I did, and very happy with…Reefs Raw 500 servo, Injora 1.9” beadlocks, crawler innovations dual stage foams (lil nova’s , comp cut inner, soft outer in the front, medium in the rear) Pitbull Rockbeast XOR. Hobbywing 1800kv 2 n1 fusion motor/esc. “Benedict harry” outer brass portal covers f/r. Injora brass inner covers front(steering knuckles), Injora brass c-hubs. Remove the front and rear bumpers. Also favorite tires with crawler innovation lil nova foams….jconcepts land mines, ruptures

[@trialsrob214]

Right out the box it seems like a good truck and can provide tons of fun without putting more money into it,

[@westdesertwheeler]

It definitely can, I just really enjoy tuning and upgrading to increase performance

[@AlexM-lc9eb]

Raise the sliders and back bumper. You might need to cut the body to make it fit. Use front battery tray and remove heavy plastics old tray. 8mm Hex nuts. 35kg servo. Brass only on front axle if you need. HobbyWing Fusion as its much lighter and makes a world in difference in control. Overdrive. Either use pen spring mod or rubber bands around your shocks. Do the common tire mod by removing these small center lugs. And finally if you are really crazy get a LCG chassis like SCATTERGUN V2 or Negative G...but i haven't tried out these myself.

[@houstonrccrawlers6445]

For shure get a link riser for the rear axle get rid of the plastic that u dont need make my setup is hh revolver snubnose micro x hh shv500 hyrax and using stock shocks with losi mini t spring mod and homemade rear shock tower ierc makes sum

[@robertpaterson5172]

Swap back and front bumper mounts around and flip them for more clearance

[@kyleBlittle]

The best free mods: 1)Bumper mount swap, winch and bull bar delete, trim body, drill new holes and move front bumper into body as far as possible. Do the same with rear body and bumper. Delete hitch. 2)Rock sliders, trim body, add washers and longer screws to get sliders higher. 3) Remove tires and notch foam. 4) Use a smaller battery and relocate over front wheels. 5) Trim tread on tires for more grip. The best money I spent was hobbywing esc, new remote, and overdrive/underdrive

[@tombaker1516]

The Traxxas Tx4 is a very capable crawler. Besides it durable it is very consistent.

[@enginerc1593]

Wow...at last you bought trx4. It's good truck. I have trx sport and defender. It is fun truck. I'm not competition guy, so i'm just change the wheels those trucks 😜

[@westdesertwheeler]

Nothing wrong with that! I don’t think I’ll compete with this truck but making it crawl good is a top priority

[@davekershaw184]

Heya Logan, have a look at the GRC ackerman c hubs and inner portal housing plus maybe they're high clearance rear c hubs. Im not sure how pricey these would be in the states but asiatees sells both and its def not a mod i see a lot of on trx4's but something I'm waiting for in the post that I'm keen to try out. my only other suggestions would be some ierc shock keys and all the body trimming and bumper mount flipping plus drilling a couple new holes in the bumper posts to bring them in as far as possible. I'm looking forward to seeing how your sport goes ! keep up the great content !

[@jamescox1896]

It will be interesting seeing something other than "all the brass" done to a Trx4. I Got the chance to drive a Trx4 Bronco early in my RC career as my rc4wd Gelande 2 had died again. I wasn't really very impressed with it bit the fact I was driving around with the diffs unlocked would of had a lot to do with that.

[@MyRcGoSlow]

Looks clean af bro I think I just should’ve bought this one already 500$ in deep with a g speed v1-c1 and I’m still not even close to finishing still need body transmitir and reciever and body posts and lots of stuff jajajaja

[@conradsteller1844]

best upgrades are a nice set of tires

[@JamminJim42]

Hey Logan, Traxxas has put out some very nice rigs over the years. My TRX4 sport was also rtr and I love it. There are lots of mods you can do without spending money, and they are all over youtube. Bumpers off is a good one. You will increase your angles there by a lot. I took the battery tray right out and relocated the radio gear and battery on the side pods. I run smaller batteries as most guys do so fitting a battery there is easy. Check out the TRX4 vids on the RcCrawler Vlogs youtube site. He does some crazy lines with his. One of his videos shows his setup. Of course you have lots of wheels and tires so that would be an easy mod. I think you will be very surprised at how much the free mods will improve performance. I'm keen to see just what you do. Cheers !!

[@westdesertwheeler]

Thanks for the ideas! I’ll look at moving things to the sliders

[@JamminJim42]

@@westdesertwheeler Sounds good !! Enjoy.

[@MarcoRCArena]

excellent choice!

[@dagkirk]

Hey brother, the best free mod I did to my TRX4 was to "clip" the tires. Made a world of difference on my heavy pig.

[@westdesertwheeler]

Good to know. On my terrain lug separation isn’t the main priority. Maybe I’ll try it later on

[@dagkirk]

@@westdesertwheeler Looks awesome out there....much "looser" terrain in the Black Hills, SD. Love your vids....I own a gatekeeper which started me on this channel, now I have another reason with the introduction of your TRX4

[@kiheirc3195]

I’m hooked bro thanks for video

[@ka4172]

Traxxas made a good job!

[@domirc5474]

Realy cool vidéo my friend , this truck is realy cool in action , I realy like ! ,well done my friend 😉😃👍

[@mikebalding1083]

mip stud extensions with 12mm hex amazon has weighted two stage foams and i only run brass on the front. my truck goes places that blows my mind

[@westdesertwheeler]

Oh yeah man these crawl really good out of the box

[@MrBulldog917]

My sport is totally modded but my favorite mods are the over and under drive and gpm high clearance links

[@tankinfrankrc1087]

Sniping the tires, dual stage foams, Shorty 3s pack on the front trey along with the slider, body and bumper mods s seen from Harleys TRX 4 budget build. Love your vids. Heading to Moab for some RZR/Rc Crawler fun. Is that a golf/RC bag in the background?

[@pauls1816]

Cut the little triangles on the stock tires. Flip the bumper mounts. And get an lcg battery tray

[@westdesertwheeler]

I think I’ll do all that lol

[@michaelavery4427]

Im pretty sure everyone adding low brass weight is mainly due to the light plastic wheels, heavy big bodies besides the sport unless its equipped w sport rack. I bought the sport kit and axial umg10 kit to use unimog body but most of it is still in the box. Mainly because the electronics I purchase get gobbled up by my trx6. The trx4 tires I use on my axe gen8 and I actually like them. Solder flux wrapped around wheels and I cut mine the opposite of what I see on utube. The tires are directional so I leave the leading center tread on and snip off the trailng center tread which is kinda of a pain in the ass so I get why it's unpopular to do. The body is nice to run once u fix the approach angle w a different bumper. Coincidentally the unimog bumper with a little trimming on the edges fit the TR4 sport body perfectly but that's the only thing I know for the bumper wise. I also use a concealed winch w that bumper. Looking forward to see what u do. This might motivate me to get rolling on the kit build since I'm at a stale mate w my 4ws Capra rtr. Thx for all the great videos and unrivaled explanations and tips. I just wish we had similar environments(NEast KS 4 me). Lol especially since winter is around the corner.

[@BUILTLIGHTWOUNDTIGHT]

Bolt on a pair of front beadlock wheels, and it becomes AWESOME!!! And this is all with the stock Tires!!!

[@666Beard]

Overdrive cut tires

[@SpadedForLife4716]

Boom racing rc. The Phat AR44 axles. Get the needed weight with the performance of metal over plastic.

[@rcmakingtracks18]

Trim body and bumpers and lower as much as possible. Ali wheels with proline or equivalent tyres. John

[@Kylejeepadventures]

Put Straight axles on, stubby front bumper, rear bumper delete, bob the bed/ frame, Regear down, front dig, Reefs 777 servo,

[@ripmax333]

so between this and an Axial Base Camp Crawler SCX10 III, which one would you recommend the most?

[@RockinTrailZ]

Also full droop the suspension with some 70 wt

[@devinwagers3134]

Front panhard bar mount is known for breaking after a good bump, look for an aluminum front shock tower that comes with a panhard mount too.

[@Art-zs6sl]

I have broken that 15$ part. It was 22F though and I landed on the front right wheel. Figured it to be my fault.

[@alamanako]

Do I need one of these? Lol.

[@ChristopherDeRosa]

Kinda new to RC cars, I have had a slash 4x4 and a sc10. I just ordered my TRX4 and it should be here tomorrow…hopefully! What are the major differences between the sport and non sport models, other than the obvious body…

[@victornaja7927]

Can you post where I can buy the rear drive shaft I need one please what you recommend. I have same exact truck same color thank you

[@simonkubacki9823]

My favourite upgrade for TRX4 sport is to sell it and get an Element RC. Just kidding, I almost purchased one of these but my local hobby shop had an element and none of these. Maybe overdrive?

[@westtxgreg]

Hmmm. Capable little truck 👍🏻

[@sserna1077]

Definitely a 18kv hobbywing fusion .

[@freespiritwalter8844]

love it man..im going to get it

[@sarahbee6881]

cool🔥

[@sammygonzalez7627]

You already know rock pirates got you cover for this truck, check'em out 👍

[@ReZRunnerExperience]

Front and rear bumper mod. Clip the tires, then ditch the stock esc and go with a hobby wing 1080 with a 5-slot motor or go with a hobby wing brushless system. (axe or fusion).

[@carmexchacon]

One thing that's cheap and...well basically free is to flip the bumper mounts. Better approach angle.

[@paulthurston2883]

I just bought one. Keeping it totally stock.

[@HarryHikes]

O.d gears and koi works low cg chassis rails, to suit trx4 trans and axles.