XTruck Build

[Sky]

So I picked up this XMOD Evo Truck last year and walked out of the store with this in hand:

EVO F-150 Truck (yellow)
AWD Kit
Offroad Kit
Bearing Kit
Suspension Tuning Kit
Blue F-150 Body Set

After I installed it all I drove it once or twice, decided it wasn't that great and it became a shelf queen...

Now I've changed my mind, and I have avant to thank for it! I've seen how relatively easy it is to mod the steering system and drop a servo motor in and have a pretty decent trail rig/crawler setup. So, I'm going to keep this thread up to date with pictures and how-to's on transforming my boring F-150 into a trail rig.

First chassis mod I have done succesfully is modify the suspesion with MZ OL shock screws. Pretty simple really. I installed the XMOD Offroad Kit, but left out the lift-up pieces that straddle the chassis and hold the knuckle kingpins and the top of the shocks. Using the stock ones with longer screws, like the screws in stock OL shocks (aka. OL shock shaft screws) allows the same lift and almost twice the suspension travel from the A-arms.

Granted, it isn't a ton of travel, but certainly better than stock and I'm aiming to keep this truck to scale, so no crazy body lifts for me. But, speaking of body lifts, I have lifted mine slightly just to get better tire clearance. You can also see in my pictures that there is a gap between the fender flare and front bumper. That is where I will trim the bumper to gain more clearance while turning with the suspension compressed.

Along with the pretty basic chassis mods, I will be constructing my own family-style roll cage/roof rack using arch's method of soldering brass, and I will make a custom front skid/brushguard setup using brass/aluminum. I've included pictures below of my truck and the proposed Cage/Brush Guard, the Cage will be different, that one is kinda the idea I have.

Bah! I'm done writing now, I'll post pictures as I go!