I’ve always been a fan of RC4WD’s Trail Finder 2 truck; the scale realism, aftermarket support and, of course, the bad-ass Toyota body. When the LWB (Long WheelBase) version hit our shores, I knew it was time to add one to my collection; I’ve never had a hard body vehicle before and, well, this one …

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The Build – Part 7 The RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck uses plastic, tube bumpers front and rear. For rollers, stamped steelies are wrapped in a set of great-looking scale tires. Woo hoo – look at that; we got ourselves a roller! Time to finalize this rig with some electronics and get it …

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The Build – Part 8 Here we are – the final step! Part 8 of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck Build has us installing the electronics. We’ll be using a RC4WD Outcry Crawler ESC, RC4WD Brushed 45T Boost 540 Crawler Motor, ProTek RC 2S 4300mAh Shortly LiPo Battery and controlling it all …

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The Build – Part 6 In Part 6 of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck build, we’ll be installing the steering, steering servo, shifting linkage and shift servo. Much easier than it sounds. Nice job – servos installed! Time to move on to the bumpers, wheels and tires. Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail …

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The Build – Part 5 Part 5 of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck build has 4 easy steps – attaching the driveline to the axles. Boom, quick and easy! Before moving on, turn the spur gear to make sure everything is rotating freely. If everything feels good, let’s move on to the …

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The Build – Part 4 In this Step, we’ll be assembling and attaching both axles to the RC4WD Trail Finder 2. The TF2 uses a leaf spring suspension and internally-sprung shocks for damping. Very cool looking – very realistic. Great job! Go ahead and flex the front and rear suspensions – you know you want …

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The Build – Part 3 The next step in our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 build is attaching parts to the gearbox. The gearbox itself comes pre-assembled so there isn’t really anything to do except attach the mounts and drop it in place. That’s it for this step; set the gearbox aside for a later installation. …

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The Build – Part 2 The next step in our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 Build revolves around the radio pad and rear body mounts. There ya go – 6 easy steps and we’re almost done. Ok, not really, but it’s beginning to look more like a scale rig now, right? Let’s move on to the …

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The Build – Part 1 The first part of our RC4WD Trail Finder 2 LWB Trail Truck build is assembling the frame rails, cross bracing and front shock hoops. Alright, great job. Just so you know, this was probably the longest step in the build so, go get a drink, a cookie and let’s move …

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