Bringing High Trail Style to the Ford Bronco
The 2021 Ford Bronco looks tough right out of the box, but the Method 105 wheels and 2.2″ Canyon Trail tires literally take it to another level. That is one rugged looking 4X4.
Portal axles give every TRX-4 a big ground-clearance advantage. When you combine them with 2.2″ tires, obstacles seem to shrink down to nothing.
And how about a Pro Scale Winch? The Bronco’s bumper is winch-ready for a fast and easy installation. For other TRX-4 models, just add the winch-compatible bumper for your model and another 60 seconds to install it. You’ll find all the bumpers here (just scroll down).
Just as with full-size trucks, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do a lift. The wrong way is to crank the shocks’ preload collars down to eliminate all down travel; or install longer shocks but make no accommodation for the extra travel; or fake the lift by just raising the body. The right way to lift a TRX-4 is with a Long Arm Lift Kit, which does none of those things. The kit uses proper length suspension links, longer shocks, and a revised servo mount to lift your TRX-4 and accommodate 2.2″ tires without compromising suspension travel, steering geometry, or drivetrain performance. A full-color instruction book is included, and you can also check out our full how-to video on the Traxxas Support channel.
The Long Arm Lift Kit includes everything you need, right down to longer T-Lock cables. You can get the kit with red or blue links and shocks, or with black links and silver shocks.
The lift kit’s longer shocks and a lowered servo mount allow you to raise your TRX-4 for 2.2″ tires without compromising suspension travel or steering geometry.
Here’s the 1979 Ford Bronco with stock suspension and included 1.9″ tires, and the same truck with the lift kit and 2.2″ tires. The difference is dramatic—both in looks and performance.
The proven Canyon Trail tread design is a big part of the TRX-4 series’ incredible off-road capability, and the versatile design is even more capable in the larger 2.2″ size. There are a few ways to add the bigger wheels and tires to your machine—let’s get into it.
Beadlock Wheels – Factory Mounted or Mix-and-Match
For the ultimate in versatility and realism, choose Method 105 replica beadlock wheels. The functional beadlock design holds the tires without glue, so you can remove and reinstall tires at any time. Traxxas offers the 2.2” black-chrome Method 105 wheels and Canyon Trail tires fully assembled in pairs with black beadlock rings as #8172. Or, you can get the wheels and rings separately and choose your own color and finish combination. The wheels are available in charcoal gray and black chrome, and the rings are offered in red, blue, green, black, and satin.
Canyon Trail 2.2″ tires are available mounted and ready to install in both glue-mounted and beadlock styles.
If you choose #8184 chrome wheels with center caps, you’ll need the longer #8255A axles in order to install the caps.
Method 105 2.2″ beadlock wheels are available in charcoal gray and black chrome. You can also get them in standard 1.9″ size.
Canyon Trail 2.2″ tires, Method 105 beadlock 2.2″ wheels, and 2.2″ beadlock rings are sold separately so you can customize your truck with the colors and finishes you prefer.
Gearing for 2.2″ Tires
The illustration below shows how far ten tire revolutions take a TRX-4 on 2.2″ tires compared to a truck on 1.9″ tires. Multiplied over thousands of revolutions, that difference represents a significant increase in load on the power system. The lift kit includes a 10-tooth pinion to optimize the TRX-4’s gearing for the 2.2″ tires’ greater circumference, so you still get the torque and run time you expect from your TRX-4.
There you have it … everything you need to know about lifting your TRX-4 and adding 2.2″ tires. Be sure to tag Traxxas when you’re sharing your lifted rig on your favorite social channels!
