Truck Builds

The last couple of years has seen the popularity of the tray back take the challenge scene by storm due to its weight loss, lack of body work to consider and practicality and has proved its self as a winning combination all over Europe and in fact the world.

With this in mind and a couple of challenge trucks a little beaten up and battle scared from the last couple of years events it was time to get back to the drawing board and start with a list of requirements.

This time the trucks were built identical to show a presence as a team, built from the ground up allowing us to develop the trucks to any spec required. Some elements of the old truck we were 100% happy with and they was reinstated into the new build others not so.

Wish List; 

We needed to reduce the weight, bring the weight we did have lower down, protect as much body work as possible, take into consideration storage, leg room for some one  6’2”, spare wheel and take a look at some of the weaker parts of the truck that had been suffering in past events.
Longer wheelbase - better hill climes and descents, better handling, smother rideBetter front approach angleBetter rear approach angleLower center of gravity - Better on cambers, better handling, Tube rear end (tray Backed) - To remove the tub so susceptible to damageFlush bottom rails of chassis and strengthen Body protectionMore power - more low down torqueReduce weightStorage - for every usable item requiredMaintain a land rover silhouette
The first and most important place to start was the chassis, the chassis will be the foundations of the truck and most of the modifications will need to stem from the correct modification of the chassis.So we took our ideas to the man who could make them happen.Richards Chassis took the ideas on board and set to work, a few weeks later a bare steel chassis was ready for us to temporarily set the truck up on, make our final modifications, tweaks before totally welding up.