The wheels and tires are rather special for this truck. Wheel travel is up big, too, going all the way up to 13 inches, which is Raptor territory. They’re designed with additional wheel travel and axle track width in mind. The independent front suspension has totally new front upper and lower control arms forged of aluminum. However, the design is unique to the TRX with different hard points to allow room for a Dana 60 rear axle. Just like the other Ram 1500s, this one uses a five-link coil suspension design for the rear. You know, for when you take that jump at speed on your way to the office. The internals of the shocks feature a “Jounce Cut Off” that has three zones for progressive bottom-out control. Ram says that in addition to the off-road capability, the shocks make for a smoother ride on pavement. The shocks will continuously adjust damping force to best handle the terrain, but you can control them via a number of modes, too.
Ram is not messing around here.ĭamping is taken care of by Bilstein Black Hawk e2 adaptive shocks, aided by nitrogen-charged remote reservoirs to ensure maximum durability. Compared to a Ram 1500 with the 5.7-liter V8, it’s 600 pounds heavier. It’s designed to handle rough terrain at 100 mph-plus.
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Ram claims its truck holds up to jumping and high impact events better than the competition, which in this case is simply code for the outgoing Raptor. The side rails are fully boxed, and sections of the frame are hydroformed. It uses thicker high-strength steel with low torsion attributes for stability and durability. Ram boasts that the frame underneath the TRX is 75 percent different from a regular Ram 1500. Let’s start with the underneath bits, which are arguably the most important of all when desert running and jumping is taken into consideration. There is a lot to take in here, so we’ve divided the chunks of information into a few digestible sections. Regardless, Ford had better be aiming for the moon if it aims to best the TRX, because Ram’s new off-road truck is one hell of a moonshot. The F-150 is all new for 2021, but Ford hasn’t released any details on the Raptor variant - though, we’ve heard that the wait won’t be long.
Timing of the Ram TRX’s release happens to fall in an in-between time for the Raptor, too. With the introduction of the Ram TRX, Ford finally has a proper competitor. Chevy makes the Colorado ZR2, but it’s a midsize truck. Neither GM nor FCA entered the off-road full-size truck market with an offering like the Raptor. Ford has had it good for a long time without any significant competition.
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The 20 TRX is here, and Ford’s free ride is over with the F-150 Raptor.
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