Turning The WPL D12 Into A Tiny Offroad Trail Truck - WPL D12 Build

One of the most fun builds that I have tackled in a long while. This WPL D12 is the smallest truck in the fleet but it has so much character. After seeing almost every person slam and drift these little things I wanted to attempt turning one into a tiny little offroad trail truck. I however didn&choose the simple route of just taking the body off and installing a different chassis underneath, I wanted to make this little WPL D12 go offroad on the stock chassis. The first thing on the modification list was giving this little D12 a small lift. This was rather simple to do as the rear axle was mounted above the leaf springs from the factory, therefore all that was required was to swap it around and have the axle below the leaf springs instead. The front needed a little bit more than just moving some parts around as the front lower arms needed to be straightened which a small heat torch was used for. This was a slow and delicate process but the lower arms eventually got to the point where they provided some nice lift compared to the stock ride height. The stock transmission was geared way too high for the style of driving of which I wanted to do with this little D12, I, therefore, swapped it with the WPL two-speed transmission. It gave the truck a much better gear ratio as well as a decent top speed for the smoother stuff to get to and from a trail. For the price, this is an awesome little truck that has a ton of potential. Here are the affiliate links to the official WPL site...