IFS is BEST (Fight me) - Element Zuul 2 Review

IFS is BEST, for some applications, and making extra scale fun trucks. The new, er, revised Zuul from Element RC ticks all the boxes. Scratch and Weather body, Independent Front Suspension, and Trailing Arm suspension. A nice, simple package ripe with possibilities. Watch to find out more!

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[larrylawrence]

Your running footage is better than Elements own footage on their YT channel.

[scaleworksRC]

Oh that's a winner right there. The suspension, the paint, the garage.. in the words of Philip J. Fry: "Shut up and take my money!" 😁

[KRC]

Are you kidding me… I just bought the ugly utron to start a pre runner build and now this drops!!!???

[BangForYourBuckRc]

This has a killer look to the front end, as far as the rear end goes well, I’m still thinking about it. What’s nice about this set up is how diverse we can be with it. IFS is going to give it a nice controlled ride. That’s for sure, whether is stump jumping, mud running or desert prerunning, this set up should be ideal for many styles of off road racing. That’s not to say it doesn’t have its limitations, because IFS certainly does. To me though it’s no more scale than solid axle setups, especially when it comes to handling. Most solid axle rigs in real life handle kinda sloppy and have a less limiting factors especially on the rocks, but this set up might be the best of many worlds of off road. Hats off to team A for getting this version right!

[moosejawrc]

IFS is a great available variety in crawling and a new challenge to trail. Innovation is always appreciated! Great Video.

[shafiqjan]

I am an IFS2 fan, got a Utron to try an independent front end since I know the Camburg stuff because I have been looking for front suspension upgrades for my 1:1 truck. I swapped in the trailing arm leftovers from my gatekeeper/ecto bodied kit build and she has been great. Her name is Cutey McCutron now. Nice to see element thought it was a good idea too. This setup has been awesome for trail driving and still crawls on rocks really well. I like it when trickle-down RC economics works. Not sure if I like the Zuul body more than Cutey. 👍🏼

[scootmcgrute]

I picked up a Utron and swapped a Samurai body onto it. The IFS has a bit of a learning curve but it's quickly becoming a favorite truck for me!

[Snowy_Night_Qc]

I'm the one that suggested that exact model to Element RC last year when the Zuul got out 😂. Glad they listened

[marksaxton]

Love the ducks toward the end, very peaceful 😊

[jps]

I’ve been building a trailrunner ifs/leaf spring rear with an rc4wd xtracab body for like 3 years now…watching this almost makes me want to pick up the pace.

[Sol-hlrj]

Like it! Chassis and the cab section looks very good. For an RTR the suspension looks spot on - loads of travel as well! Thanks Matt!

[DHFHades]

my comp wagon body just got the copper inner coat for my rust layer...almost looks too good to spray flat grey over...lol

[josephlameris]

The way that banjo drops, absolutely slaps!

[woodierc]

Great banjo and fiddle music. Oh the truck is cool too.

[makestuffbetter]

Ifs is my Jam! I’m working on a kit for the trx4m! Version just finished! I’m so excited for this platform!

[rc-ingaroundamerica]

Honestly Element with this ifs2 has me extremely happy with how well it performs on my Utron, plus ive done climbs with m utron that straight axle trucks werent able to do surprisingly, cant wait to see what Element's future trucks are going to bring to the market

[bimmerben]

I’ve always had a soft spot for IFS. I admire the added challenge in driving an IFS truck through straight axle obstacles. And then there’s that sexy IFS flex. 💕

[canuckchuck]

I installed IFS2 on my Gatekeeper and it looks really cool going over the rocks.
I like IFS and I honestly do not see the big deal of IFS vs. straight axle. They are different and equally fun.

[kenmetz]

I'm with you on the bed looks but if you google FJ45 long bed truck they're pretty odd looking. Odd in a different way but the full-size always looked like two different teams designed each piece without seeing the others work. I was on the fence until the banjo kicked in!

[jerryvolpini]

Great trail truck, perfectly suited for IFS and trailing arm suspensions. I will never understand why AE/Element shocks don't get more attention. 👍👍