FTX Tracer Aluminium Rear Upper Links Pair Brushless 1/16 RC Monster Truck FTX9800

Overview

The FTX Tracer Aluminium Rear Upper Links represent a premium upgrade component for owners of the FTX Tracer 1/16 brushless monster truck platform. If you're looking to enhance the suspension performance and durability of your RC monster truck UK, these aluminium rear upper links deliver the precision engineering and material quality that serious enthusiasts demand. These genuine FTX spare parts are specifically engineered for the brushless variant of the Tracer platform, ensuring perfect compatibility and reliable performance on any terrain from backyard bashing to competitive racing.

Whether you're upgrading from worn original components or building a high-performance suspension setup, aluminium upper links represent a significant step forward in durability and adjustability. RC car upgrades in the UK market often focus on electronics, but suspension components like these upper links directly impact handling, cornering stability and overall ride quality. The shift from plastic to aluminium construction provides greater rigidity, reduced flex during aggressive driving, and the ability to fine-tune your truck's suspension geometry for optimal performance.

These rear upper links are designed exclusively for the brushless versions of the FTX Tracer monster truck range, making them an ideal choice if you own one of the contemporary brushless models. For RC enthusiasts in the UK seeking to improve their Tracer's suspension characteristics, these aluminium components offer an authentic, manufacturer-approved solution that maintains the integrity of your vehicle's engineering.

Key Features

• Aluminium Construction — These upper links are manufactured from high-grade aluminium rather than plastic, providing superior strength, reduced flex, and improved suspension rigidity that directly translates to better handling and cornering performance in your RC monster truck.
• Brushless-Specific Design — Engineered exclusively for the brushless variants of the FTX Tracer platform, ensuring perfect fitment and compatibility without any modification or adaptation required.
• Rear Suspension Component — As rear upper links, these components are critical to controlling the geometry and movement of the rear suspension, affecting how your truck handles bumps, jumps and cornering stress.
• Supplied as Pair — This product includes a complete pair of rear upper links, allowing you to replace both sides simultaneously for balanced suspension geometry and consistent handling characteristics.
• OEM Quality — Manufactured by FTX as genuine spare parts, these links maintain the same quality standards as components supplied with new vehicles, ensuring reliability and longevity during intensive use.
• Drop-In Replacement — Designed as a direct replacement for original upper links, installation is straightforward without requiring additional brackets, adapters or modifications to your existing suspension setup.
• Suspension Geometry Precision — Aluminium construction maintains consistent dimensions and tolerances, allowing your suspension to maintain accurate geometry under the stresses of high-speed driving, jumping and cornering.

Technical Performance

The FTX Tracer Aluminium Rear Upper Links represent a significant material upgrade over standard plastic suspension components found on many entry-level RC vehicles. By transitioning from polymer construction to precision-engineered aluminium, these links deliver substantially improved rigidity and dimensional stability. This is particularly important in a 1/16 scale monster truck platform like the Tracer, where suspension geometry directly influences how the truck absorbs impacts from terrain, manages cornering forces, and maintains predictable handling characteristics. The rear upper links are fundamental suspension elements that control the vertical and angular motion of the rear axle assembly. Under aggressive driving conditions—including high-speed bashing, technical rock crawling, and competitive racing—plastic suspension arms flex and deflect under load, causing geometry changes that compromise handling. Aluminium construction virtually eliminates this flex, maintaining precise suspension geometry throughout the entire range of suspension movement. For brushless-powered 1/16 scale RC monster trucks like the Tracer, which generate significant torque and acceleration forces, this geometric precision becomes even more critical. The improved rigidity also extends component lifespan by reducing fatigue stress that develops in flexible plastic parts during repeated suspension cycles. Whether you're replacing worn original links or performing a complete suspension upgrade, these aluminium units represent a proven method for enhancing the dynamic handling, predictability and long-term durability of your FTX Tracer brushless RC monster truck.

What's in the Box

• Pair of FTX Tracer Aluminium Rear Upper Links (2 pieces)

Frequently Asked Questions

• Which FTX Tracer models are these rear upper links compatible with? — These aluminium rear upper links are specifically designed for brushless versions of the FTX Tracer 1/16 scale monster truck. They are compatible with the FTX5596B (Tracer Brushless in Blue), FTX5596R (Tracer Brushless in Red), and FTX5596Y (Tracer Brushless in Yellow). If you own a brushless Tracer model, these links will fit directly without modification.
• Are these upgrade links better than the standard plastic links that come with my Tracer? — Yes, significantly. Aluminium links offer several advantages over plastic originals: they provide greater rigidity which reduces flex under cornering and acceleration forces, they maintain more consistent suspension geometry during aggressive driving, they resist fatigue cracking that develops in plastic components over time, and they allow for more precise suspension tuning. For brushless Tracer owners who want to improve handling and extend component lifespan, this aluminium upgrade is highly recommended.
• Do I need any special tools to install these rear upper links? — Installation requires only basic hand tools typically found in any RC builder's toolbox. The links are designed as drop-in replacements that use the same mounting points as original links. You'll need standard socket wrenches or hex key drivers to remove old links and secure new ones. No modification to your chassis or suspension mounting points is required.
• Will these links improve my Tracer's handling on rough terrain? — Yes. By eliminating the flex that occurs in plastic suspension arms, these aluminium links maintain more precise suspension geometry as the truck navigates rocky ground, jumps and obstacles. This translates to more predictable handling, better traction during cornering, and improved stability over technical terrain. Many UK RC enthusiasts report noticeably better handling after switching to aluminium suspension components.
• Are these genuine FTX parts or third-party alternatives? — These are genuine FTX manufactured spare parts, produced to the same quality standards as components supplied with new vehicles. Using authentic FTX spare parts ensures perfect compatibility, maintains your warranty coverage, and guarantees longevity and reliability.
• What is the difference between upper links and lower links in the suspension? — Upper and lower suspension links control different aspects of suspension movement and geometry. Upper links primarily control vertical suspension travel and prevent forward/backward axle movement, whilst lower links control lateral (side-to-side) movement and work with upper links to define the suspension's arc of motion. Both are equally important for proper handling, which is why many enthusiasts upgrade both sets simultaneously.

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