good info on the shocks.....my son tq'd the open class at the rcpro series west here in socal at revelation raceway this past weekend....ended up second place at the end....car is nice....I have been doin this for a long time and I never ventured out to try an off brand except when I drove for SVM CRONO...But you guys have a really nice car here...good luck to you all. Hope me and my 11 year old can get this car noticed..........