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Our track is fairly tight, so the DJC axles were pretty much a must have for me. On my Sakura, changing from regular axles to the ArrowMax Tamiya ECS type axles shaved 1-2 tenths, so running the equivalent on the 411 was a no-brainer for me. Not a necessity, but it will smooth out the on-power sweepers and the twisties.

Definitely get some spring options. The Serpent and Xray springs are excellent, or you can also get the HPI or RSD sets which are a bit more economical. Use whatever everyone else is using, as it will help you with setups. Most of my track runs Xray, so having an Xray spring set helps me find adjustments as they make changes.

I am a fan of sway bar options, but 1.2-1.6 front and rear should cover you. I have the 1.8's but never used. Front and rear bars are different.

For other upgrades, I recommend the Exotek front bumper support coupled with the Xray hard bumper. You will have to be pretty amazing to break a front end part with that combo. If you are ordering from Exotek, get the steering support bar, as it is cheap and helps take some of the slop out of the steering. I have the V2 steering for adjustability, but it is not totally necessary. The V2 motor mount is just a bonus, but you can set up additional chassi flex in other ways. I am running the 2.25 stock LE chassis and the stock top deck. I have the hard plastics on the car right now and prefer how they feel (the car drives like it is in a grove...hooks up very nicely). You will also need a servo saver (the horn that comes with the car is not the way to go). Pick up a decent one (Xray Stiff, or Tamiya). The Robinson's are not as durable, and any other brands (3Racing, etc) all have been terrible from what I have seen. You need a servo saver though, not just a horn, otherwise you will start breaking more expensive parts.

For gearing, I have a 94 spur, 49 pinion. 92-96 spur will allow you to gear pretty much anything VTA requires. Running stock diffs, front spool, 1k oil in the rear. 32.5 weight oil in the shocks, currently with Xray 2.6's in the front, 2.2's in the back (I can give you a serpent or otherwise equivalent when I get home if you need). The rest is fairly stock, 1.5* front camber, 2* rear. 0* front toe, 3.0* rear toe block. 5.5mm ride height all around.

You will need to add weight. I have 2 each of the center weight kits 2x 20g, 2x12g in the center, 10g weight in the right rear, 5000mah pack (for weight), shoe-goo and drywall tape reinforced Mustang body w/ driver figure, and I come in at 1562g. Car balances near perfectly on the 3Racing balancing jig. In order to run the Boss Mustang, I did have to swap to Xray front body posts though, as the stock are too short. Just something to keep in mind.

This has got a little long, but feel free to ask anything. Car has been great the past 3 weeks. It has an ever so slight on power push, but when I try to dial it out, I put too much heat into the rear tires and run into traction issues before the 8 min mark. As it is, the car is rock solid traction from start to finish.