JJ, Get some track time with the FT Truck. All of the "upgrades" won't mean anything if you can't get around the track. The Niceities like Big Bores and Alum steering racks will help but things like new CVD's, Turnbuckles, Diff, RPM bumpers, etc are not neccessary IMO. The FT team equip is very high quality... Hexes make it nice because you can use the same tires on the front and rear, other than that they really don't serve a performance upgrade. I would reccomend when you do decide to get some new tires to go with the +3mm rims. I use DE Borrego rims, I like the way they look. Hope this helps