Originally Posted by LasagnaCat

Again we run into 'things you CAN fix' vs. 'things you normally should not HAVE to fix.'

And for what it's worth, I have three of these.. my sample size is a bit larger than most. When I mention steering berings specifically, that's because they've gotten sloppy fairly quickly AFTER being shimmed (when assembled) on two cars... the third car was assembled using aftermarket bearings and shimmed the same way, haven't touched them since assembly. The hub bearings, sloppy on two... not sloppy on the third. Again, YMMV.. I'm not trying to talk anyone out of this kit... it is what it is. Years ago I went from TC4's to Corally RDX's. You COULD make either one run well, but out of the box the RDX was light years ahead regarding fit and finish - no more spending an afternoon sanding and fitting Associated gearbox halves. I like to tinker, this car is right up my alley. Having owned numerous other brands over the years, the parts quality is just rather.. eh.