Just completed a TT02 rally build today. I havent been into RC cars in a long time. Most of my last 10-12 years of RC has been helis and planes.

I cannot believe how much slop is in the front suspension and the lack of bearings, turn buckles, etc. I have ordered a bearing kit. I was looking at the hop-ups to bring this chassis into a respectable track car. Looks like you have to put about $200 into the base kit. Is that right?

If I am going to do that I should have just bought a high end racer $450-600 to begin with. Am I wrong here? Like I said no RC cars in the last 15 or so years. I do remember I had HPI RS something that was tight out of the box years ago.