dustinadams, thats a nice 12LW you have there, it's an older car but still good. you might want to think about upgrading to the newer center shock, it is more consistant and easier to rebuild. for batteries you should look into getting a couple 3000s or even 3300s, if you race in a 4cell class it will be cheaper. for your battery holder you have to use strapping tape to hold the batteries in. as for tires, they normally come mounted and trued on rims, so unless you have a tire truer it is best to buy them already on the rims, i think that you will have to try to find some old rims that are made for 2-bolt hubs. the cheapest way to go for tires is to get a set of green dot tires all the way around, they won't last very long but they will get you hooked up. if you want tires that last longer get a set of purple fronts and grey rears if you are running on carpet and pink rears if you are running on asphault. be really with the t-bar on that car, they might be hard to find since every other manufacturer has gone to a semetrical t-bar, so if you can find some of the t-bars that are on your car buy them. hope this all helps.