for a 10th tourer where getting the tweak set up is important then threaded shocks are quite useful, for 8th offroad its not so critical really and threaded are just a sales ploy when the manufacturer could put more useful items in the kit like cnc milled towers, ally rear hubs, mutliple toe plates, ally chassis braces, ti turnbuckles, cf where needed, 1 piece ally motor mount etc people always mention the price of the mugen comared to other brands but you always have to look at whats included in the kit.