I have had my rc8 for ruffly 7 mths. have all of the kings headz a-b-c-d plates, top mount and top plate,front knuckles and front and rear chassis braces. I did all of this right off the bat and have had ZERO breakage not a thing. I run ACE 1015 servos for both. and switch out between my v-spec-rb mod ws7x2- and my picco evo2 depending on which track i am racing at. great buggy I came from the losi 8ight and liek the rc8 more in the corners.
good luck with your purchase!