This is my first AE product and I think my expectations were too high on this truck. Don't get me wrong I like it but, I think the handling was less predictable than the Slash. I had already used 5k oil in my diff before reading it would be too much so that may have been the biggest problem. Maybe a 60w shock oil or grease is in order. All the handling issues I am sure can be overcome. My biggest disappointment was the left lock nut kept coming loose and eventually I let it go too long (5 minutes)and ended up stripping the wheel hub. I have learned that locktight is a must with the rear nuts. Maybe the locknut nylon was bad? I won't hold it against the truck.
What I will hold against it is the front end is the sloppiest I have ever seen. If I move the wheel, it had a good 1/8" movement about the vertical axis and a 1/16" lateral and this was before I drove it, now I am seeing more play around the rod ends now that it has been run a bit. This kind of slop makes any kind of acurate toe or camber adjustments almost worthless. I have never seen this kind of play on any vehicle I have ever owned. I need to investigate further and see where most of it is coming from.