I've been running the AE front end for the last 1-2 years. Its durable and I have it down in terms of getting it to work correctly and keep it running, and knowing when/what is wrong with it. I am always trying to get rid of steering with my AE cars as our track is low low grip carpet and the AE seems to have gobs of steering.

I have been trying a CRC for the last 2 weeks and it has stood up well. I agree that the long front arms and CF cross brace seems to take away some steering, at least compared to teh AE cars. It may be the servo being stood up as well. Racing the CRC today was the first time I can ever remember trying to dial steering -into- a 12th scale at my home track. It was an awesome feeling.

AFAIK there is no way to get a Pro strut front end on an AE car, short of cutting your own chassis. You can however get an AE front end on a CRC using some aftermarket pieces.