Originally Posted by
Apex
Yeah, I know what you mean. You look at Hara's cars and they are all decked out with the titanium nitride shock and suspension shafts. Now that I think about it the 417 price is not that bad since it comes with all the hop-ups. I think I spent atleast another $200 on top of the $460.
The TCX works very well with the standard setup, the hop up is not essential, just more "cool", even the 417 has the hop up available in addition to lots of aftermarket hop up.
Regarding the different springs, no model provides the complete set ( many Tamiya drivers use spring HPI / HB ...)