Originally Posted by
bowl806
Here's a list of mods I'm doing w/my 4x4, all STRC parts: steering knuckles, FT,Rear shock towers, bellcrank, LW Center Main driveshaft, Alum.Motor mount and Motor plate, ft hub, C-hubs, Proline M3 tires, Tekno M6 ft,rear driveshafts. I might go with RPM Ft,Rear A-arms. Total about 240.
Stay away from the STRC Aluminum motor mount and go with a King Headz Aluminum mount. The STRC one has holes in it that allow dirt into the Center Diff/Slipper Clutch area which will eventually lead to stripped spurs and blown bearings. I had this one and eventually switched it out to the King Heads one for this reason. As an added benefit, the King Headz one uses a larger bearing.
Also, stay away from the aluminum shock towers. First off, they bend when taking some good tumbles. Second, they also will lead to you breaking your diffs that they mount to. I've learned the hard way, there's certain areas that you don't want aluminum pieces unless your car was designed for it. Also stay away from Aluminum arms and go with the RPM ones.