the tekno axles are worth it as my mamba monster twisted the stock ones like pretzels,the strc mount is okay if you fill in the holes with silicone sealer,but the king hedz one is better. i think this is a fun truck but there is no way the traxxas people didnt see the probs in the design.the main ones being dirt access and part failures. since they offer the mamba set up as an option and had to run it they knew the weak spots....however i do have two of them and they are a blast.....
