Well horizon finally called me back...
rep said just because "i keep reading it on the net" doesnt mean there is an issue and losi wont do anything about it unless there are hundreads of them known lol. after i mentioned the people i talked to and the people that pointed me towards horizon and that i can provide proof of purchased truck, all the sets of diff rebuilt kit i have bought and what the truck is doing then he said he will ship some out.
this is hopefully until losi resolves the issues, but i got a set of ofna ones and im trying to find a set of teflon ones locally to try them. if i find a better solution to this ill give the ones i get from horizon to someone that needs them