Thanks for the info everyone. The kit was not put together very well.Lots of binding,Grease on the bearings which attracted lots of dirt etc.Just finished most of the rebuild,much smoother now.As for the dogbones,one thing I noticed.The shocks,at full extension,seem to create a big angle between the outdrive and the axles.Seems to create lots of binding there.Not a problem at ride height,but in the air could be a problem.Will try limiters for this weekend. Re-inferno,no bashing,just racing. The springs were just an emergency fix at the track as we had one dogbone chewed up.The old associated bones used springs so thats what came to mind.Thanks for the earplug tip,should be a much better fix.Might go with the cv's anyway tho.Will post more on the gearing after this weekend.Cain,am running the integy 19 turns.The dual magnet ones. Might try a mod too.We'll see how it does against my Cat.(Schumacher).lolThanks again for a great thred.Will post on the other sites when time permits.Mario.