So I finally decided on an on road car and bought a Tamiya M-06 kit. I purchased the full baring kit and the aluminum dampers. I set them up with 40wt in front shocks and 50wt in rear. Other than that, I am looking for any thoughts or advise for the initial set up prior to taking it to the track.

Harley that is a good starting point. Just make sure you ride height is around 5mm and up. One black o-ring in each of the front shock and no o-ring for the rear. If you have a heavy speed control try to mount behind the battery.

Tim's car was traction rolling turning right and it was his speed control being too heavy.

Battery forward with a shorty? I'll try that!

Question for the Mini drivers. I am putting shims in my M-06 and wondering how tight to get it. Right now I have the front suspension arms so tight that if you push them up, they will not fall back down on their own, but with the shocks installed, they seem OK. Is that too tight?

That is too tight. The arms should drop back down.

Cool. Thanks! I will pull out a shim.