more progress last night and today. added the front steering rack and turnbuckles, front brace, and got the whole center diff put together and installed. i have the mechanical brakes on it - i don't plan to use them, but have them on 'cause they look cool.
not sure if they'll cause a problem on there or not.
david - we can't tell you how to spend your money, but i can tell you that you won't regret buying any Xray kit (buggy or truggy). i've done a lot of research before buying this, and i have never, ever heard of a diff problem. these are 1/8 scale diffs, and are great quality - maybe there was a bad batch of gears somewhere in the past, but i'm sure it's worked out.
i bought mike's chassis plate to stiffen everything instead of buying the aluminum braces. but even the Xray team drivers are running stock plastic front brace.
