Aye, Chris does some pretty awesome parts for the E-savage and Flux, the 1/5th scale Flux based Desert Boy is a beast.

My next set of wheels and tires won't be 1/2 inch offset. It is too wide with those on, almost square at the moment. Also I don't know about bashing, it's certainly tough as heck, though I built it to race unlimited MT at the track. With a little bit of massaging it could even make a fairly decent speed run truck. Certainly be lighter than a comparable truck anyway.

The handling is *stunning* by the way. Steering is ultra precise, grip roll is non existent, those shocks are just perfect... It may be slightly too short but a RB2X chassis would sort that out. (look it up on Chris's site)