[Finnster]

I was thinking about the baja shocks, but I don't know much about them, and needed to look into the sizing. I've only seen them on the baja, where they look kinda small, but thats only compared to a very large truck.

My other thought was some 16mm truggy shocks.

I'm thinking if I go with a truggy arm, I can match a truggy axle. Altho smaller diameter, they've always seemed very tough and durable. I think the stock hpi gear is a bit softer metal, and I've seen a bit disappointed in how quickly the cups and drive pins have worn.
Have not seen this on my trug, even tho its hard more runtime. I figure with a top shelf part, I can prob not lose any str, and may actually save a bit of weight.

I've been on vacation, so I haven't done anything as of yet. Think I'm going to order the alu soon, and try to get a cheap set of X2 arms off ebay. Was considering buying a whole truck if I can find a barely used one for cheap. I don't see the part auctions as I am used to. Most parts are BIN, and not so cheap. I was getting whole bags of parts (like whole F end sets) for a good price for my hyper. Not seeing those now.

I was adding up all I need, and to buy drivelines, arms, hinge pins (look to be 5mm, up from 4mm) hubs, hexes, knuckles and all, it might not be cheaper to buy a whole truck and part out the unused stuff. Saw a barely used one go for $150