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Originally Posted by DrKnow65
going aluminum on all the suspension components to lighten it up.
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I think you'll find that the alloy parts are actually heavier than the plastic. Weight aside, I would stick with plastic anyway. It can flex a bit and bend back, once the aluminum bends that's about it. Also, plastic is cheaper to replace so if/when you do bust an a-arm no big deal.
Good start on the buggy, it's cool how even older vehicles can still be awesome when you throw a solid brushless system in there! One upgrade you may want to look at is big bore shocks. They will help a lot, especially if you plan on using the hefty dual 4S 5000mah battery setup. I had those same 13mm shocks on my Jammin (funny how they actually used to be considered big bores!) and replaced them with Hyper 9 17mm big bores, but there are lots of other popular ones too like the Ofna 16mm, or HotBodies. Many can be found for cheap on Ebay.
P.S. Cool little snake you have in the background there! I have a few ball pythons myself. Awesome creatures they are.