RE: Monsoon wheels
Check out AKA racing and their line of 8th scale pre-mounts. I run these on my truggy (RC8TE) and i love them. I've also had several other customers with the Monsoon and the Avalanche to try other wheels. I have found that the 1/2 offset works best with proline wheels. I have had the standard ones hit on the spokes.
They are slightly taller than stock, but the footprint is narrower.
MOmo