Nice, I didn't know the rising storm tranny was all metal in stock form. I wonder why associated, duratrax etc don't do the same on their buggies and STs...
However the 5.5r is quite a different animal than the ss5800. Still, all metal might be able to handle it, I wonder if anyone on this board has tried this combo.
On your remarks of bulky vs skinny chassis, wouldn't that make the dark impact mor fragile though?