Even if you do not change anything, you can run it. The stuff we are telling you is all stuff that will improve the vehicle and resolve some basic shortcomings. But you do not have to do all that to run it.

The Traxxas shock upgrade is pretty simple, but there is a little bit you have to do due to the larger size of the Traxxas shock. Check this thread.

[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7371275]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=7371275[/link]

Some people have done that mod and only put on four shocks instead of eight. I did all eight because I like jumping and do not like bottoming out when I land hard. But it does make it pretty stiff.