Has anyone had any luck using shocks from other manufacturers?

for the mt and st i hear that 1/8 buggy front shocks, from pretty much any manufacturer will work well.

One of the easiest to do besides the 1/8 buggy type is a shock for the T-maxx... That is what I used... Make sure you used the spacer from traxxas to get the offset correct... Otherwise the top of shock will rub on shock tower......I run integy with remote resevoir... they work great.....