Thanks for the suggestions guys. Definitely some food for thought. I probably should have been more specific and stated that most of my driving is bashing. While I do hit the track, it's more for fun than for competition (i.e., a place where there's nice groomed jumps and banked curves for go fast, go high action!).

Having said that, I do enjoy spending more time driving than repairing broken parts (upgrading is another story!), hence my reason why I'm willing to drop some cash on this project for a decent, durable set-up.

Thanks again!

Chris