Maybe i'll try the losi shafts or do a bit of a search another time... (have the girlfriend here this weekend... she's a flight attendant =D)

Thanks for the advice on the shimming mate - will make sure to organise that - do you have a link to a place that sells the shim kit i need, and an SS hex head screw kit? =)

for now tho - i picked up the last diff one of the LHS had in stock - was a bonus, as i won a drift comp a short while back, and scored a 50 dollar gift voucher, so it really only costed me $22! =)