i say get the 3racing shocks because they are VERY VERY high quality shocks they never leaked on me and the shocks are SUPER SMOOTH
they never leak when you get into some crashes too !!
they shock SHAFTS are touch but if you do bend some you can easily replace them with the ASSO stock shafts
i have these shocks on my rc18 and they work very well ..being able to fine tune my suspension
i had my set of shocks for about 1 year now and the o-rings were never replaced and they are still working liek new
here is a picture of my rc18r shocks (i didnt like the blue so i deandized it and made the blue parts RED!)
http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t...t=DSC00966.jpg