Where do you guys race at? I will help you try to answer some of your questions. Both sprockets are pretty easy to change, you will need to get a few front and rear sprockets like a 13-16 and 39-42 will cover everything. I have never had any luck with running stagger in my tires, the banshee is not heavy enough to really get an advantage from it like a micro or sprint car. I have never liked to strap my banshee down I use my shocks to adjust the hight of the bike, I have couple of sets of shocks and it depends on how the track is on my shock choice. I have a afco rear shock with a no-link -3.5 lonestar swing-arm, the shock is compression adjustable for weight transfer . The dura-blue sway-bar works great and it is a must. Hope I answered your questions if not let me know how I can help you.