You can have all the power in the world, If you can't get that power to the ice, you might run in the back of the pack. The swaybar really helps out. I raced for a year without one and just tied my suspension down. I have a trail port and I run stock arms for now I also run ebay stud spacers. I would like to get a 4 mil crank soon. I will post pics when I am done with this years set up.