For backyard bashing I would look at the Arrma 4s or 3s rigs in all honesty, the 6s rigs are a bit big for a backyard. I would have to look for the fix again but the leaky shocks are a cheap and easy fix and you might look in to getting a different radio.i dont really do a lot of "hard bashing", mostly just fooling around outside my house with my kid brother. the highest jump is probably 6 feet, max. is there a different truck that you think would suit me well?