Need some direction for custom 1/24 crawler

[bluemonster]

I am starting with a 1/24 scale model body, and working from there. I have wanted to do this for a long time.

I plan on building a brass tube frame, using solid axles and a 540 motor for ultimate torque.

The chassis will not be a problem, I have made them before. I an make any parts that I an get work, I just need some help seleting parts.

I looked at the TLT-1 today, and am very impressed with the solid axles it uses, very nice, and would need very little modding to make them work. Are there any other solid axles out there that could be used?

What about tires and wheels? I want to keep it as scale as possible, so I am thinking aluminum wheels and the nie meaty tires that are out for the Mini-T.

Any suggestions?