well i was one of the first to get an LST in the UK. I try to defend it as much as i can, but basically it has faults. you just have to decide if you are willing to fix the faults.
the arms are definatly weak, cannot beleive you havnt had problems with them.
but at the end of the day, i decided i wanted the best truck. sure the LST is more expensive, but once the faults are fixed its definatly the better truck. even the most die-hard savage fans would be hard pressed to say the savage is a better truck than the LST when they are both hopped-up.
personally, if you hop the LST up then its a clear winner. if you use them both stock, then its a close-call. the LST would still probably be my favourite, as alot of issues with it have been fixed. (when it first came out, it was to be honest, a mess, so many faults, but its alot better now!)
when you get RPM arms, titanium turnbuckles, rollbar is just f'kin unbeleivable. at the last TM bash i just kept sending it full throttle off the biggest ramp, because i knew it could handle it. the RPM arms make a HELL of a difference.