Hello everyone! Firstly, I’d like to ask for help. Secondly, since I am newer to crossout I don’t know a whole lot, so please correct me if I’m wrong about something.
Now to the main meat of what I wanted to talk about: How do I break through the 8k PS threshold without excessive bloat? I’ve been using MG’s or AC’s mostly and I find that I either get to 8k PS with a ton of extra junk slapped on or I’m just shy of it. At best, I can field teal MG’s/AC’s, and the best cabins for those I have are the Harpy and the Ermak. The harpy is pretty light on tonnage, but Just barely misses the 8k mark with what I have, currently clocking in at 7206 PS. The Ermak, I usually pair with the MG’s for the cabin bonus specifically. It clocks in at 6807 PS. Below I have screenshots of both parts lists. Any advice you could give is welcome.
Just a coupla general thoughts.
First, breaking the 8k threshhold with teal and blue weaponry may very well leave you bruised, battered, and feeling sorry for yourself (I’ve been there). 
At that level, you’ll be fighting against players/bots with gold and purple weaponry. It’s understandable to aspire to higher powerscores, but you have to have the right firepower to have a fighting chance. As an example, I had a 4 x R37-Adapter build. The build was somewhere in the low 10K range, and it sucked because the Adapters couldn’t match what I was facing. 
I dropped it back to a 3 x Adapter build, compacted it accordingly, and while I forget the PS range it’s in now (probably mid 8k), it’s at least playable. 
Some weapons were just not meant to shine at higher ps levels, the exception being some ultra-skilled players who can make anything work, anywhere.
Secondly, when you can, get the Hermit wheels. You’ll never go wrong using a build with Hermits, and as someone advised me when I first started playing, they’re considered “OP” for medium wheels, and they still are. The faster you go, the more damage resistance they have, and their tonnage limit is very good. They’ll keep working for you as you go higher in PS. Also…it’s a good idea to put steerable wheels on both the front AND back. Yes, steerable wheels support less tonnage, but in exchange, you’ll get a tighter turning circle which makes for better maneuvering. I made & still make alot of 6-wheel builds using a steerable Hermit at each corner, and a pair of non-steerable ones in the center to give me the tonnage.
Hope this helps. 
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I have noticed that, I tend to get swatted around and beaten alot, no matter what I’m using. I have ideas on what I would love to build, but coins are my main limiting factor for that. I play the market to the best of my ability currently, just takes time to get materials together to get anywhere really.
8k is easy compared to 4k, no pro seal clubbers there, i find enemies are much easier to deal with on 8k.
if you feel constantly smacked around, stop putting yourself in that position, buy a doppler and enlarge your minimap to full size, go for speed and burst damage, instead of face tanking.
