I have a Avalanche XTE, and from looking at the pic's of the exceed I don't think they are the same. The Avalanche and the Monsoon are the same just different wheel's, body, and a tail on the Monsoon.
I also noticed that the A-arms on the redcat are different, and uses a traxxas summit setup on the front. I have about 20 runs on my Avalanche and the only thing I had to replace is the center diff cup was starting to get a dent in it from the dog bone. I upgraded to CV's and checked the diff's out and they look good as new.
Hope this helps.