Mark,
I'm not going to be a great deal of help but I'll try.
Dave Seace (hangar-mate) suggested we try replacing the stock shocks with spring-overs. Well, I've never had any experience with shocks so he took it upon himself to find some VW baja dune-buggy type shocks but it turns out the springs are too long and too mushy for my lard a$$. So I went shopping on the internet and found what I think was a really good deal on some springs. I'm going to Wauchula this weekend with the springs and will try to see which (out of four sets) will do the job best.
There doesn't seem to be an 'off the shelf' shock that just replaces what's on there already so it seems to be a trial and error thing.
But I found a good place to get some springs if you're interested and know what you want. Heck, I didn't know what I wanted and ordered three sets (then the guy throws in another set) and with shipping it only cost me $40.00). So it will still be a little while before we know which combination is going to work best.
Of course, the Wauchula Morons are the best! They know their stuff and are always willing to help. (They'll all go to Heaven!)
Send me you email and I'll zap you the link to the site where I got the springs.
So I can't give you anything firm but might know much more next week. Depends on what gets done on Saturday.........
Best of luck,
Trez
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