Agreed about the springs, and I'm sure that Trooper springs are prolly an R&R, and also softer. I'd be MORE tempted to pull a stock front and rear spring from the VX, and send 'em off to a spring winder to have the stock springs evaluated, and a new custom-wound Variable Rate set made for me. I've already committed to buying a set of stock 16" wheels from another member; that should help some (plus personally, I think the polished aluminum and the style of the '99's looks better on any VX). I probably WILL also switch to the Rancho RS9000XL's; I like the idea of the adjustability (And NO, I WON'T be selling the stock shocks!). BTW, the General Grabber HTS is getting rave reviews for a street tire; got myself figgered for a set of those too!