Hard to say on the ride comfort, trimming the bump stops made such a huge difference that I was rarely hitting the stops before the lift. What's interesting is that a lot of members have reported better ride quality after their 3" lifts, but by cutting the stops and doing a 1.5" lift I've effectively created the same spacing without the additional lift and associated suspension geometry change.

I've debated going from amber to white so many times I couldn't even count. Maybe I can convince Billy to let me try out his clear triangle markers to judge the difference. For now I'm holding off because I'm planning on having my calipers spray painted orange at my first brake service (that's right ladies and gentlemen, 11 years on and I'm still on the original pads and rotors). Got to keep with the Virginia Tech theme.