Hey Bren, I haven't said "hi" for a long time so... "HI!" Do you still have the original shocks? Or replacement original shocks?

I met a local VXer recently and he let me crawl all over/under his VX and then he took me for a ride around the block. His VX rides quite a bit smoother than mine on the factory original shocks (and I have the softer Rancho XL9000s!) Our unmodified spring-helper-bump-stops-whatever seem to sit at the exact same position so.... I'm pondering on why they ride so differently.

Now I'm curious if brands of tires, inflation pressures & various minor differences between hand assembled vehicles may make a difference ranging from small to big.

(BTW, I think his local '99 Astral may be up for sale soon... I'll add more input if he posts it.)