...until contract finishes [knock on wood] and then its back up north for me. The freeways and roads on PV peninusula can be pot-holed and bumpy with a lot of very poor quality roads, either the state highway people don't like LA or the roads are too busy to fix! Anyway leaning toward the KYB MonoMax since I don't do any real off-roading and looking for a compromise choice? Thx again, steve