I'm considering trying the Ranchos out just to see what that's all about, but the VX's ride doesn't really bother me. I'm pushing 70K miles on the original shocks and I rallycross the truck too. So far so good. And the stock shocks aren't adjustable.

I have always hated driving cars with that floating feeling - I like to feel the road and get that feedback. Soft shocks compress to their limit more easily. Stiffer shocks may give you a harsher ride, but it takes more to fully compress them to the limit, and like Isuzu said, these things were made to "go farther".