wooly, when you have the fra in the middle and sitting on the sled was there equal spacing on the top and bottom. You said in your original post that you thought you needed heavier springs, lets see if you can get ride height first . If you can get even spacing on the transfer rods when sitting then we have ride height , when adjusting the fra you change spring rates and dampening . By getting the transfer rod spacing make sure there in there standard setting and go from there, you do not want the space on the top to be to small you suspension will couple too early and result in a harsh ride. The shocks that you have should have been the same valving that was offered to 02 viper riders as a upgrade were supposed to offer more compliance in the small stuff but sacrificed some bigger bump characteristic ex, easier too compress and no rebound dampening which makes it feel like your being thrown up when traveling over some bumps, shocks were more towards the easier riding crowd. Sorry to ramble .