looks like a good thread to add my most recent experience with more agile praise....
crawled underneath my van a few months ago to find a bent shock and both rear shocks leaking. i called john and told him my situation. he asked when i purchased and mentioned that i likely had the v1 rip kit. that was confirmed by getting him the numbers on the shocks. john suggested that we upgrade to the v4 shocks that were valved for a heavier rig. i had seen mention of that here and there on this forum and was excited to see how the upgrades would work. he also suggested that i remove the fronts and send them to him at the same time and he would pull them apart and check the valving on them as well.
i removed the shocks, boxed them up and sent them off to agile. 2 days later john calls me and give me the lowdown on my shocks. he said that the 2 fronts were fine, opposite rear of bent shock was still good and rebuildable, but that my bent one was going to be cheaper to replace. so he made me a great deal on the one replacement, re-valved the other 3 to v4 specs, added boots (due to how much time i spend in snow and severe crap weather), and shipped them back to me (with some fox & agile smarter than dirt stickers!!
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i got the box a few days later and reinstalled. took a quick test drive and was pleasantly surprised that they wernt more harsh/stiff as he said they might seem. regardless, all the wallow that had returned from the rear shocks going bad was now gone. i am camping this weekend and will be able to test fully loaded where im sure these were designed to shine. i can report back if anyone is interested.
btw, driving a van with no shocks at all is somewhat nerve racking....i don't recommend it, lol.
thought id also mention a while back i had a conversation with ramsey about the little tie rod end donuts he recommended for the quigleys to help alleviate the joints from twisting. he asked me my addy and sent me a couple to try out. unfortunately, i installed them at the same time as i was replacing a jacked up tie rod, so i cant say whether or not that's what helped it feel tighter or not. either way, i really appreciate the gesture on ramseys part to get those out to me. needless to say, im a satisfied agile customer