I'm a fan of regular old Monroe-matics. If the rest of your suspension is in good shape, that is all you should need for any regular hot-dogging. You should never use shocks to compensate for lousy spring rate, but often that is what Joe Carguy does.

Not only did I find KYBs to be excessively harsh, they didn't let the suspension do it's job. As a result, I was a lot less comfortable with the car. For the same reason that people want manual steering for increased road feel, or manual brakes to push it to the ragged edge, a little body roll here or nose dive there is a good thing; all that feedback lets you push it a bit farther, and keeps you from overdoing it if you're paying attention. Not to mention it's more fun - most people expect a big block monster to rear up and plow into the corners, and it's quite a show when it does.