“… there is more than one right answer. More than one way to get to a goal. I don't think the factory stuff is bad either. And it less expensive for most.”

I could not agree more. Experimenting with the AFCO shocks on a stock style set up is an excellent idea. Leaf springs from my experience can be unforgiving and overly sensitive to imperfections in the road. Perhaps a tunable set of AFCOs can provide the desired results.

I am now an official customer and user of RMS and XV. I intend to continue working with them and the Mopar community to improve the performance of our vehicles. If I break something I will fix it and report on it. Anyone who runs the road coarse has three spares of everything or a trailer to get the car home. Breaking things is normal and expected. This is how we find the weak link and come up with clever ways to improve.