[whynot]

Back in the 1980's I put a set of Pedders "sport" dampeners into my XC Falcon. It was a big mistake in that it made the front suspension really choppy. Like I had put in a massive anti-roll bar. Towards the end of my time with the XC, I replaced the "sport" dampeners with standard gas dampeners. The improvement in ride was remarkable with no real loss of handling. A close second was installing polyurethane bushings in the rear suspension.

However, other suspension mods worked out OK. Installing a rear anti-roll bar (my model XC was fitted with one). Upgrading the front anti-roll bar. Replacing the dampeners (once I had figured out the right ones to use). A really big improvement was having the steering box out on the bench and the Ford Dealer follow the book process to remove all of the free play in the box.