Ok now we are getting somewhere..
I understand that there is no shock that is off the shelf that will be perfect unless you are just going to go put around in the sand or go weekend wheelin. I was more getting to the point Jason made about what brand offers the best head start to a good race shock... I am gathering that Bilstein is the leader in this race.
As for the tuning... I dont think we are miles apart on our thinking but you could be a better writer then I and also have lots more hands on experiance. Is there any kind of forumla/ratio/chart/baseline that someone could go off of to start the tuning? Is there any tech help offered by Bilstein or am I on my own?
I am thinking of getting a set of Bilstein 9100 series coilovers with RR, they are 14" and 17" travel. They also offer some factory valving now in 180/75, 275/78, 360/80, and 255/100. Should I get them with one of the factory vavling or not and do my own?