I'm gonna jump in here and say softer shocks are stupid. May as well run worn out shocks. I wish I could get a stiffer shock than the 4600 off the shelf. Shocks are valved to a narrow range of spring rate. Going even softer puts them farther out of their operating range with stiff torsion bars. My vote? Install non cranked half ton bars with the 4600 shocks so they have a chance at doing their job. Ever notice how new shocks vs old seem to mute sharp edges bumps? They dampen the impact. One might even go so far as to call them a dampener. . .