You've placed me in an awkward position Blaine. You had just completed installing a new Savvy mid-arm suspension with high-end reservoir shocks into the Unlimited so I climbed in expecting that same great handling & ride I experienced when test driving one of your early mid-arm installations. It did not disappoint & as I said, I'd love to have one in my TJ. When I win the lottery....
As I told you after getting back, it of course handled great & had an overall ride that would put a new Jeep to shame. I did however notice, to myself, that it was a bit stiff on some sections of road which I just attributed to the new shocks. Now that I know, perhaps a contributing factor was the LR E tires, I don't know since my butt is not able to tell the difference in slightly stiffer tires vs. slightly stiffer shocks when both are present at the same time. I completely agree it handled great, of course, and its ride quality was definitely excellent. So I will say it rode well enough that I'd swap that entire suspension with what I own now. Would I like it even more with my present LR C MT/R tires? I'm guessing/assuming I would.
Something else I learned from you today about tires is how it is nearly impossible for tire manufacturers to predict or design in a certain ride quality. I thought by now they'd be able to dial in pretty much any ride they wanted by now. Nope, it's apparently as much art as it is science. Cool you also had that tire discussion with Walker Evans. One of the nicest gentlemen I've ever had the pleasure of talking with. He has that unique quality of treating complete strangers he meets like old friends.