Keep in mind that these "professional" shocks are usually modular and rebuildable. You can often find used ones for half the price of new, and a little bit more to refresh/tweak them will get you a very nice shock at a decent price.
I still need to get my Penske installed, but I'm expecting to notice less from it than from my <$150 budget spring upgrade (RaceTechs in the forks and NewGen shock/spring in the rear) over the stock parts. Just getting springs that actually match your weight is a huge improvement, more so the further off your weight is from the stockers.
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