Suspension advice

Great info! Thanks! Now what bars and sway bars do you recommend?

Just Suspension sells their 1" torsion bars for around $200, I have a set in my Duster. Pretty compliant for a 1" bar, not harsh at all. I'm actually planning on going bigger.

PST sells a 1.03" torsion bar, I saw them on eBay for $220. They're also a site sponsor here. Link here

Hotchkis sells a 1.03" bar, and Firm Feel sells 1", 1.06", and 1.12" bars. But they both charge well over $300 for those.

I think either the JS or PST bars would be a great choice, both will be a HUGE improvement compared to what you have now.

As far as sway bars go, again, anything would be an improvement. I think Hotchkis makes the best bars, but they also cost about twice as much. They're tubular, so they're lighter than solid bars. Hellwig is also making tubular bars now. Addco is the least expensive, but they're solid bars. If you're not going to be autocrossing or road racing, any of those bars would be fine, even in the smaller diameters available. In the front I wouldn't worry about going big on the sway bar, even with 1" torsion bars. In the rear, if you go with XHD style 6 leafs you can go with a pretty small bar, those springs are already pretty stiff. An adjustable rear bar would be best (hotchkis, hellwig), but again, if you're not road racing, anything would be a huge improvement.