Just before my recent trip to Northern California I installed a "MULFAB" spring and thrust bearing in My +8 Bitsa ('98 chassis). I did the same routine. Installed Mulberry Spring with out rebound spring, measure and cut to fit. This is about as good as it gets for Me and My +8 Bitsa. However on very rough roads it was "BANG", "CRASH". On very rough roads "Suplex Kit" was more compliant. As I did not have the ability to switch from one system to the other My comparison of the two systems is rather difficult.