Ride is too harsh

If the OP hasn't already addressed his problem 2 years later then I would be suprised.

That happens when people bring up old threads. But it was a good thread.

The OP did put the Monroes on the car and was happy. I think he posted the results in another thread. You'd have to search the OP posters name and thread near the time of this old one.

Anyways, the Monroes did the difference for him and for his personal tastes.

IMHO, the 215/45/17 tires had too small of a sidewall. If you took a bone stock new SUV and put rubber band sized tires on 24" rims, you'll get a similar result. That results bothers some people, and others it does not.