Yes, I agree, the ride is SO MUCH better. I did not see really any power lost at all, not enough for me to even notice, I looked for it but didn't feel any !!!! I agree with you on the wider stance over the narrow. As far as the painting your rims, DON'T, you will be sorry, know a feller that did it and he hates his self now, ended up purchaseing another set, no paint would stay stuck on the aluminum rims enough to even talk about. NOW, they make spray, that a man uses down here, I will get the name of it for you. It's kinda like a aluminum acid spray I will call it. Doesn't matter how " dingy " or " crappy" the rims look, dirty, tarnished, whatever.Sprays the rims, waits just about two minutes, and washes it off. Looks like a mirror & shiney new again.He is really big in the ATV / UTV thing. Gets his rims looking crappy all the time for he lives & plays in the mud and bayou. My new tires measure 27 1/2 inches tall. Have to check the pressure, think it's 9 or 10 lbs. Going to put some SLIME sealant in there today sometime. Slime has saved my butt many times over in the thorn thickets down here in the swamps ~~~~~~ Get a thorn, pull it out, and the Slime seals it, or should I say, did all the time on the Honda Rubicons ~~~~~~