Not sure about ricelands, but it makes sense really. Most coils, especially stiffer/more aggressive ones, are using shorter springs by default. That usually requires a shorter shock body and rod.

Ex. a lot of the performance oriented miatas are running something around 7" springs, compared to the stock springs which are 14" free on the NB (depends on front/rear and they are much shorter when actually installed).

I don't understand. The soft Ricelands would be gear for snow the body roll will keep it from sliding. I guess you could raise it too.
2 year warranty!

In adverse weather, its more about the driver and tires than the suspension really.

then again I never see snow

I'll be getting some cheap coil over setup soon. Will be looking a bit more into these, and FMs V-MAXXXXXXXX.

Purely street use though.

I'm supposed to be helping. a friend install Fm v-maxx tomorrow. He waited 2 months for em. It's a 1.8 NA, we'll be using NB top hats and rb endlinks.

Not too much worried about any wait time (unless it's like a year). I know FM has been having some issues keeping the V-MAXX in stock. Saw this on the website:

Please note: these have been extremely popular. The 1999-05 and 1990-97 NB versions are backordered. Orders placed now may not ship until October. The 1990-97 model are in stock and ready to ship.