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You may have to define "handle better" a little more specifically.
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After test driving a few with & without the Z51 package, I ordered mine with it. IMO the handling is night & day ... mine handles extremely well through the mountain passes 
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Check out Cultrag Performance, a forum vendor, for sway bars and shocks, they make a big difference compared to stock.
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I solved this problem with the addition of Z51 sways and Koni FSD shocks along with non RF tires and a thicker tunnel plate.
To my experience it rides better than the Z51 due to the the softer springs rates.
To my experience it rides better than the Z51 due to the the softer springs rates.
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Did the same thing and ordered the Z51 option. I laugh when some people say "I didn't feel much of a difference between the two". It's night and day! Since then, I have added Bilstein Sport shocks, Michelin Super Sport tires 265/305 and wider TSW rims, the difference is even greater. 
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Everything I've read and heard also points to Cultrag and plan to go with one of their packages when I upgrade.
No personal experience but have heard nothing but praise so take it for what it's worth...
No personal experience but have heard nothing but praise so take it for what it's worth...