If your bottoming out the suspension travel, the shocks won't help much. Otherwise yes, it will help. Shock technology has advanced considerably in the last 17 years. Price wise from least to most expensive it goes like this; At the least, you might want to get some new gas charged monroes or gabriels. While basic, they are still a huge leap over regular old oil shocks. Ebrocks use a nice velocity sensitive system to manage movement. Plain red Konis are a good performance shock that will tolerate a fair range of spring rates. If you want to tinker with motion control, QA1 single adjustables can allow you to tailor the feel to what you like.