After doing a lot of reading and testing, I came across something I thought I would share with you guys to make your day.
The center bushings in the AE shocks cause the shock to bind. We have discussed this in this forum. I found it doesn't just do this when the shock is at full extension, but it also does this when the shock has to change direction.

The bushing is 3.6+ mm thick. I found that if you sand it down to 3.45 mm and then slightly break the inner sharp edges (edges on the shaft) with a body reamer, you can make the shocks much more consistent.

The end cap on the bottom of the shock is a little tight as well. Again... just simply taking a body reamer to the inner edges relieves this as well.

Your shocks will build better and you will be able to match rebound as well.

The on track performance is significant.

Have fun!
TEX