you'd be surprised how much lowering the front will help. i would still go to a +10-12 if i were you, but if you get that +8 setup a little bit better, it will make a huge difference. try a 13" shock up front, assuming you have stock geo front end, and try to get your swing arm as parallel to the ground as possible. if you swinger is pointing up, it will have a tendency to lift the front up and if it is pointing down, it will have the tendency to push the front end down, which you don't want either.