Did a few rides [about 100+ miles] in various conditions [dry, wet, mucky] on different kinds of road surfaces [mainly broken asphalt, some smooth pavement] in temps ranging from 50s up to 92.
I'm thinking the change from the hydraulic 105 2 piston to the Hope 4 piston using 160mm rotor achieved the targeted goal of greatly reducing the brake shuddering effect.
as a secondary goal, I'm almost certain that it has reduced the dragging pad syndrome.
what I have also noticed is that the expected brake squeal during the wet conditions hasn't been a thing. It might be premature for this last part, but if it does happen, then I'll try updating this thread.
Only changed the front caliper, as the rear has not been an issue.

The Hope caliper does grab harder if you want it to, but doesn't seem to impact lever modulation. Only hard sudden tight squeezing of the lever may result in an over the bar experience.