Guys - I'd really appreciate your thoughts and opinions here. I got myself into a bit of a pickle.
I originally put on the RPG adjustable off-road collars for the front. I then decided that I wanted actual springs instead of the collars up front, so I went with Geiser springs up front. However, the original shop that put on my RPG collars didn't keep my original retainer clips, so when the geiser springs went on, they had to keep the RGP collars on as well, but lowered them as low as they can go (1"). Between the Geiser springs and the RPG collars, my front went from 39.5" to 43". I've since ordered the this ICON leaf spring kit so that I can raise the rear to better balance the truck out.
I also have a winch up front. Not sure if that matters here.
Here's my dilemma:
I'm on the stock wheels/35" KO2s. Right now, as the truck sits with the 2.5" Geiser springs and RGP 1" collar up front, the front sits at 43". The rear is sitting at 41.5" (it looks really dumb right now, but this was my only choice since the shop didn't keep my original retaining clips for the front. This is temporary until the ICON leaf spring kit arrives). I have since managed to acquire the original retainer clips for the front. With that said, I have two options here:
1) Ride Height Option 1 (on 35" tires): 42" front, 42.5" rear
This setup would be accomplished by replacing the front RPG collars with the factory retaining clips. This will put me back down to 42" for the front. For the Icons, install them with option 1. That will put the rear at 42.5". This option will be pricier since I'll have to pay the shop to swap the front RPG collar for the factory ones as well as install the rear Icon leaf springs.
2) Ride Height Option 2 (on 35" tires): 43" front, 43 3/4" rear
With this setup, I would keep the RPG collars, geiser springs up front (nothing touched here), and install the Icon leaf spring kit with option 2 (raises the rear by 2.25"). This option is a bit less costly since I'd only be paying for the rear to be adjusted.
I don't do any towing, but I do occasionally have to haul around a 300 lb snow blower during the colder months. In the grand scheme of things, I'm not going to worry about the labor cost difference between these two options. I'm just concerned that option 2 may look a bit disproportionate on 35s? Or do you guys think that will still look good on 35s?
