I am trying to plan out my mods by figuring out my ultimate goal. I have very little offroad experience, since I just bought my first truck, but I want to get out more and on more rugged terrain. I did some snow driving this Winter and I did a little offroad driving on dirt/rock this weekend.
I am on 32" AT tires (265|75R16) and they are good so far. I scraped my tow hitch on some dirt this weekend, but I don't care. Other than sticks and junk scraping my belly, I didn't have any clearance issues on the mild terrain this weekend (running boards still attached). I like the idea of only lifting as much as you need to avoid tire rubbing. I haven't hit any severe terrain, but I also haven't had any rubbing. For mileage concerns, I might try to stick with 32s. Does a suspension lift really benefit me?
I just bought some used front coilovers, setup for 3" of lift (still need to buy rear stuff). Here are the benefits of a SL as I see it, but correct me if I'm wrong... greater front bumper clearance with better angles of attack, higher front diff clearance, higher clearance for running boards, higher clearance for tow hitch. Maybe all of that is worth it for me, and I know I will have to decide. Is that all pretty much correct? If you were sticking with 32" tires, how much would you value a suspension lift?
P.S. I might one day want 33" tires, and then the whole game changes, I know
ETA: If I make the move up to 33s, I would be adding a 1/2" BL and then address rubbing by extending bump stops.