Stock springs are just too soft for adding accessories...

Here's my sequence with the 2" RC lift.

Started out just fine.. front and rear fenders were just about dead even in height after the lift



But then after a few months, the rear springs settled more than the front and I had about 1/2" of sag in the rear... and this was accentuated when i had the slightest load, such as my 25lb mountain bike on a hitch rack as pictured.



So i added a set of the Monroe Load Lever rear shocks which solved all of my rear sagging problems and even raised the rear so that it was about 1/2" taller than the front without any load (important measurements here are 35-7/8 Front & 36-1/4 Rear with about 3/4 tank of fuel)



So... i was just fine and dandy...

Then I added the following:
Steel fuel tank skid
Steel T-case skid
Steel Suspension Skid
4XG Belly Guard
4XG Front Guard
4XG Rock Rails
4XG Matrix + receiver + hoop
4 Hella Rallye 4000 lights on the Matrix
Rola Roof Rack w/extension mounted on 3 steel strut channels

And now, with all of that and a full tank of gas, i'm at 34-7/8 Front & 36 Rear. Yup... that's right, I lost an inch in height up front



Next mod is going to have to be fixing this. Some options:

1) Add 1/4" spacer for 1/2" height
Cheapest and easiest... but i really don't want to add a spacer on top of my spacer for a few reasons.

2) OME HD springs in my stock struts & remove RC spacers
I'm leaning towards this right now... It's much more affordable than the alternatives, and still gives me options for later when I put on the SL

3) OME HD springs and struts for front
I think this would be the overall "best" solution... but it's pricey (can't do it right now, hell i have to pay off some of those mods I listed above yet that i broke my own cardinal rule to get-- i NEVER put mods on cards) and I plan on getting the SL next summer.

4) Wouldn't it be great if KING had those coilovers available?
Not highlighted because its not an option. But otherwise, this would be an ideal solution if those coilovers could also be used in conjunction with the SL one day.

So in conclusion: If you're looking for a 2" lift and plan on adding a bunch of accessories... might be a good idea to go OME for the upgraded springs