Welcome to the forum, I definitely agree that the commander is like the American defender 110. I recently visited family in England and I was drooling at every defender that drove by. Over there, many are farm trucks that are dirt cheap, the parts are also very abundant and cheap. It's such a shame that the airbag laws prevent any post 1985 defenders from coming to the U.S., making the old ones quite collectable and expensive over here.

The OME will definitely be what your looking for as far as lift height and durability. With the rocky road 3/8" on-top-of strut spacer and F-150 Monroe load levelers in the rear (which will also help prevent sag while towing), you will be sitting at just around a 3" lift. This is the setup I'm currently running, it was quite a step-up from my daystar spacer lift which barely gave me 2" of lift. The OME HD will allow you to fit up to 285's with a bit of trimming, but most are running 265's and still do the pinch weld mod because of how easy it is and to prevent any possible rubbing at full lock. As far as the pinch weld mod, it is no big deal, just a small piece of metal that pokes out in the wheel well and can be bent back quite easily, there are very detailed write ups. Right now I have 265/70/17 Goodyear wrangler duratracs (load E). They are a really nice mix of all-terrain and mud-terrain with an aggressive look and after 12,000+ miles they are showing very minimal wear.

Here are some links to the major aftermarket sites for our Jeeps:
http://4xguard.com/ (owned by Jeepin-by-al)
http://thesteelarmadillo.com/
http://tacticalarmorgroup.com/TAGSto...a/Default.aspx
http://www.rocky-road.com/commander.html

What engine and 4-wheel drive system do you have?

-Ross