The bugger of getting more ground clearance is it requires larger dia tires more than anything else, which is what pushes you to get the lift kit. But once you get larger dia tires, you've effectively changed your gear ratio. If you want the same gear ratio, you need to crack open both differentials to regear. While you have the differentials opened up, you might as well go with a locker. And then you start thinking, well if I'm going to all the trouble of doing a proper lift, I might as well go with big enough tires to make it worth while, and then you start looking at break upgrades, and adding some hp...
It's a slippery slope that can get real expensive fast.
lol.
He's trying not to scrape the bottom of the 'burb on the trail, not jump cars.
Put a leveling kit and 33-34's on and you'll be fine. If you're going to go with 35's, you'll probably need a 3-4" lift. Then you can start to dig into the diff's.
