Not a tradesman; but a home woodworker, and mill my own lumber. I also own a rural getaway rustic unibomber cabin which needs maintenance.
Lift kit was delayed by nearly nine months--first for King Coil Overs which took 6 months to arrive, then the GM extended CV Joints took another three months. I think all the parts are in, and yes, barring further complications, the truck will be lifted to accommodate the long travel King Coil Overs within a week or so. I'm not a lift guy, so the lift will be functional for the shocks only, the minimum amount of lift necessary to accommodate the shocks. Actually the stock Z71 has a modest factory lift which gets over all the boulders on the forest service roads I travel and is good enough for me. I think the GM lift is just a 2" lift block above the springs, although I'm not sure. I assume my 4WD shop will remove that lift block and with the new control arms and wheels, it will be lifted to the absolute minimum.
I do like the idea of the King long travel reservoir shocks which can be dialed in to the weight and stiffness one needs, then dialed back for street use.
Per the lift kit manufacturer, they recommend 33" tires, so at their suggestion, I will install Method One wheels and an all terrain type tire. The wheels are in.
Waiting for AEV light brackets front and real (for BajaDesigns cubes). Waiting for Fab 589 compressor bracket.