Holy thread resurrection Batman!
I'm recovering from back surgery, so I have nothing but time on my hands as I recuperate. And I'm lift shopping. And I've read a zillion threads on them.
Regardless of whatever I choose, I'll be doing an AAL in the back....I need the additional payload capacity. So my thinking is that I could do the BDS and use a 3" block in the rear with the AAL. Though 5-1/2" is more lift than I want or need, it does look crazy sharp, and it'll settle a bit when I add the winch bumper and a proper rear bumper. And the BDS is complete. No need to add a differential drop or new end links; it's all there. The only "extra" is the wheel spacers, and the eventual need to get bigger tires that won't look ridiculous with that much lift. But for starters, it's $3,500 for the lift with coilovers, $115 for the AAL, and $230 for the spacers. Call it 4 grand plus installation.
Or, for a couple hundred more, I could do the Icon Stage 4 with a 1" rear block and the AAL. Still need the spacers, and I'd have to add the diff drop and longer endlinks. Install should be much, much cheaper.....Hell, I could do the rear shocks, AAL, and blocks myself.
I don't "need" the lift, inasmuch as I need to bring the front end up to match what the rear has to be raised due to the AAL. So the Icon setup makes more logical sense. And it'll make it more parking garage-friendly. And the "off-roading" I do is primarily dirt/gravel roads and forest trails....Nothing terribly gnarly.
But damn that BDS looks good.