Have the full gamechanger set metalcloak on mine almost 30,000 km now. Absolutely NO problems and in am running almost all day long in rural land.

 

I'm wondering if I should just go with the 2.5" coils. I really don't want to buy a new DS.

 

I have the 2.5" coils. Gave me 3.5 in the front and 3" in the rear. Right now I am bumperless in the front and it's 3.75". 55-lb bumper in the rear plus spare of about 80lbs. I did not change my DS yet but I did do the exhaust spacer.

 

If you take it off-road, it won't matter which coil you go with. It's the "extended" length that matters. The 2.5" are only slightly shorter when fully extended and both the 2.5" and 3.5" will fully extend the ARB shock. When fully extended, the drive shaft will be resting heavily on the exhaust.

 

then don't get a lift ... you will need one eventually

 

I already have a 2.5" AEV but just wondering what kind of worms I'm opening with a 3.5".

 

Are all the DS the same?? I won't need exhaust spacers if I do the DS right??

 

I can tell you from my own experience that the 3.5'' MC lift is fairly tall. It's quite a bit taller than a friend's 4'' lift. The taller you go the faster you'll need to replace that driveshaft. Even with a 2.5'' lift I'm quite sure you'll get a good amount of lift out of it. You could even run 37's with some flat fenders easily on the 2.5''. Just some food for though.

 

I just want to make sure I get more lift than my AEV 2.5". I don't really like the stance with the 2.5". Looks too squatty to me.

 

If you get the 2.5" coils and the 3+" it gives you are not enough, you can easily swap them out for the 3.5" coils for about $320 and sell your 2.5's. It just depends on how much weight you have on your bumpers, but you'll definitely get more than 2.5".