i have them on mine also, they are narrow - you can put much behind them like the stock ones.
i use molle bag and have attached for stuff and keep small items behind
Stock before anything i had bump steer and was scared to run too fast.
I put evo lift on with 37's got upper and lower control arms , change steering stabilzer out to fox and track bar out to rancho. I can run 80/85 down road with one hand on wheel and don't worry about bumps, hit em and keep...
"I also have all the Mouser part numbers to build a "license lamp reverse lockout" if you're interested. Reversing at night without those stupid bright lights is a game changer!"
If you have the tazor this is an feature you can turn off from the menu settings.
Sold my GMC Sierra crew cab fully loaded 3 years ago, don't miss it.
I can haul anything in my jeep i did in gmc, get same in some cases better gas mileage with my jeep then did in GMC. I have 4.5 lift w/37's just got back from Colorado and got 18.8 average from texas with 4 people in and bed...
Sorry didn't read through all the post, mine was kinda same from factory.
Once i went to a fox steering stabilizer and rancho track bar, night and day difference.
I have evo lower control arms now, metal cloak upper control arms w/37's and a 4 inch lift rides great bumps, dips, pretty much...
Took me like 5 mins to put on as it sit, no lift or adjustments. Actually prob 10 mins as i took off and painted black then put back on. The gold color stuck out to much for me since i have my fenders cut.
Why regear with just a lift?
I run evo 2.5 and 37's still stock gears no issues.
These 8 speed transmissions do a good job if you recalibrate tire size.
i know 2 people that run 40's and 41's on stock gearing.