[dieseldawg142]

52's will give you more travel, & a bit smoother ride. if you throw 52's in, you prob wont have to lift it, they will usually give you 2-4" depending on what kind of shape the springs are, & what kind of bracket you use.
and STEEL blocks are totally fine. have a set of 3" blocks on my crew. truck weighs 7600 lbs empty, just over 10 with the camper on, & 14 000 with the quad trailer & camper. been running them for almost 10 yrs-zero issues
i also have a set of firestone airbags in it, cause i too hate that tail-dragger look when loaded or towing. if you do serious 4bying with airbags, use quick release hardware so you dont rip them apart if you get all twisted up