You can get the ford sas shocks for 115 dollars each new and some eibach springs of 450 . Fox 2.5 that ford uses are 360 a piece same eibach springs use your top hats. And buy the new bump stops. Ome is owned by Monroe in Australia. For the type of off roading your talking about just get...
My base no add on was 31 grand 2door and my wife's black diamond mid package 4 door was 46 grand back in 22. Ford sent me 2500 back on the base. You can't get a base anymore a 2 door big bend is 40 grand . Kelly blue book has the base at 40 grand used..
You don't need a lift to fit 35s just remove the crash bars if you stay with factory wheels go with a 35 11.50 17 . Here is my base on 35s and some ranger wheels I had . I also have a black diamond on 35s with steely.
I have a base I have a 10 percent grade I have to go up just to hit the main road and the snow plow won't plow it. So it gets ice over .slippery mode stock tires goes right up it. I now have 35s on it and wheel it in slippery mode does very well keeps up with the SAS package.