Coilover, AAL, or Shackles?

[Cole94]

Got the notorious rear end sag on my 94 XLT. It's a 4 door and 4x4. Stock suspension. It rsags about 1-1/4" measured from the running boards.
My question is, should I do Monroe load adjusting shocks, add-a-leaf, or 1" lift shocks? I also am usually pulling a boat and loaded down with camping and fishing gear, making me swing towards the Monroe shocks. I have put a jack under the bumper, and it looks best with 2 inches of lift (to me).

What's your opinions and experiences?

 

[Cole94]

Forgot to add that it also has a bit of the gangster lean. So it sits with drivers side rear the lowest and passenger front the highest. Will the Monroe's help with this?

 

[BKennedy]

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[shran]

I put three 1/4" Bronco Graveyard spacers under my driver's side coil to level out the leaning issue and the rear was as follows:

- F150 leaf pack mod was good for 1/2" lift
- Short add-a-leaf got it up another 1"
- Monroe load leveler shocks added another 2"

I have factory shackles. If I were you I'd probably put the shocks in first, it's the easiest option by far. They will stiffen up the ride a bit but IMO it just feels "tighter"... a lot less body roll.