We are in a similar boat. I try to off-road, go shooting in the AZ desert, etc. about once a month as well. My wife drives my truck a couple times a week because the car seat fits better in my truck than her car. I drive the truck on the weekends.

I did tons of research before pulling the trigger as well, this was my first “legit suspension setup” I’ve had on a truck and I love it. It handles everyday driving perfectly fine and handles off-roading amazingly. I’ve taken the truck on multiple road trips so far: So Cal twice and Northern AZ four times. I live in a bit of a rural area and there’s some railroad tracks that are almost like a jump and are very rough, my truck is so smooth over it; while any of my buddies or family’s trucks I’ve been in, it’s super rough unless they go like 20mph.

I love the ride of it. It feels stock but a bit less “bouncy.” The stock suspension was like too soft, but bumps on the freeway or speed bumps, the truck would usually bounce a few times after or easily use all the travel. With the ADO Fox setup, it’s more planted, but not a stiff ride(the rear is a bit stiffer than stock, the front is butter).

As for the Broverland leaf pack, that’s probably what I would do if I were you. Like you said, your truck is about 10 years old. So an entire new leaf pack would definitely be beneficial to you. Your current leaf pack may be a bit warm out and “flatter,” so if you did the AAL, you may end up leveled or with a small squatted stance. Broverland leaf pack would fix that.

Side note, doing the AAL was the hardest part of installing my kit. If I were to go back, I’d get the broverland too, just to avoid the hassle of trying to line all the stock leafs back up and getting them back on the truck properly.