I'll agree with everyone about the ride. I wasn't sure what to expect and worried that the ride would be more truck-like, but I can't see how the ride would be better without ORG--it's really smooth. I don't think I'll be in an off-road situation to need the skid plates often, but it's nice to have them--who knows, there seem to be a lot of retreads on the interstate lately. I do think the hill descent will be useful, along with the e-locker.
Since most people replying have ORG, what PSI are you running on the Falkens? The sticker on the door says 32. When I was driving it home from the dealer, the pressures were in the mid-to-upper 40s, so I imagine they had it around 40psi cold?