I do spend a good bit of time in the mountains on some rough forest service roads when hunting and fishing (not to mention to snow) Just a matter of time before I damage the valance as low as it sits, any distance I can get it raised will be good. Also, I really don’t like the appearance of how low the front of these trucks sits. I like some rake but stock is too much nose down.
I'm impressed. The Metal Mo 970 comes in 0 and +18 offsets; which did you choose? Is it tight on the sides? That is, would a 285/60 (.3" lower, .5" wider) or 296/60 (.1" lower, .75" wider) have fit? 285 is the OE width on the 22" wheels.
The rake is probably a fuel economy item like the aluminum spare wheel on eTorque Hemis.
Not sure what the OEM wheel travel is. Saw someone on the Ram forum say 6" in the front and 9" in the back. That sounds more passenger car than off-road. That a 34" fits at normal ride height is amazing. The TRX I believe uses a Dirt King long-arm suspension and FibrewerX fenders to fit 37s; I believe the tire adds most of the lift with 13" of travel. Dodge used to sell the suspension and fenders as a prerunner kit. The one on the left is a 2019 from the FibrewerX site, on the right a Prerunner kit.
Getting the tall tires in without taking away droop sounded like a good thing. However, ground clearance is more important.