well ... poop ... replaced 2" BDS springs with 2" BDS spring and got a 3.25" lift
picture below is just the front leaves swapped, and it's almost level with the rollers n 40s! i ended up taking out the 4th leaf and she squatted another 1.5", so i'm good with leaving it at a 1.75" lift for now. should settle down another 1"+ after the first run or 2 hopefully.