Sorry I didn’t get back to you Brian. As you saw from my own posting, my truck was under the knife, and I was super-focused on getting back on the road. Now I’m going to be in a bums rush: I’ve got plans to head out again next week!
ive got a stack of alternator pulleys and crank locknuts, but...
Here’s an option for retaining the stock tower AND increasing shock length:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj40-and-fj45-front-shock-tower-extensions.976386/#post-10858104