I had a similar issue at our previous home. I cut as diagonally as I could to maintain clearance of our black pipe going out the drive onto the highway. I waited to install my WDH bars until out of our driveway, either at the school parking lot if headed south or the mandatory semi truck “Stop and check your brakes” spot on top the hill going north.
Eventually, I had enough and bought a trailer axle remounting kit for my brand axle and moved my axle from on top of the springs to under the springs. Commonly incorrectly called an axle flip. That gave me almost 5” more clearance. My tires aged out so I replaced them with the next size up (same wheel diameter) gaining another .4”. I no longer had dragging concerns and would completely hook up my WDH before leaving the drive. It did require a significant change to my WDH height on my truck.
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2019 Cherokee Wolf Pup 16BHS flipped axle, 5K springs, 400AH LiFePO4, 3K inverter, 200W CIGS solar
2019 Ford F-150 S-Crew 5.5 bed V8 w/tow package, ITBC, Tow Mirrors, 3.55, SumoSprings, 7000# GVWR, 1990#CC
Husky Centerline TS WDH 400-600# spring bars
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