No. I’ve done both but your bags of stone analogy doesn’t do anything other than help plant the rear end. I set my fronts at 1” so it’s almost level but a tad of rake still. There’s no doubt an improvement. My driveway is very narrow and turning out of it, it’s pretty impossible to not jump a wheel over the curb. The front would rock back and forth for seemingly forever. Now it just lands. The whole truck just feels more planted and I really like it. I’m not justifying my purchase. I’ll admit when I’ve wasted money, I’ve done it many times on cars. This upgrade… I think is around $350-ish total should be a must do for the T1 Silverado (non-trailboss). Again I have 18’s. Maybe the ride on 20’s would turn me off.