i'll tell you right now, funk, if personal testimony counts for anything, the poors man's lift makes a big difference. I put it on, and then had to take it off, and it made a huge difference: the way it looked and the way it rode. I love the way the X looks with the PML. And most other people notice the difference, too. For 50$, its unbeatable.
My PML was the reason i bought my 3" lift.