Axel-Flip questions

It's purely aesthetic. 5mph is the "speed limit" for wasteland weekend since there are tons of people walking around.

I don't think air shocks will give me the height I'm after.

Front will remain low. Want it raked.
Better to just put Hellwig bolt on helper springs. Than to put all the load on the shock mounts. The shock mount areas are not designed to carry a load.