Main thing with the XL-7 is ramp over clearance, need a balance between tire size and suspension lift.
Check your rear trailing arm and panrod bushes if your rear end is handling weird. Stiffer springs like dobs or kings does help a bit.

So do you still have the standard springs in? Im putting mines through a engineer and need the standard height from ground to center lip of wheel arch on front and rear. got it from your thread but according to the difference i have 6.5" lift in rear which just cant be correct Depending on mods it shouldn't cost me a arm and a leg either.

Nah havent been, but just looked into it at moment front is pretty much stock cause of winch its only 12mm higher, rear is 47mm.

Im just looking at it as peace of mind esp insurance wise and just something to shove in peoples face if they question it, which some have. if it was over a grand i wouldn't bother, but since its less im looking at the options.

I can either stick with 2" lift and a extra inch in tire height, or go down to 1 inch lift and 1 inch tire height and just get a placard made up which is a much easier and cheaper option just as long as the tires don't rub.

i think the extra weight & length also doesn't help, my LWB with the exact same set up handles like a bag of dicks in the twisty stuff compared to my SWB.

is that with the calmini springs in it? mine handles pretty shit. have you driven the lwb calmini'd and with stock rims. only about 9999999999999999999999999billion times better with neg 13's