FWIW I did a "mid travel" setup on my first gen tacoma that spent most of its life on pavement. It was my DD as well as road trip mobile for climbing trips, most crags don't really need a very off-road capable vehicle.
2004 Tacoma 4x4, Icon 2.5 extended travel, Icon billet UCA, Icon remote resi rear shocks. I did it at about the same time you did when the stock suspension started to wear out. Did it perform well? Yes. Was it a good value? No.
The only issue is that the truck is being handed on within the family and having the Icons rebuilt or the uniball replaced in the UCA isn't something you can have addressed at any shop.
Good info. I can’t do UNIBalls because of the winter weather and road salt.
And shock rebuilds are an inconvenience too. For that reason I’ve also considered Bilstein 5100s and be done.