I'd go pre-runner and baja the crap out of it! And still get decent hwy mileage. Some nice dropped spindles and some really long rear springs.
The guy I get my parts from has a truck just like that and has more clearance under it than a stk 4x4 and gets really good mileage with it. And he takes it to Sandlake dunes all the time!
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