ive never heard about taking the shocks off and seeing what kind of flex i really have. thats not gonna hurt anything is it?? cuz yea it is my daily driver too. and no the brake lines are okay, i relocated them so they arent a problem.. and my shocks i have now are rancho 5000
No, it won't hurt anything at all. I actually DD'd my truck with no rear shocks for a few years. As of now, it still doesn't have shocks on it