great . wish we would have more trips here with just friendly people not competing only with one another.
lift sure will help, it will help save bumpers and just give you that needed clearance, sometimes those extra 5cm can be just enough. and i love looks those cars with lift.
what i can say form my small experience when i went with local forester club to some trip , some where not lifted some where lifted 1-2cm and i was 5cm plus larger tires, and i never had problems on even deep ravines when others got stuck and needed to push or pull from places. that ground clearance just gives you more options and keeps your bumpers safer if you still driving with those.