Test.
With all this talk about height, I wonder where you are going.
If you are going to drive roads in developed countries, you can match the height of the largest delivery trucks and get through almost anywhere but, if you are thinking about going off sealed roads there are other factors to consider.
A lot of vehicles I have rescued off road are tall and the reason they have got into trouble is that the owners have been worried about tipping over when the track is around the side of a hill and they have driven somewhere else and come to grief. The other scenario is a steep road shoulder and they fall over into the roadside drain. Go somewhere where earth roads get wet and soft and one side sinks and you can end up with the truck lying down.
If you are thinking about going anywhere where the roads are earth there is a very good possibility that you will encounter a sloping road or very deep ruts. If you want peace of mind, test your loaded vehicle by setting up some big restraints over the top of the box and jack or lift with a fork lift to the balancing point and make a small pendulum inclinometer for the cab so you can see if you are safe when driving in these places.
Al.
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