A slight bow is good, it helps prevent the springs from rubbing on the frame. Too much bow and it starts rubbing on the bump stop tube. There are some egregious examples of bowing springs on
jlwranglerforum. Having an adjustable track bar helps recenter the axle. The
Rock Krawler spring perches are only $30 and serve as cheap insurance from the oem perch collapsing. Does every mopar lift have a bowing problem, definitely not. Is $30 cheap insurance to make sure it doesn't happen to you, undoubtedly. While swapping springs isn't that hard, I'd prefer to do it once and be done.