"good" CB antennas will always have long whips. I have an Antennex/Laird C27 on the driver side fender of my Tahoe and I will still hit things overhead like tree branches, overhangs, etc.
That being said, the Antennex/Laird C27 (or CB27) is one of the best, base-loaded, NMO antennas you can get. They don't look like a Wilson or "the other brand" of antennas so they are a bit more stealthy in that regard. You will not see any significant increase or decrease with the Antennex over the Wilson. A base-load is a base-load really, the only thing that sets the Wil apart from Joe-Blow's CB antennas is that they use a little bit better parts, so the antenna is a little more durable. Base-loaded antennas don't typically function any better or worse from each other if your SWR is good. Antennex/Laird is a very good and well-known antenna manufacturer in the commercial world, so you are still getting an excellent quality antenna.
You will notice a difference between base load and center load antennas, but you probably do not want to go to a center load on your little Blazer. It would look a little out of place on and definately not be "stealth."
But then again, so do 40m ham antennas that people try to mount on their Malibus...
which I am all for!
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