BIGdaddy
Expedition Leader
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I love my Currie steering but its beef and strength far exceeds the stresses my driving style and terrain place on it. Overkill for my situation. I would have been well served sourcing V8 Grand Cherokee parts as an upgrade...food for thought. 10-4
On the topic of Junk Yard Jewels, there are lots of YJs, TJs and XJs showing up in the junkyards with SYEs, keep your eyes peeled. One more plug for the V8 Grand Cherokee, front springs are a nice upgrade for XJs. They have a little higher spring rate and net 1.5-2" lift. You can adjust your total desired lift with a 3/4" or 1.5 inch coil isolator. I was just introduced to this fact recently, thanks for confirming it!
BTW, I'm running 245/75-16 on 3 inches lift and 3.55 ratio and find it to be a very good combination for a double duty rig. I think you'll be happy with it.
thanks for the info on the tire size. great to hear. I was fan of tall and skinny ever since i saw f-250 highboy on pizza-cutters when I was a kid. When I saw a series land rover for the first time, I was smitten.
I have two sets of 15's that I'll need to swap out/sell/get rid of, but I find the 16's simply have the sizes I'm interested in.