Looking at the pics of the new 4" pack, the second leaf down from the main is what OME sells as their AAL.
I'm glad to see that they started doing this. The old packs basically had the main leaf, then what is now your 3rd leaf down bolted to them. This did not give enough support to the main...
I don't remember his screen name, but the green one you posted was built by the owner.
I don't think too many people actually pay someone to chop the top on their Cherokee. Shop time is extremely expensive, and you may end up paying more for the fabrication then the vehicle is even worth...
Well, I think your springs might be a little flat, either that or you keep a metric s**t ton of crap in your jeep.
I strung a line from the front spring eye bolt to the rear spring eye bolt and measured down to both the axle tube and the bottom of my pack.
From the bottom of the pack was 5...
Now start pricing out all the adapters, headers, and wiring to make it possible.
Not to mention all of the consumables that will go into a project like that. Not saying an LS isn't a better engine, but definitely not cheaper when everything is said and done.
That's what happened to my OME packs. Except, I think I got almost 2 years out of mine.
If you look at the way the pack is assembled it becomes apparent that a main leaf failure is inevitable. The secondary leaf just isn't long enough. There's too much leverage on the rear of the leaf, and...
That really comes down to who's doing the inspection. Some mechanic's will bust balls, and some won't.
I hate ABS. So, every vehicle I've driven that came equipped with it, got the ABS relay removed. I've never had a problem with inspection due to that.
I've got four Cooper STTs in 33x12.5 R15.
They range from about 30-50% tread, and come with 15x8 soft 8s.
Looking for around $400.00
edit:Oof, just checked and you're about 6 hours away.