Dean

Jeff,

Your setup pretty close to what I'm looking at for myself. Including it being
my wife's daily driver. <lol>

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/8108/p10100029du.jpg

I take it that you've not towed anything with your Grand? There's a lifted one
for sale down the street that I'm going to check out this weekend. Maybe
they'll let me take it for an "extended" test drive.

Dean



On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:54:47 GMT, "4X4PLAY" <jrhiltz@eastlink.ca> wrote:

>Hey Dean...I have a lifted ZJ 4.0 on 31's and I don't think I'd want to tow
>with it unless it's a V8 Grand especially when it comes to hills...
>The build consists of....BDS Upper and lower adjustable control arms, Front
>coils moved to the rear and replaced with 4" Rockkrawler coils, 4" Skyjacker
>Nitro shocks, BDS rear track bar relocator, Rockkrawler adjustable front
>track bar and the new design 31" Cooper STT's
>The Grand is a very sweet ride around town and on the hwy(wifes daily
>driver)...other than the stiffer suspension, I would have to say I preffer
>it now over stock for ride, she tends to be a lot more responsive....and off
>road she ROCKS!
>Grands are sooo hot lifted and even hotter with a pretty lady driving! ;)
>my wife now wants a decal for the back window that says "This is NOT my
>husbands Jeep" lol
>There's a pic of the ZJ in my sig.
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>Jeff '03 TJ & '95 ZJ
>http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/554/gardenpic0lh.jpg
>http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/8108/p10100029du.jpg
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>"Dean" <no.email@papernapkin.net> wrote in message
>news:28u1i195jg636t11al597ongrvki270bsa@4ax.com.. .
>> OK, let's get this out of the way right up front <g> I like my comfort.
>> So, with
>> that said I'm trying to figure out if it is possible to build a Grand
>> Cherokee
>> to do a good job around town, on the freeway and off road on Moab style
>> rock
>> crawling, say 3+ to 4 rated trails. But wait that's not all! <lol> The
>> Grand
>> also needs to be the tow vehicle for my TJ. I've got something in mind
>> like
>> this.
>>
>> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/Ready2Go.jpg
>>
>> Only with a trail capable vehicle in the lead. So the Grand pulls the TJ
>> to the
>> trailhead, the two vehicles are separated, tires aired down, sway bars
>> disconnected and then both go up the trail together. At the end of the
>> day
>> everything is reversed for the trip back home.
>>
>> Is this even possible? Is the Grand up to this sort of use and what about
>> towing a heavy lifted TJ with a lifted Grand. Even though I like my
>> comfort, I
>> like my life even better so I'm not interested in building some sort of
>> death
>> trap.
>>
>> Dean
>> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/
>>
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