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After a long battle with the snap ring (I just haven't mastered the pliers, nor feel I ever will lol) Also, to find out after the fact, I never needed to mess with the snap-ring lmao I finally got off the related parts and scrubbed all the contacts with white vinegar. And this was after I couldn't remove anymore grime from the contacts The horn works!!!! I don't know if the cruise control does, for I am still waiting on a slave clutch cylinder to arrive. Thank y'all!!!!

Man, that thing is clean! Does look funny with the little tires, though. 31x10.50R15 were optional on these, so they should fit without drama. That's what I'm running. Your speedometer will be a little out unless you want to try and track down the right cable drive gear to correct it. You may need different UCAs if you go past about 2", both for alignment and for ball joint angles. If it's strictly a roadfinder, you may get away with leaving the steering linkage alone, but it's not a strong design to begin with, and lifting them makes the geometry worse. There are a few ways around this. There's a Jeep spring a lot of people have trimmed and used in the rear (front springs for a V8 Grand Cherokee IIRC). I think there are (or at least were?) a couple of purpose-made options as well. Or you can get spring spacers. The torsion bars take time to settle, so adjust them a little at a time, drive it back and forth, and see how they settle out. They're easy to overshoot. I about Carolina squatted mine trying to level it. Also make sure the truck is well supported while you're at it, IIRC someone on here (or was it the FB page?) stripped the adjuster and damn near dropped his truck on himself. I adjusted mine with the truck on stands and the wheels off the ground because ain't nobody got time for that.

Here's the outcome of my rear spring replacement from the stock springs with 2.5" lift spacer with the 9449 springs. Went with the 9449's due to the load rating.Side by side, they are basically the exact same height as the stock spring with spacer. On the truck however, the new springs give a much increased lift. See pics. No cutting, just direct replacement of original setup. Measured original setup prior to changeover, and the truck was sitting around 34" at the top of the rear wheel well. After install, the truck was sitting close to 37". Jumped on it a bit and took it on a 10+ mile drive, including off-road to settle them in. Final measure was around 36.5" after the drive. We'll see if they settle anymore. Slight rake but not so much that I can't stand it. Actually like it after the drive helping them settle in. Thinking it will be perfect for towing. Ride on these springs was surprisingly great. They handle the bumps great and even though they are much more stiff than stock, the ride is very comfortable. Bumps are felt minimally, much better than with the stock springs/spacer. More like a well tuned sports suspension if that makes sense. Overall, it's only been about an hour but I highly recommend these to anyone looking for a novice lift with improved towing capacity over stock springs. Thanks again for sharing this and allowing me to chime in and contribute! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk