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yossarian19 · 12-26-2012, 07:43 PM

Yep, Jeep did build a few soccer-mom 2wd Cherokees and Grand Cherokees. Not many but enough.
I'd bought a Speedway-sourced CPP Power Steering Conversion Kit a while back, which I plan to use, that would mount a C10 steering box on the truck. Not as many parts as the Jeeps get but should be a few pitman arm options.
If I ever get off the bench & in the game on this part of the project, I'll probably use heim steering for the drag link or tie rod or both.
I keep going back & forth on whether the additional cost of switching to WJ axles is justified by the benefits. Alot of the expense is in wheels to match the 5x5 pattern, most of it (650) is in front & rear ends. Then again, I'd be gaining a lot of brake performance + using ball joints instead of king pins.

12-26-2012, 07:43 PM	#5
yossarian19 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nevada City, CA Posts: 908	Re: Crossover steering w/ leaf springs? Yep, Jeep did build a few soccer-mom 2wd Cherokees and Grand Cherokees. Not many but enough. I'd bought a Speedway-sourced CPP Power Steering Conversion Kit a while back, which I plan to use, that would mount a C10 steering box on the truck. Not as many parts as the Jeeps get but should be a few pitman arm options. If I ever get off the bench & in the game on this part of the project, I'll probably use heim steering for the drag link or tie rod or both. I keep going back & forth on whether the additional cost of switching to WJ axles is justified by the benefits. Alot of the expense is in wheels to match the 5x5 pattern, most of it (650) is in front & rear ends. Then again, I'd be gaining a lot of brake performance + using ball joints instead of king pins.