So if anyone's wondering why I haven't put the larger tires on yet, here's why. I've been trying to sort out some front end issues with my Alter Ego lift kit along with Geoff from Alter Ego. My problem is my front end is only lifted around 1", with the 3" lift springs installed. He says my frame height should be sitting at around 11" with stock tires with the 3" lift and I'm only at 9". My front struts are bottoming out any time I go offroad because with the strut spacers they only have about 3" uptravel. So far we haven't come to a conclusion WHY my XL7 is different than the other ones successfully running the AE 3" lift, but we're going to run a trial on the new A-arms that are part of AE's new 4.5" lift. The A-arms are designed to use the same 3" lift coils that I already have installed, in addition to a modified lower spring seat that gives another 1.5" lift for a total of 4.5". Since mine is sitting almost 2" low, it's probably not going to hurt to add 1.5", plus I gain the benefits of having my front wheels moved forward 1.25", bolt-on replaceable balljoints, and the spring is straight instead of bowed. So here's hoping it all works out, then I can finally run my big tires, get an alignment, and start working on the important stuff like skid plates and rock sliders!