thanks for the sc info....

as far as what junkyard stuff fits....

nothing in the front, but tj coils fit the rear and give about 4" of lift. aerostar coils will fit, but will lift 5-6" and there's no way to even that out up front. front end can only be lifted a maximum of 4" without dropping the a-arms and such (lot's o work as nothing is available).

the Sportage comes with 4.78 ring gears in most US models, so the 4.62's would be a step down. also, the sammy and tracker ring gears are max of around 7" i thought, the rear Sportage ring is 7.5" the front is 7".

and one last thing- i was building a 4" suspension kit for the Sportage for 5 years. i have sold maybe 20-30 (i didn't keep many records). now that i've quit, everyone wants one, so, i think i'm going to get back to it very soon. i'll let everyone know when i'm ready.