Currie
Enterprises' claim to fame is their front and rear ends, so John pulled
out all the stops to make the Fire Ant cutting-edge. Up front, a trimmed
Ford 9" heavy-duty housing was utilized, complete with integral skid plate.
A Currie High Pinion 9" third member with 4.56 gears and a Detroit Locker
keep the driveshaft up out of harm's way and relieve steep driveline angles
at the transfer case. The axles are 35-spline, and one-ton knuckles were
used for strength. Let's face it; with tires getting bigger and bigger,
wimpy Dana 44 or Jeep CJ knuckles and axles don't cut the mustard anymore.
Wilwood disc brakes all around stop the TJ on a dime. 
In
back, a Currie High Pinion 9" with 4.56 gears, Detroit Locker, 35-spline
axles and a cut housing for ground clearance ensures that the Fire Ant has
no rear end woes. In order to clear 37x12.50R15LT Goodyear Wrangler MTR's mounted on 15x8" Centerline Hellcat wheels with Champion Beadlocks, John used his custom triangulated Currie rear suspension with coil springs and wrap-under long lower rear arms. Up front, the custom long wrap-under lower arms were used also and we can report they work beautifully. Coilovers from Swayaway, instead of separate TJ coils and shocks, were utilized.
The original steering column was burned to a crisp, so John installed a polished stainless column and steering shaft from Flaming River. AGR provided it's Rock Ram
