All I'm gonna say is:

Go 6" max
Clock the t-case
Get a flat belly pan
Boat them sides
Trim those fenders, maybe comp cut the rear?
Go full width, deep gears, and strong shafts
Cage it
Then get bigger tires, maybe 38"+?

I'm not into mudding much, but that might give you the clearance you want, and will give you a dual purpose, stable rig.

 

8k later yoiu have a dual purpose rig

 

With boat siding and a lot of fender cutting you could run a 6in lift and use the same tiers you want with a 10in + lift. Then if you run full with axles and off set rims you would be with the big boys (40+ tiers). This would also keep your hight kinda low. Remember you want axle clearance not body. Leafs all around for just a mudder is cheep you don't need flex. Full hydro steer is a must. Look into combine steering! What you want is possible from a xj. If you have a welder and a brain it won't cost much and will turn out sweet.

 

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showp...&postcount=654

Mega lifted, rockwells, mud only XJ, he got a crap load of shi*t for building this thing, but kept on building it,... to each his own,...

 

Thanks for the Ideas guys. So I'm thinking going 2" more and bump stops. There was a guy out there with 6.5" and 35's and he didn't have many problems. Then agian I didn't have many problems either I was just scared of water. This is our dry season and I had water up to the floor boards, and for some reason a snorkle didn't keep me warm and fuzzy inside.

 

Check out what this guy did http://www.cardomain.com/ride/800667

 

i see it is possible but its not really practical. in the money you spend on everything else its worth it to get stuck more often. im due to transfer next summer and i will probably be leaving south florida so i would have to redue it to suit my needs of where im going.

 

awesome truck, great example of poor wheel choice though

 

looks like an all show and no go type thing.

 

YEAH id really do something different than taht but keep the lift thats deff a mall crawler and absolutly no wheelin!!

 

i have the skyjacker 8 inch with 3 inch blocks and spacers. its not a fun daily driver lol and the heims are noisy haha its cool to be sitting as high as a ford at the stoplight

 

running on stock running gear? you have any pics?

 

holy sh** does that say he's still running on 3.55 gears... must run like a sloth

 

i cant imagine having stock running gear... my neighbors kids would beat me in a drag race on there bikes lol... no im running 4.88 gears and im fully locked. i got a full cage. also all chromo axles and a 4.7 stroker mine gets up and goes pretty good on 36 tsls. ill put some pics on in a lil bit. im just finishing up my cage now