Hi everyone!
I have a '91 XJ 4.0 HO 4D Thats totally stock and I'm looking to spend around 2,000 on it making it tougher, faster and more trail ready.
I was wondering if anyone had some advice on what to do? I'm mostly gonna be driving logging/skid roads and wheel around in the snow. I don't want to go over a 30' tire because its my daily driver and I still need some MPG's.
Just looking for some tips on brands of tires, breaks, intake/filter and chip, small lift kits and stuff like that. Any advice would be appreciated!

 

Welcome!
A budget boost type lift should get you enough room for those 30s and not break the bank. Recovery and armor is always one of the first things anyone planning to wheel should do. Skid plates and tow hooks would be on the lighter side with bumpers and sliders being more hardcore. For more power I've heard good things about bored throttle bodies and injectors swaps but haven't done either one personally.
Happy wheeling.

 

Since you dont want to go more then 30's
i think a 2.5" lift or a 3" lift are god options for you to get great articulation
Old Man Emu makes some full leaf pack and coils quality lifts
Boring your throttle body is a great start to performance upgrades, chips are not worth the money for the 4.0L...
also a high-flow intake and high-flow and quality exhaust is also the best ways to get more performance out of the 4.0L
depending on what route you want to take especially with little lift and smaller tires skid plates and recovery points are very recommended.
good luck and any questions we are here!

 

Being on Long Island I really buy jeeps for snow. No trailing where I live. So I did the 2" budget boost with pro comp rims and a 30x9.5x15 pro comp all terrain tire. The pro comp tire in my opinion is very quiet on the highway. This setup has had lil if none on my mpg.

I have a whole new exhaust. 2.5 tubing, hi flow cat and flowmaster 50.

 

all good points. Small Lift, good power reccomendations,

you mentioned driving on logging/skidder roads. thats a muddy wet rudded mess=fun get some recovery equipment to. a winch maybe locker.

 

Thanks for the advice! What about a really durable tire? I don't mind road noise or a rough ride, I just need a tire that can handle alot of gravel and not get slashed or totally chewed in 20k miles. I've heard some good stuff about the BFG KM2 and their AT. But if there is something else out there that isn't 1,300 dollars a set or more I'm fair game!
And would boring my throttle body screw with my Throttle position sensor? Thanks again!