So I'm planing on upgrading my 89 xj on a budget and what to know what would be the beat loadout for my budget...I'm looking at spending 1000 to 1500.

here is what I already have
Rear main seal leak (suuuucks)
Cb
Pa/police sirens (idk why)
A 1 1/2 to 2 inch block on back leafs
Some very poor spacers in front
Some very crapy at tires( called liberators lol)
A rather nice brush gaurd
Some ok fog lamps

 

Do $$$ include tires? How big do you want? What type of wheeling to be done? How much trimming you willing to do? For me Tires determine lift.
Budget = Maintenance+Tires+Lift, in THAT order.

 

maintnance wise i can do just about anything.. as for tires i was thinking 31s would do for me

 

Stay away from all blocks. They just don't work well.

Instead go with shakles. I'm getting a 2" boost for 110$, used, from the classifieds here.

I'm just gonna use some parts to end up at 5"

 

With 31" tire you can do as little as 2".. I'd go with 3-3.5" Kit I would assemble or look for would include, easy to do UNDER $100:
Front coils and Rear Springs - NOT AAL or BLOCK, would consider rear leaf pack/shackle combo or bastard pack
Shocks (lifted or from JK)
Trackbar - Adjustable
Lower control arms - Adjustable
Swaybar extenders/disconnects
Rear Brake Line.

 

For UNDER 100 bucks you would have to assemble that kit out of popsicle sticks, and used ones at that...

 

unless you get them for free, shocks are at least $80; I think under $200 is possible though.

 

Yea under 200 sounds good cues I am beyond broke and would it be cheaper to buy all this seperate or in a kit??

 

Meant $1000.
And yes, you can do 3" for less than $200, but it will not be correct it will just be higher. I refuse to to anything half-assed. Springs alone would cost $300 dollars, LCA 150+, trackbar 150+, sye $250, shocks $300-400.....

This is why I only have 3" lift installed on my XJ, had 6" when I bought it. I do have parts to add 2.5" of functional lift, including bigger tires and gears. But because I am missing a couple parts to do it RIGHT, I wont go any further yet.

 

it can be done but you still got shippinghttp://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchan...ode=sus_xj_kit

 

So this includes the tires and wheels???

 

yes it does according to the ad never called and asked but 90percent of my lift is from the great guys and nice out come,when you call them you actually talking to the guys who make and wheel whatthey sell not a guy driving a honda civic sitting behind a desk pushing buttons all day,and made in the usa keeping our money in our country is good

 

That sounds great I'll propobly do that

 

shipping a little high but i think there products are worth it jm2cw call them alot of the time i get rusty him self really nice guy love bs ing

 

I bet it is quite exspensive to ship all that and sound like they have good customer service witch is something you won't get from a giant corperation