if you want cheap gears get a set of axles from a 4 cylinder jeep cherokee they have 4 tens sometimes , you can find them for cheap beaing a 88 you may not have to get a sye

 

hmmmmmm really i might call jw jeep see if they got any 4 cylder jeeps thanks man

 

Don't forget the drop pitman arm. 4.5" lift here, no SYE, no problems, yet! True, if you work on your diffs, install everything! If you can't afford it, wait. Your mpg won't be noticeable. Steering should be priority. I ran 31's and did not noticed the mpg. Regeared when I got 35's.

 

well my buddys got at 96 sport hes got some 33s on it and his power compared to my jeep with 29s is sad his jeep has no ***** and he has the HO.he gets stuck in stuff mine will roll right thru idk im pretty set on regearing i got a budget of about 5k so im gonna just build bumpers now that i fgured out how much the diffs are gonna run me

 

OP, your stating things in a "have to" fashion. You do not have to do a regear and locked diff!!! Those two things are very preference (and money) based! The things that really need your immediate attention are the steering and driveline:
Lift it: make sure it drives really well. If not, make the necessary steering and driveline changes. THEN worry about gears (still very minimal issue on 31's or even 32's cause it's your DD and not a trail rig) and a locker.
Spend the money where it NEEDS to go: making sure there are no driveline vibes and steering issues! Idk, my two Lincoln's..

 

thanks for all the help ill definetly look at the driveline and steering first