Spooner

At the end of this year I will be home on leave from South Korea for a few weeks. I am looking forward to putting a little bit of money into my XJ. As of right now; Its still on the Drawing Board.
My Parts List:

Rough Country 6.5" Long Arm Kit - http://www.roughcountry.com/jeep_xj_6xla.html

Slip Yolk Eliminator - Part of the Rough Country lift. Will i need the CV drive shaft with this or no?

Motive Gears Through Rough Country - http://www.roughcountry.com/gears/jeep-xj.html - 4.88's if I run 35's and 4.56's if I run 33's is what i understood from the suggestions. Or would 4.88's be good either way? Also either way I will need a front carrier for the D30 only, Correct?

Sway Bar Quick Disconnects - http://www.roughcountry.com/swaybar-...nects_1128.php

Extra Questions:

Is there anything else that would be suggested to get?

What tire size? 33's or 35's with trimming will the 35's rub at all?

Also I want to run a locker in the rear. I have heard a few things about Spartan lockers and Aussie lockers: my only question is, are they any good? They are cheap is the only reason I ask. I am pretty set on keeping the D35 in the rear. I do not wheel super hard and no rock crawling. Going to take my chances on this one.

One last question I have is I want to have a locker in the front that can be engaged/disengaged. My friend had an XJ with a cable locker in the front. Does anyone have any feedback on them or if its not a good idea?

Thanks. Appreciate all suggestions. Trying to get all of this figured out so I can have it all sitting on my doorstep my first day back home.

2KXJJEEP

i did 33x12.50's with 4.56's and its great for dd and weekend wheelin but i kinda wish i would have went with 4.88's

Spooner

Why 4.88's? I never considered those for some reason.

NorCalJeep

4.56 is safe for 33s and if you plan to go bigger (like 35s) it will be good too. I 'd go with rubicon express kit instead of RC. Serious offroad has good prices for RE kits.

Atmos

I'm running 33's and 4.56's with auto trans. I wish I had 4.88's
so you're gonna swap out that rear axle right

Spooner

I'm running an auto trans also. Dont know about the axle yet. Is the Dana 35 even worth putting anything in? I was thinking of buying a D44 to put under it.

jeep19xj91

surprised nobody said anything about wanting all rough country stuff yet. Yes you will want to swap the rear, a dana 35 is not worth putting any money in and the size tires you want will be a death sentence to the 35

jeep19xj91

get a 29 spline 8.25 from a jy, its a direct bolt in, easy to find and can be had for a dime a dozen. You will find that in a '97-'01 XJ

Spooner

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mr white

I am running 4.88s on 33s but I have a 5spd. I don't know what the final gear ratio is on your automatic, but if you're running 4.88s and it's 1:1 final you will be limited to about 65mph.
RWKhaussupply in the vendor section has gears and install kits for cheap. I recommend him. You'll need a front carrier. I recommend either the 29spl 8.25 or the d44. It would be easier and cheaper to find a 29spl 8.25 though.
You don't really NEED the relocation boxes. Get the rear leaves in with some weight on them first to see if they will help or not. Sometimes the RC leaves are too short (length wise) in which case you'll need either boxes or sliders/rear tire carrier/cement bags in the back.
Don't need the steering stabilizers either.
The only thing I like about RC winches is the wireless remote comes with them. I haven't seen any reviews on them though. Jeephut has engo winches on sale for cheap, $289 shipped for the 8k I believe it was.

RWKhaussupply also has spartan lockers at a sweet price. If you're locking the front on 35s I'd look into chromos, which he also has for a great price.

At 6.5in of lift you'll also need a SYE. HNT from iron rock offroad is the cheapest.

jeep19xj91

http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...relocation-kit If you want shackle relocation brackets, look into these. Much higher quality and better design than the RC boxes. Also very similar cost

ZINGGG

I'll just throw in that you don't need dual steering stabilizers. You may not even need one if you set up your steering right.

Spooner

Updated the Main Post.

Atmos

No rock crawling at all? then whats the point of locking? Selectable lockers are all in the $700 range
What's the point of gears or a high clearance lift. 3.5" on 32's should take you through any dirt trail you can find
Regardless, locking a D35 spells trouble. Wheel it open

Spooner

I don't usually rock crawl I mainly wheel in the woods. But there has been time where I wish I was locked. Maybe just a locker in the front then. I want the clearance because once again some of the places I have been another couple inches lift would have made the difference of not scraping and having to turn around.