Just saying hello. American living in Perth, Australia. Proud owner of a 1997 XJ 4.0L Automatic for the last 3 years. At the moment pretty much stock but if I get my way not for long.

Looking for some good recommendations for mods to start out with. I'm not a mechanic but I'm happy to learn. Will remain DD-ish (Have a motorcycle for my work commute and the missus has a car) but want to make it a bit more capable off-road (lots of beach and dune driving here plus a bit of crawling)

Thinking (bear with me I'm a Jeep newbie):
3-4" lift
new tires to suit lift (what size can I go without having to fork out money for new rims as well?)
replace front & rear bumper, possible spare tire carrier for rear bumper
electric fan conversion (find it runs pretty hot , especially in the sand)
snorkel kit (not so much for deep water but will help on some of the dustier tracks which can be a problem here)

open to suggestions...

 

giddy mate, welcome..hows aussie treating ya, great place, great people. used to live on the goldcoast few years back ,nice spot... try this link for aussie 4wd stuff http://www.4wdaction.com.au/ cheers mate the kiwi

 

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