Originally Posted by jeepbogger4x4

yea don't go above 3-4" without tires at least 33's or bigger. you won't have to regear or anything. from what i can tell you're mainly sticking to mud right? get tires that are designed for stuff like that. don't go with at's because they don't clean out that well. i used to run them and it was like having slicks after a while. go with something like bfg mt's or toyo open country. another question is if this is your daily driver?? that'll also affect what you plan to do to your jeep. you don't need to make any engine mods, but one thing i would strongly recommend would be to do something with your airbox because it tends to suck up a lot of water and mud. since you have a 2000 you shouldn't have as much of a problem as us with older xj's have when mudding. whenever i hit a puddle and/or pit water tends to splash on my distributor and my engine sounds like **** until i clean it off. otherwise have fun and good luck with all your mods.