traded a 99 kawi ninja 600 for mine, already had the lift.
replaced
carb
timing chain
bat
alt
clutch
both axles
adj trac bar
tierod
shocks
draglink
tires
and a bunch of junkyard parts
pretty much replaced everything but the motor and tranny
waaay too much money and waaay too much of my time

 

Pieced my lift together for 175, tires and wheels were 375 used, but sold old stockers for 125 and then bought full set of stainless brake lines for 80.

175
+375
-125
+ 80
-----------
$505 net

not a bad looking rig for the money spent.

 

1997 4x4 - $1500 (June 2010)
TTL - $175
Repair/Maintenance parts - $1000

So, total is $2675 and every single thing on the Jeep works properly.

 

Bought lifted 5" with 34" Super Swampers TSL, Jeep Wheels, lights, and 50k miles on rebuilt 4.0 engine for $1800

By January should be about $4000-$5000

 

$2600 for "J" Zeep (that's his name)

$25 new rear hatch shocks
$180 New water pump(installed)
$265 New Cat and O2 sensor (installed)
$660 New Tires (Sam's Club Wrangler Duratracs @ $140/each)
$460 2" lift Daystar blocks/OME medium duty leafs (myself with friend's help)
$41 Rear diff fluid swap (myself)
$21 Front diff fluid swap (myself)
$100 New tranny filter/fluid (installed)
$100 A/C Recharge
$300 New radiator/thermostat (installed)
$70 New rear shocks (myself w/work discount on parts)
$80 alignment after lift
$59 glass pack (installed)
$43 Clear blinker covers(all 4 in front)
$25 Center console insert (jy special)

that's all $2429

so $5029..... So far....

 

$500 for the jeep w/275,000 now its close to 300,000k
$500 wheels and tires
$175 home brewed lift with shocks and stuff
$20 glasspack with $1.90 tip from pull a part
$15 new ignition key thing
thats about it
$1200 and it can go anywhere and its my DD

 

Wow....
Well bought it in 05' wit 70k on it.
Paid $5,500 for it (closer $8,000 after interest)
$450 lift
$1,200 in first set of tires
$1,000 in second set of tires
$2,200 in a "new" used motor at 137k ($600 labor)
$100 new radiator
$60 CB radio
$150 cat back exhaust x's 2
$60 injector upgrade
$30 various "Jeep" stickers
$45 cai

I'm getting depressed... enough for now. Someone else do that math I'm scared to!

 

Too much.
3200 to buy it
800 in maintenance
700 first lift
400 first set of tires and wheels
200 intake
200 exhaust
800 tires #2
500 lift #2
400 locker/rebuild
Long arm upgrade...enough
300 Shocks
Tires #3 800
Lift #3 1200
Diff covers 200
Now I'm spending close to 3000 for axles and another 2000 in tires and beadlocks. And 1000 in cage and other metal stuff
Oh forgot some
100 winch
200 bumpers
200 synthetic line and new hook
I think I'm done? Maybe not. It's never ending

 

2000 xj
300 full magnaflow exhaust system
350 stainless headers
300 afe intake
150? Chip
150 bored tb
400 tires
300 3" lift
120 all lights
150 18" sub and amp
110 interior stuff
800 new front bearings, shocks, alignment
....ehhh done thinking about it

 

Bought a 89 xj for 1400.00
put 250.00 int to it to keep it running
bought a nother 89 for 200.00
swapped that motor in to the first xj
total=1850.00
then bought a 90 with a 5speed for 250 and sold both 89's for 2500.00
so now we ive made money =400
bout 4 bfg km's for 100 and a fab tech 4" foft for 350
did a head gastket for 30.00
so now im at =80.00 spent
I then sold my 90xj for 3500.00
so that puts me at =3420.00 in my pocket
I then bought a trx450r for 1500.00and traded it for a yj and did a v8 swap that rang in at 900.00
total is now =1020.00 still in my pocket
i then traded the yj for my 93 xj
after a alinment 55.00 and now the new dana 44 locked with 4.56 and dana 30 locked with 4.56 = 500.00 and a alinment and new breaks 100.00
my new total is 365.00 still in my pocket .
my math may be a lil off but im sure its close .

 

so far about $350 including the jeep ($225)

 

Jeep was 4250, got 2 tires installed for 280, and I'm currently having the radiator replaced for 312...bleh.

 

Lets see here:
Jeep: $3200
Lift: $1500
Wheels: $500
Tires: $1000
Injectors: $40
Alpine deck & MTX audio amp: $125
Hella lights: $70
Roof basket: $125
CB: $20
Alignment: $40
Maintenance: Approx $200
Miscelaneous: Approx $150

Total: $6970

 

Updated

$2600 for Jeep

$25 new rear hatch shocks
$180 New water pump(installed)
$265 New Cat and O2 sensor (installed)
$660 New Tires (Sam's Club Wrangler Duratracs @ $140/each)
$460 2" lift Daystar blocks/OME medium duty leafs (myself with friend's help)
$41 Rear diff fluid swap (myself)
$21 Front diff fluid swap (myself)
$100 New tranny filter/fluid (installed)
$100 A/C Recharge
$300 New radiator/thermostat (installed)
$70 New rear shocks (myself w/work discount on parts)
$80 alignment after lift
$59 glass pack (installed)
$43 Clear blinker covers(all 4 in front)
$25 Center console insert (jy special)
$12 new spark plugs
$337 Window tint
$460 Rims/caps/lugs/valvestems/balanced(twice)
$240 CD Player


that's all $3478

so $6078..... So far.... God that's more than I thought....

 

Im only 1300 into mine total, bought it for 200, few things here and there and im where i am now. ill post pics soon