you must have low expectations lol

 

For real.
6 months of payments and insurance for me would be around $1200. Can even buy a good lift for that.

 

I went back to 30" BFG AT tires and have a 3 inch lift and can cruise on the hwy easily. My old 31" duratracks were huge and a nightmare on the hwy. So my regret was going too big on tires.

 

hmmm .. I have Goodyear Duratracs 33" 12.5 and I'm smooth as glass at HWY speeds. Are you talking gearing?

 

I regret not learning more about my XJ before losing an engine to the 0331 head crack.

On the other hand, that saga got me deeper into this and taught me more than I ever expected, to the point that I ended up buying an additional Jeep and will likely have others before it's over. Silver linings.

 

Not going to 33s when I bought new tires

 

U must have a perfect credit score. I got no credit at all.

 

Nope. Junk credit. Car payment 125. Insurance on 2 people and 2 rigs, 85

 

tires were too wide and drifted all over the road. Went to a skinnier tire and much better now. I have OEM gears

 

you wouldn't get a new wrangler for $200/mo unless you put a lot down on it. even at $400/mo thats only $2400....far from a dream xj build nonetheless.

 

Edit: just saw I was beat bad

 

Wish I would've saved and gone 4.5 long arms with 31s then next round of tires, 33s gears and cut fenders. Now I'm on 31s, no gears, crappy rc 3" short arm and I almost need new tires. But still drives like a dream as fast as I want and can pull a trailer down the highway fine.

 

Favorite post in this thread.

 

Lol

 

A 1987 2 door Cherokee Chief with manual trans that I was forced to leave in the desert :-(