Budget baller maybe?

TailhideTJ

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Alright so let’s start, just got a jeep tj from my best friends dad who is a higher up in warn. (No not given I bought it but boy I felt like I stole it) they had it sitting in there backyard for 5 years now with a seized motor, eventually I asked and bought it… then let it sit. Anyways pulled it out and decided it needed a clean up and needed to rebuild it.

What I’ve currently done:
- pulled out of the weeds and washed up
- warn aftermarket front bumper and winch (okay so maybe this was my birthday present)
- new radio (well really just had to rewire it)
- rewired the fuel pump, turns out thats what my fuel problem was
- pulled and rebuilt the motor (should’ve swapped it I know)

What I want to do:
- Zone lift kit with fox shocks (heard it was good for the price and I’m trying to ball on a budget)
- 33” tires (probably mid range to start with)
- sye kit

What I hope to accomplish down the road:
- long arm kit
- 35s
- engine swap, any ideas?

Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!

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engine swap,

not with a budget baller 😂

V8 is cheaper then Diesel,

but my Diesel gets me 24 mpg on 35s

Hemi swaps. LS Swaps, 4bt, Tdi

you’ve got to know what you want

Does the mpg matter when you trailer it everywhere anyways