X2 on the 91-95. Don't concern yourself too much with mileage on the 4.0 unless there are obvious problems. Same with the transmissions. If you look and are patient you should be able to find a good Xj relatively inexpensively.
The floor pans rust and if you get one with a lot of electrical options you can expect a lot of electrical problems. Once you cut the doors off you will find that all those options become rather silly rather quickly. (you did say you were going to wheel it right
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If you do find you ned to replace an engine cost will depend on a lot of things. Are you going to do it yourself or pay to have it done? Buy a new longblock or shortblock or stroker, or get a used engine? How good at finding deals are you? Are you willing to do a rebuild? Really depends on how much you want to spend.
Good transmissions can be had for a couple hundred bucks. Pretty easy to swap yourself, just a little heavy.
Hope you arent planning to commute very far, these things don't get the best fuel economy and with current gas prices... and wheeling your commuter can suck sometimes. I did it for a long time but when i got a different DD, I found I was willing to try more difficult obsticles and have less pucker factor.
Small lift kits can be pieced together pretty cheap, I mean like a couple bucks cheap if you do you homework, know the right people, and are patient. Or you can shell out a couple hundred for a 3" AAL bla bla whatever that you are going to replace in a year.
lets see what else... you don't need a D44. You think you do but you dont. There are a lot of other rear axle options available if you wish to upgrade from what your Jeep comes with. If you like to play in the mud, as you screen name implies, you dont necessarily need the strongest axles you can get.
I think thats about it.
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