a 4" lift with TJ flares will be enough for 35s. To swap from a SUA 4" to a SOA will have a lot of extra costs and this is a budget build.
a lot of the 8.8s come with 4.10 gears and you can get the front 30 gears from a 4cyl YJ. Pullapart in Bham always has a lot of exlorers out there.
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