Forrest747 wrote:With the rims and tires to match my jeep it came in at about $1000 for the frame and axle. so 750 is about right. I second all what KC said that your plans look good. nothing about your build in particular, i wonder how necessary are rear stabalizing jacks, i have them on mine and they are too short, poor planning on my part. yet in general the wheels are withing 2 feet on my rear bumper. i may add them to my front but well put a few miles on her before we decied on that one.
I considered going with rims/tires to match my Rubicon Unlimited, but was concerned with weight and rolling mass of the 31" MTR's (gas mileage is bad enough), as well as the cost (about $650-$700) in rims/tires. I may down the road go to an offroad type coupler and matching rims/tires, but not initially. I did plan for longer stabilizers, and won't be ordering them to be sure until I have my frame in hand.
