to answer all those that have asked, here is where my YJ started. and where it is now.
i bought the jeep on halloween 2002. daily driver and weekend wheeler the whole time. it started with a 4.0L, ax-15, np231, 2.5" rancho lift, 4.10 gears, lock-rite in the rear dana 35, open up front in the dana 30, 33" goodyear mt/r's. over the years i added a few widgets and what-not. but over all the jeep didnt change much. most of the upgrades were just maintaining what i had. which turned out to be, new engine in 2005, new to me trans in 2006, new springs in 2006, re-built rear end in 2008, updated front d30 parts 2008. but, alas, after a run-in with a mini-van(i won) the jeep was pulled out of daily driver duties. time for some TLC.
as it stands, the 4.0L is getting tuned up(possible stroker), the ax-15 rebuilt, atlas or stak, d60's, rear cherokee springs for stretch and sprung under(nnot sure if it will work) front yj springs under axle(not sure if it will work). plans are for 38"-40" radial Goodyear or somthing nice. and if all goes well, street legal...