Best size tire all depends on the terrain you'll be on. Generally speaking, most of us on here run between a 31 and 33 and some of us 35s. The front CVs can be ify with 35s and above, so most of us stick to a 33 limit.
Lift is as simple as cranking the torsion bars up front and add-a-leaves, shackles, new springs or a combination of such in the rear. You can also go the body lift route, but most prefer a suspension lift to a body lift. Check out Independent4x.com. Matt's a member of this board and an all around good guy. He'll get you what you need. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
Cost is all dependent on how/what you do. Tires can be $200+ a piece depending on the tire. Also depends on what deals you can find. I got my 33s for $100 a piece because discount quoted me that for a tire they didn't have in stock, so when I showed up, they made good on their quote and gave me a more expensive tire for that amount. Front can be lifted for nothing usually and the back can be as simple as about $50 shackles to a few hundred for new leaves, all depending on what you want/need. Body lift is usually around the $150ish area.
It's not that hard to do assuming you're pretty mechanically confident in what you do. It can be done in your driveway without any special tools really. Maybe some bigger sockets than you normally have lying around, but they're not some exotic bread of tool either. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Richard <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />
Last edited by Richard Saylor; 03/18/07 08:41 PM.