Prospective samurai purchase, opinions please :)

[scooter3k]

I've been looking for a samurai for a while to build a trail toy with

I came across one for sale, an '87...it already has a SPOA lift done, and I was hoping to get some opinions whether or not the lift looks good or looks like it will need to be redone.

One concern I have is - it is supposedly a 5" lift...which seems appropriate for the front, but the rear looks about 3" lower than the front! Looks funny, definitely will need to fix that. I was thinking maybe the leaf springs are worn out. Thoughts, how hard to fix? Any advice is appreciated, thanks in advance!















I'm pretty sure it is has been re-geared too...I had a tough time getting it to go 55 mph on flat ground...which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as it was done right.

The other problems I can tell with it are bald tires, and the rear pumpkin looks like it is leaking fluid.

Does it look like I'll need a whole new lift kit or could I retain parts of what is already there and upgrade from that? Just from looking at other lift kits online, the trail tough YJ complete kit is a bit pricey but looks like a good one for what I want. I will probably drive it to work a couple times a week (city only) and find trails on the weekends here in new mexico, and get sucked into it more and more as time goes on haha

Thanks,
Scott

[TEXXCRAWLER]

All depends on how much they are asking and it would be a great buy just replace those rear springs cause they look worn to hell. looks like a normal YJ kit and it has a header on the engine from the looks of the bottom pic