First things first....welcome to MJ and Jeeping world!
OK, so there's a whole bunch of ways to skin this cat.....but first you need to decide what you want to do off-road with you Jeep.
If you're still running the Dana 30 front axle and Dana 35 rear axle (assuming your Jeep is not a Rubicon) than you probably don't want to go with tires larger than 33's or 35's.
Once you figure out what size tire you need, you can pretty easily figure out how much lift you'll need with some Googling and forum searching. Check out the search feature on jeepforum.com or search this forum.
You can spend just about as little or much on a lift as you want. They start with cheap "budget boosts" that aren't much more than some coil spring spacers all they way up to high-zoot long-arm kits. If you're not lifting your Jeep a lot you won't need a long-arm kit, but it will make it ride a bit smoother on-road for a daily driver. I would certainly steer clear of any cheap-ass no-name lifts you might find on Ebay. Settle on a well established company like Rough Country, Rubicon Express, etc....and when looking at the differences in prices consider how complete some kits are compared to others.
Good Luck!
-Jeff C.
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