Recent content by WheelNut

I can't say with certainty, but I would be surprised if you got rubbing. You definitely will not rub on any suspension components. This is a really handy tool to assess how a different tire/wheel will fit compared to what you have now: https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/

This gallery is my KJ with 245/75R16s on. H&R lift which is approx 2" of lift. OEM 16" wheels with no spacers. I had 245/70R16 on before these. The 245/75s give a bit more of a balloony, barely fitting into the wheel well sort of look to the tire. No trimming and no extended bump stops for the...

Selling my '05 KJ. No rust and well maintained! 3.7L V6 with 4 speed auto H&R lift springs Bilstein 4600 shocks all around Full front end suspension rebuild- all bushings and ball joints replaced in mid 2021 Front skid plate and recovery hooks Lots of maintenance over my 3 years of ownership...

I have 245/75R16 (30.5") on my KJ and I think I'd go for 245/70R16 (29.5") if I were to replace them. I had 245/70R16s on for 2022. The difference offroad was pretty marginal in my mild offroad driving situations. The 29.5" tire fits the KJ better and suits the gearing better for city driving...

That bottom bracket tool you posted won't work for a nut with external notches. It'll only work for a nut with holes drilled in the face of the nut. Unfortunately the service manual doesn't describe the disassembly of the PS rack to replace the seals. It only describes the procedure to remove...

Seems like you got yourself a good deal! The colour matched wheels are cool. Do you need more ground clearance? Are you really going to take it offroad? If not then don't bother replacing the springs. I know the lift will make the vehicle look a bit more tough, but the lift springs will make the...

I put Mevotech Supreme CMK3198 on my KJ 2.5 years ago. No major issues yet after about 25,000km. There is a squeak over speed bumps from the front end, but I don't know if that is from the upper arms or some other component that I installed when I did the full front end refresh. I don't do harsh...

This is the website I use to get info on what a vehicle's stock wheel fitment is: https://www.wheel-size.com/size/jeep/liberty/2008/ To compare tires and wheels I use this site: https://tiresize.com/wheel-offset-calculator/ The KK uses a wheel with a ET40 offset (meaning that the wheel hub...

Personally I'd just stick with drums in the rear. Less maintenance and swapping the axles will be straightforward. The rear brakes on these things don't work very hard anyhow since the Liberty is a tall short wheelbase vehicle and most of the weight is transferred to the front wheels under heavy...

One of the benefits to living in a super low UV radiation part of the world! Probably the best thing to do. Its just a wiper arm afterall! It would take it from non-functioning to functioning.

Wow, quite the list of repairs! The previous owner must have neglected and/or used terrible quality replacement parts on that poor Liberty. As part of the trail rig conversion process I would definitely go ahead and do some proactive maintenance throughout the vehicle! New rear upper ball joint...

The yellow looks good on the Liberty! I'm surprised that more bright colours like that were never offered from the factory. I guess Jeep reserves those exclusively for the Wrangler. RE: KO3 discussion on the previous page: Those KO3 tires are only available in a couple sizes and are OEM only...

Yeah, the KJ interior is very small! Its actually a really tiny vehicle, which is one of its greatest strength and its greatest weaknesses. I put my sunglasses in a case in the door pocket. There are lots of options out there for back of seat storage, maybe sun visor storage, and other options...

Too late now, but I'm in Vancouver and I sourced my H&R springs plus Bilstein dampers from Essex locally. Good experience with them and the parts they sold me. I've ordered from Tdot before and they were okay. Pretty slow, but I believe they drop ship most everything, so they don't really have...

I would recommend just applying new clear coat since that sounds like what is failing. Repainting the whole vehicle to a new colour is very labour intensive whereas doing a spot repair on the peeling clear shouldn't be so difficult. You could also look at getting the vehicle wrapped in a new...