Recent content by WheelNut

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...

For oil filters on the V6 I have had good success with lightly tightening the filter rather than cranking it on. Also get one of those Fram or similar filters with the textured body and you’ll have an easy time removing your filter. I made the mistake of reefing on the filter when I did my first...

Looks like the Rubitrek is available in LT and XL load ratings in the sizes that are relevant to the KJ, which is nice. Seems like this is a really promising tire. Looking at the Falken performance ratings the Rubitrek isn't quite as good in the rain and snow, but quieter on the highway. For...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Lots of really helpful stuff here. You folks are a real helpful group that is for dang sure! I refreshed the rear diff oil about two years ago. So, it shouldn't be low as I can't see any leaks. I noted that there was a small amount of silvery-ness to the oil...

Took ‘er out for spin. No heat in the U joints. A small amount in the axle near the pinion and a tiny bit of heat in the diff pumpkin.

Duderz7. The danger man hahah. Okay, thanks for the tips guys. I’ll give the Jeep a drive and see how warm the joints are. If they arent hot I’ll get my blocks out and give Duderz7 suggestion a try. Oh, just a note- My KJ has 230,000km on it (130,000mi).

Yes, I know its possible it could be something else. How do I start to diagnose if it is a drive shaft though?