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  1. u2slow

    Best practice for buying parts?

    I order most everything online direct to my door. The local auto prats store want anywhere from 1.5-3x the price. I largely find parts quality to be a wash. Mostly the same jobber junk in different boxes at varied prices. Once in a while you have to do a job again. Guess what - now you're...
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    KJ Liberty tire size upgrade

    245/75R16 has proven to be the practical maximum for me also.
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    Detroit Lockers with Selectrac

    Torque input to a locker engages it (via the front driveshaft). That is my experience. I have had powertrax Lockrights and no-slip in several vehicles now.
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    What are my locker options currently for an 03 with SelecTrac?

    I ran a powertrax no-slip in the front for some time. In 2wd it's like it's not there. When in 4wd, your throttle is the locker's 'on' switch. Every gear shift, (manual trans) unlocks and re-locks the locker, with a splash of torque-steer. This can be unnerving at first, but you do get used it...
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    Axles

    29 spline for the chrysler 8.25" in our KJs. Try www.car-part.com too (a used parts search engine).
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    Replacing rack and pinion bushings w/o removing it

    I changed those rack bushings pretty easy. Maybe 30 mins? Was a while ago, so I'm fuzzy on the details, but I do know the two rack bolts are the only thing I undid. Bushings slid in/out with my fingers only.
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    New springs, sad traction

    Get the traction aid. I would consider a lockright or no-slip for easier install. I have softer coils (4runner application) which I had to bolster with load-assist (coilover) shocks to take the sway out of it. So I don't feel like you can have it both ways.
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    Manual Transmission NSG370 (Not So Good)

    I put a junkyard one in at the beginning and got about 100,000km out of it. I saved the original, and rebuilt it with a rockauto bearing/seal kit. About 50,000km on that now. FWIW, the Wrangler uses the same 6spd, but with a different bellhousing (half the trans case). So any shop that...
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    2007 lift recommendation help

    Rear springs are the same gas diesel. I am using 4runner coils ('98ish?) instead, for some lift. For compressing struts, and made up some wooden cribbing and chanced it on my 30ton press. Might not be everyone's cup of tea - proceed at your own risk.
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    manuals

    I found my 2005's FSM (a CD) on eBay for a modest price.
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    European KJ question

    Actually, Chrysler rolled out 6 speeds as the default/only manual trans in 2005 for all rwd-primary models. (Ram, Dakota, Wrangler, Liberty) 2005 was also the last year for the gas 4-cyl in the KJ.
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    European KJ question

    We much prefer the 6spd manual vs the automatics - that's on the gas V6 perspective. (My work puts me in an automatic one now and again.) No doubt a 6spd CRD is hard to find - not available at all in North America.
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    Survey on AT tires being used

    Duratracs on again for the summer. Think this is the 3rd year for them. 245/75R16E
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    2007 lift recommendation help

    Even new (rockauto) they didn't cost that much.
  15. u2slow

    2007 lift recommendation help

    The diesel coils have a touch more beef to them. That's what I put in.
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    Rusted E16 external torx bolts for wheel bearing.

    Taking the knuckle off is not a terrible job. After removing the balljoint nut, a swift hammer-blow should do it. The lower control arm is what holds your alignment anyway.
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    2006 kj crd rear 8.25 diff c clips

    I have a spare D44 rear from a WJ. Many of them used the 242 select-trac tcase like the KJ. The 'better' D44s beat out the 8.25", but those would be in a JK or some Rubicon model. Some kind of LSD is better than nothing for sure. There were Powr-lok types made for the 44 - more aggressive than...
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    Can I get an alignment before rear control arm replacement?

    The alignment is done on the front. There is nothing to adjust on the rear.
  19. u2slow

    2006 kj crd rear 8.25 diff c clips

    The D30 is in the front. Jeep Dana 35 and 44 commonly use a pressed-on bearing and no c-clips. I know of other examples where 'foreign' models got alternative axles. Not sure about the Liberty.
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    2006 kj crd rear 8.25 diff c clips

    The Chrysler 8.25" is a c-clip axle. Is this an outside-north-america production Jeep? If so, I can't guarantee these use the 8.25".

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