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  1. honu

    Just playin' with Photoshop...

    twack, I agree... it does look out of focus, apparently it softened as I was messin' with it. I went back and looked at the original and it's real sharp... I 'shopped another photo and it kept it's focus pretty well. speedracerbubba wanted to see it without emblems and such. I stripped...
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    Just playin' with Photoshop...

    Was bored this morning, this is the result of having too much time on my hands...
  3. honu

    Abs...

    Knowing that her Jeep doesn't have ABS calls for some additional training. Teaching her the concept of threshold braking assures me that she's in control of the car, not just along for the ride. The important thing is that people who's vehicles are equipped with ABS have to be aware that...
  4. honu

    Abs...

    Thanks for the feed back, I know I shouldn't have assumed the vehicle had ABS... I understand the concept and practice of threshold braking, but I'm sure the driver's training instructors didn't include it in my kid's instruction program. Looks like a few trips to an empty parking lot for...
  5. honu

    Abs...

    Just recently, I was out, driving with my newly licensed daughter. She mentioned that during her driving lessons, there was never any training regarding ABS. Sooo, I had her drive over to the local college (Sunday afternoon) in order to use the parking lot for a little demonstration. I...
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    Think this could be modded to work well?

    Hmmm, shipped from Shanghai... it'll probably arrive pre-cracked and pre-faded... if it arrives at all. Think I'd pass...
  7. honu

    3.7L intake posssibly fit my 2.4 Libby?

    I believe the greatest restriction in the intake system is the tube running from the airbox to the throttle body. The corrugated section creates turbulence as the air passes through it. I haven't done this mod on my Liberty yet, but I did on my Magnum 5.7 Hemi... I disassembled the intake...
  8. honu

    An inexpensive option for forged, aluminum wheels...

    I was unaware that the bolt patterns differed, I mistakenly thought they were the same because they bolted up. Obviously, using them for any high stress application, such as off road or even with larger tires, would be unsafe. I've only used mine for street driving... I'm going to take...
  9. honu

    An inexpensive option for forged, aluminum wheels...

    No, I already tried that. There's a company called Billet Tech that sells billet center caps for the stock wheels on Chrysler Corp. vehicles I think they make a set that says Jeep on them, if not, they will make a set for you.
  10. honu

    An inexpensive option for forged, aluminum wheels...

    I installed a set of Dodge Magnum/Charger, 18" wheels on my Liberty. They are a direct bolt on, no adapters or spacers needed. The offset is a bit wider than the stock rims, but I've had no issues with rubbing (I've got a stock suspension set-up). I'm running 255/60x18 street tires for...
  11. honu

    Leveling touch up paint

    My brother, a custom painter, has used this technique with great success. If he had a customer who'd used touch-up paint and left a raised "blob", he's use a new, single edged razor blade to carefully "slice" layers of the blob off, don't try to remove it all at once. After getting the...
  12. honu

    MBRP Performance exhaust

    Thanks for the link. In my experience, free flowing systems make their horsepower and torque gains at higher than stock RPM's. The graph shows significant increases in both at lower rev's... a much better combination if towing or trying to move a relatively heavy vehicle. Defintely going...
  13. honu

    ugly chrome 17" wheels,

    If the wheels you guys are referring to are what Jeep calls "chrome clads", don't waste your time trying to remove the plastic chrome facing. If they're anything like the chrome clad rims on Chargers, Magnums or 300s, the aluminum wheel beneath is one ugly hunk of metal. You'll be better of...
  14. honu

    MBRP Performance exhaust

    I have a question for those with the aftermarket exhaust systems. After installation, did you find there as a decrease in low end torque and an increase in top end power? Years ago, I put a system on a '95 1/2 ton Chevy p/u with a 350 engine. The upper RPM horsepower increased dramatically...
  15. honu

    Hello all...

    Thanks for everyone's thoughts and advice... I realize now how short sighted we were when we bought the 2WD. I'd been concerned about the weight of a towed vehicle behind our motorhome and thought the added pounds of the 4x4 option, something we didn't anticipate using much, would've been a...
  16. honu

    Air Intake Questions

    Again, just my opinion... but what I've done is to "clean-up" the airflow path of the stock intake. What I mean is that most intake tubes, running from the airbox to the throttle body, have a corrugated, flexible part. I think this causes turbulence in the airflow. What I've done on my...
  17. honu

    Air Intake Questions

    Just my 2 cents worth, but it would seem than the increase in airflow comes at the expense of decreased filtering capacity, allowing more dirt to pass into the engine. On the street, that's not a good thing, but not so critical. In an off-road evironment however, the amount of dirt drawn...
  18. honu

    Hello all...

    Direct fit, no adapter required. The off set is a little wider, allows for a little more clearance with these tires when turning.
  19. honu

    Hello all...

    They're off my other toy, an '07 Magnum R/T... The bolt pattern is a match, with a slightly wider off set. The tires currently mounted are 255/60-18's, so they're a little shorter overall than the stock 235/75-16's. I'm going to be replacing the tires soon, though I don't know what size...
  20. honu

    2WD to 4x4 conversion?

    Arrgh, I was afraid of that. Being retired puts me at a bit of a disadvantage, cash wise... I thought that maybe it was a case of finding a donor car and swapping the components into mine. Ours is super clean, with only a little over 30,000 miles on it. Oh well... perhaps I can build a...

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