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  1. WheelNut

    A bit of wheel education please

    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...
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    02 Liberty Rear axle swap

    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...
  3. WheelNut

    Rear Wiper Blade Assistance.

    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.
  4. WheelNut

    New here with 06' liberty

    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...
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    What did you do to your jeep today?

    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...
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    Ideas for in car storage

    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...
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    Sourcing lift kit/components in Canada

    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...
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    Asking those who have done their own paint job at home

    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...
  9. WheelNut

    First (for me) Oil Change ....

    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...
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    Anyone played with the "New" Falken RubiTrek A/T tires?

    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...
  11. WheelNut

    Rear end whining on power - How to diagnose cause?

    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...
  12. WheelNut

    Rear end whining on power - How to diagnose cause?

    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.
  13. WheelNut

    Rear end whining on power - How to diagnose cause?

    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).
  14. WheelNut

    Rear end whining on power - How to diagnose cause?

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

    Rear end whining on power - How to diagnose cause?

    Hi folks, My KJ has been making more and more noise from the rear axle over the last year. The noise is audible only when on power and does not change with cornering or steering. The service manual indicated that this is caused by a bad pinion bearing. What more can I do to diagnose this issue...
  16. WheelNut

    Minimal/No Lift Suspension Upgrade

    That is not true if you use the same length of shocks and lift using springs. OME 60069 is the same length as stock according to the OME/ARB fit chart. If you use a longer shock or spacers on the shocks or front clevis you absolutely need longer bump stops. If you have standard length shocks...
  17. WheelNut

    Minimal/No Lift Suspension Upgrade

    You don't need new bump stops if you aren't running over sized tires or wheels with more offset than stock. Not sure what tire size you have on there, but they don't look larger than 30" or so and they are on stock rims, so you can use factory bump stops no problem. Using extended bump stops...
  18. WheelNut

    MPG change with lift

    I installed the rear shocks and springs. Then I took it to the mechanic for the rest of the install because I couldn't deal with compressing the front fronts. Swapping the parts on the rear end is very easy. That should save you a decent amount of money. The labour charge for installation of the...
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    MPG change with lift

    I didn't notice any sort of significant reduction in fuel economy when I installed my lift. If I drove on the highway/at high speed more often then perhaps it would be more obvious. A lift won't help reduce rubbing off road. Your suspension travel is still the same up and down, so the max and...
  20. WheelNut

    Detroit Lockers with Selectrac

    With a DTT in the front using 2wd will not be like full time 4x4. There is still zero drive to the front axle, so whether you have an LSD up there or not makes no difference to your forward drive traction. The DTT really should have no effect at all when in 2wd mode.

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