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Yeah, I threw in the stuff about the 180's for entertainment value, but the fact remains that my e-brake is unreliable. This is true when I park; sometimes it will hold with very little motion of the brake lever, and sometimes the brake lever pulls all the way up without the brake engaging.

My parking brake is friggin' schizoid. Sometimes it holds great; other times the handles pulls all the way back and there's no braking action. This is most frustrating when trying to do a 180 in my snow-covered driveway, and I have to hope the e-brake will work to create the skid. The...

Any idea what the offset is for factory 17" rims?

No, didn't kill anyone. One of the deer was crippled, however. It was about 5:30 AM and my (now former) girlfriend and I were driving to Montrose, Colorado, for Masters Swimming practice. After hitting the dear, I circled back and asked if she had her pistol with her. She looked at me as if...

I bought a painted fender on eBay for $219 total, and all the necessary rivets, pins, and clips from the stealership. Now I have to figure out how to get this job done. I hit two dear at once on the way to a Halloween party. Not too much damage, just creased the LF fender a bit and cracked...

Last summer I led a caravan of old full-size J-series Jeep on a few trail runs around here, and I got a lot of ribbing about the "Trail Rated" badge on my Liberty. AS IF!...Jeep had to just let everyone know...

In the past week, I've swapped PIAA Xtreme bulbs into my Liberty, a set of the same bulbs in my friend's '96 Subaru Legacy sedan, and I put a pair of Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in another friend's '97 Saab 900 convertible.I think they are similar in terms of whiteness and brightness, but I've...

Just last night I was chatting about this show with my Jeep buddies. I know these shows (I see them on Spike TV and Speed Channel) are basically infomercials; however, they usually offer sound advice and engage the viewer to trust the spokespersons. This show with the Tornado in it really...

First really big snow this morning, and I'm out playing "Rally Racer Ralph" and having a blast. Up before dawn to shovel my 1/4-mile driveway, then jaunting around to clear off some snow for my friends and some elderly in the area. These Alenza's are absolutely brilliant in snow. Makes me...

In my full-size 1982 Wagoneer last year, I switched directly from a nearly new set of BFG A/T KO's to new Bridgestone Revo's, because a friend of mine really wanted the BFG's and made a decent offer. Both tires were 31x10.50-R15. The Revo's are much better tires in every way; And I mean...

I appreciate the photos. My '05 has a different front end, however, so I'm looking for a nice fit within the grill area.

Now that I've installed a pair of PAA Xtreme bulbs in my '05 Ltd, I find they create such a distinct pattern that I often feel I am "outdriving" the high beams. Then again, the new tires (Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza) are giving me a strange confidence to drive faster. All the time. Too...

I decided to wait until spring to reconsider a lift kit and AT tires, so instead I bought Dueler HL Alenza, 235/65/17, on Monday, October 31. My first impression was that they were noisy and rough; however, both of these features changed in a day or so. Today, with already 800 miles on them...

I just asked my local 4x4 shop to order a set of the OME medium-duty springs and RSX shocks & struts. A question was raised about whether or not these shocks will have the proper amount of extension for the lift, since this is a spring lift for the front.

IndyNewfie, BTW, I have a Newfoundland female who earned her WD at 6 months and her WRD at 18 months, the latter at Eagle Creek Park outside Indianapolis. Reference Newftide Magazine: 4th Quarter 1998, p. 30; 4th Quarter 2000, p. 27. Just love this breed and have been talking with...

I'm still on my OEM Goodyears HP's on the Liberty, and will probably get a set of 245-65/17 Firestone Destination A/T's to accompany my 2.25" lift pretty soon. However, last fall on my 1982 Wagoneer I went directly from a fairly new set of BFGoodrich A/T KO's to Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo's...

Lots of tires available in 245/65/17. Very close to OEM size but a slightly wider tread. Also, my Garmin Quest GPS always shows me to be driving about 1-2 mpg faster than the Liberty's speedometer, and this may be corrected by the slightly larger tires. See the tire size calculator at...