Liber said:
Ok quick question. is the Jeep liberty a true two wheel drive?
I know that jeep has true 4 wheel drive but now that I have a only a 2 wheel drive system (which makes me very sad) I am wondering just how many wheels spin when I hit the gas in my 2005 renegade.
Check your window sticker for the trac-loc limited slip differential. If you have that, then you are going to have two spinning wheels. Otherwise it's just one like every other 2wd.
And just so you know, even the 4wd is limited to two spinning wheels (one in front, one out back) unless you have the trac-loc, which brings it to three (sorta). The only way to really get "true" 4wd is to have front and rear lockers (not limited slip), as with limited slip, if there is zero traction, one tire will still spin. It needs at least a slight amount of traction in order to distribute power. You can get around this by using the eBrake trick.
The trac loc is included either as an option of its own or as part of the offroad package (pre-2006). Chances are if you have a 2wd liberty, they didn't add the offroad package, so you're probably out of luck. The good news is, you can always add a LSD or even a full locker to the rear end pretty easily.