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[ratcals]

Hey everybody. I just bought a 2006 Liberty about six weeks ago and absolutely love it. So much so I'm considering selling my impracticle 2002 Corvette to buy another Liberty.

I do have one complaint about it and that is driver's side leg room. Basically there isn't enough and I'm only 6'1". A friend of mine has a 2002 and it has more leg room but he says it came that way. Is there a difference in the amount of leg room between model years and is there anything I can do to get a little more in mine?

Thanks in advance.

 

[hyde]

Welcome to the site. There isn't much you can do about the leg room, but just push it all the way back. Some considered replacing the seats with different models or moving rails back, which won't help much because it is not the seats, it is the space.. Just enjoy it, you will get used to it.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Welcome from beautiful British Columbia, Canada.

My wife and I have a 2004 Sport and I am 6 foot 5 inch's (38 inch inseam)
The leg room is pretty good, but I am considering remounting the seat tracks so I can gain some more leg room. But I have to watch out 'cause my 11 year old daughter is already 5' 6" and always sits behind the driver.

 

[fdems]

check out this link, it may help..

http://www.lostkjs.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=298615#298615

 

[JeepJeepster]

I would say it has to do with different seats. Does he have power seats or anything? I can pretty much sit in the back with the power seats.

 

[kjpilot]

Trade you my 2003 KJ For that Vette!\\/

Welcome aboard the board.

 

[Dave]

ratcals....welcome to the board and enjoy your jeep.

That vette is a different kind of fun vehicle. If it's paid for keep it.

Besides, kjpilot doesn't really want to trade his jeep for it. He would have to change his name to vettepilot and he couldn't take it off road.

Dave

 

[kjpilot]

ratcals....welcome to the board and enjoy your jeep.

That vette is a different kind of fun vehicle. If it's paid for keep it.

Besides, kjpilot doesn't really want to trade his jeep for it. He would have to change his name to vettepilot and he couldn't take it off road.

Dave

'02 C5 for an '03 KJ... I'm willing to make sacrifices!

 

[ratcals]

Thanks for the replies and, yes, the vette is paid for. Here are some pictures if you want to see: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2090943 The problem is I bought the Liberty for my daughter to learn on cause she ain't driving the vette or the wife's Grand Cherokee. Unfortunately I ended liking it far more than I expected. Too bad Jeep radically changed the design for 2008 because I would have considered a new one.

I do think my friend's Liberty has electric seats. I'll ask him.

 

[ratcals]

The Vette corners well just not near as well as the Porsche. It rode like it was on rails. Not too bad considering it was a 20 year old car. I only paid $3500 for it and it was in horrible condition. It took two years and I'd completely restored it from the ground up to include a new paint job so it basically looked like it just drove off the showroom floor. I loved that car. Unfortunately it was hit by a bomb loader used to load 5000 bombs onto F-15s. Needless to say the car lost, over $10,000 worth of damage and it was parked at the time. Here's a picture before the accident:

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And a picture after the accident:

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Note how the back wheels are on the grass? Well that's not how I parked it. The bomb loader shoved it back about five feet and he was allegedly only going 15mph which is the speed limit on the flightline.


I've ordered the Bigboy Brackets from http://www.misch4x4.com/. I've read good things about them on other sites. I'll give an update when they arrive and are installed. BTW-Their website does not mention them for the Liberty but if you call they do have them