Sport vs. Limited?

[J-Thompson]

Mine was a Limited ,shiny chit and all
but car fax called in a Renegade

 

[ChiefRudy]

A Limited will have body color fenders and bumpers and will have shiny shit in the interior. A Sport will have gray fenders and bumpers and will not have shiny shit inside.

I'm gonna have to dissagree on you with this one. My Fiancee's 02 KJ is a sport and it's got shinny shit inside. Specially when the puppy was in there one time lol

no but seriously. she has a Sport with most if not all the limited interior options for that time. She bought it used back in the summer. so we're not sure if it came from factory that way or it was custom order. My bet is it came from the factory that way. I've seen alot of differient package combo's put together on sport models when i bought my KJ backin 06.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

The "shiny shit" package was an additional option that could be dealer-installed.

 

[Jeepman56]

Here are some major exterior difference photos from Edmunds.com:

Sport:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2007/Jeep/2007.jeep.liberty.20095807-300x189.jpg

Limited:

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2007/Jeep/2007.jeep.liberty.20095797-E.jpg

 

[sleeve]

There really is not much difference at all between the Liberty Sport and Liberty Limited. These differences really disappear, especially in the later model year variants.

Random Thoughts:
The real hardware differences were between 4 cylinder / 6 cylinder models but Chrysler stopped building the 4 cylinder back in 2005. All KJ's after got the 3.7L V6 as the only engine option.

The Liberty Renegade models got a 160A alternator. All other models got a 132A alternator. Not that it makes a lick of difference - the vehicle computer controls all charging so you can't even swap to the higher output one. [Bummer!]

I think the select-trac transfer case was optional on all models (except those with manual transmissions) across the years. So this might be a difference for you. Which transfer case do you have?

Tire sizes used to be different between Sport and Limited but that too changed in 2005. All KJ's now just come with the 235/70/R16 or the R17 version [geez I’m getting bad. I don't even remember tire size anymore]

 

[HoosierJeeper]

17 was 235/65/17...

 

[MickityMike]

The next guy to talk smack about the Sport is gonna get Rodney Kinged!

*cricket*

 

[Guiitar Man]

There really is not much difference at all between the Liberty Sport and Liberty Limited. These differences really disappear, especially in the later model year variants.

Random Thoughts:
The real hardware differences were between 4 cylinder / 6 cylinder models but Chrysler stopped building the 4 cylinder back in 2005. All KJ's after got the 3.7L V6 as the only engine option.

The Liberty Renegade models got a 160A alternator. All other models got a 132A alternator. Not that it makes a lick of difference - the vehicle computer controls all charging so you can't even swap to the higher output one. [Bummer!]

I think the select-trac transfer case was optional on all models (except those with manual transmissions) across the years. So this might be a difference for you. Which transfer case do you have?

Tire sizes used to be different between Sport and Limited but that too changed in 2005. All KJ's now just come with the 235/70/R16 or the R17 version [geez I’m getting bad. I don't even remember tire size anymore]

I definitely have a Sport! I have no clue which transfer case I have though.

 

[ridenby]

I definitely have a Sport! I have no clue which transfer case I have though.

Crawl under there is a round tag on rear of transfer case it has the model #

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Even easier, if you have FT 4wd, you have the NP/NV242

 

[drfd74]

Latitude?

Sounds like a Latitude (between a sport and Limited)....do you have leather?

Hey, what the heck is a Latitude edition? I saw a lot of them shown on Auto Trader.com when I was researching & shopping for my rig. Also saw one at a mall one day close up.

 

[tjkj2002]

Hey, what the heck is a Latitude edition? I saw a lot of them shown on Auto Trader.com when I was researching & shopping for my rig. Also saw one at a mall one day close up.

Replaced the Renegade for '07 only.

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Not a good replacement for a Rene, but a good model, if you want the Limited exterior, sans the grill...

 

[04Liberty]

I'm gonna have to dissagree on you with this one. My Fiancee's 02 KJ is a sport and it's got shinny shit inside. Specially when the puppy was in there one time lol

no but seriously. she has a Sport with most if not all the limited interior options for that time. She bought it used back in the summer. so we're not sure if it came from factory that way or it was custom order. My bet is it came from the factory that way. I've seen alot of differient package combo's put together on sport models when i bought my KJ backin 06.

Yeah, ours has it too. I put it there (OH console, trim pieces, steering wheel radio controls, etc).

There really is not much difference at all between the Liberty Sport and Liberty Limited. These differences really disappear, especially in the later model year variants.

Random Thoughts:
The real hardware differences were between 4 cylinder / 6 cylinder models but Chrysler stopped building the 4 cylinder back in 2005. All KJ's after got the 3.7L V6 as the only engine option.

The Liberty Renegade models got a 160A alternator. All other models got a 132A alternator. Not that it makes a lick of difference - the vehicle computer controls all charging so you can't even swap to the higher output one. [Bummer!]

I think the select-trac transfer case was optional on all models (except those with manual transmissions) across the years. So this might be a difference for you. Which transfer case do you have?

Tire sizes used to be different between Sport and Limited but that too changed in 2005. All KJ's now just come with the 235/70/R16 or the R17 version [geez I’m getting bad. I don't even remember tire size anymore]

Stocker is a 136amp.

 

[Marlon_JB2]

Replaced the Renegade for '07 only.

More along the lines of the '07's "Special" edition.

'03 - Freedom Edition
'04 - Columbia / Rocky Mountain Edition (Same, except Columbia Edition came with a Columbia Jacket)
'05 - Rocky Mountain Edition Continued
'06 - Jeep 65th Anniversary Edition
'07 - Latitude Edition