What did you do to your jeep today?
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They make steps you can hang on the tire. I really need mine.
I keep one handy as well. Though I must be careful with my size 14 feet.
Did you see any P-40’s? My Grandad flew those in China vs. the Imperial Japanese. This was after the “Flying Tigers” were absorbed into the US Army Air Corps.
Installed new front sway bar links (Mopars). No more noises from the front end!
Alas, no. Still hoping to see one of those and a P-47 someday. I haven’t been to a show in over forty years. A couple of STOL planes have cartoonishly large Tundra tires, and I bet there’s some wrangler guys here wondering if they could run them.
I finally collected all the pieces for a revamp of the rear springs and shock mounting. The rear shocks are new Bilstein 5100's and the springs are old 4" JBA lift springs, but the old springs still do well. (They are no longer JBA red though.) The Bilstein 5100 shock eyelets/bushing sleeves are slightly too narrow for the Liberty's rear shock mounting points on the body and axle. JBA had to modify them to fit in their lift kit, so I will too.
Arrived this week:
- stainless steel tube for wider upper shock bushing/mounts. The upper shock bushings had washers on either side to make them wide enough, but the new shocks will now have the proper width steel bushing sleeves to fill the shock mounts (after I cut them to length).
- 4 rubber O-rings to go on either side of the shock's upper bushing, keeping the shock centered on the steel tube
- 4 stainless washers to make the lower shock bushings wide enough
- 2 new Mopar upper bump stops, as the originals are trashed
- 6 new hockey pucks, to replace the JBA lower bump stops which are broken now also
- 4 new Mopar upper and lower spring isolators (which are actually all the same part number)
Has anyone had success repainting crusty springs? If so, I'd be interested in how you prepped and painted them. There is very little sag in the rear springs but they have lost 99% of their red paint and don't look great. Whatever paint used would have to be able to bend with the shocks and not crack.
Here is where I'm getting my info on knowing what to order for making the 5100 shocks fit (thank you @duderz7 and JBA for the detailed pictures):
www.jeepkj.com
And it was super hard to locate the right size stainless steel tube for the bushing sleeves, until I found this Amazon link posted by @Hec In Omaha for his KK, Quackers:
Quackers' lift thread is super detailed and worth a read!
www.jeepkj.com
Arrived this week:
- stainless steel tube for wider upper shock bushing/mounts. The upper shock bushings had washers on either side to make them wide enough, but the new shocks will now have the proper width steel bushing sleeves to fill the shock mounts (after I cut them to length).
- 4 rubber O-rings to go on either side of the shock's upper bushing, keeping the shock centered on the steel tube
- 4 stainless washers to make the lower shock bushings wide enough
- 2 new Mopar upper bump stops, as the originals are trashed
- 6 new hockey pucks, to replace the JBA lower bump stops which are broken now also
- 4 new Mopar upper and lower spring isolators (which are actually all the same part number)
Has anyone had success repainting crusty springs? If so, I'd be interested in how you prepped and painted them. There is very little sag in the rear springs but they have lost 99% of their red paint and don't look great. Whatever paint used would have to be able to bend with the shocks and not crack.
Here is where I'm getting my info on knowing what to order for making the 5100 shocks fit (thank you @duderz7 and JBA for the detailed pictures):
Shocks
Does anyone know if you can use the Bilstein adjustable strut for an 06 Liberty. I’m not wanting to lift my Jeep anymore with it, I just personally don’t like the yellow ome/bilstein.
www.jeepkj.com
And it was super hard to locate the right size stainless steel tube for the bushing sleeves, until I found this Amazon link posted by @Hec In Omaha for his KK, Quackers:
Quackers' lift thread is super detailed and worth a read!
OME/Bilstein Lift for "Quackers" our 2009 KK
Howdy all! I decided to start my lift build here instead of continuing on in my other thread regarding scalloped front tires. Summary from my other post. I have read a lot of posts regarding people not happy with installing OEM spec springs and shocks. Many experienced significant ride...
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I have been doing so much work on the Liberty in the last couple of years, my wife and I splurged today and got a 30-year old Craftsman toolbox from a local seller on FB Marketplace. Happy birthday to us!
Super excited to have a garage now! And the toolbox fits!
We recently moved into a new house and, before this, I did all my work on Jeepy while parallel parked on the street in front of our old place. Definitely this is an upgrade! A garage and a driveway... what a concept!
The new garage will be organized soon. You can see it is in storage pit mode at the moment, since we just moved in. But I won't have to store my tools in cardboard boxes anymore.
The wooden shelves can be for bottles of oil, filters, Jeep parts, paint, and such.
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Super excited to have a garage now! And the toolbox fits!
We recently moved into a new house and, before this, I did all my work on Jeepy while parallel parked on the street in front of our old place. Definitely this is an upgrade! A garage and a driveway... what a concept!
The new garage will be organized soon. You can see it is in storage pit mode at the moment, since we just moved in. But I won't have to store my tools in cardboard boxes anymore.
The wooden shelves can be for bottles of oil, filters, Jeep parts, paint, and such.
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Luke
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Congrats on the new digs!
So finally swapped out Sway bar mounts, they were new about two years prior to doing whole front end, so I didn't expect them to wear fast, they where the blue Moog ones. During removal the sway bar seemed tight on end links, those are new, less than 1000 miles, they feel tight. So I put just put the new swap bar mounts on took for a driver, no more clucky clunky sound, can't believe it. So I am happy with that. Not sure if I should bother with links now since everything is fine and those felt tight.
Question I know over the years, the liberties changed from clutch fan to electric fan. I know my electric fan comes on, temp wise I am always about the middle gauge, but sometimes when I'm out driving and come home I would expect the fan to run a little when I shut her down like some other cars and I don't hear that.
Has anyone noticed (those with electric fans stock 2007) are they suppose to be running when shutting off. I was wondering if I may have a temp sensor starting to act up or is this is normal.
Rolled 229K miles and still purs like a kitten, I do need to put in some new plugs, soon.
Has anyone noticed (those with electric fans stock 2007) are they suppose to be running when shutting off. I was wondering if I may have a temp sensor starting to act up or is this is normal.
Rolled 229K miles and still purs like a kitten, I do need to put in some new plugs, soon.
My 08 doesn’t run the fan after shutting off. The 07 and 08 are nearly the same electrically.
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My ‘07 does not run the fan after shutting down.
I painted the wiper arms and nut covers.
I used a matte finish, but semi-gloss might have been better.
Next I plan to paint the weatherstrip belts on the outside of the windows.
I used a matte finish, but semi-gloss might have been better.
Next I plan to paint the weatherstrip belts on the outside of the windows.
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Today I pulled off the passenger side rear plastic rocker cover as it was about to fall off. The driver side fell off last year, so I am planning on removing the front sections (I don't want them to fall off while driving) and plan to start trimming all the rusty metal away.
I wanted to ask the 927 front springs seem to be what ever one is running, and the 948's on the rear. If I run the 4600 Bilsteins on the front, with the 927 springs, I can't seem to find a part number for 4600 Bilstein for the rear for the 948 springs, it would require a longer travel, so it would not be stock one. Can someone that is running the Bilsteins, with those springs let me know. I have 07
Thank You,
I wanted to ask the 927 front springs seem to be what ever one is running, and the 948's on the rear. If I run the 4600 Bilsteins on the front, with the 927 springs, I can't seem to find a part number for 4600 Bilstein for the rear for the 948 springs, it would require a longer travel, so it would not be stock one. Can someone that is running the Bilsteins, with those springs let me know. I have 07
Thank You,
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Hec In Omaha
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Yesterday my neighbor gave me an OEM Jeep Liberty tent. His wife used to own a Liberty and they never used it. They picked up years ago at a garage sale. The carrying bag says Jeep and the Zipper on the storage bag is broke. I haven't unpacked it to see what's inside.
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^ I always thought it would be cool to have one of those.
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I've had my 06 limited for a couple months now, sitting at 180k mi, just threw the first U joint
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Jeepy's new badge finally came the other day and the weather cleared enough to put it on...
I got my first buck this year, 2nd week of September, in my 2nd archery season. I'm hunting a half mile from home and the deer just happened to end up in a field even closer to home. I hooked the trailer up to Jeepy and the wife drove up next to the deer and we were able to just gut it and throw it on the trailer and haul it home. I'd been planning to pack it home on my back once I got a deer so I figure ol' Jeepy earned the badge, she's hunting rated now.
I got my first buck this year, 2nd week of September, in my 2nd archery season. I'm hunting a half mile from home and the deer just happened to end up in a field even closer to home. I hooked the trailer up to Jeepy and the wife drove up next to the deer and we were able to just gut it and throw it on the trailer and haul it home. I'd been planning to pack it home on my back once I got a deer so I figure ol' Jeepy earned the badge, she's hunting rated now.
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