phxtoad
Adventurer
Buy a clean CRD Liberty and throw a Dana 30 under the front end then you could stuff some 265/75/16 in there. Maybe an Aussie locker in the rear, I should think that would be a very capable rig.
Do you mean install a solid front D30 axle? To date it hasn't been done on a CRD that I know of, I believe the engine/cradle configuration up front would put a solid axle way too low. Gasser's with the SFA swap need at least 6" of lift to get it under. As for the IFS (gasser anyway, not sure about the CRD), it has a D30 already in it, just with an aluminum housing. That's been the achille's heel if the front end's strength.
I've run 265/75's with a 2 1/2" lift. I downsized to 245/75's only because of the rubbing/stuffing - mostly at the rear end.