FlyingWen's 2002 Jeep Liberty KJ
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flyingwil
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Some progress today... got the old tires off yesterday, so here's pic of old (back) and new:
The new JBA 4.5s that the brown truck dropped off!
Started on the wheels since the tires were off. I started cleaning the wheels by hand and got fed up, and decided to sandblast the rubi wheels.
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After some cleaning I primed everything with self etching primer:
Then came the black paint:
I'm headed off to Boston for the weekend so the rest will be finished up on Sunday.
The new JBA 4.5s that the brown truck dropped off!
Started on the wheels since the tires were off. I started cleaning the wheels by hand and got fed up, and decided to sandblast the rubi wheels.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_gR8wSd9MvMc/SqiCyD7DyiI/AAAAAAAAJoo/0yLimJKJZm8/s800/kj09%20008.JPG
After some cleaning I primed everything with self etching primer:
Then came the black paint:
I'm headed off to Boston for the weekend so the rest will be finished up on Sunday.
flyingwil
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Yeah thanks for the phone advice.... the GY were load range E too.
jeepmedic46
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They look very nice:smiley_drive:
flyingwil
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Got the new shoes on the KJ finally! What a chore. Special thanks to Travis from Safari Pacific for letting us use his tire machines.
Here's how it sits as of this exact moment, the center caps are missing, as we are going to emphasize the JEEP portion of the center caps in a girly color to match the purple hi-lift, so FlyingWen can stop getting haggled at the fuel pumps... "so, your husband let you drive his Jeep" We need to go pick out a color at hobby loby. We tried nail polish, but it made some funky bond with the plastics and the paint.
Tonight I plan on installing the upper arms and enlarging the frame holes by about 3/4" from the pocket of the KJ, this will allow the JBA 4.5s to hit the bump stop and drop as low as possible. Then the rest will follow.
I am awaiting on the black lug nuts to arrive (We just switch all the wheel studs) and hoping they will be in before the lifting process is complete.
I was a bit worried about the ProComp tires as mentioned before, but it was nice to be able to only hear the catback exhaust and no more tire noise! Took them on a mild off the pavement run, and the had great bite, and so fa I am pleased... now to see if FlyingWen is pleased, or if I am sleeping on the couch tonight.
Here's how it sits as of this exact moment, the center caps are missing, as we are going to emphasize the JEEP portion of the center caps in a girly color to match the purple hi-lift, so FlyingWen can stop getting haggled at the fuel pumps... "so, your husband let you drive his Jeep" We need to go pick out a color at hobby loby. We tried nail polish, but it made some funky bond with the plastics and the paint.
Tonight I plan on installing the upper arms and enlarging the frame holes by about 3/4" from the pocket of the KJ, this will allow the JBA 4.5s to hit the bump stop and drop as low as possible. Then the rest will follow.
I am awaiting on the black lug nuts to arrive (We just switch all the wheel studs) and hoping they will be in before the lifting process is complete.I was a bit worried about the ProComp tires as mentioned before, but it was nice to be able to only hear the catback exhaust and no more tire noise! Took them on a mild off the pavement run, and the had great bite, and so fa I am pleased... now to see if FlyingWen is pleased, or if I am sleeping on the couch tonight.
jeepmedic46
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Kj looks awesome, :victory:
flyingwil
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I got to sleep in my bed! I am actually liking the Xtreme AT's. I hear that they do not do too well in the snow, but hey, we do live in AZ and it will be a good 3 or 4 months before we can test that.
mrbishi
Adventurer
That's one damn nice KJ - well done guys!
Off topic but for our conditions here in Western Australia guys in our club prefer MTRs and Bighorns. The Mickey Thompson MTZs chip out really badly and the Coopers are even worse. Must be something to do with the terrain in these parts?
Off topic but for our conditions here in Western Australia guys in our club prefer MTRs and Bighorns. The Mickey Thompson MTZs chip out really badly and the Coopers are even worse. Must be something to do with the terrain in these parts?
flyingwil
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Hmmm... when I was around Alice Springs, the tire of choice seemed to be the MTZ's or the BFG All Terrains.
Now I just need to convince FlyingWen she needs a Snorkel!
jeepmedic46
Expedition Leader
Thats a great looking Kj.:sombrero: Is that a RTT on the rack?