Out where I work there was a few guys smoking on lunch since it was a bit warmer today. I notice 2 pretty nice wranglers and a lifted f150 they was standing by. I decided to talk with them a bit. For the most part they was pretty cool and they offered places and events around here for offroading etc. they did talk a bit of smack for me having a Liberty though and that I need to get "a real Jeep". Not in a rude way but joking around so it didn't piss me off.

I mentioned I just got a lift kit i plan to install here soon and they was going on not to lift it etc. basically said that would be the (not sure what word to use as I don't know if it is racist but) equivalany in the offroad scene blah blah. Compared lifting and doing stuff to a liberty with people who get fart can exhausts and giant spoilers on a Honda Civic.

The libertys I've seen on here look pretty sweet. They appear to be more than capable of hanging offroad with anyone else as well. I get this feeling ill probably run in to a lot of this though. Just curious to those that go to events or are part of any Jeep groups. Have any of you experienced any negative attitudes and crap talking? I am new to the entire offroad thing so wondering if its pretty common to get busted on and I should get used to it or what?

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2010 Jeep JK - Mango Tango
TeraFlex 2.5 suspension lift
Rancho RS9000Xl adjustable shocks
Tom Woods 1310 Front driveshaft
JKS Quicker front Disconnects
Synergy 1.75" Wheel spacer

Get used to it, the KJ is the out cast and a woman's Jeep according to most "real Jeepers"

The KJ is a sleeper in the off road jeep world..even stock it does pretty good off road. I think anyway..

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2004- Jeep Liberty
2016- Jeep Wrangler unlimited
1981- Jeep CJ-5
1977- Jeep CJ-5

I know I have pulled out a stuck Wrangler with mine even after he smack talked me before he got stuck

Did you drive through where he got stuck then and show him up?

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2004- Jeep Liberty
2016- Jeep Wrangler unlimited
1981- Jeep CJ-5
1977- Jeep CJ-5

Nope, I am a tad smarter than the average Wrangler owner. I drove around exactly where I said he would get stuck but ya know he had a "real Jeep" and was going to prove me wrong. Sucks when a "girls Jeep" pulls ya out

Monday, while pumping gas a guy with a Wrangler laughed at my pink diff cover. Asked if I bought it that way, I said nope I did everything and its lifted too. He said I can tell nice Jeep.

I just went up the very same line the LJ did and made it.

Though now I don't really get any flak about owning a Liberty since doing the SFA swap.

You know what , no matter what you drive or ride or what you float around on the lake,
There will always be someone who thinks their's is better
or think they have to give you crap about what you're driving.
Go out have fun, show them what your's will do
Its a lot more in knowing how to drive, than it is in what you drive

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Very true, all about driver skill and the lines you take..Have fun out there, heh

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2004- Jeep Liberty
2016- Jeep Wrangler unlimited
1981- Jeep CJ-5
1977- Jeep CJ-5

Freekin AWESOME!!!



EXACTLY!

Being an oil burner, people are more amazed by that fact. No flack yet.

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2006 Sport, GDE FT Eco Tune, Custom Trans Tune
2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn EcoDiesel, GDE Hot Tune

The comment I got at first was "is that a four wheel drive"? By the end of the day they were all believers. Only two of us made it up the biggest obstacle, the other being a Rubicon on 35's. My Libby set up the way it is will go most places in 2wd where it takes 4 wheel drive on Jeeps with open diffs. I've pulled out a big Bronco and a 4x4 F150, or should I say pulled them along as they couldn't make it on their own. Funniest of all is going up a fairly steep hill, with big bumps (undulations) in 2WD and then having a TJ come behind and not be able to make it in 4x4. He said he had to disconnect his sway bar...sissy.
Lifted, locked front and back with rock sliders, Libby's are serious off road capable. Up to the point where they run out of ground clearance anyway...when you get to that point, SFA baby!

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2004 KJ Limited
Eaton "e" locker front
Detroit Locker rear
Frankenlift II
245 75 16 Goodyear MTR's
Moabs
Al's UCA's
Boulderbars
Backbone with Warn XD9000i, Viking synthetic line
Rubicon Big Brother

Yeah, I don't really care if anyone says something like that and all it just made me curious if that was common or not. Just from them saying that stuff and then browsing other jeep forums for stuff and coming across some KJ hate. Wasn't sure how common it really was.

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2010 Jeep JK - Mango Tango
TeraFlex 2.5 suspension lift
Rancho RS9000Xl adjustable shocks
Tom Woods 1310 Front driveshaft
JKS Quicker front Disconnects
Synergy 1.75" Wheel spacer

I get flak for the libby, I get flak for my little lancer I drive, I get flak for owning a Yorkie-Poo, I get flak for having a purple KZ 1000 motorcycle, and now I get flak for technically owning my wife's nail salon. And I'm a 260 pound bearded man. I say they're just jealous.....

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Ironman HD springs, Bilsteins, MLL's, Mopar skids 245 75 16 Treadwright Claw's.

I actually get way more questions about what it is.
Folks walk up and I hear " Wow thats cool looking or that's B.A. what is it? "
When I tell them a Liberty I then hear " Well never seen one like that before"

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

I had a xj tj and a wj and hands done my favorite is the kj...much better as a DD imo

sent from my sgh-1717 running CM10

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Silver 05 sport crd-Ehm,Orm,wix oversized oilfilter,shell rotell,2nd gen fuelhead,Fumoto oil drain valve,muffler delete,cat removed,V6 airbox swap,evic added,HVAC controls modded, Franken lifted II,hercules Terra Tracs 245/75/16,Full l.e.d. interior swap,hayden fan clutch and nylon fan

Being in construction, and a taller fella, yeah the BS gets going at work. But when the size 52 jacket size 3 hat morons start complaining that the Cootermobile trucks they own are breaking the bank with fuel cost, I laugh at 'em. Especially when the biggest thing theyusually haul is their lunch.

Their MPG 10 city, 15 HWY

My CRD KJ 20-24 city, 28-33 HWY

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2005 Red KJ CRD, TOTALED 12-21-11

2005 Blue KJ Sport CRD, GDE, Magnaflow muffler, Destination AT, Amsoil filters, Fumoto, Timing belt and waterpump @ 99,600, 11 blade nylon fan, 2905 hayden fan clutch, EURO TC




Arguing about whether the glass is half full or half empty misses the point: the bartender cheated you.
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Sometimes I do, until people see it in person. With the lift and tires, it has a lot more ground clearance than the trucks that guys at work drive. I had it up on a lift in my stall one day, everyone came to check it out and look underneath, and the comments were basically "oh wow, this thing is actually really stout. I thought it would be built like a car. holy sh*t it's a stick shift!"

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2006 Sport 4X4, Deep Beryl Green, NSG370, NV241J, Lifted with OME 927/948 and Bilstein, JBA 4.5 UCA's, Custom 3" Rear Y-Link Extension and Swaybar Relocation, 265/75-16 Toyo Open Country AT2 tires, Black Plastidipped bumpers, flares, and doors, Pioneer speakers, Alpine head unit, 1200w Phoenix Gold Amp, 12" Dayton Reference sub.

Haven't gotten any yet, but it's great to impress them unintentionally before it starts. The other day my KK was on the lift and the first thing out of my father's mouth was, "Dang, that's a REAL driveshaft!"

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2008 Black Jeep Liberty Sport
4.7L throttle body
Old Man Emu lift
Sky Slider
Hypertech Max Energy
K&N CAI
Gibson stainless steel exhaust
Blacked out
ScanGauge2
BFG All Terrrain 225/75/16
JBA upper control arms