Sport to Renegade Conversion

Chumly · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:19 pm

humptyjumped wrote:

1. Renagade Light bar <-Ebay $450
2. Skid Plate Package <-thin, weak metal...and an option on Sports
3. Rock Rails <-negative. Aluminum Step bars.
4. Tow Hooks <-$50 a piece, optional on Sport
5. Rear Diff Locker <-not a locker, just "Trac-Loc". Another option a sport can have.

OF MEDIUM IMPORTANCE
1. More Powerful Alternator
2. Better Transmission Cooler <-towing package, or buy one for $30
3. Pre-wired Tow <-towing package
4. Better tires, but I would replace anyways..

Basically, it's paint and looks. Sports are buildable, i.e. not constrained to OEM.

humptyjumped · **Posted:** Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:15 am

Chumly wrote:

humptyjumped wrote:

1. Renagade Light bar <-Ebay $450
2. Skid Plate Package <-thin, weak metal...and an option on Sports
3. Rock Rails <-negative. Aluminum Step bars.
4. Tow Hooks <-$50 a piece, optional on Sport
5. Rear Diff Locker <-not a locker, just "Trac-Loc". Another option a sport can have.

OF MEDIUM IMPORTANCE
1. More Powerful Alternator
2. Better Transmission Cooler <-towing package, or buy one for $30
3. Pre-wired Tow <-towing package
4. Better tires, but I would replace anyways..

Basically, it's paint and looks. Sports are buildable, i.e. not constrained to OEM.

WOW.... What do you REALLY think!

Maybe you should read the title of the post!

KJ2005 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:05 am **Posts:** 27

I bought a jeep liberty sport and want a wrangler 4door, but the main thing is doing what you are doing, making the most out of what you got. The only differences between most libertys are all parts you can get or purchase staright from the dealer

stick · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:26 pm

I'm pretty sure our '03 Renegade doesn't have an LSD rear. Was the LSD standard on ALL years of Renegades?

broncsrule · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:40 pm

no not standard, that was an option.

BeepBeepJeepJeep · **Posted:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:14 pm

broncsrule wrote:

no not standard, that was an option.

oops

broncsrule · **Posted:** Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:35 pm

I wish the LSD would have been standard in the Renegade package though.

stick · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:33 am

broncsrule wrote:

I wish the LSD would have been standard in the Renegade package though.

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humptyjumped · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:43 pm

Oh well... get a locker, and you'll be better off in the long run!

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 6:44 pm

humptyjumped wrote:

Oh well... get a locker, and you'll be better off in the long run!

Agree 100%

,lockers are way better then the trash lock.

broncsrule · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:04 pm

Agree 100% ,lockers are way better then the trash lock[/quote]

Agreed. I put aPowertrax in my Jeep but the 5-speed hated it. Don't ask me why, but it wouldn't shift smoothly anymore. A few others had the same problem. And I can't afford the ARB yet, so I am still open.

LibertyFever · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:16 pm

humptyjumped wrote:

Oh well... get a locker, and you'll be better off in the long run!

A locker in my Libby? dare I dream?

By the way what rear axle do I have in my Sport?

jason thompson · **Posted:** Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:17 am

LibertyFever wrote:

humptyjumped wrote:

Oh well... get a locker, and you'll be better off in the long run!

A locker in my Libby? dare I dream?

By the way what rear axle do I have in my Sport?

you have a chrysler 8.25 probably with a 3.73 ratio

why can't you have a locker in the rear of your KJ?
if you were willing to shell out the coin to make it look like another model then getting a locker would be smart money
and probably cost less and I know it would serve a functional purpose

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