:Woot: I had the day off so I dropped the Liberty off at the dealership this morning and picked it up around 3:30 this afternoon. Nothing too much really to report just that I am excited to be riding around on a safe front suspension. The only other thing that I can offer is to take pictures tomorrow after work.

Mods - feel free to move this to the correct section as I don't start too many threads.

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02 Liberty Limited
Silver Outside & Taupe Inside
Heated Seats, Sunroof & Infinity speakers
USA Spec I-Pod adaptor, Mopar Sub, Garmin GPS
Tow Package, Select-Trac
Rock Rails, Tow Hooks

Have you noticed a difference in the ride since it was done? I thought mine felt a little more surefooted and responsive.

Mine felt more solid/stiff.

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New KJ Gear - Desert Armor Flak

2004 Renegade Light Khaki - 4" JBA Lift - Rock Lizard Products: Komodo Dragon Rear Bumper, Prototype Winch-mount Front Bumper, Super Skink Sliders - All J's Super Tranny Skid II - 31" Firestone Destination AT's on Moab wheels - Cobra 75W CB w/ stock Antenna mod

[b]Retired, US Military

I had mine done last week, and it kind of felt the same. But then mine is an 06, so maybe there wasn't a problem yet. It has always felt surefooted and very responsive. And still does now.

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THX DJ
My first Jeep, an 06 KJ 4x4 Sport, inferno red, Command Trac, Stock+;
All Mopar skids, Front hooks, Fog Lights, Window tints, Front & Window air deflectors, BFG A/T KO 235/70R16
Rear Class III Hitch and ever Changing.

Mine felt really different.

Before that, bot lower and upper ball joints had a lot of play. When braking, I could feel any uneveness in road surface --- this is amplified into a noticeable pull to the side. I had the lower ball joints replaced and the braking feels better. I will have the uppers replaced tomorrow.

On my wife's stock 4x2 KJ, the ride felt a lot stiffer.

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DIRTY KJ :: flickr photostream
"Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare ... some would say it has yet to occur on Earth" --- Stephen Hawking

I love the way my Liberty feels now... On all road surfaces but especially on the highway, it feels more connected to the road. I guess I was just used to the way the Liberty drove before that I didn't really notice it too much until after.

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02 Liberty Limited
Silver Outside & Taupe Inside
Heated Seats, Sunroof & Infinity speakers
USA Spec I-Pod adaptor, Mopar Sub, Garmin GPS
Tow Package, Select-Trac
Rock Rails, Tow Hooks

Got my recall work done on 10/7/06 (43,400 miles), and I too noticed a handling improvement. Steering is more responsive and car-like. There doesn't seem to be as much -- if any -- play in the steering wheel now. I'm glad I got the work done, for the peace of mind if nothing else. I inspected the new ball joints before I left the dealership, and I took pictures at home. They are the new bluish part.

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2003 Liberty Sport
Bright Silver Metallic
Daystar lift
General Tire Grabber AT2 245/70R16

Yesterday 10/09 at 49K miles. LBJ's were checked 3 months ago and were okay. Switched tires last week from 6-ply Revos to 10-ply Revos, and that seemed to amplify road wandering. After the LBJ job, she tracks great with crisp control. Believe no front end alignment was done.

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Liberating. 2006 KJ Sport, Pearl blue, lic. plate CACHE EH. Mods: Frankenlift, Boulderbars, Superskid, Rockstar bumper, PS rock ring, ARB rear locker, BS Dueler Revo LT245 10-ply.

Wow, do we have a lot of the same LBJ topic!
I wonder if all of them could be combined into a massive thread, a lot to keep track of..

anyway, here are my pix.
Got it done on two Friday's ago:




Requested them to replace sway bar bushings, making weird noises in the cold weather, hoping this was the reason.. waiting for weather to get below 50..

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That LBJ looks much more stout than the original equipment.

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'03 Sport 4x4 140k miles. Yeah, she's had some work done

It sure does! I was under my jeep thinking "why didn't DCX put these on to begin with?"

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02 Liberty Limited
Silver Outside & Taupe Inside
Heated Seats, Sunroof & Infinity speakers
USA Spec I-Pod adaptor, Mopar Sub, Garmin GPS
Tow Package, Select-Trac
Rock Rails, Tow Hooks

I received my recall notice in the mail. Does anyone KNOW if these ball joints are any better than the old ones? Did they actually redesign them? I am considering having them replaced with Moogs, and I want to know if it will be worth it or not. I hear alot of talk, but haven't really seen anything on why these are better. Does anyone have a side by side shot of old ball joints and new ball joint uninstalled? or at least a shot of the new ones before they were put in?

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2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4X4
all the usual suspects