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ga_repoman · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:35 am

well the jeep is no more
Dec 4th my wife and I were driving southbound on 601 through SC on the way to I-95 and a lady in a dodge minivan crossed the double yellow line took over our lane and sideswiped the liberty in the drivers rear door and wheel
this impact removed the rear axle and turned the jeep 90 degrees
the forward momentum then caused us to roll about 6 or 7 times
stopping upright
we survived with nothing broken and (thank god) with our lifes

the jeep did not survive BUT it did its job and protected its occupants
there are some pictures on the last page of my cardomain page
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3009803/2004-jeep-liberty/page-11

Slitch · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:44 am

Hey man glad u got out ok and sorry for ur the Libby it sure was a great ride
Anyways if u decide to minimize the loss and sell some stuff off it I'll be glad to take the a arms.
Sorry again for the crash man

LibertyCRD · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:02 am

Glad you are all safe!

Add this to the running list of Jeeps I have seen in roll-over accidents where the occupants walked away. People can debate it all they want, but Jeeps are built tough and the extra weight of these pigs is there because Chrysler wanted to build them safe. It's a trade-off that is VERY worth it.

waywardtravel · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:15 am

Somebody is watching out for you, That's why you thankfully had a JEEP.

tonycrd · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:30 am

Wow...glad you are ok!

Are you going to take the JBA's of?

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:55 am

glad you and your wife were ok.

Combat Truck Monkey · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:39 am

Looks like the Jeep did its last job well. Glad to see you walked away. It's a shame to see that happen to such a nice jeep though.

JeepJeff · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:31 pm

WOW!! Glad to hear that you and your wife are ok! I was just looking at the pictures and the air bags did not deploy? Once again, glad to hear that you two are alive and well.

onebaucom · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:49 pm

Glad you are okay! Roll over accidents are not fun. Been in one in a ford explorer sport and got a pinched nerve out of it. Had to sit out of bowling for a couple of months. Haha glad I am not the only one asking for the A-arms! Anyways, glad to hear ya'll made it out okay and sorry bout the libby!

1996xj · **Posted:** Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:12 pm

Im glad you and wife walked a way ok !!! Towstap a good friend of mine rolled his 02 KJ in front of me a couple year's ago down the side of a cliff, and managed to walk a way with miner bumps and bruses. He then went out and bought a 05 renagade within week's !! Im a believer in the strength of the KJ's frame and design, it can take a lot !!! :JEEPIN:

Nightfisher · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 9:35 pm **Posts:** 122

Holy cow man! That's awful! Glad you guys came out fine though. Guess that would be an endorsement of the safety features to be sure! Wow!

audiboy86 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:41 am

I am glad yall are ok and sorry for the lose of a great jeep. I have been in 2 roll overs in my life one in a ford ranger FX4 the other was a 4x4 Tahoe. Walked away from both with nothing more then some glass cuts and a few embedded pieces. But this is a good showing of the KJs strength and the JBA A-arms

A-Arms 1 Spindle 0 a really big nasty torn zero at that. :shock:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:06 am

glad you and your family was alright fella

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:58 am

Just looked through the pics
wow
glad you're OK they build new ones every day
so whats next for you?

ga_repoman · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:59 pm

sorry guys the a-arms are still on the jeep

if we had not been in transit there are a lot of pieces I would love to pull like the rear cargo area that is bolted to the seat bolt holes
the Hellas on the front , the rear lift rubber , and of course the a arms
those a arms were the only part of the suspension that did not break in the wreak !!
I was even saying to my wife that i would love to pull those off cause someone would want them....
Instead
I do have a couple pieces left in the garage .........like ::

the oem a arms that I took off the jeep (still in good condition)
a spare tire cover
a rear seat (was pulled out when i built the rear cargo area frame)
that little privacy/security cover for the back area
the carpeted wooden rear shelf that i made to replace the above
couple gallons of jeep antifreeze
and a set of front ceramic brake pads I had not had a chance to install
front shock boots from the spacer lift

might have some other stuff floating around
But that is what I can remember

As far as the future :
1. quit feeling like i have been run over by a truck

already contacted the credit union and got approval for another loan
I like the old body style KJ and the wife likes the newer boxy KJ
and the jeep did a great job .....but on the same note I had a jeep
and I kind of want something differant

Started looking around the the next choice in trucks even when I was looking for my jeep was a nissan
Have found a GREAT deal on a Xterra which is a little more roomy that the liberty
So I have a red 2007 being delivered tomorrow..
I still love the jeep liberty but got 3% financing at nissan and cant walk away from that

Thanks everyone for all the best wishes, advice, and troubleshooting help,
and kind thoughts, this forum is the best ......

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 1:54 pm

That would make sense due to the KK being more feminine.... kinda makes you feel like you're on you way to Barbie's dream house.

ga_repoman · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:17 pm

yep
looked again at the photo that audiboy reposted of mine and there is a piece of spindle still connected to the a-arm
and the wife was worried that the insurance company would have a problem with the fact that those arms were on there I told her that there is no argument that the aftermarket arms are x2 as strong as the factory ones so there should be NO problem there
but she worries ....

still trying to recope some of my losses for all the led and strobes i had installed on the jeep for rescue/firefighting work
not to mention that my binoculars now show double when i look through them

Neal · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:39 pm

See what you can work out with buying it back from the ins. co. after they pay you for the total.
I have done this with a pickup and came out real good parting it out.
The ins. co. should sell it to you for a real cheap price, check it out.
Sell the engine and drive train, there are a lot of parts you could sell here.
Good luck!

Xodius · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:14 pm

WOW! So glad you and your wife are ok! WOW, that is just....WOW. That was a tough KJ and sure am glad it did it's job and you're still with us.

jmichaelsjeep · **Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:36 pm

Like everyone's already said 1) very glad that everyone is okay and no major injuries and 2) these libby's are tough SOB's and the fact that you both walked away unscathed, is a testament to that.

The question I haven't seen asked yet is this: What kind of damage did the other vehicle have? Was that vehicle's passengers ok?

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