JBHARDWARE's Budget Liberty KJ Build

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:11 pm

Started of by purchasing a 2002 Jeep Liberty Limited and a set of 16x7 Black Rock 927 rims!
The liberty came with 2 sets but wanted to go with black rims

Total:
2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4x4=$1750.00
116,000 miles
16x7 Black Rock 927 rims (4)=$314.00

Total to date=$2064.00
Here are some pics with get some during the day tomorrow

Here are the rims it came with, probably sell or trade to put into the "BUDGET"

Hope to install lift by Saturday and tires by the end of the month. Oh and BTW i have had the Liberty for 2 weeks and wife still doesn't know about it, how long before I should tell her?!

bunkermonkeycw · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:20 pm

Looking forward to watching this thread. :SOMBRERO:

Where might these rims be located?

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:26 pm

Pics in the Daylight

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:07 pm

The wife doesn't know huh? Man are you in for it! :lol:

Terry

Dave08 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:17 pm **Posts:** 250

How in the world did you buy it for 1750?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:09 pm

Great find at that price!! What lift setup are you going to run?
Your wife's gonna be pissed though.

Speeder · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:01 am

im going to watch this thread not for the jeep but to find out what happens when the wife finds out :lol:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:07 am

It will make a nice trail buggy...

:POPCORN:

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:28 am

WIFE FOUND OUT! Spending the week at her mothers...

I work for a Towing/Recovery company, I offered to recover it for free if I could just finish paying it off. I got the Jeep, RO got her money and debtor got to walk home from Wal-Mart.
Only things I had to do were replace the front drive shaft, and clean the gunk out of the intake around the TPS. Put the rims on it. The chrome rims were a bonus they were in the back of the Jeep at the time of the repo

Got a great deal and didn't even have to file for a bonded title.

and.....I got the house to my self for a week :wink:

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:32 am

oh and I will be running Daystar 2.5", Federal Courgia M/T 245/75/16, Linex the Bumpers, Flairs and Grill. Then some type of bumper or Bull Bar.

CoopaTroopa · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:21 am

if you want a bull bar I may be parting with mine soon

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:27 am

CoopaTroopa wrote:

if you want a bull bar I may be parting with mine soon

Yea just let me know, it will be a few weeks or so..........need to do something nice for the wife :roll:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:36 am

If you're going to be running any type of bumper you'll want to go with a real lift, ( i.e. springs and shocks)
Daystar lift on 9 year old springs and shocks :banghead:

bigjimslade · **Joined:** Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:37 pm **Posts:** 100

Nice find. I'm thinking about looking for a salvage title one next year for my son.

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:54 am

tommudd wrote:

If you're going to be running any type of bumper you'll want to go with a real lift, ( i.e. springs and shocks)
Daystar lift on 9 year old springs and shocks :banghead:

I agree 100% and the only reason I am going with the Daystar over OME or Other S&S lift is:
(1) I get Daystar at cost (another perk from Towing company) Through our local Truck accessories store.
(2) Front Suspension (Strut assembly, ball joints) replaced 6-2-08 via dealer ship.

If not for these 2 factors, I would go ahead and save for the (RIGHT LIFT)

Pote · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:48 am

JBHARDWARE wrote:

WIFE FOUND OUT! Spending the week at her mothers...

Sounds like a win win!! 1750????? She should be bowing for the unbelievable investment...man, did you score....on having the house to yourself! :ROTFL:

Don't sweat it, she has more tied up in dresses, shoes and purses YOU DON'T know about than $1750! Know that

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 10:59 am

Pote wrote:

JBHARDWARE wrote:

WIFE FOUND OUT! Spending the week at her mothers...

Sounds like a win win!! 1750????? She should be bowing for the unbelievable investment...man, did you score....on having the house to yourself! :ROTFL:

Don't sweat it, she has more tied up in dresses, shoes and purses YOU DON'T know about than $1750! Know that

Yea she finally calmed down after some Zanex and Midol, she will be on board for the new Jeep addition in a week or so :wink:

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:00 pm

JBHARDWARE wrote:

tommudd wrote:

If you're going to be running any type of bumper you'll want to go with a real lift, ( i.e. springs and shocks)
Daystar lift on 9 year old springs and shocks :banghead:

I agree 100% and the only reason I am going with the Daystar over OME or Other S&S lift is:
(1) I get Daystar at cost (another perk from Towing company) Through our local Truck accessories store.
(2) Front Suspension (Strut assembly, ball joints) replaced 6-2-08 via dealer ship.

If not for these 2 factors, I would go ahead and save for the (RIGHT LIFT)

So front "shocks" were replaced in 08, almost three years ago, it's still time to replace them
I thought mine and it rode like crap after 9 months and switched it to OME springs , Rancho shocks
( bought September 04, lifted April 05) Way better and lasts longer, original lift lasted 100,000 miles, now on the second lift.
If I had to do it over I would of had springs and shocks replaced the first day I bought it :wink:

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:09 pm

Ok, so what exactly do I need for this lift?
and where is the best place to get them

sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

I can't believe you got that thing for that low a price.
how do I get in on a scam I MEAN DEAL like that? :-)r

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