I would say both if you can. I love my CRD never owned a wrangler but rode in many. TJ's are not as smooth and not as secure as the KJ. I do like the open top option and they are better off road or can have more aftermarket support than the KJ. KJ CRD is is more comfortable gets better MPG and can tow more than TJ ever will.

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2006 Liberty CRD Limited Deep Beryl Green Metallic Clear coat, Fumoto valve, MH ProVent (removed), GDE Eco tune,
OME 790/948 springs, OME struts, OME N132L shocks, Jeepin by Al A-arms, Hercules Terra Trac AT2 245/75R16
Weeks Stage 1 EGR delete, 5 volt steel glow plugs

u could just cut the top off the kj then u can have some of both worlds

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An Evil genius bent on destroying grammatical standards
My Wife is a Reading teacher; if she can overlook my spelling, so can you.
KJ Stands for KING JEEP
2002 Jeep Liberty KJ 245/75R16 BFG Tread Write MTGs OME / rancho lift
1999 Dodge Durango SXT 4X4V8
2012 Dodge Journey SXT 3.6 V6
South Florida Jeep Club (SFJC) Member

Have an 04TJ lifted/mud tires and it gets about 13 mpg. I love it, and is a dream to wrench on. However, th CRD is not an off road machine. Did I take the CRD up the highest mountain pass in Colorado in 4lo for 70 min to the top... Yes. But at the offroad parks wranglers rule, period.

I've personally seen 2 tricked out TJ's with our CRD power plant under the hood and WOW, was it bad A%*!!!!!!!!!

When my CRD gets old then I will transplant her into the TJ for sure!!!!!

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06 CRD/samco's/GDE eco tune/fumoto/toyo H/T /brake controller/tow package

04 TJ/3" OME/1" MML/1"BBL/3/4" coil spacers up front/discos/Extended bump stops/adj. Rear track bar/hi-lift/ 33x10.5x15 toyo MT on steelies/Epi9000superwinch/nates front bumper/extended breathers/160amp alternator