17 with no clue..

SabaII · **Joined:** Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:48 am **Posts:** 62

username17km wrote:

it is my first vehicle and i know its not perfect but i love it, i think part of having a first car is having to work on it and make it your, not just having mommy and daddy buy you a brand new beamer.

Thats the way to be! You will learn a lot by working on it and will enjoy it no matter how frustrating it gets sometimes. I would give you advice but would be restating everything thats already been posted. Have fun with it and enjoy! You only get a first car once.

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

^ exactly and thanks.

and thanks tom

tommudd · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:45 pm

gottorque · **Joined:** Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:03 am **Posts:** 100

I know the feeling man. 18 here. Like you im drooling over lifts, bumpers, and lockers but its not happening right now. I was lucky to get my 02 KJ with 46 thousand on the ODO. Its still in very good shape and i plan to keep it like that. I still wheel it though and get it muddy but take the time to do a proper cleaning in, out and under.

When it you get it trustworthy and reliable, find some other Jeepers and take it on some easy trails. Air down a bit and finesse it over obstacles, let the gearing and tires work and use a spotter on tricky sections.
After that you'll realize the true capability of your Jeep, even completely stock. I was certainly impressed the first time taking it out :JEEPIN:

Good luck man

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

^

thanks man. nice jeep btw wish i had the light bar haha

and right now my main concern is to get my baby completely checked out and maybe change all the fluids.

I'm going to florida after i finish high school and its gonna be a bit of a drive from NJ haha and i have to make sure ill be able to support myself and keep my jeep runnin b/c ill be livin on my own.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2012 11:28 pm

Hello,

Not that much older than you and I can relate to not knowing what to do. I started out with a stock Liberty and currently own a "one-of-a-kind" Jeep. This Jeep thing is very addictive. Once you start, you'll never stop. I currently run a Daystar lift on my Liberty and have since September 2010. It does the job and get me over obstacles when off-roading. Started out at four inches (front) and three inches (rear). Now I am currently little over two inches all around. The Daystar lift was installed on OEM suspension parts that had 54,XXX miles at the time of installation. Now I have 76,000 miles on the OEM suspension parts, along with the Daystar lift. Mind you, the Jeep was bought in June 2009 with 32,XXX miles. So yes, I have driven the crap out of it. It's still running and getting me from point A to point B. Regular and preventative maitenance will keep these Jeeps going for a long time.

My Jeep has come a long way. There's nothing I regret doing to my Jeep. I've had a blast driving and wheeling it. My Liberty is my only daily driver and will continue to be for awhile. Everything I know about the Liberty is research, reading, studying and LOST Jeeps. 99% percent of everything I know is from here. It's a great site. So do some studying, reading and researching before you dive head first into this Jeep thing. If you can, go to some local Meet&Greets members host. I drove 7hrs+ to tommudds for a Meet&Greet. Hope everything works out for you. Most important thing is have fun with the Jeep.

Here is my Jeep the day it was bought.

This is currently what it looks like. Nothing fancy on it. Just some good tires. :wink:

black and blue · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:15 am

every time i see a picture of a jeep without fender flares it makes me want to rip mine off :twisted:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:17 am

black and blue wrote:

every time i see a picture of a jeep without fender flares it makes me want to rip mine off :twisted:

Well if that's what you want to do, then do it! It's your Jeep, so have fun with it. :mrgreen:

I would suggest checking your state laws about having fenders.

All3Sports · **Posted:** Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:52 pm

I'm the same age as you are (17) and started off the same way, just follow Tom's advice, you'll be alright, 4in of lift is a little bit more complicated but 2.5-3 should do you fine and only set you back around 700-800$ Just make sure to do it right the first time and have fun with your jeep! Oh and the lift isn't too complicated, there's plenty of advice here.

@ Gottorque, Nice renny, it makes me miss mine :JEEPIN:

First Day:

After 5 months:

Last Month:

Nationwide totaled my renny at 9,600$ for us...
:BANANA:

Looking for a new KJ atm :BANANA:

gottorque · **Joined:** Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:03 am **Posts:** 100

Thats a heck of a chunk out of that car All3. Makes me appreciate the fact that our KJs are not weight weenies and that pic is a perfect example.

17km. You got any current pics of your jeep.

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

gottorque wrote:

Thats a heck of a chunk out of that car All3. Makes me appreciate the fact that our KJs are not weight weenies and that pic is a perfect example.

17km. You got any current pics of your jeep.

yea I'm not too sure on how to upload the pics tho haha

All3Sports · **Posted:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:51 pm

username17km wrote:

gottorque wrote:

Thats a heck of a chunk out of that car All3. Makes me appreciate the fact that our KJs are not weight weenies and that pic is a perfect example.

17km. You got any current pics of your jeep.

yea I'm not too sure on how to upload the pics tho haha

just use tinypic.com and select the photo to upload, from there copy the code for forums, should be something with [img]blahblahblah[/img] there and just paste it here.

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

All3Sports wrote:

username17km wrote:

gottorque wrote:

Thats a heck of a chunk out of that car All3. Makes me appreciate the fact that our KJs are not weight weenies and that pic is a perfect example.

17km. You got any current pics of your jeep.

yea I'm not too sure on how to upload the pics tho haha

just use tinypic.com and select the photo to upload, from there copy the code for forums, should be something with [img]blahblahblah[/img] there and just paste it here.

oh okay thanks. here she is.. still stock.. but still sexy

JBHARDWARE · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:25 pm

Good Looking JEEP!
and to top it off it's the best color! :juggle:

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

JBHARDWARE wrote:

Good Looking JEEP!
and to top it off it's the best color! :juggle:

thank you

and i love the silver on all jeeps especially with a black accent. which i will try to do by painting my flares and then powder coating my rims

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

so i know tom told me how to get my jeep lifted already.. but i don't think ill have that kind of money anytime soon. and especially since ill be going off to live on my own in a couple months i need to save as much money as possible.

so is a cheaper lift like the rough country 3" really bad? i probably will never off road since I'm moving to florida.

http://www.autotrucktoys.com/liberty/Ro ... 19935.aspx

All3Sports · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:57 pm

The only problem with that lift is that it's incomplete, it has a spacer lift upfront and close to factory springs, you're front will be lifted with the spacer but will eventually sag back down, you can choose to run it if you want but eventually you're going to need to replace the front shocks/struts and coil springs.

OME 927/948 is a more expensive way to go but worth it in the long run. You'll like the ride quality and the added height. The lift is also well reconized throughout the KJ world and is widely supported. But it's your jeep + money, thats my .02$ haha.

irollgen4s · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:42 pm

You'll offroad in florida, very sandy, but a lot of fun stuff to do, and a lot of legal places. Hell, you'll offroad anywhere you go :JEEPIN:

. go with the OME as soon as you can afford it. the ride quality is worth it alone.

username17km · **Joined:** Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:55 pm **Posts:** 34

your both right, i guess it was a sper of the moment kinda thought lol. i just wanna do so much with my jeep haha

ill just keep trying to save for the OME springs too bad they only give a 1.5" lift.. at least its a start lol

irollgen4s · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:25 pm

3/8 clevis lift and a top isolator and you can bring that up a lot. search around the forums a bit, the OME is the most common and it brings most up about 2.5"

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