Jeep back on the road finally.

liberty2.8crd · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:25 pm **Posts:** 28

Just got the wife's crd on the road after a top end rebuild. Here are some pictures.

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dejesu · **Joined:** Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:47 pm **Posts:** 96

nice... what are the dimensions of those wheels?

lift?
wheel spacers?

tonycrd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:26 am

Nice CRD. Good to see it fixed. :BANANA:

I cannot say anything nice about those wheels

liberty2.8crd · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:25 pm **Posts:** 28

The wheels are 18x9. No lift kit and yes wheel adapters which does give the jeep a wider stance. Im a little disappointed that tonycrd can't say anything nice about the rims. I didn't have a lot to choose from. They are a craigslist special and work perfect for my wife to use driving back and forth to school. The wheels were brand new as well as the tires, they still had the little nipples on the tires. All for $500.

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:06 pm

The Jeep looks great and the wheels make it really stand out.

Nice job :wink:

liberty2.8crd · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:25 pm **Posts:** 28

Yeah i would honestly like just a black center cap probably more then the stars but I couldn't pass up such a good deal.

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:20 pm

Seen a lot of good deals in my life that I have passed on due to all kinds of things.
A good deal is only one if it works for you.
So if you are happy with the looks then it was a good deal.
I would of passed :wink:

surfRenegade · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:41 am

The wheels arent my thing, but if this is strictly a road vehicle I can see them looking good on the liberty if done up right. If your going for that look and you were to color match everything thats plastic..like the bumpers, fenders, etc. drop the height of the jeep some i think it would look cool.

liberty2.8crd · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:25 pm **Posts:** 28

Well y'all sure know how to make a person feel like crap.

Sport · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:20 am

liberty2.8crd wrote:

Well y'all sure know how to make a person feel like crap.

Hey man don't let it knock you, the Rockstars are cool wheels. They look real good on pickup trucks. I personally like them better with the center cap off. Add a little lift and a set of off road tires and that jeep will look real mean.

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:54 am

liberty2.8crd wrote:

Well y'all sure know how to make a person feel like crap.

Sorry bud...

It's just not my thing.

To make you feel better, here's a banana/pepper dance

:BANANA:

Thing is, it's your Jeep, if you like them, great! I have a chrome fueldoor cover on mine. I like it, most people don't. But that doesn't make me feel like crap, LOL :jester:

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:02 am

Yes and Tony's chrome fuel door is in real bad taste

:ROTFL:

Its yours and you are making it your own. Lots of people don't like mine, but I don't really give a rats behind if they do or not, cause I'm the one driving it! :wink:

blackwidowkj06 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:28 am

I have people all the time telling me they don't like my Jeep, ways I could improve it, ways I could change it...then I have people tell me they like it and have never seen a Jeep Liberty like that before.

Don't let the negativity bring you down. It's your Jeep and if they want you to change something on it, let them know where they can send the money. It's always nice to see people go different ways with their Jeep Liberties. I went fenderless on my Liberty. Not many liked the looks of it, but I don't care because it's my Jeep.

Just tune out the negativity and you'll be okay. :wink:

liberty2.8crd · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:25 pm **Posts:** 28

Well its my wife's jeep and i'm not aloud to take it off road and she loves it so that is all that matters. This is my off road toy.

I swapped the stock v6 engine out for a 2001 vw tdi engine.
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surfRenegade · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:42 pm

I wouldnt let it bring you down at all man. People are into different things. You may post those same pictures on another site and get totally different responses

tonycrd · **Posted:** Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:12 pm

Love the yota. What engine is that, from a Passat?

liberty2.8crd · **Joined:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:25 pm **Posts:** 28

The engine is out of a 2001 vw jetta.

iMTB · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:27 pm **Posts:** 273

I love the wheels. I'm also 21, live in FL and spend tons of time at the beach. I've liked the rockstars since I first saw them.

dgeist · **Posted:** Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:00 pm

Yep, you nailed it on the truck TDI swap with this crowd. You're just bound to get more positivity from something like that with as many off-roading enthusiats as you have here.

On the CRD, good for you for getting something you and your wife like (and saving some money). I'm of the personal opinion that unless it's on a racecar pulling g's that low-profile tires do more harm than good on most vehicles, but again, my opinion is slanted, and unless somone's getting hurt, your vehicle should make you happy and your opinion and that of those close to you should matter the most

Now, if you could somehow get 35"s on those 18" wheels, that would put t hings in proportion...

My wife's A4 quattro avant has 18s and is lowered if that makes ya feel better :BANANA:

Dan

HoosierJeeper · **Joined:** Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 1218

I like it. Black goes good with the Dark Khaki.

Jeep back on the road finally.

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