2008 Liberty Rubicon?!?!?

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:46 am

This was seen at the Jeep Booth at EJS - complete with a "Mopar Offroad Technology" decal.

Real or just a cruel joke? The wheels are pretty stuffed in those wheel wells for sure.

sidewayskj · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:55 am

that thing is sick but yea those tires fill the wheel wells nicely can u say bump stops

if it is true or a proto pretty sick looking and they should offer it as an option but they won't

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:26 am

wow... can you say stuffed...

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:02 am

It’s hard tellin’, Mopar (Jeep) is starting to get funky on us here lately and I’m starting to like it.

Jeep is also talking about releasing a diesel engine swap kit for the wranglers. :shock:

Perhaps Jeep is starting to recognize it’s potential????????????????????
:idea:

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:03 am

Jeep is always showing off some form of "Look at what we could have done" vehicle. I doubt that we will ever see such a liberty on sale at the dealership.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:05 am

Jeep = TEASE.

Remember the Liberator? http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z779 ... r_CRD.aspx

(careful googling that name now..... :lol:

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dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:52 am

JJsKJ wrote:

Jeep = TEASE.

Remember the Liberator? http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z779 ... r_CRD.aspx

(careful googling that name now..... :lol:

)

The Liberator was a major tease.................... :twisted:

I loved the front bumper too...................... :twisted:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:22 am

JJsKJ wrote:

(careful googling that name now..... :lol:

)

And yea, nothing but a tease. Build your own rig and dont worry about what Jeeps going to do. A production Jeep would probably have a cheap spacer lift anyway.

chefdab · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:26 pm

Was it still IFS though? The torque from a Rock-trac t-case in low wouldn't be too friendly to the Dana 30a. Or did they swap another diff into, like they did on the Liberator? I always thought they should have designed the front end so that it could fit both IFS and a solid axle. Then offer the Renegade (or Rubicon) package with the solid axle since that's the "off-road" package. They would sell the IFS to all the mall crawlers and soccer moms while the solid axle would be for people who want to wheel the Liberty. It would be like how they do pick up trucks. The half ton versions are IFS while the full tons have a solid axle.
Oh and speaking of Jeep fantasy, in case anyone has forgotten, tomorrow from 5pm to 7pm is the "Tell Jeep what you want them to build" discussion on http://www.jeepforum.com. So if you want to see this or something else (like my idea above) built in the future, make sure you go over there and tell them. Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow night, so if someone else wants to suggest the the IFS/solid axle idea mentioned above, please do. I would if I could.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:12 pm

chefdab wrote:

Was it still IFS though? The torque from a Rock-trac t-case in low wouldn't be too friendly to the Dana 30a. Or did they swap another diff into, like they did on the Liberator? I always thought they should have designed the front end so that it could fit both IFS and a solid axle. Then offer the Renegade (or Rubicon) package with the solid axle since that's the "off-road" package. They would sell the IFS to all the mall crawlers and soccer moms while the solid axle would be for people who want to wheel the Liberty. It would be like how they do pick up trucks. The half ton versions are IFS while the full tons have a solid axle.
Oh and speaking of Jeep fantasy, in case anyone has forgotten, tomorrow from 5pm to 7pm is the "Tell Jeep what you want them to build" discussion on http://www.jeepforum.com. So if you want to see this or something else (like my idea above) built in the future, make sure you go over there and tell them. Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow night, so if someone else wants to suggest the the IFS/solid axle idea mentioned above, please do. I would if I could.

Great idea!

InCommando · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:35 pm

Actually, I read where it is equipped with the AFDDD* that makes your D30a worries go away...

* Automatic Front Differential Dispensing Device. (Refills sold seperately)

renegadekj · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:14 pm

This KK seems interesting! I think we all need to get on the jeepforum tomorrow night and tell Jeep engineers this is more what we are after for a stock jeep!
Pixeldzn Where did you find this picture anyway??

Rush345 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:03 pm

Naybe they are finally going to supply more deisels:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... 364/AUTO01

We can only hope, I'ld still like to see something like our KJ design with the GC deisel motor :wink:

pixeldzn · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:53 pm

renegadekj wrote:

Pixeldzn Where did you find this picture anyway??

Rubicon Owners Forum

Troysterr · **Posted:** Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm

Bummer, I didn't even stop by the Jeep display this year. If I'd known that was going to be there, I would have stopped by and taken some pics for sure.

CD · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:19 am

Man o man that look bloody good, why on earth do Jeep do this. Persoanlly I can't see the point, if they can do it then do it and stop fart assing around with what we get.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:21 pm

CDKJ wrote:

fart assing around

That's a new phrase for me :shock:

.............haven't heard that one before :lol:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:49 pm

the kk has a D30m... they dropped the pinion gear below the ring instead of above like the D30a

Squintz Palladoris · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:04 pm

Kinda makes me want a KK. :lol:

Brad

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:15 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

the kk has a D30m... they dropped the pinion gear below the ring instead of above like the D30a

That means the KK's front diff is really weak compared to the KJ's front diff.A HP30 is alot stronger(gear set wise) then a low-pinion D30.The TJ Rubicon has a low-pinion D44,which is no stronger then a HP D30 from a XJ.

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