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Liberator84 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:10 am

Did you know that mud in your rims will cause your Liberty to shake worse then a newborn doe??

I thought the balance of my tires or my aligment had been thrown off from playing in the sand and mud. I got home last night and sprayed out my rims and the underside of my truck (AGAIN) and pulled out what looked like a wash bucket + od sand.

Got on the autobahn this morning and it was fine.

I just couldn't beleive mud could do that. Just wanted to let you guys know.

I went out wheeling once and so far I have 3 problems. Is that they way you guys work the bugs out or do I just have bad luck??

~JUD :evil:

LibertyCRD · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:46 am

Yup, mud is pretty heavy stuff. I read somewhere that after "mudding", your rig can weigh a few hundred pounds more from all the mud that collects on it! That's why it bucks and kicks like a mule going down the road I guess.

1quick95 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:10 pm

Snow will also cause a shake if it gets in your wheels.What really stinks is if you have water IN your tires,they will never balance,and they will freeze in the winter...lol.

WV(0)IIIIIII(0) · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:11 pm

Liberator84 wrote:

Did you know that mud in your rims will cause your Liberty to shack worse then a newborn doe??

I thought the balance of my tires or my aligment had been thrown off from playing in the sand and mud. I got home last night and sprayed out my rims and the underside of my truck (AGAIN) and pulled out what looked like a wash bucket + od sand.

Got on the autobahn this morning and it was fine.

I just couldn't beleive mud could do that. Just wanted to let you guys know.

I went out wheeling once and so far I have 3 problems. Is that they way you guys work the bugs out or do I just have bad luck??

~JUD :evil:

I'm still trying to figure out what a shack is :twisted:

After a quick romp down the beach at OBX I had to clean out the sand when we hit hardball due to a major inbalance.

Ron · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:27 pm

I noticed that they don't drain water at all. You'd of thought they would of made little drain holes...

PCTim · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:29 am

Snow does that same thing. It can also mess with the steering if you get enough of it packed in there. Happened to a buddy of mine years ago in an old 4Runner. Went blasting through an unplowed parking lot. When we got to the end, he couldn't turn. Had to get all of the snow out with a broom handle before we could go any further.

Just something to keep in mind

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:13 pm

How fast do u go on the autobahn? I would floor that thing!!

FreedomKJ · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:22 am

Jeepjeepster wrote:

How fast do u go on the autobahn? I would floor that thing!!

NOTE:

4000+ lbs Jeep != tight handling sports car.
4000+ lbs Jeep @ 100mph == accident waiting to happen.

Don't mean to sound like a stick in the mud, cause I like to go fast too, but it never hurts to be reminded of what your driving.

Be safe!

Liberator84 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 2:51 am

FreedomKJ wrote:

Jeepjeepster wrote:

How fast do u go on the autobahn? I would floor that thing!!

NOTE:

4000+ lbs Jeep != tight handling sports car.
4000+ lbs Jeep @ 100mph == accident waiting to happen.

Don't mean to sound like a stick in the mud, cause I like to go fast too, but it never hurts to be reminded of what your driving.

Be safe!

I drive about 60 miles an hour on the autobahn ... when I first got the liberty I just wanted to see what she had and how fast she could go. 105 mph then she cut out. If I am in a big hurry about 130kilometers (80mph) but with gas prices over here I keep her around 100 KM (60mph)

~JUD

jeeplikens · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 11:24 am

PCTim wrote:

Snow does that same thing. It can also mess with the steering if you get enough of it packed in there. Happened to a buddy of mine years ago in an old 4Runner. Went blasting through an unplowed parking lot. When we got to the end, he couldn't turn. Had to get all of the snow out with a broom handle before we could go any further.

Just something to keep in mind

Wait till you get snow packed in the rear wheels. Has happened to me 2 years strait. When you try to stop.. Good luck. Seems like the fronts lock up and the rear has no brakes at all. Thank god for snow banks and 4wd.

snjburt · **Posted:** Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:33 pm

at least this time at eisenberg wasnt too muddy,,,last time i went it took 30 dollars to wash my jeep off....and the lib cuts off at 105? thats no fun,,,my cj7 has done more than that....

Trodo · **Posted:** Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:16 pm

On a recent trip to my parents, it rained and the dirt roads went muddy, well that's an open invite. It looked like peanut butter dripping off the wheels and body, but before I left I hosed off the wheels, as I've experienced the inbalance caused by mud before. But darn, that was fun!

phxtoad · **Posted:** Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:46 pm

If you have an imbalance caused by mud, simply return to the mud and keep going through it until the mud is evenly distributed all around. It's a 'win win' situation then.

TL

Neatus · **Posted:** Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:38 pm

Quote:

Snow does that same thing. It can also mess with the steering if you get enough of it packed in there.

Yep, Every year after doing donuts in the snow in my Saturn I have to unpack all the snow in the wheels or else it feels like my car is going to fall apart when I am driving down the road.

MUD

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