Well it's done--With pic's-fixed

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 11:35 pm

Well we went ahead and did some stuff to the Girls Libby. I know more than likely we are going to receive flak for doing what we did. Anyways as for the front & Rear bumpers and flares we used black textured Rustoleum on them. As for the cutting on the metal we used both a dremel and a angle grinder.

Here ya go

http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd20 ... paint%202/

its a link to a photobucket

Here CRD came with the painted flares and bumpers.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 11:43 pm

No link

Guest · **Posted:** Tue May 05, 2009 11:48 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie would have cut the front flares and nothing else, personally

omGoddard · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 2:39 am

^ Yeah. It really doesn't look bad from some angles. Others tho, it kinda leaves a not finished feel.

wheeee32 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 5:25 am

Could look a bit better but if it's hitting the trails then it's all good.

nosnorb_808 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 9:21 am

Maybe you could put some door edge on it to give it a finish look. Just an idea though. I like the way it looks the way it is.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 10:57 am

As long as you like it and it works for you that's all that really matters :wink:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 10:58 am

Is that the RK lift?

Anyone else see something wrong here?

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 11:03 am

Jeepjeepster wrote:

Is that the RK lift?

Anyone else see something wrong here?

Yes and yes , but I left it be and will not be preaching today on that topic. :wink:

tonycrd · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 11:41 am

you cut up the libby...why?

You could have fitted some extra bumpstops to avoid the tires rubbing on the fender wells...instead of attacking them with an angle grinder...sorry, I really do not like what you've done.

:roll:

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 3:55 pm

ya the girl loves what was done to it so. Also we have a guy making Tube fenders front and rear for the Libby so it is not staying like this for too long. Maybe a couple of months. But, at the same time we did this cause we use it to wheel on the rocks here in colorado, and we need the extra room. Bumpstops worthless in are cause since it well just limit the up travel. We needed more and this helped us gain what we needed. No Discussion on why sorry. I am in a fowl mood since surgery.

Also Tommudd what is wrong with the RK lift that you see? I do wanna hear it so i know what needs to be fixed. Also they are no tires maxed out flex. With tires she reall never gets the angles to that.

pokefan · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 4:10 pm

No one here really likes the RK lifts, they've torn up a lot of vehicles. I think Jeepster is referring to the angle in the pic but I'd assume it's because it's on a lift and at full drop. I'd like to see the angle w/ the tires on the dirt.

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 4:13 pm

Ya i figured no one likes the RK lift. But the problems at the time we bought it might have been fixed. Yes this is at full droop with no tires on. With tires on to tell ya the cv's are the same as if you where running any other lift out there. Ill try getting a pic to show you though

pokefan · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 4:22 pm

I was talking about the joints not the CV's. I can only assume they're talking about the same thing. They're a lot smarter then me though so.... :wink:

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 4:32 pm

oh ic. Well here are the pics of the cv's but you should be able to see the joints. Everything is the same as if you put on another lift without buying their lil upper arms

Here is of the arms i think you were asking about. hard to get shots of it. don't know if this helps.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 5:05 pm

Actually with the stock springs compressed ( sagging ) down the CVs look almost at stock angles, not much lift at all is it?

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 5:10 pm

we sit about an inch lower than the 3.7 L V6 Libby i know of with HD coils front and rear with no armour on it. Running 245/70/16's. so where still netting lift there bro. Also we are getting the OME HD lift. As for the struts were keeping them, and just cutting to what we need.

Pablo · **Joined:** Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:06 pm **Posts:** 1201

tommudd wrote:

Actually with the stock springs compressed ( sagging ) down the CVs look almost at stock angles, not much lift at all is it?

The CV angles are better on the CRD's. Of course, the boot tearing on the drivers side when it gets bit by the clevis during install and at full droop is a problem, and this is why the Frankie does not have the spacer that the gasser lift does. One person tried to put this RK lift on a CRD back in the day... and it tore up everything. The guy at RK said it would work when bought it, but it did not. He got in a big old fight with them about taking it back. After that, they stopped selling them for CRD's (last I checked). I think they have changed the lift since then, as the clevis in these pics looks much slimmer than the old style one-- which was much wider. I would still prefer a better strut/spring combo (like the OME CRD springs and struts) as the stock stuff rides like crap.

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 5:42 pm

I never said you were not netting lift there...bro

didn't know about you in the family but anyways I just state that it appreared that you did not have very much , looks like 1.5 inches at most. A pair of OME 790s will give you a much better ride and get you up more as well.
Also bumpstops do help, why do they put them on stock if they didn't ?

But again to each his own, and its yours so have fun with it, and enjoy the afternoon

JeepBumm68 · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 5:48 pm

The lift has changed since it was first introduced. And it was stated to work for CRD's. I had a very long convo with RK about it.

Also tommudd i was just saying bro ( its a term i use alot) anyways it is netting lift. More than 1.50. But to get more accurate lift measurement can you send me what a stock crd liberty sits at ride height, so i can compare it and see what i am acutally netting lift wise. Like i said i know of a Gasser liberty running HD coils from OME front and rear and he only sits about an inch to inch and half higher than us.

No not apart of your family either. I much rather be the AZ boy i am than Ohio hehe. jk jk

yes to each hi own. Like i said though We are upgrading to the OME HD CRD coils front and Rear for her liberty. Also still undecided on the Rancho struts or OME, and rancho rears or OME rears.

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