Just curious... Looking at Craigslist in the Grand Rapids area, it appears the overwhelming majority of Liberties for sale are 02's. Coincidence or problematic? The easy answer is because they are the oldest... But as I said, it's an overwhelming majority. Not just mostly 02's, then lot's of 03's, etc... Ton's of 02's then just a few of the other years. You get my point. /rambling.

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2004 Liberty - 2009 JKU

No idea why that would be in your area. Here there are few Liberty's in the Paper or Craigslist of any year but plenty on used lots if you look for them. there is an '02 on a lot I drive past on the way to/from work with $8990 in the window. could be that they are the oldest and people just want to upgrade. I know there is an issue with the transmissions from the older ones not mating up with a newer gas V6 if you need to do an engine swap.

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2006 Liberty CRD Limited Deep Beryl Green Metallic Clear coat, Fumoto valve, MH ProVent (removed), GDE Eco tune,
OME 790/948 springs, OME struts, OME N132L shocks, Jeepin by Al A-arms, Hercules Terra Trac AT2 245/75R16
Weeks Stage 1 EGR delete, 5 volt steel glow plugs

02's are a great year. Not problematic. Only the 06-07's are, and even those really aren't...

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05 KJ Limited 4x4 in Light Khaki: Detours USA Backbone, Warn M8000, Huskyliners, RockLizard Super Skink sliders, OME/Bilstein Lift, JBA UCA's, 245/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers
07 LR3 SE V8
1996 XJ Country
2015 KL Limited

It probably just seems that way. I have actually noticed there are A LOT of '08 coming up for sale around here. I think a lot of them are coming off of leases so the market seems to be flooded with them. With '02's being the first year it could just be that they are changing hands more since they've been around the longest.

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My Pockets Hurt

Mods:
Skyslider fix, K&N Drop in Filter, 7" Soundstream DVD/CD/MP3 Sirius radio with Navigation, Super 44 OR,
Jet Chip Stage II, Mickey Thompson Classic II's with 245/75/16 Duratracs, 3.5" RK lift, JBA A-Arms, OEM Grill Guard,
KC Daylighters, OEM Skids, Hitch, & Tow Hooks

1973 MGB

I believe 02 and 03 were the highest years for sales for the kj. I would say its just a combination of how many were sold that year, and its in the year range where people are starting to trade up.

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2006 Black KJ Sport
31x1050r15 Nokian Vatiiva M/Ts
15x7 Cragar soft 8s
Skid Row engine skid
Skid Row gas tank skid
Hella 500s

Mine is a 2002 and I love it. No major problems with mine and I have around 125k on it. Swapped out the UCA, did some transmission valve body work but that is it. Solid Jeep. I would buy one again.

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My Rig:
2008 Jeep Wrangler JKU
OME HD lift
35" tires (thus far)
plus a ton of other things. J.E.E.P.

Cool. Thanks for the replies. Not sure what we will buy, but I won't rule out the 02's then. Just seemed weird how many were listed. Wanted to know if they were a troubled year model that should be avoided. Thanks again.

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2004 Liberty - 2009 JKU

2002 is the best.
3/4" higher from the factory(although its probably sagged out bad), 45RFE tranny which is stronger that the 42RLE in the others, light up buttons(windows, locks, etc.), and I think they look better.

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'02 Jeep KJ 4x4- Gone
'92 YJ- lift, swampers, bumpers....yeah, its pretty sweet.
*DISCLAIMER*: I can not be held liable for anything I say on the forums or in real life.
I also can not be held liable for any jeep breakage or life problems caused due to my advice being taken.

Not sure if I should believe you Budke, based on your signature block disclaimer. Just kidding.

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2004 Liberty - 2009 JKU

Budke.............
02s look better ? How

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MUDD'S MOTORSPORT'S We do IFS lift installs ,
03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

hilarious... i just posted a similar question on years...

i really like our 02 and want another liberty but don't know which year is best...

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Well, we've had great luck with our '04. We bought it new November of '03 and have over 140,000 miles on it. Hope to have it for years to come. Oh, and they look the best.

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2004 Liberty - 2009 JKU

I bought my 02 Renegade new and it's been great. My wife and I liked it soo much we bought her an 02 Sport in 2005.

I beat the crap out of mine and it never breaks down. She babies hers, and there's constantly something wrong with it, go figure.

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2002 Liberty Renegade
-OME 927-Rancho RSX 17505-3 Ring Clevis-JBA UCA-Teraflex Bump Stop
-JBA-LIB25R Rear Coil-2 Upper/Lower Iso-Skyjacker H7088 Shocks-3 Hockey Puck Bump Stops
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