Hello all,
New member from SWPA.
I have had Cherokees in the past. (2) both 2 door 5 speeds, one was camo, and one was zebra. They were pretty much stock, but had some off road tires. I did a lot of off roading in them, and loved them.
Well work and family came in so the Cherokees went away, and had to go with fuel economy cars, 2 neons, I did get a 4cylinder escape last fall and loved it but it was not really an offroad vehicle. Great car but not a jeep.
I was rearended at the beginning of September and my escape was totaled. I decided to get out of some debt and picked up a cheaper ride. I looked at a lot of Cherokees but they were so over priced.
I settled on a 2004 Liberty with 111,000 miles for 4500 dollars. Bone stock as you can get with 215/70/r15's on it.
I needed tires for the upcoming PA winter, and had a buddy selling some Rubicon rims and tires. I picked up 5 rubicon rims and tires for 350.00. Rims were in perfect shape and tires would get me through the winter. One problem though I had to lift the jeep to get them to fit on 245/75/r15.
I went with the cheaper Daystar for now as money is still a little tight. I plan on going with a full suspension lift in the spring or summer. I am actually surprised at how well the Liberty does off road. I have not yet got to do any serious off roading, but it is holding its own.
I am very happy to be back in the jeep world again, but only now I am a mechanical designer/sales engineer for a company that makes commercial trucks. Cant wait to start making some things for my KJ.
Thanks for adding me to the group. Will put up pics in a while. Here is the KJ now after the lift, rubicon rims and tires, and some minor mods.
Painted my suspension, calipers, and rear diff cover red.
The jeep just got aligned yesterday and is running like a dream. The daystar lift is not great but is what I could swing right now. I look forward to reading the posts and learning a lot.
Thanks again,
Mike