I was checking my muffler system to find out what was making that droning noise and I found that my drive shaft is completely rusted along with my rear axle, some suspension components in the front and my muffler(who cares). Is this normal?

BTW I cut my bump stops in the rears maybe increasing the suspenion travel smoothing the ride (yeah right!) I took those pieces and propped the rear muffler hanger down to simulate the foot on the muffler fix.

All Normal

THe early 2002's had the suspension components painted but to save $$$, DC stopped that...shouldn't be a problem

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Founder of L.O.S.T.
2006 CRD Sport
Mods: GDE Hot Tune w/ 364#@2000rpm/Air Box /3" Str8 Exhaust/ASFIR Alum Skids/245-75R-16 Cooper STT PRO/OME LIFT w/Clevis & 4 Spring Isos/AirTabs/Rigid 10" S2 LED/4xGuard Ctr Matrix Bumper
Drag Strip:Reac=.1078_60ft=2.224_1/8=10.39@64.8mph_1/4+16.46@80.8mph

How old is your Jeep? How much salt do you drive through? In my case the quantity of road salt used in NE Ohio is brutal on vehicles. I chose to go straight from the dealer to the Ziebart shop as I intend to keep this Jeep for awhile and most of the used Cherokees I looked at were about to break in two from corrosion. Still see rust on untreated items such as driveshafts and exhaust parts.

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2005 Liberty Sport CRD, Lt Khaki, sunroof

Thankful to now be an EX-CRD owner.

Will Rust Bullet work on those parts. People swear by it. I started using it on the exposed metal etc. Maybe I should try it on the driveshaft and other parts.

am I the only one with a rusted drive shaft and rear axle? I live in PA this car is an 05'

Im from the south and we dont get any salt, but all vehicles I looked at still have a rusted driveshaft.

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2005 CRD Sport
Mods: Glasspack, OME HD Struts & Springs, 2" Daystar lift,
255/70/16 General Grabber AT2's on MOAB's
ORM&EHM with great success!
TJM T17 Bumper, 50W KC HID's

That surface rust could make a difference,,,,, in 50 years.

I was thinking more like 80 or more years

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'05 CRD Sport born on 06/20/05, bought on 9/23/05, L.O.S.T. on 9/27/05 - modding ever since:

Daystar 2.0" Lift, P255/70R16 Revos, Boulder Bars, Reese Front Hitch w/9k Hooks, Poison Spyder Rock Ring, MOPAR Skids/Bug Shield/Roof Rails/Mats, WARN Hitch Shackle(Rear), 10k Hitch Hook(Front), Custom Tilt/Slope Meter, Ammo Box Mod, Rotella T 5W-40.