Got me a new 4 wheel vehicle..

deserthorizons · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:18 am

Hey all, good to see the L.O.S.T. Libertys still kickin..

Some may remember me, I had a 2002 Jeep Liberty that I bought May 28th 2001..
put a lift kit, tires, rock rails, and skids on it and took it to Moab..
First time I took it to Moab was August 2001..
Even led a group on the Hole in the Rock trail in May '04..
Probably the first Libertys there..

Here is a write up of that trail adventure:
http://www.holeintherock.4t.com

videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/deserthorizons
video of the pic below in action there also..

This was my Liberty:

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Anyway, I now have a new vehicle
and thought some might be interested..
I have just started the modding process..
first thing I did was put larger tires on it.. (go figure..)
255/70/17 BFGoodrich
It probably won't go as many places as the Liberty did,
but I will look good going..
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(and it is still a Chrysler product..
but I got tired of waiting for Jeep to make a good looking vehicle..)
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2009 Dodge Challenger

larger pics here:
http://challenger09.s5.com/

just thought I would share..

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:23 am

Nice car, but.... Um.... Long Trail TA's on a Challenger? :?:

riptricket · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:51 am

i'll be honest, if i was 5-10 years into my real estate career, i'd get one as a second car. I freakin' love those new challengers!!!!

durangotang · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:32 pm

You need to go old school and put some radial T/A's on that thing... have to love loud tires haha

AZKJ · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:03 pm

A good looking Jeep??? Never thought of a Jeep as good looking. I just sold a '99 TJ and a '04 Crossfire and bought a '09 JK... go figure.

Nice Challenger.

KJ Taz · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:11 pm

Love the Challenger, those cars are bad a**. I personnally couldn't live with out a Jeep. You need both!

jeepmedic · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:31 pm

I like it !! :twisted:

RkyMtnKJ · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:00 pm

great choice on the color! i love those cars but i think the back end sit up a little high on them IMO still a really hot car!

did you get the 5.7L or R/T, i can't tell

Signcutter21 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:17 pm

Nice JeepsUnlimited sticker on the KJ, Rob. hahaha. Shows how old school you are.

The AZ desert misses you man, come on back.

mike

Fouros · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:41 pm

I SOOOOOOOOOOOOO hope we get those things downunder

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:30 pm

They look nice, but they are sure heavy!

deserthorizons · **Posted:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:31 am

Mr Nick wrote:

Nice car, but.... Um.... Long Trail TA's on a Challenger? :?:

Just like when they first started selling the Liberty, people would bit*h
about the lack of tire choices available because of the 16" wheel..

These Challengers run a 17" which severly limits my tire choices,
because it had to have White Letters on them..

the BFG Long Trail was the ONLY 17" tire with OWL that came in BOTH sizes I wanted..
a 31 x 10.25 in back and a 28.5 x 9 in front..

durangotang wrote:

You need to go old school and put some radial T/A's on that thing...

That would have been my first choice also, but they only make UP to a 16" tire..
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Guest · **Posted:** Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:42 am

Have fun with your ABS in panic stops with the staggered heights :shock:

And IIRC, the speed ratings in those two sizes are different on those tires...225/65 front and 255/65 rear I take it?

Car looks good with the white letters...and the Long Trails are definitely a huge improvement over the crap Goodyears that come on the car from the factory

deserthorizons · **Posted:** Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:35 pm

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

Have fun with your ABS in panic stops with the staggered heights..

...225/65 front and 255/65 rear I take it?

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No ABS on this,, it is the base model SE..

the tires are 225/65 front & 255/70 rear
.....= 28.5"x9" front, and 31"x10.25" rear..

it came stock with 215/65/17
...= 28"x8" good4ayear

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Well I have had the tires on for 2 weeks now,
Tires make no noise, handle great, and look good..
That;s all I wanted them to do..
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deserthorizons · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:05 pm

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I put the tires on after 5 days.
I put the Go-Wing spoiler on after 1 month
T-handle shifter, chrome gas lid, SS sill plates, GTX badge,..
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But NOW, after 6 months of owning it..
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take a look..
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Sidepipes.!!

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:19 pm

pirelli's in the front, gator or mickeys in the rear! rake it! immediately!

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:46 pm

What? No Cherry Bomb Glasspacks? :lol:

durangotang · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:04 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

What? No Cherry Bomb Glasspacks? :lol:

...then there would be the air shocks in back with the schrader valve in the trunk to pump them up :wink:

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:14 pm

put some ubolts on the rear axle or traction bar with magnesium on the end

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:58 pm

holy last years thread batman!

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