Anyone have any info on this or have done this to the liberty? My wife accually brought it up in conversation, which is funny because she never talks about cars at all. I thought it would be wise to investigate. I'd also like to do this conversion.

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In an epic quest for the perfect Diesel Liberty.
2002 Land Rover Discovery 2 SE

not possable on a KJ
also not needed unless you plan to put a detroit or any full time locker up front

I donno, I just dont see a point in pushing all the drivetrain all the time on a hot, dry, clean summer road.

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In an epic quest for the perfect Diesel Liberty.
2002 Land Rover Discovery 2 SE

I see an "old timer"
back in the day when they were putting this type hub on from the factory berings and seals did not last for 200K or more
and the weight of the turning steel would cause drag causing the already under powered rig to go even slower and yes get poor MPG
all that has changed
we now have over 200 hp out of a 3.7L V6 now go back to the first V8 CJ in 1972
150 hp and 245 lb-ft of torque and the shipping weight is at 2500-2800#
they dont list MPG but I would bet that it is 1/2 of what you get in your KJ

oh and the standard engine on that CJ was like 100 hp

From what I understand, Wally had the SFA done with warn hubs, 10 inch lift and bigger tires and was getting better gas mileage than before because of the hubs.

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2005 Black CRD Sport
All J CRD Frankenlift with 500 fronts, Boulderbars, and Superskid
Kilby Gas Skid
Yukon Rear Axles
265/75 16 TrXus M/T's and Bridgestone Revo's
Fumoto Valve
Aero Turbine 2525
Rock Lizard Komodo Bumper
Sundance Custom's Front Bumper

hubs would come into play but also gearing would make a difference as well

tom

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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

With the IFS setup it would require custom made knuckles and CV shafts to convert to manual hubs.Now on a SFA KJ like Wally's he is using a solid front axle that has the ability to have manual hubs.It would be nice but your probally looking at $5000+ to do a custom conversion like that on a KJ,need to have new knucles cast,CV's made and such.