My KJ Renegade

jershoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:24 pm **Posts:** 68

I reorganized my photos last night and so now, all of my posts have no pictures. So rather than go through and edit them all, I will make a storyline of the build of my Liberty in this one post.
Enjoy

Here it is stock, on my first off-roading trip up to an old gravel pit up by our hunting cabin.

First Mod: General Grabber AT2 Tires 235/70/16

Second Mod: Daystar 2" lift kit Rode terrible, but I liked it

Third Mod: SpiderTrax 1.25" Wheel Spacers

Fourth Mod: Replaced the back seat with a flat deck

Then built a toolbox for it

Painted that black, and Herculined the lid

And then built a platform the same height as the toolbox so that I could still sleep in the back if needed

Fifth Mod: Bedliner
I first started intending to only bedline a 2 inch strip along the bottom of the tailgate to cover a dent/paintchip left by my mom trying to pull out a bush with a dog leash while I was out of town

I liked the look alot, so I continued to bedline the bottom of the doors, and the plastic trim

I left that alone for a while, but eventually, after some playing with photoshop, I decided to bedline the flairs as well
Can't find a picture from that phase but they will be shown in later pictures

Sixth Mod: Interco Trxus MT Tires 235/85/16
This would have been the 7th, but I got the tires before the new lift, and I wanted them on

Seventh Mod: OME Lift
Finally got the OME installed, and the ride was SOOO much better!

And time for a new hitch

But, alas, all good things must come to an end, and with school, and work, I was up to 95+ miles a day, which was killing me with gas, and slowly taking its toll on the Jeep, so I sold it in December and got a car, cant wait until I can get into another Jeep!
So here are some of the final pictures before it was sold.

And just for fun, one last before and after:
Before:

After:

Zack A · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:23 pm

Ive been debating on doing my flairs...you may have inspired me to do so!

Great pics!

jershoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:24 pm **Posts:** 68

Zack A wrote:

Ive been debating on doing my flairs...you may have inspired me to do so!

Great pics!

Thanks!

After doing the flairs, looking at pictures from before, it seems like the KJ is naked :shock:

Knightrider03m · **Posted:** Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:14 pm

Looking good. I love the flairs!

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:34 am

I like the deck in the cargo area and i have been thinking of doing this in my kk. Is that marine carpet? Sorry to here you have to sell your Jeep. :cry:

jershoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:24 pm **Posts:** 68

Atthehelm wrote:

I like the deck in the cargo area and i have been thinking of doing this in my kk. Is that marine carpet? Sorry to here you have to sell your Jeep. :cry:

It was all weather carpet I believe, It came in a 10 foot roll from lowe's

Speeder · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:14 am

sorry to see it go man nice looking jeep
i to know the hardship of DD a jeep it sucks right now

vshockey10 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:28 am **Posts:** 59

looks like what I want to make my CRD look like in the end.

How many mpg did you loose with the lift? then how much when you put the tires on.

PS I know this is an older thread and you sold your jeep so IDK if you come on here

Beep Beep · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:48 pm

Larger and wider tires would be a prime suspect for a decrease in MPG.

eyehatetofu · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:28 pm

That was a bad arse looking KJ. To bad you had to get rid of it.

Also, I see a Michigan license plate, yet, unless my eyes decieve me, you were sporting a Green Bay flag in your heep. What gives?

jershoe · **Joined:** Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:24 pm **Posts:** 68

Fuelly said I got around 18 highway, and 13 city, and driving 95+ miles a day killed the wallet :dizzy:

And yes, I am from Michigan and like the Packers

vshockey10 · **Joined:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:28 am **Posts:** 59

hah its all good man. my whole mom's side of the family is from the UP and are big Pack fans

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