With the near zero storage and cargo room on these vehicles AND my personal anal retentive nature when it comes to aesthetics I believe that when I get a winch, it will be permanently mounted on the front as on my first CJ.
What's new with winches?
The photo of the new CJ that was posted yesterday has a nice looking setup on the front. The rest of the poor thing has been -- err -- ruined (new to the group, so watching my potty mouth) though.
Tomes, thanks for the trail map :) Looks like a real good group here. I'm a little spoiled after the guys in the Mustang group the regulars there are a great bunch too.
The anti-sway bar limits body roll when turning at speed, which is good. It also limits vertical wheel travel needed to keep the tires in contact with uneven terrain, which is bad. Disconnecting the front sway bar on a solid axle yields significant gains in vertical wheel travel:
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Disconnecting the sway bar on an IFS probably won't help much, and there are no commercial disconnects available for the Liberty.
Some Liberty owners remove the rear anti-sway bar entirely for better offroad traction with the solid rear axle. This may degrade on-road handling and can be less desirable on off-camber trails.
You can lift up to 2.5":
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If you lift you will need longer shocks. Don't install steps - get high-clearance steel rocker panel rails instead. Might be a good idea to switch to 15" steel wheels for better offroad tire selection, improved performance, and with a bit less backspacing to best fit larger tires.
The Liberty is handicapped by IFS, but with modest lift, offroad tires (@ 10-15 psi), and some traction assistance in the differentials, it can handle some fairly severe terrain:
These guys will spoil you given time. My other rig is a Toyota Sienna (best minivan out there - 165K miles of _heavy_ duty thus far) and I wish the Toyota group was as good as this one. Enjoy, Tomes
Mine has a pop top. Little hole you can wave your hands out of When did sun roofs become moon roofs, No WAY could I get my fat a$$ out the top of that thing to moon ANYONE!
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