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Originally Posted by 79T/A
Not everyone who lifts their rig does it to go wheeling. ... Jim, I've wheeled with a handful of Libertys, from stock to as big a lift could be found or fabbed at the time. Just as capable as anything else in the Jeep lineup (With exception of all their low-clearance mom-mobiles).
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yes, i had thought about putting it in the weeds, too, with an airbag system. the only problem with that is that things are very tight under the liberty, and much more time would be spent making clearances than actually installing the airbags and compressor. then i thought about going sky-high with it, but i have to remember that my wife is only 5'3", so any change in height would have to come with a ladder. that's when i resigned the project to a 2" lift, slightly larger tires with some really nice wheels and side bars so she could climb up in there with little to no extra effort. she is stuck on the way the front end appears, so any changes made there (with a bull bar, winch, extra lights) would not be able to detract from the stock look.
i understand some legislators are trying to get bull bars and front bumper brush guards outlawed, for whatever reason. so, anything that i change would have to take that into account which is why i settled on a small bull bar that would attach to the front bumper underneath or the front frame rails.
taking it out to play is something i would have to get the wife warmed up to, since she only thinks of cars as point-A-to-point-B transportation. she has even said she didn't want me racing, but once she sees how safe it is on the track i am sure i could get her to change her mind. same thing with the off-roading, i am sure she would warm up to it, but it would take some time.
the liberty, when we bought it, was unique in look and size. now every manufacturer has one in that size - some a little bigger, some a little smaller. i wouldn't need an extra 100 horsepower to go rock crawling, and i know stock liberties have been on the trail, but when i heard about the kenne bell system, i knew that would be the compromise. unfortunately, i haven't seen it since, and most of the informaiton i gathered is way out of date (over three years old at this point).