Liberty SAS

[sha_ba_do_bang]

Here's a project I finished up a week or so ago

I used Fox 2.0 coilovers, mounted a astro steering box, stock cherokee tie rods and steering, flat pitman arm, 4 bar front with track bar, poly joints.

We are still waiting on a front driveshaft to get the 4x4 going but it still flexes pretty good.

 

[rockcity]

sweet. always like to see different projects. SAS liberties are cool

how much of a PITA was it? Build pics?

 

[sha_ba_do_bang]

Big Big Big PIA, the day i started to work on it my plasma cutter broke and took 2 weeks to get the parts which fubared my whole schedule.

I lost all the pre paint fab pics in my old camera

 

[sharksanddanger]

It may be me but it looks like the drivers side coilover is hitting the frame bending the shaft..

 

[StokesCo.94HB]

It may be me but it looks like the drivers side coilover is hitting the frame bending the shaft..

x2

 

[sha_ba_do_bang]

its just you.....

the suspension is also flexed way beyond resonable

 

[sharksanddanger]

its just you.....
the suspension is also flexed way beyond resonable

Oh ok, well it's definitely hitting the frame and that shaft appears to be bent pretty good. I'd think that shaft would be bent permanently now being flexed beyond reasonable.

 

[highrollintj]

i would make sure that they dont do any wheeling that would be beyond reasonable either cus that coilover is gonna get torn apart.

 

[houdini]

its just you.....
the suspension is also flexed way beyond resonable

doesn't look like that much flex. i'd think you would want to do something about that coilover. fixing those reguarly is going to get expensive.

 

[BUCKEYE PERFORMANCE INC.]

needs bump stops otherwise good job if i ever build another rig for myself i want to do a diesel liberty

 

[92bronco]

What size tires? I usually don't like liberties but this is the best one I've seen!

 

[sha_ba_do_bang]

33x12.5

 

[houdini]

it does look good!

got any shots of it on level ground?

 

[YotaOnRocks]

Nice liberty. My g/f has one they are nice and seem to be good vehicle. Have some balls too. Is this the same one shown a few months ago pulling a guy in a jeep (ERIC was his name I believe) in wilmington out of a mudhole.

 

[flatbedtoy]

What size tires? I usually don't like liberties but this is the best one I've seen!

I agree there, nice lookin rig!

 

[GrandJEEEP97]

pretty kick ass liberty

 

[RckH8r]

Nice liberty. My g/f has one they are nice and seem to be good vehicle. Have some balls too. Is this the same one shown a few months ago pulling a guy in a jeep (ERIC was his name I believe) in wilmington out of a mudhole.

yeh that's the same guy. He's a pretty cool, nice guy.

 

[farmboy]

Why did you edit the post to take out the picture of coilovers hitting the frame?

 

[southern_n_crunkk5]

Why did you edit the post to take out the picture of coilovers hitting the frame?

I was wondering the same thing

 

[Road_Warrior85]

I was wondering the same thing

Some people can't take criticism..... but think about it, if you were advertising you work because you want business, wouldn't you want to be seen at your best, and never let anybody know if you make a mistake

 

[DemonDave]

Good looking Liberty, any pics of the link mounting?

 

[Erik]

Is this the same one shown a few months ago pulling a guy in a jeep (ERIC was his name I believe) in wilmington out of a mudhole.

aaah yes the day my jeep went to shit and i stopped caring about it. thanks for the reminder hehe


that liberty rides AWESOME. i have never rode in a stock liberty but i have a feeling a stocker wouldn't ride as smooth as this one does. it felt so weird to be riding in something lifted so much that had such a smooth ride and no clanking, joint popping, driveline vibrations, bump steer, etc.

need a pic of it next to a stock one.... it's really amazing how much lift it has and yet how proportional it looks....

-Erik

 

[ohv_kj]

well guys i like it also...including it's my jeep...there is nothing wrong with the jepp it flexs well and rides great...this was a complete custom build and for somthing to turn out so well suprised me...i had my doubts and i let the guy working on it know too...there little nic-pick things to be adressed as any custom rig goes...i just know so people on here thinks that they have gotten jipped by this guy and again, i had my doubts, but he did get it done and much better then what i thought...here are some more pics...

 

[NCJeepin]

as a previous liberty owner, that is by far the best looking liberty ive seen. Brenden did a great job it looks like.

 

[sha_ba_do_bang]

Just so all the web fabbers can sleep at night i took the shock pic down, its being fixed as we speak. Just got to move the upper shock mount outwards about an 1". What would i do without all the web fabbers/wheelers input?

No body seems to relize that when doing a swap like this that everything is a compromise, liberty's weren't meant to have a solid front axle and steering box. So of course everything can't be perfect its all about compromises to get everything work as good as it possibly can. We're still working out the bugs but it should be good to go in a day or so.

My goal with this was to fit the 33's without making the rig stupid high and top heavy looking( i hate tall rigs), It handles really well and doesn't seem top heavy at all

Now i'm swapping the front tcase output with a TJ one so we can use a TJ front driveshaft, fixing the shock mounts.

Here's some pics next to the stock liberty

Here;s some more pics of the steering box mount and front brackets