Art,
Our old 2002 had those Canyon wheels like yours, I really like them. Yep, mine has the Turdy5 axle. I looked and looked for one with a D44 and just couldn't come up with one. I know a few guys who can wheel a D35 with 35" tires without breaking, I'll just have to take it easy until I can swap axles or do a Super35 upgrade.
I had OME rear springs on the Liberty. I got the heavy duty springs for towing. They make good stuff.
Kraig, yes that's the Liberty I sheared off all but one stud on I55 near Chicago. Crazy!! Guess the lug nuts just came loose while driving. Dang, I don't remember telling that story here. Good memory you have.
Oh, I don't visit many of the Jeep forums much anymore. That's all I used to do, mostly JeepsUnlimited.com and a Liberty forum. I'm not sure I have a login at JeepForum.com or not. If I do, all of my Jeep forum usernames are LibertyPatriot. The Liberty was Patriot Blue color. If you guys think there are some crabby dudes on here, try reading Pirate4x4.com. Those guys are relentless to noobs and dumbutts. That forum is so vast across the country that you can't hide from anyone on there. If you screw someone over selling something on that site or any other 4x4 site guys there will find you. Just Google the term "wenzeled" and see what comes up. There was a guy named Charlie Wenzel that advertised some 4x4 stuff and cashed the check but never shipped the goods. Long story, but he basically had to go into hiding after it was all said and done.
Anyway, this TJ needs a few things to complete the lift. Adjustable track bars, adjustable control arms, quick disconnects for the sway bar, slip yoke eliminator and new double cardon drive shaft, some skid plates and some good bumpers with a tire carrier on the back. Main thing I need is new tires. These are pretty worn.
Paul,
I'm not sure how bad the wide tires are, I haven't got to drive it much yet. Was fun to drive around the neighborhood in the snow. I don't have it licensed yet so I haven't driven it much. Drove it to work today and gonna get it inspected at lunch.