Jeep Liberty Project Pt. 6- Rear Axle Replacement and Brakes

[@alanwatson6935]

Hi.Done this myself.Its a nightmare.Replaced rear springs suspension arms including centre pivot pivot bush ..that took me all day three attempts to align then had to remove exhaust rebuild again and then replaced both rear calipers discs and pads.Just shear madness and determination.Never again I said..ha ha now replacing front suspension. Thanks for video's ....I have shared your amazing work. Alan

[@atouchofhutchad]

Hey Alan- it can be a nightmare but hopefully worth it in the end! Thanks for the kind words and for sharing the video! Hope your project goes well.

[@mattseivert309]

Thanks for the video. You should re post it say rear axle replacement on your title it's the only liberty axle replacement video I can find.

[@atouchofhutchad]

Appreciate the tip! I might just do that!

[@toonyseph7561]

Just discovered this channel and this project, you’ve been doing a great job bringing this to life again!

[@atouchofhutchad]

Thank you so much! I’m having a blast doing it too!

[@jasonjulian1]

I bet that gravel didn't help any on that rear axle install! But you got it done!

[@atouchofhutchad]

Yeah working on the gravel sucked, glad that part is done

[@jasonjulian1]

@@atouchofhutchad I once had to replace struts on my old Ford Escort in my apartment parking lot... In January.. Sitting in 2 and a half feet of snow. No fun at all. So I feel your pain!! Lol

[@bigriggc5828]

Would lift kit spacers work as well as bigger springs? Or at least last.

[@atouchofhutchad]

I don’t think I’m the best person to answer that question. A mechanic could probably give you a better answer but the spacers are solid so I feel they would last a while

[@jasonjulian1]

Do they work as well as springs to lift it, yes in the sense that the truck will sit higher. But they still rely on your old weak and tired springs. So they ride like trash. It's honestly a waste in many people's opinion to do spacer lifts on a KJ/KK.

[@bigriggc5828]

@@jasonjulian1 Makes sense, I’m getting new springs and struts and still want the ground clearance but don’t necessarily need more travel, just enough umph to get over some stuff. So spacer lift for me will be better than a more expensive lifted spring assembly.

[@jasonjulian1]

@@bigriggc5828 as long as you aren't looking for good ride quality plus lift, or long term reliability... Spacer lift ought to do you good from the sounds of it. I wouldn't worry about it much then. Just routinely check suspension parts for abnormal wear.

[@PhatboyHD88]

Use orange loctite on wheel spacers buddy.. i dont use them i got “zero offset wheels “ which gives me a inch and a half outward instead..