BDS Project KJ Update: Mock Ups
While we’ve been out playing in Moab all week, BDS R&D has been busy working on Project KJ, the 2005 Jeep Liberty (KJ) CRD we’re building to take on the 2013 Ultimate Adventure. If this is the first you’re reading about this build, check out Project KJ Blog for more info on this project and to get up to speed.
To make room for the massive tires we plan to run on this Liberty, we needed to make some room in the fenderwells. Starting with the front the inner fender was trimmed as we prepped a set of JK Rubicon Dana 44 axles with our mock up tires, 40” Maxxis Trepadors in place to get an idea of rides height, and full compression so we can begin designing the suspension for this little CRD powered Jeep. The plan is to keep the Jeep as low as possible, potentially running 3-4” of lift with plenty of droop from a multilink suspension and Fox coilovers. Stay tuned for more in the coming days as the guys continue to prep this KJ.
Very nice, guys. Where is the gas tank going to be relocated to? I’m also working on an SFA conversion, and I’d love to be able to tease a couple more inches out of sliding the rear axle further back. Right now, with the gas tank left intact, I’ll only be able to move the rear axle back a bit less than 2″.
Keep up the great work!
@Patrick
Hey Patrick, we’ll be installing a custom fuel in the factory location, but it will fill the rear cavity closely and won’t stick down nearly as far as the OEM unit. We’ll have more on that later in the build coverage. Stay tuned…
No kidding, huh? Rotoplast or steel fuel tank? And what was the name of the company that fabricated the tank?
Tank is still to be determined…. it may be steel or possibly aluminum. Waiting to have the rear suspension set up set up in place so we can design the tank around that.
Lookin good folks!
My wife and I are wanting to SFA our ’04 KJ next year.
We took the IFS as far as it could go before spending stupid money to keep it IFS!
We’re looking foreward to the finished Rig!