Rock Star - Custom Jeep Liberty

In the meantime, S&N Fab had designed and built a link-style suspension that required coil-over shocks. Fortunately, Sway-A-Way had just the right sizes to fit into the new custom mounts.


With all this customizing, Frary knew he needed something stronger and lower-geared than the factory transfer case. Advance Adapters stepped up with a twin-stick 5-1 Atlas transfer case. To make the setup look right on the tunnel, S&N worked with a local upholstery shop to fabricate a custom leather boot for the dual shifters.

Axle Pose
Keeping this rig held together required some serious components. To tie the transfer case and axles together, Tom Wood's Drive Shafts provided a custom-built, double-cardan, CV-joint driveshafts with heavy-duty 1350 U-joints.


Yet another challenge in the project was the factory rack-and-pinion steering, which wouldn't work with the Liberty's new axle and suspension system. A completely new steering box was needed, along with pump modifications. So S&N sent the Liberty's power steering pump to AGR. The company rebuilt the unit to work with its steering box. A reverse Pitman box was used due to the only available mounting location, and S&N built mounts on the body to allow installation. For rolling stock, BFGoodrich provided Krawler KM tires (35x13.50x15), which were mounted on TrailReady aluminum beadlock wheels.


When S&N completed its portion of the Liberty, Frary drove it down to Offroad Tech in Portland, Oregon for bumpers. Offroad Tech specializes in custom tube bumpers, but had never made anything for a Jeep Liberty. In about a week the company fabricated some heavy-duty bumpers that also provided a spot for a very large spare tire and a custom mount for the Warn winch.