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The Rubicon trail testing was done with the vehicles still in camouflage, or camo-lite as we called it. Even shod with dinky street tires, the Liberty seemed at home in this environment, and the IFS worked surprisingly well. Note how far the opposing tires have traveled, making for good off-road ability—much better than the competition. It’s no solid-axle Jeep, but it does work. Bigger tires with real tread and lockers would make the trail even easier to traverse in the Liberty.
2002 Jeep Liberty - A New Jeep With a New Name

 The Rubicon trail testing was done with the vehicles still in camouflage, or camo-lite as we called it. Even shod with dinky street tires, the Liberty seemed at home in this environment, and the IFS worked surprisingly well. Note how far the opposing tires have traveled, making for good off-road ability—much better than the competition. It’s no solid-axle Jeep, but it does work. Bigger tires with real tread and lockers would make the trail even easier to traverse in the Liberty.  View Related Article

 

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