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    New Jop, what should I do to it next?

    The right axle shaft is known to hop up and down as the bearing and spline wear out. Mine did that.
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    2004 Jeep Liberty Rear End Issue

    Any bolt holes egged out?
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    Is this the end of Liberty?

    Or just some old car guy with a mill in his hobby shop. $80 cash.
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    Suspension upgrade

    The diesel coil springs are stiffer. Might be an idea.
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    oil leak

    Beware there are different gaskets for the metal vs plastic rocker covers. Timing cover, oil pan, and various sensors can leak also. I reckon I cut the leaking in half with a new rocker cover gasket. I can put up with the remaining leak and top up the oil once between oil changes.
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    ABS/Traction Control disables on low traction surfaces

    Sorry to sound 'backhanded' - wasn't my intent. I get to the same point sometimes where I can't see the forest for the trees. Need to take a step back and re-assess what actually matters to keep the thing driving. Edit: also have dealt with 90's Chevy ABS systems that had no place in a vehicle...
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    ABS/Traction Control disables on low traction surfaces

    I could have found, bought, and swapped in an LSD rear end in less time than this thread has gone on. No scan tools or shop visits to pay for. The 3-key-cycle trick spits out the essential OBD2 codes just fine.
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    ABS/Traction Control disables on low traction surfaces

    Factory limited slip. I would prefer a locker actually - but would prefer either one over electronic traction control.
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    New Jop, what should I do to it next?

    Spacers weren't a problem for me. I went with Teraflex kit and aftermarket upper arms. That was 12 years and 150,000km ago. Few other tricks along the way.... KK strut forks, Tri-link spacer, 4runner coils, load-assist shocks, and CRD front coils. This is a cheaper copy of the Teraflex spacers...
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    Top end rebuild parts

    I bought cheap parts off Amazon and rockauto. Gasket set, head bolts, lifters, spark plugs, injectors. Got the timing chain stuff too, but didn't end up using it - managed to change the passenger side head swapped without taking off the timing cover.
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    Rear sway bar

    I kept it. Felt the rear was pretty soft overall after lifting. Then I added load-assist shocks.
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    Heavy duty rear coils

    I put in the load-assist (coilover) style rear shocks to firm things up. Believe they were Durango application.
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    265/75R16

    We stopped at 245/75R16 because it already rubs, and herself doesn't want the bumper or flares chopped up for clearance.
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    Will KK front end struts and spring work on a KJ?

    I run the KK clevis for a bit of lift. The top part of the KK strut is the wrong angle - it's likely just the plate. Also running Rancho struts (shocks) listed for the KJ, a long with the CRD coils.
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    ABS/Traction Control disables on low traction surfaces

    I think you're putting too much reliance on a finicky system. Our '05 has no ABS or traction control (factory) and it's been an excellent offroader and winter-road-tripper.
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