Originally posted by cooltouch We owned a V90 for 11 years -- which shares much of the same body plan as that of the 745/945 cars. It does have independent rear suspension, however, which neither of those cars have. Its ride height was already quite low. We bought it used but the folks who owned it before us were not the types to be putting iPD gear on the car. One of the things I found to be truly impressive about it, with what I assume were stock shocks, was its ability to handle rough roads without the suspension bottoming out. So I was always impressed by the fact that, not only was the ride height pretty low, but that it could handle the whoop-de-doos that many Houston streets have. I miss that car, but I'm still keeping my eyes open for a clean '95 945 turbo.
Yeah, the V90 was actually the same car as like a 960 until they went front-wheel drive I guess. The independent rear suspension was an option even on the 940 series at least, but it doesn't seem to be a common one, at least among survivors. (I suppose they may get lower with time that way, they would come with nice Nivomat shocks, anyway, I don't know how many aftermarket choices there even are for replacement, since I don't have that setup,
The current Ratmobile's actually got a V90's airfoil on the back. (I was kinda hoping to get a little extra shade out of that, but it's not much help there apart from one parking space on a steep drive I was using at a time, where it did..., a little. It was kind of a cosmetic upgrade/perhaps marginal bump to clean aerodynamics, mostly seems to mean I use rear wiper more.
I've been pretty impressed even with my live axle and no lows. .You know, for a work wagon with a few suspension and frame support mods.
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Originally posted by photolady95 From what I've heard the 4wd Liberty's had clear coat peeling paint problems, mine doesn't have that problem. And I didn't need a 4wd vehicle since I don't live where it snows, I don't go out in the woods, or on the beach (salt water) with sinking sand traps. I just needed a better vehicle that would get me where I wanted to go safely, without it breaking down on me every month. And one that was new looking and shiny. That's what I got and it didn't cost all that much either. That was the best part.
Hrm, well, that sometimes varies by color, or maybe if 4wd's came from a different paint shop, but I can also see 4wd's getting more little bits of damage to start peeling just cause of how they may be used. Pays to protect the paint this far South, though, clearly. I've been kinda field-testing various products to that end. Especially all the darn headlight and taillight fogging. Don't have too much definitive yet. Of old standbys the NuFinish stuff in the orange bottle holds up pretty good in this sun, the bog-standard Turtlewax paste wax is not up to it. quality seems to go up from there pricewise in general. There's some interesting spray-on headlight coatings that may not really hold up so well either but don't seem to be doing any harm.
Since it's a Jeep, if you incur any paint damage in later years, you can always get creative with color schemes and finishes without em looking wrong, anyway.