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Hi, Joe here. I recently purchased a 2007 patriot 4x4 with 2.4 VVT and, 5 speed. I am also a welder and fabricator and am building a roof rack and bumpers for the patriot. These will be test units, and final version will be available for sale as soon as next month.

The roof rack is similar to what you would expect to see atop a defender, and bumpers will be similar in appearance to models available from ARB.

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Thanks, I like the patriot, it may not be an off road beast but it will get you down the beach or up some decent trails. No reason it shouldn't be outfitted for a full on safari in my eyes. Plans for the 2" lift, as so far as I can tell that is the biggest available. I used to own a 94 xj and did it up real nice with a custom rack, winch bumper, sliders, high steer kit, lockers, countless suspension upgrades, and of course a big lift.

My patriot gets about 24mpg, my xj got under 10mpg and handled like a pig on the high way.

What is the best source for patriot based upgrades, or is there one?
 
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Welcome aboard!!!! Think you might ever try to fabricate a custom suspension lift for the Patriot, something more than 2 inches? I'm thinking that's what I'll be looking to have done out here if I can get somebody to hire me so I can save the $$$$.
 
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Rossoracer, I have been looking into why exactly 2" is the max at the moment. I'm sure it has a lot to do with suspension geometry, and the limits there due to the trans axel front end. If the patriot had a more traditional drive line it could go bigger, but I think the 2" May be the mechanical limit.
 
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If you do a subframe drop, you could do more than 2" but unless you do something about the suspension as well, you would are stuck to 30" tires. which would look silly with a bigger lift. There was a post a while back about a 4 or 6" lift, and that's exactly what it was, but they left stock tires on it, and it looks a bit silly...
 
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That's what I was thinking, and when you lift that way. You don't gain any ground clearance, and you raise the center of gravity. What need to happen is the development of a locker at least for the rear end.
 
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Ok figured out the picture thing here. This is of course unfinished. A four inch shelf in the front for mounting lights. No plans for a fairing. Waiting to find out what the load rating is for the existing roof bars as it will be attached to the original roof rack mounts. The high lift extreme will be mounted as shown and a full size shovel mounted adjacent to that. I am using a long handle shovel instead of an entrenching tool. I think it will come in handy more often. Also plant to mount the spare on the roof rack, this will leave more room for dry storage inside.

Does anyone have any literature on the rear diff for these trucks?
 

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Welcome to the club. This forum will get you excited about some of the inexpensive and sometimes expensive mods you can do to your patriot. I love mine so far.
 
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