From a Ford crawler to a Jeep crawler, solid effort man! Most people knocking you, wouldn't even try this. Careful with that elbow out

Nice spotters! i love when they just stand there.

He at least had the balls to give it a try!

I don't see why everyone is hating on him. He built this rig for wheeling. So what he got a little body damage, that is what happens when you do this kind of stuff.

take your hands out of your pockets and guide him.

That's one serious rock to climb.

Awesome WJ!

Anyone who's hating the fact he dented up this clean rig has NO idea what the sport is about. It's like a knee injury in football. It sucks? yes. but if you push the limits and work hard it's almost bound to happen. Shit heals. Just like this WJ. He's running a 1-ton running gear and looks to be 39" Iroks. He knows he's gonna dent and break shit. His rig will heal with the help from a Miller Mig welder. Buncha babies thinking that's a waste. Sick rig man and good effort.

Best Spotter EVER!

alright i gotta know what did you do to the front bumper area? and what radiator do you have in there? biggest pain in my ass is my lowest point in the front is my crushed radiator mount and my radiator. its sad looking at it and knowing anything i drive towards could go through my radiator and leave me stranded.

Your videos never get old. I get crap all the time about my snob arm in my video going up the water fall . ITs all good. You driving 4 locked yet? I know I love it.

Jeep Enthusiast mindset Jeep -$1000 beater Bumpers with towpoints $300 (weld it up) 3-4.5 inch lift ($500-750) A jeep only has one rear axle. But it also has a front. 250 each diff for re-gear. 300 each diff for lunchbox lockers. 500 for chromos, 200 for sleeves, 100 to truss 35 inch tires-225 a piece for km2's or goodyear mt/r kevlars. End result, a jeep that will bring you to most places you want. Some jeeps come with wranglers but my unibody will go many places your frame will

love the laugh at the end lol

World will explode and vanish without these admirable heroes task. Just in seeing that strongly concentrated look of determination in the warrior at the wheel one can assume that the human's future depends on supermen like these.

Nice video agitatedpancake, I've looked at your build thread before on pirate and mall crawling. Very nice and capable grand you've built

it adds character to the rig

can I get a spotter?

Clean jeep bro!

Agitated, you made a valiant attempt. I would have never tried that with my Dodge Ram 1500 Quad cab with the 5.7L Hemi. Not enough clearance & I would have been upside down in that crack in the rock face.

Where is that???

that was a hefty knock

@idoeverything733 I suppose thats why almost every rig thats actually capable has chevy drivetrain ?

Why all the dislikes? That was a sweet attempt.

Great response. Thumbs up.

Did you air down at all. That would have helped

Is that front axle off a dodge ram 1500?

Thats one way to roll in your fenders... clean jeep

Bottom line, you survived and had a good time. Fuck all the negative comments. Thanks for sharing.

A bud was going to junk his Jeep so I got it for cheap. He already did lift, tires, tow points, and stronger rear axle. I put 33" tires on my truck and done. Already comes with everything else. The TTB allows both my front tires to maintain very close to a complete contact patch when flexing. I already cant tackle things with the solid axle that I can with the TTB and open differential. And if I had to do all that to my truck to get it anything ready for offroad id question why I bought it?

And he will be forever happy in Valhalla...

Adds character!

Nice try anyways.... what suspension are you running??

no pain, no gain ;) cool!

The driver looks like he knows what he's doing, but getting up there without damaging the paint was a 5% chance anyway.

where are your Ranger off road videos? Would love to see some of them...

not as bad as what i was expecting, i thought rubber side was going to end up in the air

I give the guy props for trying...A+ for effort, but man, be safe...keep your head and arms inside the vehicle at all times...as stated below...never use a mute or mime for a spotter...that obstacle could have been completed with a spotter that actually...well..spotted you! Keep at it man! Jeeps..either you love them or hate them!

He had his arm out the window the whole time?

why?

Looks like a dana 30 front axle (not 1 ton running gear) and looks also like it was not locked in the front axle.. But I always give props to somebody wheeling on the rocks, no matter what they run:)

hey ive got a compition next weekend can i hire your spotter LMAO!!!!!!

nice Jeep man! so close!

For everyone who doesnt know, this is a converted 5 spd.. Not the average grocery getter.

Wider axles and a locker and you could make that no problem. the only issue is your driver tire is slippin cuz you dont have enough width

point taken, and no I am not out west to go to those areas. I wheel mainly slick rock and root where you need contact of all tires. Lots of times my rear axle is my weak point because when I get pinned up and it flexes being solid I loose one wheel worth of traction and rely on my front two tires to keep pulling. I have a 00 Cherokee and cant tackle stuff that my trucks can with TTB. Sraight axle is more reliable but U-joints are the only weak point of the TTB. They can be upgraded.

Not sure why everyone is knocking the WJ....it's a Jeep. It has solid axles and a boss 4x4 system, and looks better than any wrangler i've seen. Oh yeah and it can tow stuff too, where's the V8 in your wrangler? Oh you had to put it in yourself? Weird.

aww bro i need that friggen love that kind

You wont have to murder your fenders on the Ranger. I have three Rangers I use for the woods. I use positive offset Lincoln wheels and run 34" x 10.5" tires. The tires sit inside the wheel wells and have 12" of travel. The largest tire I fit was a 38" x 9" tractor tire and still had 8" of travel inside the wheel well. I offroad with many guys and the mojority have Jeeps. They dump a ton of money into them and at the end of the day they go no farther than my stock Rangers with big tires.

I would take a jeep over a Subaru any day.

As I said I travel with a group of guys with mainly Jeeps (2 Wranglers, 3 Cherokees, 2 Grand Cherokees, and 2 Rangers) and we all go through the same stuff, only they had to spend a lot more money to get the same result as a light truck that only needed bigger tires... The only good thing about the Jeeps is they get better 2wd traction because of the weight, but we dont offroad in 2wd now do we...

mastersduhgree:only wheel what you can aford to hurt or destroy.it is great when you can drive home after a good day wheelin.crunching fenders or breakig parts happens.it is part of the fun.you realize that,and you will laugh with them.BTW you will get more respect as well! just have fun & no worries.

crrrrrrunch!

@SlapShot181 Built not bought is an excellent motto. Fact is though, a bought Landie is as good as a built Ford or Chevrolet or Jeep. Which is why I have a built Landie. It actually Pwns.

Damage is done, might as well give it another try.

@AgitatedPancake 10psi in your tires may help a bit too

"You know, there's a street right over there"...

I don't think, thinking was involved in his decision making?

00:40 "The lil engine that could." 1:07 "All in."

jeeps are awesome rigs, that was a driver fail more or less. the wheelbase of that set up wasn't wide enough either

Atleast you had the testicular fortitude to go for it hell yea man

chrysler body code. 93-98 was zj, 99-04 wj. 05 -up wk.

Didn't even knock his mirror off lol

That'll buff out, besides, cosmetic damage doesn't count ;-) try holding the brake and throttling up enough to move forward then just run the brake. Makes for smoother takeoff after halfway up obstacles. looks like the wheel spin messed everything up.

@AgitatedPancake some spotting would have helped.. if someone Pulled their finger out and gave you a set of helpful eyes and pointed you where to go you probs would have got up that. Nice jeep man:)

Poor decisions started when the other owner got rid of his headache and empty billfold.

ouch,same mistake twice in a row!

Why are they even trying?

Sounds like a can of beer. You make me thirsty.

physics has its limits

:50 " I don't know, Jerry "

Arm almost crushed!! lol

Duuuude! you forgot the spare tire on the roof! Everybody knows you need that or a shovel on the hood to get up this!

Man that guy was sure taking a chance, sticking his head out like that, when it slipped he might have banged his head pretty good, see how fast his door hit the rock, have a spotter next time and keep your Head inside, be safe

lockers please

that was great. i would try it and most likelydothe same thing

While TTB does mitigate many of the downsides of IFS, it is still a less robust platform than a straight axle. I'd say, "it's all a matter of opinion", but that would be shortsighted seeing as Moab and the Rubicon, both of which I have been to (have you?), are virtually devoid of TTB. There is probably 1 TTB equipped vehicle for every 10 solid axle vehicles present (whether leaf sprung or linked). TTB may be good for baja racing, but was this not a ROCK CRAWLING video???

@MrKjones2008 A 2wd chevy with 25x10x10 tires would of done it

The reasons why I stick to mild trails and grass riding if i ever even do go off road. baaad shit happens that you can't always take back.

@TheSoulja123 Lol yeah especially with that sweet IFS

I didn't know that Bob Ross does offroading....

lol too bad it didnt work out to good im actually starting a build on the same jeep idk what year is urs but mines a 97 4.0l lets hope it works out good :P

I was expecting a roll over

he had it a little more and a little more driver

Why do you think you failed at this? I thought you did pretty good not making it up actually. Impressive for a WJ.

is that guy thats just standing there named POCKET's?? should have helped spot you.

IT'LL BUFF OUT.

Jeep Enthusiast mindset Jeep $30,000.00 Bumpers/tow points $600.00 3inch or taller lift $1,500.00 Rear axles and differential that can actually handle 30 inch plus tires. $300.00-$800.00 30 inch plus tires $1,000.00 Or Just buy a light truck $25,000.00 equipped with plenty of clearence, multiple tow points, and actual frame, and then slap some taller tires $1000,00 and maybe swap the limited slip for a locker $800.00. End result, Lets waste a ton of money and roll the Jeep.

Cuz the lease is up next week

And the point to doing this is???

@TheSkiddey You're right, I don't understand beating the crap out of a good car. But whatever floats your boat, buddy.

i thought he was going to flip

Need a strap between the axle and bumper.

Get a front bumper and sliders too!

@RMFH420 a rubicon? a wrangler is where its at.lol

Rubbin is racing

Why doesnt any body air down!! Hello .. mcflyy !!

Trail trinket sucks but don't think i would take my unit body wj in that hole

i hate rubicon owners who think only the rubicon can be called a jeep >>

offer no advantage? How about a solid front axle instead of a TTB or IFS front end depending on what year ranger, a linked suspension front and rear with the grand cherokees and tj's vs the leafs on the rear of the ranger. Very reliable 4.0 inline 6 in tj's/grand cherokees or the 4.7, 5.2, and 5.9 v8's in the grand cherokee...tons of aftermarket support for jeeps to. I'm not hating on rangers of beaters, just saying jeep can have advantages.

WANTA-B JEEP