Glad you liked the video and yes, not much damage at all. That was a big part of why we made this video - to show just how well the JL held up as is.

Awesome, thanks!

Glad to hear you liked it, thanks!

LOL!! Well, I would prefer not to have done any damage but it does come with the territory :) Glad you enjoyed the video

Damn dude, great videos but I couldnt stomach doing that kinda damage to my brand new Rubi.. lol

Thank you. The repairs did come out great and we're glad you liked the video :)

Thank you, we really do appreciate it :)

Thank you :)

Glad you found it useful :)

LOL! You caught that :)

Well, it could have been a lot worse but fortunately, Cindy was there to stop me LOL

@@wayalife then she did a great job

Bummer. We've been running EVO control arms for a while now and haven't had any problems with them.

Makes me jealous

Thank you and yes, the JL is a hell of a capable Jeep. A big part of why we made this video is to show just how well everything is holding up and just how little damage was actually done.

Awesome, thanks!

LOL!! Oh yes you do :)

LOL - 10 4

Not sure why. Seems that the underside of our JL held up just fine and the factory skids did their job well. I would like to protect the transmission cooler lines and oil pan but I prefer to run EVO ProTek skids. Ran them on my JK for years and did their job great.

BTD53 I’ve been wondering if there was going to be a undercarriage armor install.

I’m not convinced here. Weight, airflow/cooling issues for the transmission, etc. seems the factory ones are holding over a lot of hard wheeling - Eddie how many miles? -can always swap with someone else’s factory castoffs and would be cheaper/lighter/better cooling to just do that three times in a row vs the big move. Something to be said for disposable.

It's cool that companies like that are coming out with new products like this but I can't say that I'm a fan of how they look. Of course, that is just my opinion.

LOL - you bet I am :)

Honestly, they're wearing really well for an MT. On this Jeep, we have about 15k on them and they still look like new. On our JK, we maybe have close to 30k and they still look great too. I tend to rotate once every other oil change to help keep them quite.

Well, fortunately, it's still a Jeep and building it up with better stuff is easy to do. The drain plug issue can be addressed with a Rancho glide plate and the driveshaft making contact with the gas tank can be addressed with a track bar relocation bracket - something we haven't installed yet.

Colorado4x4 Quit your whining damn boy it’s a Jeep thing OK. Obviously your not familiar with the geometry of a basic 4 x 4, once you install a lift kit the geometry change it so you will have to do some modification at some point.

Couldn't agree more. This is why I've since installed a Rancho glide plate: amzn.to/2PJReoB

You need to run a tap through the hole. It's a pipe thread so make sure you get a tap set made for it.

@@wayalife HUGE thanks for the help! Was able to make the repair today. Never heard back from Jeep technical help on the thread specs for the drain in the differential housing. I got your reply and then I was also able to contact Antoinette at Dana (spicerparts.com), she spent a lot of time with me trying to track the spec. You can't trace it back from the Mopar magnetic plug (6840 1316 AAQ) even though that would make sense. Eventually, she came back with a spec of .500 x 14 NPTF. I had already tried a bunch of tap & die sets trying to match up the plug but I wasn't sure and knew I didn't want to do this wrong. Your answer and the Dana info led me to Harbor Freight and their 6 pc Pipe Tap Set ($55.00) with the 1/2" x 14 NPT tap. Worked beautifully, changed both differentials and drove around for a few minutes in 4x4 and then changed the front again just to make sure no metal fragments were in there. Be servicing my own differentials from now on. We have full belly armor from RockHard 4x4, but never put on a differential slider. Guess what I'm doing next?

We already have an EVO skid system on order.

If all you're gonna run is 35's, it's a great kit. If you have a Rubicon, 37's will work as well especially as a daily driver. If you spend a lot of time on the rocks, a slightly taller lift might be something you'd want to look into if you have a 4-door.

Rubi 4dr. Thanks for the reply!

Without "any" damage. That's hard to say as there are so many different factors that would need to be taken into consideration such as condition of the trail when you run it and driver skill. If you attempted to do it right after the Jeepers Jamboree, you probably would have a better shot at it being that the trail will have been groomed. In June or July, right after the snow melts enough to run it, probably not especially if you're not familiar with wheeling on big rocks. Either way, I would NOT recommend you running the trail by yourself.

LOL!! That's why I carry it with me as a part of my gear.

biz4two biz4 bailing wire , duct tape, and zip ties and always a staple

You know it :)

LOL! Yes, we are well aware of it but thank you just the same. We've been keeping an eye out on ours and I don't think we'll have a problem with it.

As a matter of fact, you can buy a HITCH STINGER here: www.wayalife.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=PARTS-HITCH-STINGER

LOL!! Maybe I missed something but a big part of making this video was to showcase just how well everything underneath held up. Thank you but I have no interest in buying big bulky aftermarket skids that I have seen to trap heat and make servicing my Jeep difficult. I would like to protect my transmission cooler lines and maybe my oil pan but I'll wait till I can get EVO ProTek skids like I had on my 2012 JK. They offer the protection I wanted but without being overly big, bulky and in the way. As far as rear bumpers go, we've been running our JK's bumperless for years and years and it's yet to be a problem for us. The only thing a rear bumper has ever done for us is add a TON of weight to the rear end. With all the gear we carry, that's the last thing we need.

Don't get me wrong. I am learning a ton from your videos and others and was just sharing my concerns if it was my truck :) Makes sense though that you don't want trapped heat and added weight. It's definitely a balancing act. I've seen JL owners swear by how reliable metalcloaks skids and their game changer suspension vs rough country or EVO and I am trying to rationalize what package works and curios if you have tips or suggestions from your experience on EVO and maybe others.

Actually, we bought our JL with the dual top group. If you look through some of our other videos, you'll see where we hung our hard top up for the summer.

LOL! I may have to do that :)

You’re doing a good job ;) Thanks for all your help!

LOL!! Not sure why. The whole point of this video was to show just how well everything held up.

You can buy one here www.wayalife.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=PARTS-HITCH-STINGER We should have more in stock later on this week.

LOL!! Not sure how you came to that conclusion from this video. I think overall, it held up pretty well and that was kind of the point of making this.

Just getting a close look at your Jeep made come to that conclusion. The same cheap design mistakes being made over and over. I won't go into it.

If I recall, it was only something like $600

With the 5.13 gears we're now running, I'd say about 13 average.

@@wayalife with that kind of aggressive gearing and weight your vehicle is packing now that's actually impressive, lol.

Sorry, I made a mistake in the gears but corrected it too late. We actually are running 5.13. Moby has 5.38's :)

LOL!!

eh, the Jeep is just a platform to be improved upon. Or at least, for us anyway. I'd rather start off with this than to work off a Honda.

@@jkontons6340 Are you sure about that? Steering issues, welding recall, cruise control not turning off...what else? I chose the last of the JK a few weeks ago due to its maturity and proven reliability. It wouldn't be the same vehicle since 2012 if it wasn't. The JL screams fiat influence all over the dash and although I can see some minor improvements over the JK, the JL is yet to be tested over the years, where the JK you know it'll last and last. I love my JK, made from the original Toledo plant in Ohio, German transmission, the True Wrangler. Where did your JL's tranny come from? Mexico?

LOL!! And, it'll continue to get used.

LOL!! I'll be sure to send one over :)

LOL!! Indeed

Actually, I've been doing a lot of well needed maintenance on him. Just put in a new steering pump, made repairs to his fuel lines and installed a new front drive shaft. Most recently, we had a new TIPM installed but he should be good to hit the trails again now.

@@wayalife Sweet! My 2014 bright white jku "Porkchop" is getting some warranty work done. Get him back tomorrow but I'v been watching your vids all evening itching to go out!

LOL :)

Yeah, not sure what Dana was thinking when they came up with this design. I'm kinda surprised that Jeep went with it too.

Maybe not with factory components but it'll last, just like our JK's before :)