Massive Upgrades to my Jeep 392 from @EPIC-4WD and @metalcloak

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5 ай бұрын

My Jeep Wrangler 392 gets major upgrades with a 3.5 inch Metalcloak Game Changer suspension and 37 inch Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT tires. This was all done by the folks at Epic Adventure Outfitters in BC, Canada. I walk you through the install, show you a Demon Gladiator swap they are working on, and even get a visit from some KZfaq friends.
MetalCloak Suspension: geni.us/Metalcloak
Kraken Air Inflation System: geni.us/Kraken1
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My Favorite Gear
Kraken Air Inflation System: geni.us/Kraken1
MetalCloak Gamechanger Suspension: geni.us/Metalcloak
Factor 55 Recovery: geni.us/Factor55recovery Save 10% with V2R10
Intrepid Rooftop Tent: geni.us/IntrepidGeo (Best Design I’ve Seen)
Maxtrax Recovery Boards: geni.us/MaxtraxRevere
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My Camping Setup:
Roofnest Rooftop Tent: geni.us/Roofnesttents (Most luxurious I’ve Seen)
Topoak Rooftop Tent: geni.us/TopOakTent (BEST VALUE I’ve Seen)
Roofnest LiteWing Awning: geni.us/RoofnestLiteWing
Big Country 4X4 Awning: geni.us/OstrichJr
Vevor Diesel Heater: s.vevor.com/bfQymJ (VVPRO to save 5%)
TrailRax Side Rack: geni.us/TrailRax1
Jeep JL Drawer System: bit.ly/3rNx7y0
Exped Mega Mat: geni.us/ExpedMega
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MY RIGS
Nitto Recon Grapplers: geni.us/NittoRecons
Nitto Ridge Grapptlers: geni.us/NittoRidge
MetalCloak Undercload System: geni.us/Metalcloak
Baja LP6 Pros: geni.us/BajaDesigns
Warn Winch: geni.us/warn

Пікірлер: 93

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Check out the Metalcloak Gamechanger here: geni.us/Metalcloak

@KUEHLKUEST 5 ай бұрын

WOW!! That's killer suspension man!! J & C

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Thanks - having a blast with it so far!

@RevereOverland 5 ай бұрын

Bourbon relay!

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Accurate.

@Gretchen_Trouble 5 ай бұрын

To add to your piece about showing some respect to your mechanic, people need to clean their rig (both inside and outside) before dropping it off. Nothing says F you to your tech more than dropping off a rig covered in mud and full of garbage.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Great point, thanks for sharing!

@arneservatius1982 5 ай бұрын

I even clean engine everything under the hood. Polished and looking like it just rolled off line. It amazes the mechanics 😁

@frontierstateoverland3816 5 ай бұрын

Those guys at Epic are…well…EPIC! Finnagain looks great! Let’s hit the trail!

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

They are Epically Epic at Epic.

@frontierstateoverland3816 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roam that’s an Epic comment.

@livinthelife6056 5 ай бұрын

Looks great !

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@laril4327 5 ай бұрын

I have 2.5 inch GameChanger in my JK and loving it.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

They have some outstanding components...I'm loving it on the 392 so far.

@11131970cls 5 ай бұрын

I would like to send you a HUGE thank you. You posted a picture on Wednesday of the showroom of Epic Adventure Outfitters with Paul and The Jolly Ginger. Between the two of them was Shaun’s merch TSTN. The elusive hoodie that I couldn’t find was right there on the wall. So I gave Epic a phone call and talked to Jamie. Shawn was there also doing some filming. I have been looking for this hoodie since October. THANK YOU for posting that picture which got me the extremely hard to find hoodie.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Ya dude, that’s awesome!!!

@donnapablos8752 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Will for that info on the hoist jeep looks awesome. Hope you have lots of fun with it specially, since the gas prices come down a little. Lol Don and Donna

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

You bet! And yes, I'm using all of my grocery story gas credits to keep the price down lol.

@backroads4x4man 5 ай бұрын

She's beautiful great upgrades, can take a beating now!

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Can't wait to go give it a beating lol.

@jdcrow807 5 ай бұрын

Great tires! I run those on my Mojave and love them.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

So far I really like them. Just wish they came in 38!

@WBRanch-kw2tv 5 ай бұрын

Yeah you have a little too much space in that fender well! 😂

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

@@WBRanch-kw2tv 🤣

@WolfOverland 5 ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

🙌

@6point1hemi 5 ай бұрын

That would be a perfect weekend project (except for mounting the tires). A 24 pack with some pizza are all you need.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Last time I did a suspension it took us four days lol.

@UnderAchievrLP 5 ай бұрын

Have to say the deal on the baja boss at at epic is really good haven't seen them under $600 a tire up here in canada for a 37x12.5r17.Seriously considering swaping out the jks lift for the metalcloak lift on my JT.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

We that swap on my best friend's JKU. The Metalcloak control arms are really really good...much more flex than he had before.

@photodavem70 5 ай бұрын

I might be a tad jealous. However, if I did all that to my Gladiator I wouldn't be able to park in my garage. With all the snow we are getting here in Northern Utah, parking in the garage is more than just a convenience.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Ya it's really high now..I actually slipped getting in and banged my shin the other day lol. We're supposed to get 8 inches in Boise this weekend. Can't wait to hit the slopes!

@photodavem70 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roam ouch. Keep the great content coming and you need to come check out the Uintah mountains in northern Utah. I have a spot you would love.

@JEEP-N-DIRT 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely the best thing you could have done. I'm not a fan of the gold plating and understand it's purpose, so I simply spray lined mine and left the ends gold. The most flex, a really nice ride and with the lowering brackets (and in my case I have the rear DB3 lowering brackets as well) truly a long arm ride, feel, and off road performance. I am however curious to know what caster you ended up with on that 3.5 inch lift? I'm on 4.5 inch and prioritized pinion angle over caster and ended up right at 4.8 degrees. I have the upgraded Ultimate 44 axle shaft up front so my drive shaft is spinning all the time. Just wondering if EPIC set up you're 2 wheel drive mode to allow you to keep factory castor (around 6.5) or did they prioritize pinion angle and go with lower caster.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

This question is over my head a little. I don't know what sorcery Epic did on my 2 wheel drive!

@wellthatdidntwork 5 ай бұрын

Looks really good. Those guys know how to have a good time and do great work at the same time. How do you like those Mickey Thompsons so far? I've had mine for alil over a year and so far I love them

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Ya we had a lot of fun together. The Mickeys are good tires. I'm not sure I'll keep them long term, because I want to go 38s, but so far they have been solid.

@overland_dadsfl 5 ай бұрын

Ouch......🤣🤣🤣 common core jokessssss

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

😂😬

@Minnesota_Vance 5 ай бұрын

What drive shaft did you go with? I am doing a simular build on my 392 but don't know which drive shaft to use that will dampen vibration.

@donnapablos8752 5 ай бұрын

Very cool let me know how it handles later. what kind of hoist do you use for your Rooftop Tent if any? Thank you Don and Donna

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

We have a Harken Hoist pulley system (we have 2 of them) for getting the RTTs on and off the rigs. The 392 is WAY higher now..but it handles better and is more comfortable on road..I think that's a mix of the Metalcoak driving components and the Falcon Shocks.

@leemen 5 ай бұрын

Looking sharp!! Did you do the metalcloak bushings in the front axle as well?

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Not yet, but I'd love to get those things on, they look really great.

@leemen 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roam it really allows that front axle to flex as much as the arms are designed to. Nice upgrade.

@donnapablos8752 4 ай бұрын

I’m meeting your videos I hope all is good Don And Donna north Idaho

@Venture2Roam 4 ай бұрын

Thanks you two!!!

@arttomaszewski5497 5 ай бұрын

Proud American made

@chuckc6515 5 ай бұрын

I can’t believe he didn’t laugh at the knob joke 😂

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

😂

@chance4739 5 ай бұрын

How are you those baja boss tires working out in the snow over there in idaho? I'm looking into getting me a set for a all year around tire.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

So far they are good. They aren’t the best snow tire, but they do well in the snow.

@denism3711 4 ай бұрын

Did you install spacers on those wheels? Per metal cloak they say a maximum of 4.75' backspacing for that lift, and those XR rims have 5" backspacing. Just wondering if you had any issues rubbing anywhere when flexing?

@Venture2Roam 4 ай бұрын

Zero issues rubbing on that setup.

@cinematic_rc 3 ай бұрын

What are those drop brackets you added? Are they needed? Looks like their teraflex

@Venture2Roam 3 ай бұрын

Teraflex drop brackets. Not required…but gives a little better geometry for on road and soft road performance. For Rock crawling…they may get caught up more…but this rig will be doing a little of the everything so we put them on.

@Photojeeper 5 ай бұрын

So when will you change gears? The 4.10 is not the best for 37". Looks great! Any plans on doing trips in So Cal? Like Death Valley, Mojave Road?

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

No plans to change gears yet, but I probably will. Right now I'm still seeing 8th gear on the highway and while it's a little sluggish, it's not that bad. Most likely I'll do the regear when I add a new suspension as well. We did the NV side of Death Valley and Mojave last year (film of that trip coming out soon)...it's incredible down there. I really want to get down the Bishop area this year, but we'll see!

@JeepinBailey 5 ай бұрын

XR's have 4.56’s. Should be pretty decent on 37’s.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Lol I thought his comment was on my gladiator vid. Not swapping gears on the 392. 4.56s with the V8 is no plenty.

@Photojeeper 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roam Did not know XR Edition came with 4.56.

@YanikGrignon 5 ай бұрын

Do you install the Falcon SP2 in soft or performance mode? I’m guessing cold because… Canada.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Soft for the snow wheeling trip..stiff for the drive home on the highway. Love how easy it is.

@TwistedOff 5 ай бұрын

👍

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

🙌

@LOVE-62 5 ай бұрын

I hit the like button and no #1. What the heck.

@chuckc6515 4 ай бұрын

Hey will, a while back in one of your videos you and Rob visited a really well kept ghost town. I think it was in Idaho…I can’t for the life of me find the video. Do you remember the name of the ghost town? It had a full blown school building still standing if that helps for reference. I am making a trip out to Idaho from the east coast later this year and would love to visit that place.

@Venture2Roam 4 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7dln8qBlavHdn0.html It's called Bannack. And it's in Montana :)

@chuckc6515 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much!!

@GeefromBC 5 ай бұрын

Finnegan looking good with the upgrades. I think you should’ve went with 40s 😅

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

O One more reason to come back up to BC...get Dana 60s and 40s!!

@leemen 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roamnow your talking!!!

@manmachineroam9984 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Did you hear the rumor that the 392 is in its final year?

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

It's one of the reasons I wanted to get one...I had a feeling they wouldn't make them for long.

@manmachineroam9984 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roam My neighbor, who works at the Jeep plant, told me they would be around through 2026. Next time I see I’m giving him the what for. I was thinking maybe in 3 years I could swing one. Doesn’t look like that will be a reality now.

@joelrogers5972 5 ай бұрын

Any issue with front driveline vibration?

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Zero issues so far.

@metalcloak 5 ай бұрын

3.5" on our lift seems to work just fine without problems. 4.5" and about is where you notice it. We've got guys running 4.5" on the 392's and it's working fine, but noticeable.

@Shadow56399 5 ай бұрын

Hey Will just a heads up, your address is shown on the invoice in this video!

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's my business mailbox address, so that makes me feel a little better..but I'll blur it out....I don't know Paul put it on there lol!

@fastfed 5 ай бұрын

2000 for installation, WOW also you're going to rub, hit your front swaybar end links or at least hit the front LCA without offset wheels

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

No rubbing, no hitting, it drives like a dream…🤷‍♂️

@denism3711 3 ай бұрын

Even with those XR wheels? Are you speaking from experience or?

@Venture2Roam 3 ай бұрын

@@denism3711From experience. They never rubbed. 🤷‍♂️

@denism3711 3 ай бұрын

Oh that comment was meant for @fastfed , I wonder if he had same setup and experienced that, because I have the same setup also and don't experience nothing yet

@ryansremark6983 5 ай бұрын

Such an overpriced shop.

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

I disagree. I’ve been to many shops, and this one is up there with the very best.

@ryansremark6983 5 ай бұрын

@@Venture2Roam I can name a couple from the top of my head Adam’s off-road and west coast, better pricing and services. Just do some research

@Venture2Roam 5 ай бұрын

@@ryansremark6983 I'm glad you found the shops that work for you...based on what you need and what you want to pay. No argument from me there. But Epic is top notch and they are good people...and I've been to enough shops to feel good about my opinion. So I have zero problems recommending them all day long.