My name is Tyler and I'm a Michigan based Jeep and offroad enthusiast. I'm a Mechanical Engineer set out to build my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, while documenting the build and offroad/overlanding adventures along the way.
It took me a minute to figure it out, but your just rockin a front bumper delete kinda deal, huh? Honestly never thought of that. Gives a very "dunebuggy" kind of feel with that huge ass tube bumper
Just came from your desert dog review video. Actually pushed me to click the order button. Anyways was wondering how your paint is holding up considering you said duplicolor on your walk around video? I’m considering options for myself and wonder how yours has been holding up.
Heck yeah. Huge fan of the tires. Some of the paint has started to fade pretty bad, but the Jeep hasn't been stored indoors so sits in the sun every day. I also did not clear coat at the time.
A bigger pro is to save those hundreds of dollars and rock mountain house meals/MREs and canned foods grab a jetboil with a few cans of fuel and a big jug of water and save all that space time and money😁 if you are one that needs cold drinks get a small coleman cooler and freeze 10-15 bottles of water and add your choice of cold drinks and it all will stay cool for several days. But i get it to each their own lol
This video is just to help weigh the pros and cons so people can make their own decision. But hard to deny the benefits you can have with an overlanding fridge. This is for long term food storage if you want to bring real food to the trails.
I have the 2017 Rogue SV AWD. They came with those touring tires, within 5 days of purchase those tires came off and the largest off road AT "truck" tires that would fit went on, gave the brand new touring tires to the tech for free. The AT truck tires was the best decision ever with 100% handling performance gained.
Wife bought this for me. installed prior to taking a trip, but one did not turn on. The one that functions does not put out yellow. Just white light regardless of switch mode. Reached out to COLIGHT on email, phone, and their chat program with no reply or assistance to be seen. Its been 3 weeks now since installment and I am not sure if the company customer service or contact is legit....
Love all the work you've done on your wj! I have an 03 wj overlander that I have been slowly building. I just bought the same bumper you have, its HEAVY !!! Did you upgrade brakes??? I'm only running 33s and I feel my brakes are working harder than they should. If you upgraded brakes, what brand did you go with? Thanks!
Yo sick video dude love the build! Im currently rebuilding my 04 WJ Freedom edition. Working on the front upper and lower control arms :) I was just noticing you don't have the passenger upper arm on, any reason why? but dope video again gets me pumped to build mine up
The second half of the video explains the details of the suspension. This is a 3 link so there is only 1 upper link. Works the same as a 4 link but packaging constraints doesn't allow room for a 4th without further modification.
If you wanted this sounds but just a little deeper, YOU should have Bought MBRP T~304 Full Cat~Back Exhaust ; This is what I Bought for my Veloster Turbo you want regret it🎯👌🏾‼️
Might not come across well in the video, but this setup is actually deeper than most. But regardless, I will pretty much always choose to make my own stuff before buying. Not to mention the price difference.
Actually just made a full video about the tires. Check it out! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5i4W9mo56Qs.html For prices, that will depend on size and retailer. They are sold through many different retailers.
I ran both Tru Tracs and Norseman tires back in the day. I'm excited to see them back, but their website does not list tire weight. Tire weight is a primary design criteria that I look at when choosing tires.
I agree weight can be a big factor for power/mpg, but also keep in mind heavier tires keeps more weight low to the ground which can be beneficial for low speed crawling.
It's a shame that Armstrong is focusing on the BroDozer market with 20 inch wheel sizes instead of the real offroaders market where 17's are the go-to size. I'd buy a set of these if they were available as a 37 or 38 for a 17 inch wheel.
What wheels are you running? Leave the mic on the side of the road and drive by it. Can everyone hear you coming? That's what I think of when I think mud tire on the road.
These look great and I don’t doubt their performance but man, they are heavy compared to other E rated mud tires. I’m actually in the market and looking.
@@engineeringoverland every 35x12.5 R17 MT tire I’ve looked at has been about 10lbs lighter, or more (per tire) than this tire. Toyo, Nitto, Mickey T, Kenda and Yokohama. Light weight isn’t everything but it’s something to consider.
@@engineeringoverland nitto trail grappler is 79.89 lbs Armstrong desert dog mt is 86.42 lbs. pretty sure the Armstrong is the heaviest 35x12.50 tire I’ve come across.
I would go to my local machine shop and have them machine a spacer where the drive shaft bolts on. Order a 1 inch spacer. its easier than changing and making custom driveshafts.
You're too young to of heard of them... 😀Pirelli bought Armstrong in the late 80s and in the early 90s, they phased them out. A friend who ran a Class 8 truck was sponsored by Armstrong Tire. As mentioned the Tru Trac 32-11.50-15 Bias Ply tire was the go to in the 70s... aired down to single digits. (I believe they were available in a radial briefly) We also ran aircraft tires here in the SW deserts... Gates Commando... Goodyear Hi-Miler... Firestone... Every tractor implement dealer sold some type of bias ply farm/off road tire., many ran them on Jeeps, FJ-40s, Broncos & Scouts... all the pick ups... Your aired down test shows why load range E tires should be left to heavier trucks and not Jeeps... sure folks run them, but there is no need.
It’s a good thing I’m really good at research then 😉. I study up when it comes to this offroad stuff. But saying there is no need to run a LR E tire mostly boils down to the fact that size availability sometimes limits you. I think this demo actually shows that they can work great with the right tire. Bias ply tires have even stiffer sidewalls. Which is why they NEED to be aired down to single digits. Seeing this sidewall flex at 5 psi is exactly why they can work well.
Never heard of them not because of marketing! I’m glad to run across your video. Will check them out now that I’m in the market for off road tires!! Hope the channel is doing well !!
Excellent. We just bought a 24 Rogue SL premium with AWD. We live in a mountain area so I’ll be interested to see if it handles the terrain well. One question that I’ve asked and haven’t been given a clear answer on is this: when the Pro Pilot cruise applies the brakes, do the brake lights come on as well?
Typically, with any vehicle, if there is a system that applies the brakes for you, the brake lights will also turn on as normal. But I cannot say I have actual video proof of this with my Rogue.
@@engineeringoverland thank you I appreciate that. I can ask the dealer again, but they didn’t seem to have a real good idea. I’ll check with my mechanic also.
I had every plan for building my own, but you can't even get one piece of material for the price I got these fully assembled sliders. So, I made them work.
I am writing you and asking questions and not watching the video and you’re answering all the questions sorry about that I’m just gonna listen to your video👍👍👍💪💪💪🦾🦾🦾👍👍👍👍
Your truck is a beast and tires are definitely I’ve never really off-road in my truck yet I have a 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport I bought it two months ago because I wanted to six cylinder and I was looking for 2023 and my daughter‘s uncle works for a Toyota dealership and he’s always been able to take care of everybody in the past but since the new Tacoma has a four-cylinder nobody wants it I’m not saying nobody but people that are really into Toyota they want the sixth cylinder motor across the street from my house is a big valley big valley and I have a John Deere gator 825 I I bought it in 2016 brand new I never went anywhere besides across the street and when I say across the street it’s really big over there and it goes to other areas as well but I’m gonna put it in exhaust system and raise it up and get some new tires but I am working on my truck right now but I am going to do some stuff to that so I can take it with me when I finally do go somewhere I can take my truck Those tires can you ride them like all-terrain tires or will they get wore out black when I was younger I’m 48 so I’m not that young but when I was young I had a rodeo at the grill guards the ski racks in the fog lights like this is back in 1996 and I bought Mickey Thompson off-road tires didn’t get all-terrain I got off-road but like back then the selection wasn’t like it is now with all terrain tires and all that stuff but I just bought them because I like the way they sounded when you drove on the street I was just young and they were out pretty quick that’s because I was young and I drove a lot but do you recommend that for all-terrain tire I mean like I don’t drive my truck that much so if I did buy something like that how long would it last how many miles because you have the experience with them I’m not gonna believe somebody who don’t know what you’re talking about and you definitely sound like you know what you’re talking about my son actually has the same truck as you got Jeep Cherokee I am 110 years ago I had that I know infinity I 35 and a 350 Z
I got my first Jeep some 50 years ago now. There was a time when we really only had two choices for off-road tires, Armstrong and Dick Cepek. The Cepeks were just Armstrongs with Dick Cepek's logo on them. I grew up in the Desert Southwest, I always ran Desert Dogs off-road and Norsemans Monday thru Friday.
