Off road adventures, how to's, and basic shenanigans! My channel is all about my hobby, the off road life. Videos from my travels to trails all over the United States, upgrades to my stable of off road vehicles, and probably some good, fun, horsing around at the campsite and in the shop.
If you enjoy the off road life I hope you'll find my videos interesting and entertaining.
Sorry for the late response...I went to Insane Offroad. The owner, Tommy, does a great job. I've had to buddies get their gears from him with good results. Highly recommended. He moved his shop and is not located off I45 North.
I have the same tires and gear ratio on my 2024 JLRU… I’m getting about 15.8 miles per gallon… ( Mostly driving in M8/D8)…I think I would do better if I had mostly miles and miles or flat terrain, rather than the uphill and downhill that I constantly have to deal with here, in New Brunswick, Canada…
Thanks for the inspiration, I'm getting more confident from video like this. How you you chose the overall axle length? Are you getting custom splines axles made?
I spoke with the guys at Branick to understand how to measure. This has been the most complex project I've done. I think even more of a brain teaser than building the buggy...or maybe it's because I'm getting a bit older! The Branick guys make it easy. If you are considering doing this I'd reach out to them. I finished my project and am about to wheel it for the first time in Utah for the Trail Hero. Really hope it stays together!!!
Do you know if the factory reset stays or do I need to hold all three buttons every time I power on? After I got the factory screen and I turned off and powered on again, and I did not see the factory screen. Is there anyway to tell besides the factory screen that it has been factory reset or that it stays in factory reset? Thanks!
Another person commented much earlier about gearing but I want to ask. Did you adjust the speedometer and odometer for the 35 inch tires? Your fuel economy numbers don't add up. 75 miles per day for 3 days is 225 miles. 225 miles divided by 15 gallons is 15 mpg not 17.5 and that is if the tire size is true to the miles. I agree about the fuel tank size. I have a ( 4 door which in YHO is not really a Jeep) and my fuel tank is 18 gallons because I have the diesel engine which requires a 5 gallon DEF tank. So, is the smaller tank a 2 door Wrangler thing? You have 35 inch tires that are much heavier than stock tires. You have it lifted which means poorer fuel economy. You may not be displaying the correct miles and speed driven because of the larger tire size. You have had it 15 months and have only been off road about 4 times? Sounds like you need to have smaller tires for a daily driver. Just MHO.
A few questions to unpack...for adjusting for tire size, yes. I used the Tazer to adjust for the larger tire size. For fuel tank size, every time I run it down to where it says 0 miles to empty I can never get more than about 15 gallons in it. To be fair, I've never run it empty where it quits running so maybe it'll keep going a good while when it says 0 miles to empty. As for tires, yeah, I could have kept the 33" tires but I think proportionally it looks a lot better with the 35's. I daily drive this Jeep and have no real complaints about the 35" tires. As for wheeling trips, well, I wish I could go much more often than I have. I have three Jeeps and I don't always take the same one. Headed to the Trail Hero with my buggy next week. Haven't wheeled the "green goblin" since March.
Hey man, I have seen you on the trail eyeing Red Dot's. Just pull the trigger and find one to buy!! FYI, my 14 bolt front steer axle has 4" OD tubes and and a shaft diameter of 1.550" with 2" of splines. No need worry about a sealing surface as the shaft is all the same diameter. They are also 30 spline with 35 spline outer shafts.
Just finished towing a load of white ash. I was at or slightly about 2000 lbs. Took the back roads keeping it at 60 or less and was careful in regard to stopping distances. It was fine but I could feel that I was "at capacity." Plenty of power but stability was at its limits.
sorry for the late reply...not bad at all. Getting up to speed you'll certainly hear it but once you are in 8th gear it sounds no different than when you have a muffler. Maybe I've just gotten used to it.
That Jeep could pull as much weight as an 18 wheeler if you need it to. But can it stop it? The towing capacity is about stopping the load you're pulling.
I'm glad it passed the "ultimate " Test!! 🤓 I've been shopping around for exhausts for my JL 2 door manual, and your video helped my along in my decision process. I'm leaning towards a muffle delete kit too.
@@caseycrawls4466 I bitched to Hr about how horrible i was treated with Goodgame, and somehow it got back to Don, so now how is that possible?? I quite because of that, if you don't have HR you have nothing
I tow a boat/trailer (about 1500 lbs) with my 2017 Renegade TrailHawk (2000 lbs max.) without issue. The new Wranglers have a Dana that increases the tow capacity and handling.
Your comment "Little prius" regarding Toyota Prius. It's not little, you felt it's little, insulting Prius. Toyota prius is a smart car, it is a genius car.
