Jeep Rubicon Damage Report and Long Term Upgrade Product Reviews - Maxxis MetalCloak and More 

I'll keep working on it!

Love to hear this!!!

HA! Thanks!

I appreciate you coming along and showing support!!! Thank you!

I'm trying, thank you!

Hope it answers a few questions! Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for the comment! Yes it was an epic experience and I learn every time I go out.

Howdy and Welcome to the channel!!! Thanks so much for taking a minute to say hey! I hope to keep you around for a bit.

This is Awesome to hear!!! Right on! Thanks so much for the support on the channel!

That's the plan!!! You Rock!

Thanks so much!

Sweet!

Thanks... Pets for Pinto and Jeep wave back atcha!

Good info!

HA! Thanks!

LOL! Thank you very much!

Yes I’m happy with the parts so far and love my silly dog!

I’ll try!

Oh Shucks! I appreciate the support... thanks so much!!!!

Thanks!!!! Pats for Pinto!

Working on it!

Cool! We saw a few hikers on the trail and they were moving faster than us in the Jeeps, it was funny. It looks like it would be a great hike... enjoy!

Thanks!

Awesome to hear that your going to go for it!!! Thanks so much for the support on the channel!

Thank you so much for watching and saying hey!!!

That is a good tip. I learned that trick from an Ultra 4 racer and was practicing that on the technical stuff but the part that got tiresome for me was grinding out those gaps between the rest of the trail... seems to hard on things to drag the brakes the whole time.

Yeah I remember talking to you about that at breakfast the first morning.I will actually go to 3rd gear if there is a stretch without a hard obstacle.

Just get some skid plates on that rig and head on out there!

I'm not so sure about that but I'll take a few more... super glad you're here! Thanks!

Yeah Buddy!!!!

Yes! For sure!

You got that right! Thanks dude!

Awesome trail suggestion! Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy the Rubicon as much as I did... skid plates and rocker protection seem to be the most important and then just use them as designed!

AutoEdits yeah, I’m planning on doing that same skid plate. I was pretty excited to see you getting that so I could see it actually installed.

Can recommend 100% I really appreciate that part so much!

Wow! Awesome to hear from you way over there!

AutoEdits you are just a few clicks away.. seriously, great videos! I think I saw all of them and I follow you in any platform possible.. (not a creeper..) just like what you do. Until next time, enjoy your ride.

I will!

Yep! All in all... I'm happy with how me and the Jeep did on the Rubicon!

@@AutoEdits what an adventure, looked like a ton of oh-sh** moments. Definitely a good watch

HAHA! I feel the same... those BFG's are just what I think of when you say off road tires! They drive great as well but they just aren't as aggressive as these off road.

HAHA! Great reference!!!!! Thank you!

I would give them a call and ask what other customers experience for sure... tell them Pinto the Dog sent you!

LOL... how do they know that?

Probably the same functionality they use to scan for cuss words. They just find key words and then base the ads on some of those. But it was within like 2 seconds of you saying it. Was pretty comical.

I'll work on that!

Thanks so much!!!! You rock!

Yep!

Interesting. That to me is good to hear. I got “stuck with a stick” so to speak without researching first cause I bought a 6 month old JKUR Hard Rock edition with 2000 miles and relatively minor damage from the insurance company thru an online auction for a price I could not refuse. Beautiful Jeep. Had some regrets about man pedal at first. Used to it in traffic now. Took it to Moab but was just learning rock crawling and the other guys all had auto trans. Had some lazy spotters at times too and no lift. Got high centered once with waning help from spotters and stalled it several times. The second day they made me go with the easy trail group and it was way too easy. The advanced (lifted) group did a harder trail that day than the first. I have seen several videos of Jeeps rolling over in YT where from a standstill at a steep inclined obstacle they over revved the engine and slid sideways at least partly as a result. They also had bad spotters who did nit keep them parallel to the slope as even I could see. Sounds like what you describe though. Hope they were auto trans. Seems like non aired down tires or large tires or lift caused some bouncing which also contributed to some of the back flip roll overs as well as some sideways ones.

I was thankful for them! Thanks so much dude!

YEP!

LOL! Thanks! Yeah, I don't actually "need" bead locks but "want" them very much!

Yes! I hope you get it soon!

Good tip!

Thanks! That is a Cam Can from Daystar and can be used for fuel or water.

This thing was so easy to install, no video necessary... really. Couple of screws into the plastic there and I ran the wires right behind the dash and out the cowl right under the windshield pillar. I highly recommend the Rugged Radios unit... any of their stuff really... this is one of their more affordable ones.

Interesting... I wonder what happens with the notifications lately... a few people have mentioned that now. Glad you ended up here... thanks for sticking around dude!

Right! All the stuff I must do is pretty easy... one of the benefits of running high quality parts!!!

Thanks! I don't think this radio needs an operator license.... doesn't say anywhere in the documentation.

Yes, 35’s are plenty good and it’s so smart that you did axle upgrades! I would say the skid plate system and some rocker protection will take most of the abuse and make the trip actually enjoyable because you’ll know that stuff is protected!!!

There have been a few times when it is tough so it's on the radar to upgrade but I've been making through alright so far!

Thanks dude! Your Jeep would be absolutely perfect on that trail!!! Thanks for the wheels suggestion as well!

Don't know but lots!

You betcha!

Thanks! I like all the stuff I've seen on the KM3's but haven't actually driven anything with them yet. I'll let you know!

LOL!!! Pinto is a cutie!

what's wrong karen?

I'm not sure... let me see what I can figure out here.

I keep wanting to take Pinto... we'll see...

HA! Thanks for watching these! There's lots of Rubicon left... front and rear D44 axle housings and e-lockers and sway bar thingy...wait... ok, that's the only Rubicon left. I will call it the "Mall Crawler Deluxe Edition" LOL

I did get slightly better gas mileage coming home with the skid plates but I thought it was mostly because of driving a tad slower.

It doesn't leak so it must not have gone all the way through.

I’ll try to make this happen at some point!

Seriously the turnout you could get if you hosted a trip somewhere would be huge! Maybe Baja?! Or Alaska!? Go big, I’m in

Rugged Radios Rm25

Howdy dude! That's a Scosche phone mount and it works really good. Glad you got the rock rails, they look great!

AutoEdits Thank you! Keep up the videos man! Keep getting better and better!

Great suggestion!

Go with an LJ!

The axle housings are completely stock. I did get G2 chromoly axle shafts and gears but that's it.

oh wow and the 37s holding up great awesome

Yes, only on the driver's side and it's done that since the day I got the thing. Keep meaning to grind that down a bit.

Yes 3 in front and I will add another so there will be 3 in the rear as well.

There were a few people on the trail with RTT's but I don't enjoy pure wheeling with that weight up there. The point of the this trip was to do some awesome off roading and the camping was secondary.

A roof top tent is one of the worst things you can have while off-roading.

Ok then! I'll put that on the list.

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Not really for the Jeep. Dana 44's couldn't take it.

I have the Metalcloak 3.5 Gamechanger... please refer to the few videos in my playlist on this Jeep for a full detail rundown!

Sure, there were plenty of non-Rubicon Jeeps out there. Skid plates would be a must and lockers would be very helpful. 35's are great.

AutoEdits alrighty thank you! Keep up the great work!

Not sure I've seen those.

That doesn't sound like that much for that year.

Yep!

Good question! Yes, the differentials will get some love for sure but everything else is usual maintenance.

Yup!