Long Arm Jeep XJ Rock Crawling and Off Roading Rio Puerco NM (2018) 

Thanks for that, we sure enjoy putting them to the test and seeing what they are capable of. They are a great entry level jeep.

That WJ was very cool. We hated to see him sell it.

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Thank you!

Yea that WJ is one well built rig.

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid and rigs.

Thank you!

Beadlocks are on the list for both of our Jeeps for sure.

We are fortunate to have a few decent spots right outside of town to go wheel. The southwest in general has some amazing wheeling areas to explore. Where are you from?

Im from the Grand Junction, Moab area. Crawled Moab for 35 years.

We already go down to 10psi. Kinda difficult to go much lower without bead locks.

@@SWActiveExplorers always someone with an airdown comment 😂

We do air down. We had in roughly 10psi when filming this video

It's been a rough little while but this summer we will be pushing videos back out again. Just gotta finish up some projects so we can get back after it.

We thought they where a bit on the stiff end for strictly crawling, they will work though. The rx200 and rx300 is designed for high speed driving such as jeep speed and other forms of desert racing. That being said if it's roughly half of what you do it could be right up your alley, just be sure you bump stop properly. We took them out and switched to the RX900 it's much less aggressive and bridges the gap between high speed shock and just mild off road shock. The RX900 is better for us as all we do is crawl. That jeep doesn't see over 25mph unless it's on prevent, it normally gets put in low range not long after hitting dirt and staying there until we are back to pavement.

SW Active Explorers cool, thank you for your reply. 👍🤘😎

Yep it's west of Rio Rancho.

Where are you located in SE NM? I live here in Roswell. I would love to hit some trails!

37/13.50/17 Cooper STT Pros.

The gray XJ had a Detroit rear and an Eaton E locker in the front. The orange JK has factory Rubicon lockers. I don't recall what the others had.

Trailready Beadlocks

SW Active Explorers which model and is it a 15” rim? They look sweet.

It had tons in it, I think a 60 and 14 bolt but I don't remember to be honest.

SW Active Explorers I’m looking to get a jeep but am trying to understand which ones are better suited for crawling

Straight axle all day. A wrangler is ultimately the best starting platform. It has straight axles and a real frame. The XJ is cheaper and has straight axles but they aren't as good as some wrangler axles and the XJ has a unibody and those suck. If you get really into it you may grow to hate the unibody. If your not gonna go crazy and XJ may be just fine.

SW Active Explorers yeah I’ve been leaning more toward an XJ

And I’m in Utah so before I move I plan on going to Moab and the Unitahs

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The WJ had ProComp 40s on it if I remember correctly.

​@@SWActiveExplorers I think the WJ had the Clayton long arm. Were the tires the regular ProComp MT2 or the Super Sticky? Didn't using a 40" on the WJ severely limit compression travel?

I had thought the WJ suspension was a homemade setup but to be honest I'm not sure. It had the regular MT2 on it as it was also daily driven at the time. Yea that thing had very little up travel but a bunch of droop. The front hydraulic bump stops where only a half inch away from contacting at ride height so even just regular on road driving it would making a claping noise whenever the bump stop would touch the stike pad. The thing did really well off road though.

+1badcj8 Thanks for the compliment on the video. The WJ is on 40s

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SW Active - Where are you all located? I'm way in the SW but SW none-the-less.

Albuquerque NM

The one that was laid on its side is a trail only rig that was towed out there and is intended for exactly that kind of off roading. The WJ and JK have cages for safety so there is that. In fact all of the rigs featured in this video where built specifically for rock crawling. We also don't rely on these vehicles to get us to work and we know what we are doing so there really isn't much risk at all and we have completely accepted the possibility of damaging the jeeps and are ok with it. Also we are literally across town from home and can simply tow them home if needed.

@@SWActiveExplorers understood. My comment stands, I will even add to it. There is a lack of skill. Ultimately its a team effort any safety measures on your equipment can easily be rendered useless if driver and/or spotter fail. Just like a firearm, ND's happen cause one of the 5 rules were not followed. Just be safe man.