We Took our Modded Wrangler Offroad and Got SUPER STUCK: Cheap Jeep Challenge Ep.6 

When Roman showed up with the door to a mine 😂

Love the father son videos! "I shouldn't of listened to my dad" haha

in open diff rigs you should take a slower approach. left foot brake about 30-50% and easy on the gas, you'll trick the diff into transferring power to the other wheel. probably walk right up that.

I wish my father was into jeeps or offroading. Dude just wants to golf and play platform paddle tennis. 🤷‍♂️ You guys are lucky to have that common interest.

With an auto in 4Lo, the old trick is not the hand brake but to use your brakes. The hand brake is for use in a RWD. Using the brakes will help distribute torque on both the front and rear axles.

Superb! Agree with all who note the great father-son aspect of this series. The old mine board trick(with pushing) was simultaneously sublime and dangerous. Wish I could say I had never done similar x 10

This double feature was so good I'm watching it on my TV for Saturday morning! I loved cutting between the hill and the rollers showing real world and testing side by side and then a prime example at the end with Caron's! Thanks guys!

Lovin’ this series. Carsten has a sweet Jeep 👍

Your guest with his Jeep was great on camera and the discussion with him was awesome to be a fly on the wall. Thanks Carston

Dad almost put a nail through his foot

From a long time TJ owner. The most IMPORTANT mod is lockers with lift and tires running a close second. The Dana 30,35 and 44’s LSD have a pretty mild clutch pack.

Very cool 2 for 1 vid ...1) controlled vs real world, too many unknown variables in the real world. Glad you didn’t bounce off anything & Glad Roman didn’t get hurt ... never place yourself between a ton of weight & a unmovable object ( Jeep & Tree ) & tires kick up debris ( door ) 2) awesome Jeep build ... all in he’s still way ahead of a new Rubicon & less than half the price.

Love what your doing with your TJ and the blue Jeep on love my ride is sweet. You asked about other cheep Jeeps, I paid $5000.00 for my 98 TJ and by building my own bumpers and rock sliders and doing all the work myself I only have about another $6000.00 in the build, build includes 8.8 Explorer rear axle with 4.56 gears and Detroit locker, front 4.56 gears with Detroit Trutrac, zone 4" springs with a Rough Country long arm upgrade kit and a Smittybuilt 8000 lbs winch. Its my daily driver with 244,000 miles and works great off road. Keep up the good work on your TJ. lop

You need to air down more about 12-15 psi and get quick sway bar disconnects! You will thank me

At 9:35 on the video: You almost for sure have a factory, Trac Loc limited slip rear diff that is very worn. The clutch packs in those units would wear out but yours still offers a very little bit of limited slip action on a level surface. You should check into this and maybe replace the clutch packs, if in fact it is a limited slip.

ARB bumper. Designed to bend/twist before the vehicle frame. ARB bumper also designed to trigger the airbags. Stronger is not better.

Thank you for sharing Carsten . Great job and sweet ride.

Awesome rig! Thanks for featuring it!

awesome double segment

Nice long video, I was waiting for that door to impale Dads legs. Cheers!

The headlights are a must for jeeps that go anywhere at night. The JW speakers are an amazing spread with good color.

Another great video, As predicted you will need to lock that Jeep up for best results. Get the LOKKA, 383.00 for the pair front and rear. or 194.00 rear and 234.00 front. These pieces are excellent and make such a difference.. Tommy was correct, need the lunchbox lockers, Roman said but then it wouldn't be a cheap Jeep. I feel lunchbox lockers are the absolute best value on a Jeep or off-road rig. Its all about pulling with 4 not 2.

I could be wrong but I think ARB builds crumple zones into their bumpers for the vehicles they fit. It's been awhile but I think I seen that somewhere. I have an ARB on my Cruiser and I've bumped rocks and trees and only scratched it. I know their powder coat seems to be their weak points.

Carsten's TJ looks amazing. I have a 19 Cherokee Trailhawk and I'm jealous. And it's definately true what they say about the size the new ones look humongous comparitavley to the JK/JL.

The Patriot blue with black go together really well. Sweet ride, Carsten.

First thing I bought for my Jeep from the list of things to buy was a winch. Then continued from there.. Enjoying all the Jeep videos.

Great Vid, I have a 2005 Sahara TJ with 65,000km on it, interesting hearing about the factory recall, we had this problem & it was fully covered/replaced. We have done a 2inch lift but I am getting to the point that we may have to do some costly maintenance on the diff, starter motor & replaced suspension & bushings. It has cost very little so far & I’m happy to do this work to keep our toy in great condition.

Was out in Colorado recently with friends and took my Forester to Gold Mine hill to try my hand at it. Had the same trouble at stage 2 under similar conditions. Sadly without a spotter to help me navigate it I eventually had to give up. Even with traction control and good tires that snow and slush on top of mud, with that off camber hill is very difficult to get any traction on. Kudos to you guys for making it past with that door, wish I'd had my traction mats with me when I was there.

Nice video. My wife and I are taking our TJR out today. Next time air down to around 15psi and disconnect sway bar. You’ll walk right up that.

Your dad just is a boss lol he just pushed that cheap Jeep outa being stuck lol

Carsten truly knows his Jeep. Nice.

Snow flake emblem only states that the tire has 25pct open space in tread. The winter mountain emblem is what specifies winter rated.

Great series helps me a lot. I just bought a TJ. Thank you

Love the cheap Jeep vids. Inspired me to get an 06 lj Rubicon instead of a 50k JL Rubicon. Now I have the fun of putting some of my JL budget into my LJ. Couldn't be happier with my choice.

I got to 5:41 on the video, and I stopped to post this. I'm guessing that your Cheap Jeep has the optional factory, Trac Loc, limited slip rear differential, thus the ability to drive off the diagonal rollers. The Trac Loc was a great option, although nowhere near as good as a true locking differential.

Awesome video boys. Best channel on RU-vid

Who tf are the 60 people who disliked this video?! Great video guys, I really learned a lot. Thanks for all the info y’all give!

#1 ALWAYS air down. #2 when snow-wheeling/exploring, carry snow chains #3 learn to love the 2-foot dance (gas & brake at same time). Reason the diagonal and 3-wheel rollers didn't get you good&stuck is the friction on the roller rods. Lube them good before next use.

Not a Jeep person, but Man oh MAN! Carsten's Jeep is sweet! Well thought out and nice to look at.

Very cool vehicle Carsten! What I love is that he is doing and has done the work himself. Very impressive that he was able to rebuild the engine by himself. A very talented young man.

That Blue Jeep is a Nice Jeep .... Thanks for showing it.

Great series. I also have a white TJ I've been modifying. Jeep wave!

Love it! So much good info. And the way you guys know your trails is pretty cool. It's like 3 videos in one

This series is addicting. I am watching these videos way too quickly, but this is such a fun project I want to follow along!

Love other car buffs that love their cars and know them literally inside and out. Nice job, and great series.

That's a very nice ride. I will say, I agree with the point he made. When you own a Jeep, you are never done. Jeep... Just Empty Every Pocket.

It’s so funny. People are used to the father being the embarrassing nerd but here we have the exact opposite. Hilarious. Keep up the good work guys

You guys rock! Love the father\son time sharing. You guys are an inspiration and a good example to follow 👍🏼❤️

That Blue jeep is done and awesome!!! build another one, leave it be and keep building, a cummins jeep is a great idea!

That wooden board could have shot back and done much damage...very lucky.

I have the same jeep and was hesitant to put 33" tires on it. I wasn't sure it would spin those tires efficiently. I love your vids Thx

That’s one beautiful blue Jeep. Great fun in the snow with your Cheap Jeep!

I vote for a more aggressive tire like BFG Mud Terrains or Goodyear Wrangler MT/R. All terrain tires are for sport utility wagons, not a Jeep. Also throw in a selectable locker in the rear and sway bar quick disconnects up front and you should be good to go. You're almost there, just a little more money.....

This is much more interesting than the new buyer interviews.

For a less than 300 dollar investment you could stuff a lunchbox locker in that front D30, keep your on road manners and have an exponential increase in your off road traction.

The Jeep Wrangler TJ defies all laws!

The paint on the 05' tj is looks better than the paint on that brand new AT4 at the debut event.

That jeep would be perfect for me. I don't do off road. But I can help the neighborhood around when it snows

Another great video ... that cheap Jeep has won me over

Love these videos. Thanks for the great content.

My first jeep was a CJ7, i loved it!

Pull the rear diff cover and check for a limited slip. Just because it didn't come from the factory with one doesn't mean someone didn't have one put in later. Especially considering it's age. If you find one throw in a new clutch pack and enjoy. Remember, a limited slip will act a lot an open diff when tires are in the air. Be careful not to just burn the clutches out again expecting to much from it.

Carsten, beautiful and well thought out build.

I love the cheap Jeep, but holy crap. That other guy’s Jeep is insane!

That’s why I bought one with a limited slip (also factory 30” tires). Mine has 3:73 rear gears (4.0l 5 speed) and it has no issues in town (I can keep it in 5th down to 34mph). I can go up some decent hills in 4th gear.

Ditch the swaybars and let's the solid axles flex. This also helps if you have open diff's. And lower the wheel speed if you have a rear lsd so you dont cook the clutches. All of this works for my XJ.

You guys should get some sway bar disconnects, it makes a night and day difference

When you backed up the diff locks up a bit once you give gas the diff slips less

With trac loc you can put the parking brake on lightly and it will double the traction in situations like crossing ditches.

Handbrake is for torsen differential vehicles. Basically it was taught to military members to help the hmmwv get unstuck, then it filtered down. Unless your handbrake is stronger on one wheel and that happens to be the spinning wheel, then it won’t do shit for you with an open differential. With a torsen it’ll double to triple the torque the brake applies to the wheel with better traction.

Hi there! Rich from the beautiful Adirondack mountains in upstate NY. Love your vids! So helpful! I'm 62 and have owned two CJ-7s in the past. Had Jeep fever forever now and the last two years have been doing tons of research on what Wrangler to buy, a TJ or JK? JK seems more plush for an old guy but the TJ seems more like a Jeep with less worries and can't beat that strait six! So it will be a TJ as my last vehicle purchase. Now just to decide what version? Lol. Keep the vids coming. Love the Dad and Son and great information format!

Still waiting for the SUPER STUCK part...........

You guys should get some maxtrax or something similar. Only downside to getting them is that Tommy can’t ask “is that a door? What did you do?” Anymore. That was hilarious

Carsten's TJ is pretty awesome. I especially like the Hyline rear bumper & spare tire carrier.

Carsten's got all the info. We need more Jeep tech videos with him 'splainin' the differences between model years and so forth.

The RED tow hooks really set it off.

This was a great double feature

My thoughts on the roller test; there is just enough overcoming inertia & drag in the drivetrain & the same thing on the big heavy knobby tires on small rollers. This leads to difficulty turning the tires on the rollers (overcoming inertia & quite a lot more drag compared to street tires). This mimics applying the brakes to just the tires on the rollers for a pseudo "traction control" if done somewhat quickly to maximize the affect overcoming inertia has that briefly helps power go to the tire with traction. This affect only helps a bit, just enough to get it off the rollers if done quickly enough, and doesnt help enough on the incline. Possibly if he punched it from a standstill and lightly held the brakes he might have even gotten off the rollers on the incline as well, but not sure. Also the wrangler is fairly lightweight so the inertia/drag affect helps more with this vehicle.

I would love to see what happens if you apply a little break pressure when slipping. Trick the diffs into having equal traction, thereby sending equal power to the wheels?

guys, please drive with winter tires in snowy conditions, all season or all terrain tires have no chance against them.

I'm jealous of these father son vids! But bro you have at least 20 years until you can put your phone on your belt. haha!

Studded winter tires is a must on ice and snow. ...it you want to rest at ease wheeling.

That’s a sweet blue Jeep! Great work on Gold Mine Hill!

8:06 intense pushing , 8:14 intense music had me in tears lol

The "dude I love my car" Jeep's performance could be improved massively by fitting some narrower tyres.

I had a set of those BF Goodrich tires on my Ram 1500, mediocre tire, 85% street/15% off road, my wife wouldn't let me put anything "noisey" on...like some Interco IROKs...Didn't know there was some woman behind the scenes calling the shots.

Thanks for sharing, great father son angst, and real off road problems not the polished edited stuff you see on RU-vid. Give us more!

That's an excellent build! Really dig the patriot blue on that TJ. The build is complete on my '05 TJ Rocky Mtn and now looking to address the black paint that has several rough spots with the usual hood crows feet. Definitely painting it blue but not sure with paint, leaning more towards Raptor lining it. Much more durable off road, won't ever have to worry about off road pinstriping, plus it looks much more aggressive.

The snowflake-marking on the tires does not really mean that they are snow tires. It just means that meet the bare minimum standard to be legal for winter driving in countries where it's mandatory.

This video has like 3 videos bunched together into one, reminds me why RU-vid has essentially become my cable TV Replacement lol

Is it just me or Roman seemed pretty jealous looking at Carstens Tj

Teraflex and BFG That's what goes on my Jeep

Very good personal Jeep interview.

Cool video. I love Carsten's TJ. He was pretty smart in his build. The spare tire mount is choice. Love how Tommy's is too. I like the older Jeeps because there is so much you can do. The JK and JL are so expensive now. But if do the mods yourself, wow the older series is allot of fun. 4 x 4 is not cheap. False that this IS cheap. It is relative. $40,000.00 is allot of money vs. an oldie and spending over less than half that money. Wow, what you can on your own is amazing.

Indy hoodie! I just found out about you guys and am watching vids left and right, and just caught the Indy Hoodie... much respect!

I have been conflicted with this “Cheap” Jeep challenge. I was surprised you guys went with a 4-Cylinder/Auto and that turned me on to this. But you got the $900 Teraflex suspension and $800 worth of BFG KO2 tires, but don’t want to spend the money on a $250 Locker, I’m sitting here scratching my head.

Overall, another well-edited video from TFL. I enjoyed Carsten's build story. That young man has done a great job in researching and sorting most of the bling out of his add-ons, light bar and CAI notwithstanding. I do have a few comments: -He replaced his OPDA, not "OBDA." Anyone with an '05-'06 4L TJ should, as Carsten did, inspect their cam and pump driver gears. Replacement OPDAs run $100. -The K&N intake offers no advantage over the stock configuration. The original does not restrict airflow, filters better and, as stated, has a higher intake. -Taillight guards both decrease visibility and increase the likelihood of their snagging on brush and other trailside obstacles. Similarly, the Hi-Lift jack mount begs to bang, snag, and catch. The TJ's reduced width is an advantage in most cases. Why widen it? -The Mercedes-sourced six-speed NSG370 was only offered the last two years of the TJ run, not '03-'06 as stated, and is not nearly as robust as the TFL crew touts. Most TJ gear rowers will affirm the earlier, and stronger, Aisin AX-15 as superior, both in terms of strength and parts availability. -The sliders appear to be Rubicon take-offs, so they easily would bolt into the existing holes. Though not particularly beefy, they do offer a modicum of protection.

Gears. GEARS. GEEEEAAAAARRRSSSS. With the 4-cyl and those big tires, this thing is struggling even more than stock. You need to re-gear it. And while you're re-gearing, it wouldn't be a big deal to throw a cheap locker or limited slip at least into the rear end.

I like how he put his seat belt on for the slip test!

Nice save Roman, Tommy and the little Jeep that did Gold Mine Hill! awesome jeeps, love the blue.. t