Jeep XJs take on Drummond Island!
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Snow Wheeling in Northern Michigan
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@GrandPitoVic
@GrandPitoVic 12 күн бұрын
The 317 heads are good for boost. But suck for N/A builds.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 12 күн бұрын
Good to know!!
@BsDirtlife
@BsDirtlife 13 күн бұрын
XJ is considered a station wagon lmao
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 13 күн бұрын
😂😂 the title does say station wagon
@Eulin100
@Eulin100 14 күн бұрын
XJ
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 13 күн бұрын
We have considered this lol
@danhambrick6331
@danhambrick6331 14 күн бұрын
Put that bad boy in your XJ..😁👍👍
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 13 күн бұрын
We’ve considered it 😂 we don’t think the xj is worthy of it tho lol
@fox_body
@fox_body 17 күн бұрын
Here in kuwait just for the uesed grill and head lights in junk yards they ask for 1,039 $ 😁
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 17 күн бұрын
Holy shit. I’ll make you some good deals on these parts if we can arrange shipping. I actually sold a guy named bassam who lives in kuwait a 2003 sonic blue cobra with a polished 2.9 whipple. Have you ever seen that car driving around?
@jamiebutler8617
@jamiebutler8617 24 күн бұрын
4:20 lower tire pressure and definitely lower rpms guy
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 23 күн бұрын
Tire pressure was low
@WaterfrontEnt
@WaterfrontEnt Ай бұрын
I luvvvv the audio roof .. but I love Toby the most… go play with him bro .. he just wants to play .. you’ll miss em when you can’t.. damn I miss my dog … thanks for the video bro! I’m getting an audio roof!
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports Ай бұрын
Toby is the best lol we bring him on all the wheeling trips we go on. Dogs are awesome, just sucks we dont get enough time with them!
@mcnasty77
@mcnasty77 Ай бұрын
Sweet just what I was looking for and I like the price
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports Ай бұрын
It really was the best bang for the buck!
@atticusjun1598
@atticusjun1598 Ай бұрын
What about the steering dampener
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports Ай бұрын
We used to run dampeners but we broke the mounts off the tie ride and never put them back on. We don’t drive more than 30-40 mph so it’s not an issue for us.
@joshualebow5909
@joshualebow5909 Ай бұрын
Us auto supply in Sterling Heights it’s a pick and pull you get the axles about $300 a axle
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports Ай бұрын
We considered that and have been to the one in Pontiac. Great prices for axles. Black Friday is even better if you can carry a Dana 60 😂😂
@joshualebow5909
@joshualebow5909 Ай бұрын
@ right two guy $120 lol
@Sandra-gv3jr
@Sandra-gv3jr Ай бұрын
I love it
@LTZRacing
@LTZRacing 2 ай бұрын
What track bar set up did you use and was it mounted under the axle or on top?
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 2 ай бұрын
se it had a lot of bump steer/death wobble. I had a lot of issues with the drop bracket bolts coming loose so I ended up running a bead of weld on the drop bracket to the unibody. No issues since.
@mattshafer6644
@mattshafer6644 2 ай бұрын
I just did this but i had to put a oil cooler on mine cause it was getting so hot and bursting out the top and popping hoses. But since i put the cooler on it stop and hasnt done it since. Also curious if you run a oil cooler on yours or not .
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 2 ай бұрын
I wish I would have added a cooler when I did it but I did not. Mine gets hot and you can feel it in the steering when you wheel in tough shit for a while but I’ve never blown any hoses.
@gregmccarter2176
@gregmccarter2176 2 ай бұрын
Iim looking to try this with my pressure washer...i have found that building a fire under the sand, will dry it very well...that way theres no clogs...i do this with regular sand blasters
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 2 ай бұрын
Not a bad idea. What are you sand blasting?
@c3homeimprovementllc927
@c3homeimprovementllc927 2 ай бұрын
My jku does same thing
@JohnClarke808
@JohnClarke808 2 ай бұрын
Since it's been a year since you installed it what are your thoughts? How's the heim joints doing?
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 2 ай бұрын
They are doing great honestly. Still tight.
@d-trix8105
@d-trix8105 2 ай бұрын
Just did this mod just like he said, "might as well rim it out, right!? "
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 2 ай бұрын
😂😂 exactly.
@RevaPatel-u3e
@RevaPatel-u3e 3 ай бұрын
Reilly Street
@JustBumpIt4x4
@JustBumpIt4x4 3 ай бұрын
🤘🤘
@captseamus
@captseamus 3 ай бұрын
I would get tired of pulling your ass out all the time...exactly why I offroad solo.
@GrayBeardoffroad
@GrayBeardoffroad 3 ай бұрын
I have heard that the Drummond Island off-road Association, is the one to point blame at. There the one that set up the funding. They think of a minivan can make it they'll make more money.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
Yes from what i have read they gave the DNR the go ahead unanimously. Such a shame since i believe that group is made up of locals.
@grumpyg9350
@grumpyg9350 3 ай бұрын
What does dnr stand for? Do not return?
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
Department of Natural Resources. It’s looking more like Do Not Return now though 😂
@JT_life2022
@JT_life2022 3 ай бұрын
Destroy Natural Resources.
@Kris-qm6nr
@Kris-qm6nr 3 ай бұрын
this music makes its feel like we're going shopping for a training bra
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 bro WHAT
@connerhermanson1880
@connerhermanson1880 3 ай бұрын
Planning on getting a tt140 just for a yard putter/pit bike do you think it’s worth buying?
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
If you are under 200LBs and dont plan to rip it hard with the boys yes. They are sweet little bikes. If you have some friends with a track and plan to run it hard and youre going to want a crf110, klx110, etc
@connerhermanson1880
@connerhermanson1880 3 ай бұрын
@@mittenmotorsports is that because it has less power compared to name brands or is it prone to breaking easily
@MousePad9
@MousePad9 3 ай бұрын
@@connerhermanson1880 I'm pretty sure the tt140 would have more power but a crf110 or klx110 would be way more reliable and take a beating
@BadLuckHotRod
@BadLuckHotRod 3 ай бұрын
After seeing what they've done (the dnr and drummond island offroad club/ tourism association), our club has decided not to return. We bring 50-70 rigs to the island each year specificallyto wheel Marblehead. Next year we are planning on a trip to the Badlands in Indiana. If the Dnr wants to pull stuff like this, anti conservation, then we are gunna take our tourism dollars elsewhere. We loved the island but we've drawn the line after this. Great video, hope to catch you on the trails sometime!
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
I do not blame you one bit. We talked during our trip after we found out about Marblehead and we may skip a few years and find somewhere else to go. Marblehead was the main spot where they destroyed nature but after we got home I read some more and they completely destroyed the north marble head loop too. We took that trail our last day and that was the first time we have ever been on it. Found a spot that had a nice natural rock section that the DNR destroyed too. Hope to see you on the trails someday too!!
@mudfun3703
@mudfun3703 3 ай бұрын
It has been a while since the last time I was on Drummond Island they're changing things up that much. And for the extra expense it takes to go there. Apparently it would seem it's not worth going there any longer.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
It’s getting to the point that we would just rather go somewhere else that’s more challenging.
@mudfun3703
@mudfun3703 3 ай бұрын
@mittenmotorsports Wildcat off-road park was a great time.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 3 ай бұрын
Justin has been to wildcat a few times. Never took the jeeps yet tho.
@motownXJdad9565
@motownXJdad9565 4 ай бұрын
i dont think im a fan of tank traps, lol. are there bypasses around them? sucks how the destroyed the obstacles like that. ive never been there but its on my list to wheel there for sure. was your cabin a AirBnB?
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
Yes there are bypasses around them. It’s tight to get around them but you can. The tight twistie trail is probably the worst trail on the island. Everything else is pretty easy to navigate. It is very rocky and bumpy so don’t expect a smooth ride on Drummond. It is on airbnb or vrbo. The cabin is called “star gazer” and is located all the way on the south east side of the island. 2 miles from a trail head. We booked through vrbo but you can get it cheaper through the company that owns it - Drummond island vacation rentals.
@filthydingus4000
@filthydingus4000 4 ай бұрын
Unbelievable. What is wrong with people? Can't they leave anything alone?
@daddylane6870
@daddylane6870 4 ай бұрын
Good plan not running that with tires bigger than 37s and daily driving bcuz them bolts will snap on you I know from personal experience I had to get it all welded to the unibody
@daddylane6870
@daddylane6870 4 ай бұрын
I daily drive my rig tho works great now but we were putting grade A bolts in and it kept sheering through every time
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
What bolts were snapping?
@dylanowens3417
@dylanowens3417 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the info and pump part number, just ordered it all for my xj and got some extra home in case I want to throw on a cooler in the future. Was about 200 bucks flat with new pulley, same pump, drill bit hose clamps and all!!!
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
Definitely put a cooler in it while it’s apart!! Wish I would have done that while I was in there. Glad this video helped! 🤠
@fifthlomat717
@fifthlomat717 4 ай бұрын
A soft cookie abrasive wheel works well (orange Norton brand is my favorite) just keep it flat and don't go any faster than necessary, that's how most shops would clean the deck and head surface anyway.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
Great info. We will keep that in mind when prepping a deck next time. Hopefully it’s not this one again 😂
@Moose400ex
@Moose400ex 4 ай бұрын
This is awesome! God I wish I had friends like this… Maybe I need to live out of Colorado so I can have some cool friends that do cool stuff like I like to do. I’ve always lived that body style, I’ve had several of them over the years, had a few high boy trucks, a ‘73, a ‘79, had a ‘79 bronco, the flat bed I used on my first gen dodge came off a ‘72 that was perfect, not a spot anywhere of rust. Things here in Colorado don’t rust and rot away, the older trucks from the 70’s are still pretty solid here! Colorado don’t use salt. Heck it hardly even snows anymore especially in the western slope in grand junction. I’ve had a whole slew of first gen dodge 12v’s over the years, like 6 of them. I did a 12v swap in my buddies 1 ton suburban lifted 12” on 40” swampie boogers years back. Was a fun project, I’d love to do another one or a fummins swap. It’s amazing how much just a little bit bigger injectors will wake it up hub?! It’s just a vicious cycle of more air more fuel, more air more fuel. A real easy upgrade for the turbski is to get a waste gated hx35 off a 24v second gen, a vp44 24v and redo your exhaust! You’re running the stock 3” exhaust, that ain’t enough! Get one of them flo pro 5” straight back kits! There cheap! Like $300 bucks for 5”, I think depending on how much room you got you can get a 4-5” hx35 or hx40 style down pipe in there and then it’s basically straight back and over the axle in the dodges, you can do the same thing on the ford. I noticed you had a steed speed manifold, you could play around with different manifold and get the turbo down lower like on a 3rd gen manifold if there’s down pipe clearance issues for a 5” down pipe. Use a dodge first gen or second gen Flo pro or diamond eye kit, aluminized so it don’t rust (as easily) where ever you are, or spend the extra for a full stainless steel exhaust. Again The aluminized Flo pro or diamond eye 5” straight pipe exhaust kits for a 2nd or 3rd gen are dirt cheap cheap. So cheap in fact when I redid my turbo I used a different style hx40 down pipe and instead of walking everything off and welding it up to me relatively new exhaust, I just ordered another new one so it was a clean clean install and not welded hacked up and pieced together. A 5” will really give it a deeper sound and lower the egts. 3” is just to small! Most people always go with the 4”, but go big or go home! Get them hot exhaust gasses out as quick as they can and as free flowing as possible! Bigger gives a real low deep throaty deep sound and you get that high pitched hx35/hx40 hybrid turbo jet turbine whistle with the deep low exhaust note. Yeah the 3” stockie exhaust isn’t gunna cut it, it’s a choke point, and so is that stock turbo, I couldn’t tell if it was an earlier Wh1C or an hy35 depends on what truck and year you pulled that motor from and If it was an automatic transmission. You wanna find a hx35w from a second 24v with a manual transmission! Or the budget build idea is to find/ make an hx40 hybrid! Which is one half hx35 and one half hx40! Another option with a itty bit of modification is find a 3rd gen 24v Holset he351, that would be another good option! For spooling on a budget! Them hx35/hx40’s and the 3rd gen holset he351’s They are everywhere and dirt cheap. That’ll really wake it up as far as air flow and boost goes! You’re defiantly gunna want to upgrade your intercooler boots and intercooler clamps or you’ll be blowing boots off! I’d get some nice thick silicone mishimoto boots and stainless steel spring loaded clamps! Mishimoto makes decently priced high quality well made kits that’ll work for ya! Maybe even redesign your whole piping set up and start with some stainless steel bends and angles and maybe rework that, or looks fairly simple tho how you have the intercooler turned upside down. We didn’t think of doing that when we did my buddies 1 ton suburban 12 valve swap! lol doah. Remember, more air, more fuel, more fuel, more boost, more boost, higher pressures. A 24v HX35w or an he351 is gunna very easily be capable of 30-35 psi depending on where the waste gate is set at and how your pump is fueling. You said you had a 0 fuel plate. Bigger delivery valves, 3200 or 4k gov springs and all the little internal pump upgrades plus a timing advance will really wake it up! You throw a little bit of timing advance at it and holy cow! You just woke up a sleeping demon! Head studs will be a good idea! On a 12v they are super super easy!!! You’ll have to mod or get different rocker pedestals if I remember. Industrial injection has stock oem rocker pedestals that have had .200” machined off the rocker pedestals. Like $30-$40 each or something. Xoric performance has brand new rocker pedistals that have the nessicsrly clearances for arp head studs already machined into them, there like $179 for all 6. I’ve read people not having to machine the head rocker peds and simple grinding out the insides of the bale covers and removing the webbing inside, aftermarket billet alumn valve covers may not have any issues? I know BD diesel makes cool looking finned 12v covers, maybe they have the needed clearance worked into the design. If the head gasket ain’t been leaking, I’d do the head studs one at a time, no need to lift the head off unless you really want to or want to Oring the head and do some port and polishing. If your gunna go that far I’d Oring the head and have a mild port/ polish done if you can live with some down time for machine shop to work their magic. A o ringed head is cheap insurance and leaves you a lot of room to grow as far as up grades with out fear of lifting the head and blowing head gaskets, arp head studs are cheap insurance themselves. Well they really ain’t cheap, $500 for some bolts ain’t cheap! But it’s insurance against more costly repairs! That company Xotic performance makes a arp equivalent head stud that’s quite a bit cheaper, same quality, same materials, same hardness everything, but they are like less than $300 bucks vs >$500 for arp2000’s or a rediclious >$1000 for ARP 625’s. I’m sorry a $1000 bucks for some bolts is stupid, what makes them so special that they need to charge a $1000?! lol.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
Holy smokes. You are like an encyclopedia for Cummins swaps. 😂 thank you for all of the info! A new turbo, studs, exhaust, pump timing, delivery valves etc etc is all in the future for Justin. He just got the truck done not too long ago since he really wanted to drive it this summer.
@DiegoLlamas-mu3id
@DiegoLlamas-mu3id 4 ай бұрын
Awesome video man 😂 actually entertaining
@endoi
@endoi 4 ай бұрын
hope i can meet some people like this in the future
@AUZZIEEEE
@AUZZIEEEE 4 ай бұрын
This is badass
@zacharylafata5142
@zacharylafata5142 4 ай бұрын
"I don't want to do this!" Yea bud, been there too many damn times 😂😂😂
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
Oh look, the consequences of our own actions! 😂😂
@marka.2715
@marka.2715 4 ай бұрын
So after one year how is this kit still holding up?
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
It has held up great. Both Cherokees have the eBay steering kit and we pound the shit out of both. No issues so far. We don’t have a ton of miles on them but they haven’t bent lol
@marka.2715
@marka.2715 4 ай бұрын
@@mittenmotorsports any death wobble from them? I'd be driving mine on the street more than anything
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
@@marka.2715 I had death wobble pretty bad in mine but Justins has been great. I did an over the axle track bar and that solved my death wobble. Niether of us run a steering stabilizer anymore as we broke them off.
@marka.2715
@marka.2715 4 ай бұрын
@@mittenmotorsports cool. Thanks for responding and the info
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
No problem
@temennyakepin3775
@temennyakepin3775 4 ай бұрын
I am your 1000th subscriber.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
THANK YOU! We have been watching it like a hawk the last few days waiting to hit 1000. 😊
@RegularJohntv
@RegularJohntv 4 ай бұрын
Good alternative to Rusty’s
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
Do you think Rustys is the best kit on the market?
@RegularJohntv
@RegularJohntv 4 ай бұрын
@@mittenmotorsports negative Ghost Ryder.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
@@RegularJohntv What company do you think is the go to for long arms and lift kits for cherokees? I havent seen many long arm kits and when i got the iron rock i thought it was beefy and very well made. Not saying its the best though.
@dantheman6931
@dantheman6931 4 ай бұрын
I have this same kit on my 99 and it’s the best one I’ve had. If it’s your dedicated off-road rig, I would HIGHLY Suggest you get frame stiffners
@BsDirtlife
@BsDirtlife 4 ай бұрын
Miss yall long form videos
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
We got some more coming brother. 😎
@danhambrick6331
@danhambrick6331 4 ай бұрын
You say youre not a welder but you have a top of the line Miller welder...I am not a welder and I have a cheap Hobart welder..😁😁👍👍
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 4 ай бұрын
What I mean is I don’t do it for a living. Sometimes I weld really good, sometimes it’s pigeon shit 😂😂
@odraregaviles9759
@odraregaviles9759 5 ай бұрын
Old school tv would have anchored that jeep in place lmao
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
Stop you’re giving us ideas 😂😂
@kdigiacomo
@kdigiacomo 5 ай бұрын
The torque from the motor seems to do that. The RC springs are apparently known for doing that, even the factory springs will as well. Just what I've read but my factory spring on my passenger side was about ½ to ¾" lower on the passenger side. Never actually messured it just eyeballed it.
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
These are RC springs too so that makes sense.
@kdigiacomo
@kdigiacomo 5 ай бұрын
I didn't even look at who I was responding to, I'm subscribed to you and have watched probably all your videos. 👍🏻
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
Hell yeah man. I love seeing comments like this. 😀
@danhambrick6331
@danhambrick6331 5 ай бұрын
That is a nice kit..Im not trying to bust your balls,just educate.The flex joints that come with that kit are not "Johnny Joints".They are IRO flex joints.They are a copy of the original flex joint created by John Currie(Johnny Joints).Remember there is only one original flexible joint and it is made by the OG himself John Currie,every other flex joint is just a copy....
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
Interesting. I did not know that.
@louhartin4483
@louhartin4483 5 ай бұрын
Jokes on him he forgot the remote
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@paytonstevens1426
@paytonstevens1426 5 ай бұрын
Bro watched whislindiesel once 😂
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
This is WD from Temu 😂😂
@TheXRPFiles
@TheXRPFiles 5 ай бұрын
This short should have wayore likes. Subbed
@kyplummer3657
@kyplummer3657 5 ай бұрын
This is actually great and true
@Repeatwhatyourabouttosay
@Repeatwhatyourabouttosay 5 ай бұрын
i hope you become famous to easily repay that tv😂
@xannizer
@xannizer 5 ай бұрын
what steering box u running? lol
@mittenmotorsports
@mittenmotorsports 5 ай бұрын
Stock box