Choosing Suspension for Daily Driving Weekend Wheeling

[@TheAdnanmajor]

Dude on the right looks like the Villain Superhero from Incredibles 2. 😏

[@natejones4421]

Exactly what I thought 😂😂

[@HDA_III]

LOOOOOOL

[@SuperBillybabe]

Omg, that's hilarious 😂 😃

[@frankfilippone9679]

Just sold a 06 Rubicon TJ to a guy who has a 06 Rubicon LJ and yes! He came with a tow bar and towed the TJ Rubicon with the LJ Rubicon home from Long Island to NJ , Probably the best Jeep picture of all time! And I chose 4 Leaf Springs for my Daily Driver/Off-Roader Tacoma S.A.Swap, doesn't drive like a Cadillac but it drives like a truck, cause it is a truck! LOL And offroad, she's an Animal!

[@thekangds9639]

What was the finished product?

[@thomashalley7258]

Metalcloak lift is what id use if I ever end up with a jeep again.

[@garycrumrine9538]

Ian, WELCOME BACK MAN. I have really missed your work. Keep it going.

[@thekangds9639]

I want to do the exact thing to my LJ. Can you please send more more specifics as well as the tire size you went with? Thanks!

[@SuperDeeredriver]

"and the 'best he was my high school shop teacher' award goes to"... well he wasn't mine but I envy those people

[@lisiy1986inh]

Thanks for video! Could you help to choose please? What is better: adjustable control arms or control arms brackets or 3-link long arm kit (diy kit)? These kits have approximately similar prices. Using vehicle everyday and offroad on weekends. Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited Rubicon 2015. Lift 3.5 inches. The main goal to put 37 inches tires and make Jeep suspension is very reliable. Few times per year we go to the mountains for a couple days. There is no any service or welding or even electricity. So suspension must be very reliable to not to way some parts in the mountain:)

[@thegooniverse495]

Why is this guy doing a cosplay of the bad guy from the Incredibles? I don't get it.

[@brianjohnson8616]

2Wheels OutDoors I was just thinking that. That was a hair style very few guys used to rock 15 years ago. That guy is also pushing 50 yrs old. Time to get out of the juniors

[@Dr_Flankensteinn]

That's IAN from Four Wheeler TV Show - aka The "Heat Miser" :)

[@1danny2k]

SYNDROME!!

[@HDA_III]

It’s his famous look!

[@wyattoneable]

You do great work in the production of your videos Ian.

[@BigTireGarage]

Thank you

[@body7156]

guys they made johnny bravo a real thing

[@BigTireGarage]

I prefer to go by Syndrome from the incredibles

[@body7156]

even better ❤️

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

JK guy but former TJ guy, LJ might be, so no argument here.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! GREAT PROJECT!!!! GREAT UPGRADES!!!! GREAT VIDEO!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!

[@scottkinderdine3317]

So what would you recommend for a 2016 Rubicon JK 2 Door with the same scenario? I currently have a 2 1/2 , Fox monotube shocks & 35's..

[@BigTireGarage]

on the JK I know people have had good luck with Metalcloak and Rockkrawler

[@scottkinderdine3317]

@@BigTireGarage Would you still recommend a 3 inch lift? I'm planning on adding 37's here in the near future.

[@boatsandjeeps780]

@@scottkinderdine3317 I know this is old post. But rock krawler 3.5 x factor or adventure series, actually get 4in or more ,without all the heavy skids and bumpers etc. 3.5 with all the added weight will need exhaust spacer , I bought new front driveshaft instead , it's more $ but the front driveshaft cv joint will start clicking and go bad quick. I've got close 2 yrs on rock krawler and couldn't b happier with the flex. There's lots people on the jeep fourms that hate rock krawler tho. Idk y tho. Good luck

[@jasonwilliams108]

Ian Johnson is cool as hell. Have you seen him wheel? Ultimate Adventure, Trail to Sema. You're all just jealous. He's NUTS! Has a bigger shop now and can build anything! Who gives a shit about hair?

[@Crossrdscmg]

This is gonna be a great build, keep up the work

[@kregadeth5562]

Wow Guy Fierri loves trucks huh?!

[@MrSplupa]

Here I was hoping for an explanation because of the title and all I got was shameless plugs.

[@johnpaul9606]

Get it right ! Golden Retriever in the back ! LOL

[@jorgeruiz9893]

Good morning everyone .. Can help how get corrert shackle angle for jeep cj5 with 4” rough country suspension. At this moment with original position has more less 90 front 95 rear

[@jcramatowski4620]

Can you provide links to purchase the fox shocks and coils?

[@mikey5542]

Can anyone tell me what wheel is behind Guy Fieri at 00:42? TIA

[@jeefcherky6699]

Hey Ian, you once did a 14 bolt Dana 50 front axle. What was the slug size to combine?

[@michaellauer3397]

Wwhhhahahahahaaa… “ hold onto your light bars”

[@An0n_Ym0us_79]

You said a 3” lift, what brand do you recommend? I was looking at the Metalcloak Game Changer, but those are 3.5”. Will that work as well, or do I need to stay under exactly 3”?

[@Faq-ubeach]

I know this is an old thread but maybe this will still help you or someone else out. Having dealt with alot of TJ lifts and metalcloak products... To answer your question, for a daily driver, I'd go with a 2inch lift and maybe a small body lift. That's about what I did. I feel like you do lose a small amount of on-road comfort and driveability with anything more than that suspension wise. But there's not a right or wrong answer to your question. Let me open this can of worms. First, call up dirk at dpg offroad. The guy is the TJ lifting guru and can get you squared away. If you go with a small lift with a body lift, it'll get you the size tires most people want (33s) while giving you the look people want while keeping it JUST small enough to not change to much of the geometry and cost a fortune. That said, a person can probably still get away with daily driving something in the 3-4 inch lift range. Like I said I don't feel like a person loses THAT much in on-road driveability...but then again it all depends on what someone is willing to tolerate. That's why there's not an exact answer to this question for you. I feel like I'd be okay daily driving a TJ with a 3.5 inch lift as long as it was quality. Something from currie or metalcloak. Something quality thats matched and set up right will perform well on and offroad. Something in the $1,500+ range. Something cheap will get you the height but ride like shit. I've seen it. Also, be aware that the higher you go the more things you will have to change...things that can effect how much of a change you can tolerate on a daily driver. For instance, going above 2-ish inches usually requires a new driveshaft or a transfer case drop to keep the driveshafts from being at too extreme of an angle. Well, dropping your transfer case is the cheap easy solution...but will cause a manual shifter to hit the jeeps body more and make it more difficult to shift and keep in gear. I hated that for a daily driver. New driveshafts are the proper way to do it...but that's more coin. What will probably kill it for you as a daily driver isn't the quality 3-4 inch lift. It'd be the tires. Now the best a TJ ever came with gearing wise is 4.11. I have that in my rubi...and my ass still runs 31 inch factory tires. Tried 33s and as a daily driver...it just lost to much speed for me. So if you don't have a regeared axle (big $$$$) or a Rubicon, you've prolly got 3.73 gears or lower. Which will make the 33 inch tired jeep even more of a dog. Hopefully I'm not killing your, or anyone else's, dreams of some giant TJ Wrangler that looks all cool....it's just that the whole thing is more of a process than people realize. Even for new jeeps. It's why so many new people in new jks and jls complain about their jeeps riding like crap and getting death wobble and such. It's not as easy as just getting big tires and new springs and you're done and it drives the same. Every suspension alteration after a certain height causes something else to need to be altered...and that alteration causes something else to need to be changed. Usually that cut off is anything above 2 inches. Speaking on metalcloak, I personally like Matson and metal cloak. I'm running his double adjustable control arms (once again, I went slightly above 2 inches and needed quality adjustable control arms to be able to readjust my alignment and camber angles back to factory settings). Some people in the jeep world swear by them...and some don't. I found their products to be quality and their customer service great. A person can never seem to go wrong with currie products though. I'd say metalcloak/savvy/currie are the best 3 for quality parts.

[@rappidgamer142]

@@Faq-ubeach this was exactly what I was looking for thank you. Someone to say it how it is bc I was confused

[@williambreeze2659]

Love the hair style lol.

[@LGBrave10]

Can someone link me the parts for this setup ???

[@joellivingston6175]

Name of lift and brand?

[@BigTireGarage]

That one was a Savvy Off Road short arm lift

[@Wobbrockremovalllc]

Love your stuff

[@46rambo49]

so is it true that you can't go to Moab without a cameraman and a spotter with 4 jeeps in convoy? yah that's wheeling ain't it?

[@alexmagers6595]

Is the guy on the left the guy from the Trading Spaces fail video???

[@alexmagers6595]

Yes, yes it is. Glad to know he’s doing well

[@ArthriticAngler]

Other than the korean subtitles…. Good epsiods 😅

[@evanmiller1642]

Send those shocks to accutune .

[@frankfilippone9679]

Video of a Rubicon LJ towing a Rubicon TJ on my KZbin channel, check it out, there will be follow ups

[@9929kingfish]

The hair though

[@joehop3191]

Show the Jeep!

[@tacoeatrrr4564]

So you built him your dream truck instead of his dream truck?

[@greggreen1139]

Just once I wish these video productions would do a vehicle that isn't a jeep or a Tacoma. For the real average weekend wheelers. Not everything out there is a cookie cutter. Idk

[@OffishalOutdoorGear]

You drive a Prius?

[@greggreen1139]

@@OffishalOutdoorGear smart car

[@bdr5150]

Lmao! These guys act like cutting the lower control arms off is a task!

[@jodyblackwell9012]

Now show something the average guy can do With very little money like us on a very limited budget being retired.

[@dariomilardovic8409]

I love JK looks nice 2 door . 4 door jeep somehow not jeppyy to me.

[@stevenp3176]

What I thought you were a big fan of Dana 30s and 3.08s Ian. Lol

[@mcbaited5455]

i’ve used it for a fat min and no problem :) 3’ lift really dumb

[@philllsxga.7737]

I see a lot of lifed Jeep's with knobby tires, and the winch and the light bars AND THESE PEOPLE DON'T TAKE THEM OFF ROAD!!! More money than brains!!! It's the trendy look! Like sheep's led to slaughter! Monkey see monkey do...

[@JacopoSkydweller]

100%>. Pristine paint, no scratches even on the plastic, etc.... You KNOW somebody is legit when that's what their "off-road" mallcrawler looks like

[@philllsxga.7737]

@@JacopoSkydweller LOL!! I go on at least 6 off road trips a year with my daily driven Silverado! Then there's the winter!

[@komando8365]

Yea man, I live in NH and I thought there would be a huge wheeling crowd up here but, everyone just drives around looking pretty in their JL's and JK's... Shame.

[@larcon78]

Want to build a brand?...more content!

[@TwistedOff]

👍

[@graystone3048]

I just can’t take this dude serious with dat hair! Lol

[@BigTireGarage]

The hair rocks!!!!

[@madman432000]

The amazing part is he found an unmolested lj to start with...

[@BearAmps]

that hairdo makes my neck hurt

[@tomgilpin2579]

THE F was that !!!! Cmon fellas. Just an add for FOX and Savvy ??? LJs are cool but we all know that. Lil more than 5:22. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@kevinthouvenell1750]

Cool

[@1slow.grandsport628]

I disagree, I think the jk is a better rig than the lj

[@injeepingwetrust9159]

While we have a TJ and LJ the JK is just better.. take them all wheeling and you will know..

[@wesbarcus3761]

Nice thing about LJ, almost 6 inches narrower than JK. Length is good, but you get that JK in tight squeeze and rock or tree rub can become a problem.

[@kendorney1628]

What idiot wouldn’t go with a long arm kit!?

[@GMbusa1]

Keep the Jeep near stock and buy an old rig to wheel

[@stenpilgrimz3163]

Do people really consider this type of vid helpful?

[@brockm1663]

First like and comment haha