Building the Ultimate Jeep Wrangler!! Front Axle Swap Is DONE!

[@J.Bradley.]

My 11 year old daughter says "Cool!" and also, "Those are the same jack stands we have daddy!" We < that's what I'm talking about! Thanks again for inspiring my daughters. 🙏🏼

[@JeepGearGadgets]

LOVE this!!! :) Thank you! I hope to inspire my daughters as well as they continue to grow and learn how to wrench.

[@J.Bradley.]

@@JeepGearGadgets I'm POSITIVE you already are. You and Ben both. It's what they'll remember from growing up and theyll always have your video legacy to look back on. Respect from SC.

[@Ryan-yo4dg]

@@JeepGearGadgets could I buy a pair of your used unwashed leggings?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Ryan, of all comment threads to ask that, did you really think this was the most appropriate one to ask your question... let alone ask your question at all? Not deleting it so other people can see how inappropriate that is. Ew.

[@J.Bradley.]

@@JeepGearGadgets Theres always one. Someone forgot to keep Jeepin Classy and it wasnt Cassie. The word of the day kids is DEPRAVED.

[@chaostravel7169]

I would go with car hart bibs and some sort of boot. Thanks for wearing safety glasses while grinding some channels like the cowboy approach but that leads to eye injury and drilling metal out of your eye. And thank you for making this channel my daughter who is fourteen watches with me and that makes it fun. Plus now she knows she can do this too. Anyway keep up the good work you two and stay safe.

[@evanosburn2917]

I love how you guys DIY made the coil brackets. Much more respect for creativity than just using off the shelf parts!

[@bennelson9826]

This channel is getting better with each video! PS, the Powerstop break in is very important like you said. Otherwise they will make noise forever, it’s nice to see that they finally put that in the instructions on the box. Years ago they didn’t mention it to people

[@gogerwi]

Cassie/ Ben PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put on a full face shield and heavy gloves when using that big cutoff (@ 3:14) wheel and grinder. That blade breaks @ 5k+ RPM has the potential to cause some serious injury or worse. Really enjoying watching your build progress. I have an LJ and a TJ myself. Stay safe out there.

[@GenoThumper]

It's so great watching you both work together on your Jeeps!

[@videowatcher314]

Great video! Thanks for being a positive role model!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you! and thank you for watching!

[@MrJoecango]

Great video Cassie, As a welder I have to say that your mig skills are excellent. When you can hear that bacon frying it means that the machine is dialed in and your getting a good weld in there. You need to tell Ben you need a plasma cutter next, that will save you a bunch of cutting with that big grinder. I'll be doing the Powerstop brake upgrade on my jeep next. Thanks for the tips, Keep jeeping classy Cassie!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you! We were just talking about getting a plasma cutter the other day, might have to go for it and get one. You won’t be disappointed by the PowerStop brakes, they are fantastic!

[@ROgletree]

I’m impressed with what you guys get accomplished working in your driveway. You guys have skillz 👍🏻

[@jeepguy8510]

Looking good! Getting ready to axle swap a TJ myself. I love when people are able to do their own work. I do all my own work. It's the best way to learn what you don't know. I can weld, Fab, and service all my vehicles without paying any labor! Good Job Cassie! You and Ben are Awesome

[@ms.karihart2983]

I love to see you & your husband work together and problem solve . Keep up the great content and awesome KZbin channel

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you so much!

[@aguywithajeep]

You guys made that swap look way easier than I thought it would be lol

[@hooligantimes9132]

This is becoming the best Jeep in the family!

[@heartsky]

Best practice is final tightening suspension control arm links while vehicle is compression parts with its own weight, not on jacks.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

The axle was on jackstands. Suspension was loaded with the weight of the body and frame. Same thing as having the tires on

[@JeepGearGadgets]

The jackstands on the frame were just still there for safety. But yes, you don’t want to tighten everything down when the suspension isn’t at ride height.

[@heartsky]

@@JeepGearGadgets Ride height, that's what I meant, gosh I'm getting old! Sorry to sound like a nitpicker -- just found your channel and am so exited, you two make a great wrench turning team, your wonderful smile and easy going demeanor are infectious...hmm, bad timing for that word..thank you for sharing your videos with us all!

[@newbwheeler9777]

Pink tights! Pink tights! I kid your knowledge and skills are the real turn on. I love both your guys channels.

[@Trevorburk1]

I am loving the tandem crocs y’all have going on. That’s how to build strong families,make sure everyone has at least 2 pair of crocs. I love y’all’s videos. Looking forward to the next one.

[@Jeeptalkshow]

Its good to see some TJ mods

[@blapblapism]

Also refreshing to watch a LJ Build instead of a JK JL ☺️

[@joshuacripe1514]

I love how much y'all cover and the different aspects you guys show .

[@victorschrenk9186]

Great job on all the work in the front axle swap! Killin it! Also great to see you getting after it, grinding and welding! I’m excited to see the final stance with the rear axle swap complete and on the trail! Keep it up!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you!!

[@zackragan7129]

Brake juice? cute ! haha!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Zack Ragan “hey kids! Want some juice” 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

[@EdBlack-]

Fun watching you guys. Two peas in a pod. Y’all are an admirable couple. Cheers.👌

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

This might be your best video yet Cassie! I love the technical aspect and being able to have fun and goof off a bit at the same time.

[@nicholasdorendorf7491]

She is a badass. I would love to wrench with them. She knows her way around the tools better than I.

[@SkyBlueOffRoad]

I run JKU shocks on my TJ rear and they soak up the bumps so much better...a little stiff on the recoil but I love them and not going back to a lighter shock...Keep is Classy and LOVE the welding in crocs...yall take care.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Which ones do you run?! Trying to figure what to put on the rear.

[@SkyBlueOffRoad]

​@@JeepGearGadgets Teraflex 9550 for jku valving (3" lift jku shock on a tj w/4" lift)

[@daledubose3032]

Awesome. Best Jeep in the fleet.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

It sure is! Just dont tell ben lol

[@austincorbiniv]

That’s a neat way to swap in a JK axle. I wouldn’t have thought of that. Super easy to do and super easy on the wallet.

[@nate.bailey]

Looks like you left the copper washer on the old brake caliper when you removed it at 8:03. Might want to get that.

[@djuell01]

You guys are great! Love both of your channels. Good luck to you guys! My wife loves our JK, but no way she would ever wrench on anything.....

[@tonyvet2278]

I just installed the Poison Spyder hood louver yesterday. I remember when your husband did a louver. I need to swap out my front axle for a 44

[@electronicsworkbench]

Very cool video. Great lookin' rig ya got there! FYI - New rotors should be cleaned with brake cleaner to get any of the anti-rust coating off. All ceramic brake pads should be broken in like the PowerStop instructions say. Been working on Jeeps for near 40 years and PowerStop was the first I've ever seen put the proper break-in procedure on the box.

[@rareearthfab5511]

Ahhhhh.... you got the woopsies in there! 🤣 Great job getting that axle installed!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Always!

[@jkustockaphobia2421]

Man! You know how to use power tools better than my apprentices! Lol that’s awesome !

[@2jeven]

JK Cassey, credit is due. You’re awesome

[@bowtiecity]

Nice job! FYI dewalt makes an Adapter for newer 20volt Lithium batteries for the old tools.

[@mzh22003]

what fascinates me is that you sounds that you know every single piece / part of the Jeep or any vehicles... wow

[@Jazz3006]

Just FYI, it'd be a good idea to add some vertical material to the coil mounts on the frame. Flat plate bends easy, but if you were to do a piece either on the top or bottom that added to it vertically, (flat stock bent to shape and welded) it would help a LOT for support.

[@christiankirkman6719]

Cassie I would rather watch you with Ben as the co-star...keep it going and keep it classy!

[@BrewCrew74]

Wow I'm super impressed! Awesome Job! I have a LJ that makes me wanna put my Rubi D44M into from my Recon.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Do it!!!! And then the Jk can get an axle upgrade as well lol

[@BrewCrew74]

@@JeepGearGadgets lol i know haha. Id love it if you n Ben follow my youtube. I also started a Jeep Group in CT and we have 1200 members. Check out jeeponct on FB and KZbin. Thanks! Lets all wheel sometime!

[@PoisonSpyder038]

Can’t wait to see the rear build 🤙

[@danbemman2271]

Ben? You are one very blessed SOB !!

[@TroyPosey]

Cassie & Ben... I'm new to your channel, and new to Jeeps. I just recently bought my first Jeep, a 2020 Gladiator Rubicon. And while searching for Gladiator videos, I stumbled upon yall's channels. I just put a 2.5"/1.0" Skyjacker lift on it, and my 37x13.50r20 Kumho RV KL71 tires, and 20x10 Moto Metal wheels (I like a little "show" with my "go". 😏) came in today. Along with my Fab Fours Stubby front bumper, and my old trusty Warn 9.5XP that I've had BNIB for about 15 years just waiting for a new home. I'll be installing most of the stuff tomorrow if I'm off work due to rain. I haven't been this excited about a project in a long time. 👍🏻 I am not new to the offroad game, but it has been a number of years since my last build...And I still have several half-complete projects laying around (money got tight for a number of years). One tool that I would highly recommend for doing modifications like this... A Hypertherm plasma cutter. It will save your ears and your arms from using that grinder so much. 👍🏻

[@rodyjperez7659]

Looking good! That's awesome you folks are in awesome team!!

[@rlb96]

First time seeing your channel. Great to see a woman wrenching on her jeep. Keep it up.

[@lesszabo5625]

It's looking really good, and even better once the rear is done. As far as coveralls go, try Carhartt, they make a lot for ladies.

[@rangethetrail]

wow! i'm kinda floored at how 'easy' that swap was! GREAT JOB!! oh, and i LOVE the look of ben's current coveralls on ya - don't change a thing! (i'm now in the market for getting coveralls myself b/c of this video...)

[@vinuezaer]

I see what you guys did there....and I like it. Hope you get lots of views. Miss the Gladiator dough.

[@greatwhiteshark448]

That's awesome both you guys are into offroading. My wife hates all my cars .

[@jimschmidt4089]

Great team video guys I'm really enjoying the content and the way you guys help each other out. Team Cassie & Ben must own Crocks for: Evening wear, welding, axle swapping, mowing haha... You guys are awesome! I've been waiting to get that brake kit so hopefully you have an Amazon link I can buy them through. Give you a little kick back and get a welding / wrenching suit that fits a woman!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Crocs are universal footwear, you can dress them UP or DOWN hahaha. Thanks for the support Jim, we really appreciate it! There is also a link for crocs in the video description LOL everyone needs a pair. Welding, axle swapping, mowing, dog walking, painting, cleaning, oil changing, the list goes on and on...

[@huntermckelvey4926]

Tru-Spec 27-P Flight Suit on U.S. Patriot Tactical. A little pricey at ~$75 but flight suits are literally pajama level comfort.

[@ericingulsrud7280]

You and you beer assistant are great.

[@justinninke6405]

The PowerStop pads work well, however next time skip the drilled and slotted rotors. The heat reduction some people associate with drilled and slotted rotors is actually false, the less material (mass) in the rotor, the less it will dissipate heat. Drilled and slotted are also give you weak areas in the rotor geometry, which have been found to be prone to cracking. They were developed to release the gasses that pads of the past would produce, to keep the pad in contact with the rotor surface instead of hovering over a layer of gas. However modern pad compounds don't off gas as pads of the past did. The only benefit to drilled and slotted rotors today, are static and dynamic weight savings.

[@FMJeeping]

Freaking badass! Nice job I love seeing people getting into Fab work.

[@howardkeys1009]

Looks great can't wait for the rear axle to be posted

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Should be soon!!

[@adamaldinger6960]

That axle looks damn good under there! Redkap is a good brand and I do believe they have female fit

[@JeepGearGadgets]

I will check them out! Thank you!

[@jimbeaulieu220]

Y’all keep throwing great content. Keep wheelin keep the fun AND keep the knowledge flowin

[@one-WildCard]

I just realized this isn't Ben's channel... Nice you go girl! Subbed!

[@kyridgejumper]

So glad you all are getting the LJ upgraded great job on the videos

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thanks so much!

[@street_legal_go_kart7356]

Carbon off-road sells rockjock 44 JK wide with TJ mounts.

[@markp9474]

Brake Juice!!!!... Awesome

[@smokingbean]

Nice set of brakes i run those myself on my jk. Good to see you doing a lot of the work yourself

[@powderhogg01]

I noticed the bumper, lack of, but cant hate on a lady workin on her jeep!!

[@caminoracer7987]

Nice job Cassie, can't wait to see the finished product and see the Lady Jeep out on the trail ! Hey did you know the front bumper is missing ?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Lol I did😊 more to come on the bumper!

[@maximeguilbeault5698]

Thanks

[@Mickale-Moranis]

Nice. Cool that you got yourself pretty dirty... Did you watch where your grinding dust flew on the bench? Since the axle came from a JK platform, you keep the 5on5 pattern? "Will you look at that, that front axle." Great. Notice spare wiggle and steering wheel off little.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Yep the pattern is 5x5!! Spare tire isnt fully mounted lol need to take it to a tire shop and get it mounted on the wheel. Once i get an alignment the steering wheel should nice and straight

[@BeercanSubiii]

I’m running a four door full lift on my jk have been for about four years wheels great in my opinion drives good to but I ride no sway

[@Gonecheenin]

"That's not as fun to watch" See, right there! Now you know how we feel!!! 😁

[@MrFullThrottle]

That my good sir, is a keeper! She is awesome

[@maggiepup3377]

Looks great. I did the powerstop z36 on my JK. won’t ever buy there products again. Develop a nasty groove within 3k miles. There warranty only covers cracking.

[@brianclifford9652]

Good job Casey , that looks like a lot of work!!

[@ivanfromtheeast4709]

Double triangulated 4 link on the rear?

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Looking at the axle at the end guy cracked me up.

[@justinm.791]

I haven't read the previous comments, so not sure if already mentioned... be careful that the JK shocks arent too long... don't want to end up using the brake lines as limiting straps or damage the front drive line with too much droop, etc.

[@jcjeeps]

This is so helpful I’m currently swapping jk rubicon axles into my Cherokee and there isn’t much content of jkr axle swaps. 🤘🏼

[@blapblapism]

Damm the stance looks so rad 🤘

[@joshsstuffs5877]

Did you buy the axle new? I have the Currie equivalent in my LJ but had it sent to be sans brackets and buckets and installed my own so I didn't have the same issue with the coil buckets.

[@joshsstuffs5877]

Well, I answered my own question by looking at your previous videos.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

It came from the JK when we did a one ton swap.

[@stephenwitham]

I will forever refer to it as Brake Juice from now on.

[@robbie8931-x5k]

Have really enjoyed watching this series, keep up the great work!

[@boreed8094]

It doesnt need to be coveralls. What I do is garage sale. Find some Jean's and work shirts at garage sales. Long sleeve shirts for welding and grinding. I know it's harder than just slipping on coveralls but you can get several work outfits for the price of coveralls

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thats a good idea!

[@GustavoLopez-px4ok]

Good Job, your channel is really coming together!

[@ad1011000]

Lol she can do anything in CROCS 😂😂😂

[@kenskens69]

Nice work you got a 10 plus

[@TheReneGuz]

Nice work I am thinking in doing the same to my JK 17

[@hamboneva]

Great job Cassie! Looks awesome so far!

[@JacobHopeTXL]

My gf got mad at me looking down your shirt. Love the Jeep

[@kwc3PO]

“Brake Juice”

[@Steveindajeep]

instead of bleeding the brakes she is going to "squeeze" them to get the juice out.

[@willieb.1700]

I am thinking about doing a JK swap for front and rear. Why did you modify the top spring bracket instead of doing the JK-TJ swap weld on spring movers that weld on the axle side to move the lower spring mount? Is there an advantage that I haven't thought of?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

I talked about that in the earlier swap videos. Didn’t want to modify the expensive Dynatrac axle

[@jacobhendrickson8935]

Brake juice, lol looks like she’s learning while teaching to me but she’s definitely doing awesome.

[@jimschmidt4089]

Do you guys have an Amazon connection that when I order stuff you get a kickback? Is there a way to know if I'm on your Amazon link?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you Jim! The links are in the video description, but I also threw a link below for the JK powerstop brakes. If you click on the link, but then go to another product within that link, we get a kick back. Anything helps, and would definitely go towards some coveralls and some woman sized welding gloves. lol amzn.to/39NgTWx

[@Ks-zz9lh]

What happens when the hydraulic bump stop breaks? You just torch or cut it off?

[@danbemman2271]

When u need to replace one , you always buy and replace two!

[@helm9981]

Safety Crocks for the Win!!!

[@rubenrobles1162]

....really enjoy watching this and your hubbies channel, please never link up with Lite Brite. : )

[@offroadjeep6035]

Ruben Robles They met last year on the Power Stop Trail to SEMA. Afterwards Ben said in the future he preferred off-roading in smaller groups. With as large of a group as there was I'm sure there was a lot of waiting around for some to get their "money shot".

[@zackragan7129]

*Rueben Robles* why would they link up with light bright? Cassie wrenches and wheels on her channel and Britney narrates on her channel.

[@c4onmylip]

@@zackragan7129 yeah, I was trying to figure out what's wrong with Litebright lol. Britney is actually a deceptively good driver and not a terrible mechanic herself. She was even on that drift car racing show on Netflix a few years back before their KZbin channel got big. Really threw me through a loop when I saw an episode years after it aired. That Aaron dude from Dinut media was on it too.

[@ericdzikowski4629]

Wow. You are a bad ass! You and Ben are awesome!

[@llewellyntoth5505]

I’ve welded in Birkenstock’s but never Crocs!!!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

I’m not sure which one is a worse idea 🤣

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

The jeep is lookin sick.. Love the wide stance. Now maybe some type of flat fenders😏😏 from metelcloak maybe?... Either way the jeep is sick and i must say i absolutely love the fact that you get out there and work on your stuff plus you can weld i think thats awsome... Hell i can't even weld lol... Keep the videos comin ben is lucky to have you thats for sure... Girl gots some skills lol...

[@1stzjtruck706]

Great job Cassie. Keep up the great work

[@Swilk1890]

Love my JK axle swap on my TJ!

[@Magneto_Studios]

Great job! Is that spare tire zip tied on? Lol, that wobble tho. Add that to the project list 👍🏻

[@gtowncasey111]

How difficult was it to use the sawzall to remove the bumpstop cup? I have one that needs to be moved backward. Factory installed it too far forward and the spring rubs the bucket. Would like to keep it in good shape while cutting it, is this possible ?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

It’s possible, use a grinder on the outer weld, then sawzall on the side welds.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Just be careful