Installing DIY Long Arms on My Jeep Wrangler!

Its time to install some Long Arms on my Jeep Wrangler LJ!!
Barnes4WD discount code! Jeepgear . This is a one time use discount code, so make it count! To use the discount, you will need to make a customer account on Barnes4wd.com and then enter the discount code jeepgear at checkout.
TJ/LJ Long Arm Kit: www.barnes4wd.com/jeep-tj-and...
Barnes4WD TJ parts: www.barnes4wd.com/Jeep-TJLJ-1...
Since ive been waiting for the Holley Terminator kit to arrive so we can finish off the 5.3 LS swap on the jeep, its a great time to get the Jeep back in the garage for an amazing offroad upgrade!!
Sorry for the crazy long wait since the last video, work got busy and i had to travel out of town for a while, but im back at it with a bunch of videos planned for you guys.
Its time to upgrade the suspension on my Jeep Wrangler, and im doing that with a full Long Arm kit.
This Barnes4WD DIY kit is going to give us a 3 link front, and 4 link rear with the uppers triangulated.
Long arms are going to give us a better ride on the road, and even better performance offroad. Once the kit is fully installed, ill take it offroad and we can discuss the benefits of long arm kits and 3/4 links.
There are alot of long arm kits on the market, some are bolt on, and some still require welding. This is a very well designed kit that is going to be really strong and offer some great suspension geometry numbers (Antisquat, instant center, antidive etc). There is a lot of welding, however it all tabs together really well and makes the install pretty dang straight forward.
The kit comes with everything needed, except for a rear axle truss, which ill talk about in the next video. We even get a new heavy duty skid plate that incorporates into the kit and offers around 1.5" of added ground clearance without any tummy tuck or drivetrain modifications.
Long arms are one of the best upgrades you can do to a lifted Jeep Wrangler, and im excited to finish up this project so we can take it for a spin!
Long Arm Kit: www.barnes4wd.com/jeep-tj-and...
Welding Jacket: amzn.to/3jN6nHf
Crocs: amzn.to/2YuMo7V
Angle Grinder: amzn.to/2WUr3UZ
Welder: amzn.to/3kY18n9
Welding Helmet: amzn.to/2YnhK01
Welding Gloves: amzn.to/3kOghri
Jeep TJ Sunshade: amzn.to/2Yk2PUm
Jeep TJ Seatcovers: amzn.to/3tnLPrR

[@wldwst22]

Heck yeah, let's have a beginner welding video. I just picked up my first welder and my hobbyist class was canceled.

[@darkenfly32]

Not just another pretty face, you actually get under there and get the job done. You’ve got my respect.

[@richardcaton7334]

I would love to see more beginner welding. I have a project on my Sierra that requires welding.

[@scottwinslow8772]

What a great Sunday. I wake up to a new Cassie and Ben video. It's been waaaaay to long. So glad you 2 are back.

[@scottj.7105]

Cassie!! Ben! So glad y'all are back.. I was getting worried! Love the videos,. And yes, Cassie, I would luv to see a beginner welding video. Thanks 👍

[@jamieR.jamjeep]

This is the video I needed to see, glad to see you guys back.

[@jasonf1340]

Great video Cassie and Ben. Can’t wait to see it finished. And the welding video is a great idea. Stay safe and happy Labor Day

[@miketolson2915]

Hell ya you guys. This is what I love about you two. Your not afraid to tackle any project that you want to accomplish. I have heard and been told by so many people, oh you can’t do that, your not certified! I have the skills to do this also. I have just battled the confidence always to do these things. I just wanted to say thank you so much, for showing us all, that we can build cool stuff like this too!

[@supersportimpalass]

Nice teamwork welding! 15:18 💥

[@JP-ic1fi]

Cassie, yes! As the others have said, definitely do a DYI class. You might also talk a little bit about where you got your skills separate from what Ben has contributed to your projects. Seems like you can do it all. We know you two have been very busy, but so glad to see your videos coming back out. Keep up the great work!

[@simonmartin9067]

Yes on the beginner welding session! I’m learning myself and bet I will learn a bunch from you! Cheers from Canada!

[@thenoblesavage]

YAY MAX!

[@rudy4370]

Max is adorable!

[@chrisrundlett3707]

I am excited to see how you do the wiring on your LS swap. I am just about ready to start the wiring on my Land Rover LS swap!

[@shaqshuka8392]

Keen on that beginners welding vid too! Thanks for another great vid.

[@SkyBlueOffRoad]

Lol...speedy talking today hahahaha...welcome back. Thank you for this video. I am plotting the same build for this winter.

[@michelletennant9164]

Yes to welding videos!! Was just thinking I need to find some classes to take so I can learn.

[@jad6126]

Beginner welding class? YES Please! That would be awesome to learn more skills to help us do more DIY projects.

[@rickysoffroadrecovery]

Thank you guys for the awesome video..

[@97_shitbox_tj]

Looks good! Cassie & Ben, y'all should look into a F-Body oil pan for that engine!

[@JP-tl8rr]

Yes, beginning welding would be great

[@dannycrayton725]

Thank you Cassie for doing this, it really helps the people who want to build a nice jeep for themselves by themselves without going to a big name shop and potentially having a bad result, keep building, I'll keep watching

[@johnphillipsjr7238]

🤦‍♂️🤡

[@benmckenzie56]

Another vote for a beginner welding video. You guys are awesome!

[@urbancavemanintheak7732]

Awesome Work!

[@kyridgejumper]

Awesome job thanks for the video. I have been looking at this kit

[@ffmed6495]

Cassie you do a great job and look good doing it making it look so easy Ben is a lucky guy! You 2 keep up the great Jeep videos.

[@tomhardy8820]

Great job so far!

[@EricTheOld]

I'm almost 60 so my welding days are over for too many reasons to list. You made great beads, great penetration so the weld is true. My 04 TJ frame was so rusted that it led to the subsequent trade in on my 2020 JT while yours is excellent. I'd have rattle canned the arms red though since my TJ was red🤣

[@REDMAN298]

11:59 couldn`t of said it better myself. Good job girl.

[@Sguba97]

Gonna buy my first mig machine in a couple months and I’d be happy to watch your beginner tips

[@CMac0517]

Great video as always!

[@DumbCarGuy]

Long arms, nice. They will go good with those long legs.

[@NickyWG04]

Yeah a beginner welding video sounds awesome!!!

[@elg1514]

Welcome back!

[@toddhodgkin3247]

Awesome for sure

[@gibson5056]

MAN SHE IS SO DANG GORGEOUS

[@boostdtalon]

I really enjoy watching you two working together on your rigs. Definitely go get a welding jacket. Slag hurts!

[@chrisglover7080]

Holy moly they are alive

[@alexanderdavila4087]

I love it Cassie Jeeps are my favorite

[@kidgokuxl]

Good to have you back. Traveling for 2 months? What kind of work do you do?

[@beauturner5755]

Max is a good boy!

[@Aenyn]

Finally! Great vid.

[@JackSmith-hd3kn]

Max is so cool!

[@eddietuckerjr.2858]

Thank you Cassie!!! Will you and Ben please make a Part II video of installing the rear part of the Barns 4 WD kit? I would greatly appreciate it!

[@tp092245]

Yeah buddy! 🤘

[@andrewangeloni]

Good to see you both I was thinking just yesterday that you guys had disappeared. Kind Regards Andrew

[@nelsonenaccion4x424]

I can see in her face she enjoy doing the build so now shes know how we feels I love you guys great couple also i love the new puppy the dog hi o her enjoy the project too

[@nelsonenaccion4x424]

Great VIDEO i enjoy a lot my bless for you guys THANKS

[@haydenallen888]

I just now realized you have the AEV highlines

[@qo2rj]

Please consider featuring some "out takes" with your pup :-)

[@matty86suk]

Totally awesome!,

[@15jwrangler]

Finally!!! Been in Ben and Cassie withdrawal!!

[@Scott_69HemiDart]

AWESOME VIDEO! I was going into withdrawal.................................missed you guy's!!

[@southerngracelj]

MILO!!! He's so adorable!!!

[@jasonhays1287]

Nice job 👍

[@ae86boss1]

Love her channel!! Gorgeous!

[@SWBCrawler]

welding overhead... sucks. :P got slag in my ear once.. I was just waiting for that sweatshirt to carch fire . :P Good stuff so far, going to have to finish the video later. Very interested to see how it turns out, i want to do something similar to my LJ when I do my D60's.

[@BenTheJeepGuy]

Great video! I need to talk Barnes 4x4 into developing a DIY kit for the XJ, that’s too easy and looks so fun to build! Jealous! 😜

[@jamieR.jamjeep]

Check out an older video on Muddybeards channel where he does a DIY long arm on an xj

[@charlesjohnson2464]

Jeep is looking good my grandson thought you was like Jessie Combs for extreme 4x4, though you'd like to know that

[@bajaclaws]

the angle of the dangle lol

[@jerrydebaca8697]

I vote beginner welding video. I can use all the help I can get. I wanna weld too, you know. Great video. Keep it up.

[@grizzlygamesit4391]

When Max came to help, I knew this build was gonna be good

[@jasonsutton1074]

I just picked up welder so I'd definitely like to see some beginner welding tips.

[@southerngracelj]

Yes!! Please!! Beginner welding video would be GREAT!!! :-)

[@michaeldurling793]

The first time I saw you doing your own welding I kinda freaked, This chick welds!!! instead of having Ben do it for you that's awesome. So heck yeah I would love to see how you got there. Ben old buddy ya got yourself a gold mine in classy Cassie

[@churchsfarms483]

On a semi triangulated four link, you still get axle shift very minimal but it’s there the only time you don’t get it is when you have a dual triangulated four link

[@richarddrombetta6926]

Awesome Video!!! Also, Barnes has a military discount if you call and ask for it.

[@nathantaylor680]

Ben you missed the perfect opportunity at 8:03 hahahaha. Anyways y'all are a great couple and keep the video pumping. Yes the welder video would be great.

[@KansasSlim64]

Wow! You made that look so doable for the regular weekend wrencher. I’d love to see a beginning welder video. Also, details on your welder & why you guys chose it. All my welding experience was with an old stick welder back on the farm. This Mig/Tig stuff is Greek to me.

[@EAGLINWRX]

Hey man not sure if you’re still looking at getting better at welding. But if you want to do it right and pretty much be a hobbiest pro laying dimes in about 3 months, I’d recommend looking at your local community college for any welding classes they might have. You’ll have good equipment and most teachers don’t mind if you want to come in a bunch and practice. You’ll get a feel for what you need and don’t need and you’ll really dial in the small but important things like temperature control. Best of luck!!

[@masonsunderland8126]

@@EAGLINWRX + if you take a welding class your welds will look a lot better and hold much better than the ones in this video

[@EAGLINWRX]

@@masonsunderland8126 yessir, gotta say the welding class was one of my favorite classes to date. So fun and actually useful.

[@masonsunderland8126]

@@EAGLINWRX i did a ton of welding before this class I’m in but now I’m extremely confident in my welds, I’ll never worry about them while driving like I was before

[@ninja63639]

Glad I found this video. I was between this kit with Jonnie Joints, the BDS 4 link or the IronRock Rock Link kit. This is the way I'm going to go for sure. On another note, have you guys typed this all in to one of the long arm calculators to see where your anti squat and anti dive are in relation to stock or what you had before this setup?

[@donashcraft8617]

Welding video sounds great.

[@tylergibson812]

Begginer welding guide would do me wonders, I've always wanted to learn

[@jtv407]

Jessi Combs had a great line of women welding PPE. I think it was by lincoln

[@loraphillips8588]

glad to see you're back i getting tired of watching Lite Brite nation they let other people do their work

[@allong5602]

Lookin' good. A beginner welding video would be great.

[@nichobob1]

Love the info and all the videos!!! I was wondering if you and Ben use flux core wire or solid core with gas?

[@jamesmerkel9442]

swish cheese drill few hundred holes in the skid plate* then hve a sacrificial sheet of rust proof slippery material so u get best of both strength & rust proof high slip. Pick drill bit size that won't break width yet still no loss in strength maybe 3/8"/7/16". Tight enough drill pattern should save more than 3rd the weight.

[@jeffcombs8237]

Get those hands dirty. Great jeep video.

[@garretlewis4103]

I am “in” for a beginner welding series. I have committed that I ned to learn to weld.

[@geral-ir4nu]

Yeah that would be cool how to vid

[@Smokeroux]

MISSED YOU GUYS!!! JK Gear and Gadgets” Welding Apparel available soon ??? Outstanding video as always!

[@spclark77]

Can you provide info on what you did with exhaust? I’m about to pull the trigger on this for my 2000 TJ but want to know ahead of purchase how to deal with exhaust. Thx.

[@Smokeroux]

@@spclark77 shorty headers, borla mufflers, and they dump in front of rear tires. 2.75” pipe

[@elboriqua22]

Nice work, should have plug weld each hime joint.

[@holdthatdown6695]

Dixxon flannels Work force flame retardant button down is a must while welding on a jeep.

[@MichaelHall-rf3pl]

I hope y’all are going to do some overlanding soon to show everybody what your Jeep’s can really do

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!!

[@mikemacnaughton5402]

Please beginner welding video, been wanting to get better at tig and mig and could use all the tips and tricks I can get

[@sgg17003]

I have a T-Rex Jeep right now. It's green and it's got short arms.

[@robinweiger6504]

That would be cool to learn how to do certain things on the Do some welding

[@Cwh1992]

I’d love to see a beginner welder video. I’m wanting to learn.

[@SaintLopez556]

Please do a beginner welding series

[@TimSammartino]

subbed!!

[@jeromeburrasca6710]

Cool video. I hope you do some serious rust proofing when the Jeep is done. Fluid Film or CRC?

[@davidspin5353]

Thats a lot of welding for that machine, I have the same but use it just for lighter stuff like 16ga.

[@ttengineer404]

a welding video would be awesome

[@z70what]

What size lift springs do you have on your LJ for the 37's? We really enjoy yours and Ben's channel ! Keep it up!

[@lonewulf0328]

I'd love to learn to weld.

[@samsanderson7159]

You mentioned that the front was stretched 2 inches. I'd there a video on how you did that? What kit did you use?

[@thruitallauto2538]

Pan whole lot stronger with the ridges

[@leifbarron283]

good video! what kind of motor oil pan are you using?

[@frankmartin806]

Dang woman you do it all I love it nice bead's and everything very cool 😎