JEEP WRANGLER 392 ON PORTALS NEAR FLIP MOAB - EJS 2023

Brand new Jeep Wrangler JL 392 on Portal axles and 40 inch tires nearly flips going up an obstacle on Pritchett Canyon in Moab during Easter Jeep Safari 2023. A little bit too much of a lead foot almost lead to the demise of a nearly 200k dollar wrangler build.
Don’t get me wrong, this was a very challenging trail and everyone nearly flipped in one way or another. The driver did the best he could given the situation, his vehicle, and his experience.

[@jonathongrabeal6172]

Looks like this guys first time driving off-road

[@AStanton1966]

He's got both a big hat and cattle to match.

[@mnpu4499]

yes look his tires are full

[@scottfield9516]

This guy has a lot of money and absolutely no driving skills. Just glad he didn't destroy the Jeep.

[@sdiver68]

We all start somewhere

[@TheVikingSailor]

@@sdiver68 Not like that.

[@goffroad8979]

Rich people!😂

[@thomasmunoz4331]

That's the whole point of being rich: do things with reckless abandon! If it breaks, I can always get another one mentality! 😆

[@MrRjezonie]

And thats why we live in America! So we can earn and do whatever we want with the toys we have despite O’biden

[@dzlfreek]

ol George has more money than brains syndrome. He drowned a red wrangler last year. He likes to break shit. Got to give the dude some props for the full send tho.

[@GeorgesBrown]

I have some brains, just not a lot.

[@mattbrew11]

@@GeorgesBrownnone of

[@thomasmunoz4331]

Hey, isn't life all about trial and error? George is no different than a test pilot except the test pilot isn't filthy rich! 😆

[@cwwcww7465]

That'd George???? Never mind...that explains everything.....

[@eljefe09]

For the love of God, someone please tell this guy to air down his tires. This was brutal to watch, and him driving straight into that boulder at the end was the cherry on top.

[@seanwatson3790]

I'm sure he was aired down. At least some. We've run trails on the KZbin channel I was on, at 15 psi and been lectured for not airing down

[@eljefe09]

@@seanwatson3790 no way bro, you don't bounce like that on aired down tires.

[@advapp]

Is he even aired down?

[@jordanfields3402]

This looks like a wealthy Ferrari guy attempting to wheel a Jeep.😂😂😂

[@billwaterhouse5894]

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

[@Colorado4x4]

What the hell is this guy doing? I would keep my distance from him on the trail. I’ve known some people who drive like this and people need to keep back. He needs a sticker on his Jeep that says “Stay back 60 feet”

[@johnheadley7650]

hold my beer and video this!

[@mgkeleher]

That spot on Pritchet scares the crap out of me. I wonder if this is his first time on that trail? In a $100k, guy has balls

[@toddwilliams5905]

But no feel for it. Driving sideways on a ledge?

[@dougkahlstrom4358]

Looks like he needs to spend some more money on a power steering upgrade!

[@everready19373]

I'm a complete novice but the way his truck is bouncing makes me think he's got to much air in his tires.

[@davidpeterson3147]

40s should deform more than that, if he’s not at street pressure he’s not much lower

[@geoffalders1211]

Well 4500 miles on the jeep. When did he start driving off road??

[@Rubber_N_Smoke]

He remarked that it was his 3rd Wrangler JL and I believe he’s been off roading for a while

[@OntarioFreshwaterFishing]

@@Rubber_N_Smoke @2:12 tells me that’s a lie

[@gabrieldalcomune3044]

@@OntarioFreshwaterFishinglook up $100,000 jeep recovery on matt’s offroad recovery. Same guys owned that red JL as this JL.

[@toddhoffmaster6057]

Paul is a better spotter than that and George should know by now to air down his tires, use low range and finesse that JLUR up the obstacle.

[@humzilla707]

Axles are loving that

[@PreacherGannon]

something was up with the wheel setup. even at a crawl there was way too much slippage, and the tires looked like they were maybe a bit too inflated? I bet if he aired down and tried it again a little more slowly he'd have gotten through it. He didn't seem like he didn't know what to do.

[@bnimmo13]

Driving the 392 is a different experience than the other engine offerings. You have to figure out throttle response all over again and that takes time. Likely this is the first time he has had to apply that much throttle off-road.

[@Jackal_Blitz]

Heh, unfortunately, I don't think that's true. Quite a few folks on the Wrangler forums know this guy. He was described as having more money than sense.

[@bradywilliams2666]

@@Jackal_Blitz I don't know the guy but that seams to be true. He's been rescued a couple of times atleast by Matt's Offroad. Every rig is a high dollar build.

[@TheVikingSailor]

Sadly, this is most 392 owners.

[@bannister556]

Unskilled.

[@jerryobrien]

Would it have helped him to have less air pressure?

[@lightning9279]

That spotter was in the way. If you know someone has a heavy foot you give them the space.

[@CurtisBowers]

He sent it. 😂

[@Trasher6]

That thing pushes like a snow plow. The front end won't bite at all. Better check your steering setup and slow down to let it get traction

[@garyonnen7634]

George needs a wood block under the go pedal.

[@soundcapture1364]

What a jumb😮

[@edecioparedes7424]

Some people trade jeeps like they have a tank....He just had LUCK that he did not roll over.

[@DONVITO223]

After making it past the fist part, why didn’t he just put it in 4LO- Crawl Mode?

[@jamedaniel825]

Keep things

[@hunterplatt5316]

Portals give clearance, but they don’t give flex. They raise the cg, and if you’re not careful or smart about setup….

[@dennisl6198]

when a driver gets angry and does stuff fast, thats when bad things happen. glad it didnt in this case.

[@MrSeshy]

Anyone there ever heard of airing down...?

[@Triple88a]

Paul has a ton of trust in a guy that doesnt even trust him self..

[@mr_mongo7228]

Just sent it in reverse!

[@lewy1]

I would think portals would raise the COG

[@shanevanorder2644]

More money than brains

[@wesbarcus3761]

Sure hope this guy has sponsors. That could have been a very expensive repair.

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

I hope he was wearing depends🤣🤣🤣

[@mlogan9929]

Time for an LS7

[@Gr8Pony]

Needs a driver mod.

[@skyraidfpv6753]

Gotta get Pedal Commander!!!

[@scottnewton9046]

Doesn’t look like he’s aired down very much if at all.

[@armourbl]

doesn't even look like he aired down his tires.

[@brettmcchesney7930]

Did that spotter's t-shirt say, "I'm with stupid "?😂

[@unclesteff]

Tough to watch 🤷‍♂

[@jerrymcgeorge4117]

Play if you must but pay if you bust.

[@MrRjezonie]

Turn the pedal commander off lol

[@kenjohnson4423]

i have a 62 FJ40 and yeah its a money pit, prob 50k into it, but still, i would never drive it like that.

[@rgvblazer]

Too much tire pressure? Maybe not a great driver? Spotter at fault as well for stating a little more speed? Good save either way. More balls to wheel than 99% of the 392 mall crawlers out there.

[@Rubber_N_Smoke]

Yeah he attempted what most people turned around at

[@darrenroos6408]

@@Rubber_N_Smoke and quickly proved why he should have been one of the ones to turn around from the start

[@Waspface]

What a squid. Same boy would run his mouth to me about my rig when I've run way way more trails.

[@cdismufasa627]

Looks like he isnt aired down.

[@D.N.A.23]

Nice jeep wrangler V8 but the driver 😅

[@JoeSmith-nu8oo]

I'm proud to say my Jeep is a show pony😝 no rock crawling for me!

[@highdesertdragons6674]

When guys have more money than ability to drive the Jeeps. Lol

[@stevensjoseph1667]

I agree that we do start somewhere, but before you invest so much into the vehicle, get a feel for it first, test it, and learn the vehicle's capabilities and limits, including your own, as the driver.

[@swagapinooo]

gotta air down a little more on those tires

[@mightymikee]

Rich people: I paid a lot for this so it will do it.

[@malofquist]

More hp is seldom the answer.

[@jeeperp3926]

$120K rig. $5 driving skills. Why the hell is he on Pritchett Canyon?

[@joshr805]

200k? what kind of asshole charged this guy that much for a jeep wrangler? its just a jeep no amount of work should come out to that much

[@zune911]

Everyone on KZbin is a pro...lol. most probably have never even been here. Not saying this dude nailed it, but would you of made it? Honestly...

[@Rubber_N_Smoke]

Only very capable vehicles were able to reach this point on the trail, let alone attempt the obstacle. Not trying to say he’s a novice or can’t drive (although some comments are), I just think that a lot of elements made that a very sketchy hill climb

[@OntarioFreshwaterFishing]

@@Rubber_N_Smoke with that rig, a good driver would have been able to make it up there easily. I personally can do it in my 2003 wrangler TJ, with smaller tires, less clearance and a shorter wheelbase, less power ect.

[@darrenroos6408]

Some of us still remember this same driver almost destroying a red Rubicon in the video "$100,000 Jeep Flooded In The River."

[@toddwilliams5905]

@@darrenroos6408 Is this Curious George ?

[@bradywilliams2666]

@@toddwilliams5905 Yes

[@AdventuresofJoeandSmokinGoats]

Cocky = Crashy

[@beachshack5260]

This is what happens when people have more MONEY then brains

[@catrinamartin5977]

After 30 years of visiting Moab Easter Jeep Safari this is why we quit going. Capable Jeeps such as this...and drivers have no skill to operate such equipment. It is sad, but we are done with these credit card drivers. Jeep Safari has become a joke as there is no qualifying of drivers so folks sign up for trails way above their heads. Moab used to be a show so when something broke drivers had the parts and the skill to fix it out on trail.

[@cgatito3528]

I could hike that 20 feet in 5 seconds.

[@raygonzalezfrompr1068]

Too much air in tires

[@darrenroos6408]

Why people like that shouldn't have that much HP.

[@babychristian8866]

Doesn’t have a clue as to what he’s doing. 😮

[@goffroad8979]

Rich guy 😮😂

[@goffroad8979]

Found a new toy!😊

[@chrisniner8772]

When you have gears you don't need to red line a 400 horsepower engine. Pure stupidity.

[@Allianceoffroad]

Worst driver ever

[@intheair10]

Just because you put $100k into a rig doesn't make you a good driver.

[@WhoopWhoop10]

This guy spends most of his time in a suit and in a office. He has no idea how to off road.

[@wmullin22]

Almost flips and then takes a B route that should have ended it for him. Just the fact that he's got the auto roof tells me all I need to know.

[@bruce88wayne]

I can’t take Jeeps serious that have the sky one touch. People look at me sideways when I tell them I didn’t want that option.

[@DaddyRobotX15]

all the Jeep with none of the driver skill whatsoever. cringecrawlin

[@John-yf4ie]

This guy should buy and Old CJ and practice before taking a $100,000 Jeep off road!! Insurance won't pay for an off roader!

[@phillyb4588]

Clown life

[@DispatchGod]

Noob

[@robb6391]

That's exactly why you never buy a used jeep ....

[@jeremycurfew1194]

More money than brains