COILOVERS vs SHOCKS! Rock Krawler Long Arm is Complete!

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We finally finish the Rock Krawler long arm and 3 link install on our Jeep Wrangler JLU Rubicon! And while we are at it, we take a moment to explain why coilovers are not always the right choice or the better choice, and what that means for the Stepchild build!

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[@withintheglass2170]

How is it that you made the worlds most capable JL even better every time you do something. You’ve accomplished so much this year! Enjoy your New Years!!!

[@davidhoxit4274]

Can't wait for the test jump, I mean drive!! Happy New Year!!!!

[@chillis28]

You knew I needed my Jelly segment!! Excited to see the Stepchild off-road! ❤️

[@philiphannum4211]

Charles Hillis Can you say toy motivated?

[@Mex420Mex]

😅 6:25 If the Stepchild's a-rockin'... Happy New Year Kev, Brit, Jelly and all of LBN!

[@jmcmullenconst]

Thanks, lite brite is shining brighter this new year. Don't forget to subscribe to E3 offroad.🤙👍🍻

[@jimschmidt4089]

Happy New Year you guys. A great way to JUMP into the new year Kevin! Fantastic series, very knowledgeable and a great team there at RK! Keep living the dream you guys!

[@cesarquintanilla1264]

OMG you guys built the Stepchild so awesomely. Love the videos it looks awesome and love what you do. Can't wait to see what she will do. Happy New year to you all.

[@ghassanchaker]

Happy new year lite bright nation

[@robertmarez3195]

Wow, what a transformation Stepchild has gone through. Has come along ways. Great video and awesome insight on the install. Jelly finally got the ball🐶..yeaaaasa...Looking forward to your next video and the adventures you gonna put her through (especially up in Alaska).... awesomeness how your subs came out to meet with that weather..... you two are so wonderful.... Safe Travels

[@donjernigan8119]

Yes, we got the suspension mod done now to see if we can break, test it. I do understand people seeming to be dressed less for cold weather after spending over 10 years in Maine. At anything more than 10 degrees I would be wearing a sweater and flannel shirt with the appropriate undergarments and boots, and when working I would remove the sweater. It is amazing how hot it gets when the thermometer hits freezing.

[@zmotorsports62]

I completely agree with the assessment of coilovers. When I built my JKUR everyone expected me to go coilovers because I went longarm directly from stock and my off-road background but coilovers are not the end all be all as they still have drawbacks and my Jeep is my daily driver/weekend wheeler. A lot of misconceptions out there as well as the whole LCG trend. Mike

[@zmotorsports62]

MoneyPit Jku yes, even with only 2.5”-3” of lift I would still recommend adjustable control arms to keep the axles centered in the openings as well as maintain adjustability to keep pinion angle and caster properly set. This will maintain the street manners especially since your building a driver rather than a trailer queen. Hope that helps. Mike

[@zmotorsports62]

MoneyPit Jku I’m sure there are a lot good ones out there but the only ones I can vouch for personally that I have used are Teraflex and Metalcloak. Both are high quality but I have been really impressed with Metalcloak’s Duroflex bushings. I built my own links several years ago using OEM TJ bushings at the axle and Currie Johnny Joints at the frame but knowing what I know now after my experience with Metalcloak I think I would be running their Duroflex bushings. Mike

[@zmotorsports62]

MoneyPit Jku I’m happy to help. I have some Jeep videos on my KZbin channel as well that you may find informative if you have time. Happy New Year to you as well. Mike

[@Bruce.Wanye.]

So what kind of shock do you recommend for daily drive coilover or normal shocks

[@sawmanpeters6292]

Great video. Nice to see a detailed install and explanation for adjustments etc. Enjoy the new setup. Looking forward to seeing more video’s

[@thezenlife65]

That's the most affection I have ever seen her give you. Nice build Kevin

[@MikeCurtis7663]

Happy New Year Kevin, Brittany, Jelly, and The Step Child! This is looking so great. I look forward to meeting youse guys in person some day and seeing both Jelly and The Step Child in person. Thank you for such great and informative videos.

[@hangemhigh64lv]

The stepchild looks killer! I love the way you two interact with each other. Prayers for a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

[@lesszabo5625]

Great video, that suspension is off the charts. Waiting for the next video to see how amazing it will be in use. Thanks, have a safe and fantastic NEW YEAR.

[@pauljohnson7382]

Cause & effect is something to consider on everything/anything... Example: because it's the end of the year...the effect is to wish Brit & Kev..."Happy New Year"

[@JLURBilletSilverMetallic]

The Stepchild looks like a total Beast! It was so great meeting Jelly and you guys in NY . I hope you guys come back to hangout like we talked about that night .Safe travels throughout the New Year !! CDJW loves you guys !!!

[@VictorLopez-rc6fg]

Feliz año nuevo a LITE BRITE y a toda la familia off road 4x4✌😉✌🎆🎇🎉🎆🎇

[@JohnDoe-du6yi]

Victor Lopez English

[@JKVTrucking007]

@@JohnDoe-du6yi maybe he doesn't know English, mind your business .

[@JohnDoe-du6yi]

I wanted to know what he is saying, he had good emojis. Did you get all defensive or what?

[@iamSuperVal]

This is one of your best videos LITE BRITE!!! Great job at explaining everything! Glad you finally got a long arm kit!

[@mikebiron7339]

The suspension looks amazing! Everything came together, at least what we are seeing. I'm sure there were all kinds of challenges. The amount of "beef" in these parts, oh my. You need the Hemi more than ever now to push all that down the road! LOL. Can't wait to see it off road now. Stay warm!

[@billseibel2563]

Super rad "Rock Monster" Stepchild! Happy New Year LiteBright Nation 🎉

[@trjnsd6874]

Wow! A Happy New Rear ! Amazing to see all that work, and good competent help. This is going to be a Jeep to behold! Thanks for the clear explanation on coilovers vs springs - Articulating minds want to know! Kudos to all the people helping on StepChild; so many things to get right but it only takes one thing wrong to mess everything up - like tooshortshocks and that oil filter location. "You got to move it - Move It!" Love and best wishes to all in LiteBriteNation for a wonderful, fun and SAFE New Year! (...BTW, its 70 and sunny in San Diego...just sayin'...!)

[@larrybriggs2920]

Great videos for the last few. Your builds and mod vids are always great. I also think it's funny how Brittany always finishes Kevin's sandwiches (sentences) 😂🎊🎉

[@liroon8658]

I know absolutely nothing about mechanics and cars but i still find these entertaining and i love that you guys try your best to explain what is occurring and why 💜. Also happy new year i hope this will be the year i get to meet yall.

[@relewis3]

Happy New Years, can’t wait for the next video!

[@fallenseraph5V]

Great video guys. 👍 If y’all get to cold common back to Texas, it’s ball sweating hot over here.

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

Just when I think the stepchild couldn't look any more badass you step it up like tenfold what the hell now I kind of wonder what's going to happen next can't wait till you guys test it out and get to see how she performs keep up the videos stay safe out there and try to stay warm 👍👍👍👍👍😁😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

That does look like a nice three link kit and install. Though it also shows just how much the Jeep has been modified by now All for the sake of a better ride, so *_Jelly doesn't get jostled_* while you drive across 'murica ! 😁

[@BikeInHudson]

Kevin - Your “bouncy Jeep” demo showed more than what an old Car with worn out shocks might look like. It showed that the new suspension has very little friction built in and was installed with no bind. Nice job!

[@michaelhalstead64]

I don't know if its because I've watched this build from inception... but this is seriously the coolest, dopest, best looking daily drivable JL I've ever seen. EVER! God, I love this jeep.

[@infantryfreak]

"Maybe 42's are the answer, but Brittney can't hear me say that...…." as SHE edits the video LMAO, love the channel guys keep it up!

[@guidok3762]

Looks awsome, great build for all Jeep Adventures over the world

[@cgscprspecialist3937]

Awesome build you have cleared up my confusion about coilovers I am going to try out your build going to check out rock crawler,as always excellent video.

[@lonniet.2816]

You've created a Monster! And i love it!! Happy New Year, stay safe!! Hi Jelly.....

[@eldridgesmart5516]

Thanks for the video 👍🏾👍🏾. Looking forward to comparing the updated Step Child to the previous, on some of the same old trails. It's gonna be awesome. Have fun!

[@kevinhagen3231]

Awesome!!!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

[@PhatboyHD88]

Thanks for another great video guys , cant wait for another wheeling video to see all this high tech shenanigans at work lol..

[@philiphannum4211]

PhatboyHD88 No kidding. We need some rock and mud time here.

[@wolfdaddy1591]

6:20 if the boats a rockin' don't come a knockin' 🤣🤣🤣

[@BeckTools]

Great video! I love the explanation as to why coil overs are not the end all be all. You explained it very well!

[@davyleupz]

Sweet setup, dream build. Those 6packs would be sick on my XJ - “Frankenstein”. It’s named that because I’ve had it for 16 years it was my first 4x4 and has been pieced together with any parts I can get my hands on.

[@KeithMML]

I am literally shopping for a lift on my bronco and theres a nice lift with a coil and shocks that has alot of travel but for $2600 i can do a coilovers but im having trouble justifying the extra cost so this video was perfect lol

[@Chibs_Creationz]

Lol jellys hunting for that squeaker ! Stepchild looks sic 😎

[@jaromwolcott4493]

Looks amazing. I was bummed I couldn’t make it to the meet and greet on Sunday. Can’t wait to see it perform on the trails.

[@bradshutler9356]

Insane, sick, rad, mad and bad ye ha! I need more java and donuts maybe a sedative after watching this. Happy New Year Lite Brite Nation!

[@wolfgangnebel2673]

Freaking awesome what you are doing with the step child! Please allow me to wish you all the best for 2020 (only 3 3/4 hours left in 2019)!

[@ChrisGraham73]

Such a killer build! I can't wait to see how it all comes together on the trail.

[@LEEJOEVANNOY]

Happy New Year's🎉🎊 and much love and respect all the way from Portland Oregon

[@stompindakka3222]

Awesome stuff guys. Happy new year too you guys.

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

Congrats ☺️ have a Happy &Healthy New Year

[@canesfinsfanfromva803]

Going to be NASTY! Soooo many things I could say!! Have a great new year guys.

[@ProjectXJ]

I ripped off the upper control arm mount on my front axle from too much flexing on the stock bushings so I went ahead and put a truss on with an integrated upper control arm mount. I went ahead and got some currie Johnny Joints to relieve some stress and get some more flex! Through all of this I realized that I like a true 4 link, but I can't figure out why. I just don't like the idea of a 3 link in the front. Since you guys kept your 4 link up front, maybe you can tell me why you wanted to keep it and not go to a 3 link in the front as well....?

[@oliverleclere1829]

as I move along.....Fox or King for 2020? King reservoir in back and king w/ coilovers in front and same rates at all four corners...

[@bendmacmanufacturing2744]

Love you guys 2 get some rest, cant wait to see it perform !!!

[@jeepdogjl8687]

I've been planning on putting an RK lift on my Jeep next spring. I'm interested in seeing how the RK triple rate springs perform not only off-road but also on- road. The Stepchild is an awesome build it's only missing one thing "Atlas"

[@trevorhowell6575]

Happy New Year LBN.... happy to see the new video for the last day of the year....but we need another video to welcome in the New Year... Oh and least we get to hear about a new shock... It was a real eye opener on how great those 6 packs are, but now we get to see a different type of shock..I hope you change these in about 6 months and try something else... Thanks for the real world testing

[@tomandersen3679]

Have you ever done a video about the original cost of the Jeep and the cost of all the upgrades you have done. I love the look and abilities of the step child just wondering about cost.

[@boughtnotbuiltoffroad7784]

Tom Andersen why would I want to make myself cry?

[@philiphannum4211]

Tom Andersen I think it has gotten to point of ‘if you have to ask, you can’t afford it.’

[@GoodDayFarm]

Great video! Glad I watched to the end, yay for Jelly!

[@terrystotzheim9719]

Great video guys! The folks at Rock Krawler must be amazing at what they do!!!! Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!

[@francesvince]

Totally awesome build! Happy New Year and see you next year. Can't wait until you guys hit the trails again💗👌👍🤙

[@markyjerky9881]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks for the great videos.

[@brandonfarmer7446]

When will yall be doing video on testing the new suspension

[@chrisjones2252]

Amazing video and upgrade, with a great explanation for why you went the direction you did. Can't wait to see it in person at Winter 4x4 Jamboree. Happy New Years. Cheers.

[@michaelsullivan1703]

I'm not quite sure, but I think you may have voided your factory warranty on that Jeep, maybe, ..I'm just guessing.

[@RyanRKJ]

Michael Sullivan they are beyond the number of miles covered by the Jeep warranty anyways.

[@bennettrf2793]

Ryan rkj whats the mileage

[@Thundercat68]

Just when I thought the Stepchild couldn’t be more badass!! This happens. Congrats, it will be amazing

[@RyanRKJ]

When you said you were going to create a hybrid setup with the 6 packs, I thought that meant you were going to make custom brackets to work with the extended and compressed length of your existing shocks.

[@LiteBrite]

We wish we could have. We were hoping the the 6paks would work in tandem with the RK long arm kit. When we found out they wouldn’t, we only had a day and a half left to finish, and didn’t have the time to create anything from scratch.

[@RyanRKJ]

Lite Brite it’s ok, you can just put the 6 packs on the Gladiator. If you don’t like the RK shocks on the StepChild, you’ll figure it out.

[@sonnicman]

Happy New Year Kev, Brit & Jelly! It's been an amazing year for all of you, and I am excited about what you accomplish in 2020. This Hybrid setup on the StepChild is very intriguing. Time will tell how it fares under Kevin's torture testing.

[@cp_atving5084]

Lite Brite, can you remind me what read tire carrier you are running. Don’t remember what past video that you talked about it. Thanks

[@michaelnoble389]

Happy New Year, can’t wait for the Alaska videos.

[@LJ_Jeff]

Stepchild looks amazing. That suspension looks like its gonna work great! And you can't even tell you raised it an inch. But that may just be because it's on video.

[@rcsskier]

I appreciate the info on the coil over setup; the pluses and minuses; and why. Happy 2020 Litebrite, can't wait to see that new setup put to the test and if those killer 6pak shocks find a loving home. Cheers!

[@dederonair]

Cant wait for the Carnage Canyon and Cleveland Rock rematch, StepChild has come so far since then!!! Hope you guys have a exciting new years! Cant wait to see where next year will take you :)

[@RyanRKJ]

dederonair I’d love to see the StepChild not make it up again. LoL.

[@87FoRunner]

I love my RRD setup on my JK. I think they are very underrated/not promoted enough.

[@chris-yk4qn]

Do you happen to have part numbers for those shocks up front ?

[@charles_wipman]

Have a very good, safe and happy new year guys.

[@craigmefford6716]

Stepchild looks awesome but any particular reason for not going with Metalcloak fenders?

[@dhrracer]

With more travel especially downward what about driveline/slip joint length?

[@devinowen8178]

I kn this question has be asked before but what song is that?

[@CherryLocktite]

What was the reason you went with a 4 link in the front instead of the 3 link? I’m about to put the Rk 3 link in the rear and am still looking at what to do in the front. Your input would be a big help thanks

[@demar7860]

Kevin & Brittany charging the GNAR 2020!!!

[@Cooldaddymon]

Cool stuff guys, can't wait to see it off road. It doesn't seem the shocks are adjustable. Curious, any reason why adjustable shocks weren't installed? Happy new year, and I'll take the six packs! 😁

[@jimmierpadgettjr]

Does the factory Rubicon disconnect still work with them bad boys????

[@boughtnotbuiltoffroad7784]

jimmie r padgett jr ya it still works

[@derrickscott28081]

Looks great , welcome to club RK !

[@jamesbarber9852]

Wow what a Awesome looking set up!!! Did you get new tires too? Love how much up and down travel there is! Those RK guys are very thorough in their work and loved actually seeing it being installed. I’m really considering a long arm now after seeing how vertical the springs are at full droop. I love how they dialed in the bump stops and the whole front axle. Okay enough work so time to get out there and test it out and get back to your killer Offroad videos. Happy New Year to the both of you!!!

[@christinapittsley786]

Happy New year!

[@nmbueller1313]

Happy New Year from your “extended” Williams family in New Mexico!👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@WranglerAddiction]

Jeep is getting better and better , happy new year guys 🤟

[@alfonzoortega3410]

great job guys cant wait to see you out there testing it out

[@realbob6669]

Wow, very nice mid. Need to see it in action. Are you drawing out the 6packs?

[@quinnmortensen1415]

Love the Jeep. It looks great. SEND IT KEVIN!

[@Chrissi.Pinder]

Happy New Year !

[@V843v3r]

You guys gonna hit some trails in ny?

[@LiteBrite]

Unfortunately didn’t have time this time (due to the holidays, had to get to PA to spend Christmas with Kevin’s dad!) but we’ll be back to wheel!!

[@RyanRKJ]

Trails in NY? Is that even a thing?

[@k30blzr]

Will Kevin be allowed to complete a sentence in 2020?

[@LiteBrite]

Nope. 😁

[@canesfinsfanfromva803]

Y start now?😉😅😁

[@Liberty_Offroad]

I thought she's made improvements already, not that it really matters. :)

[@rockiemountin7535]

k30blzr ha ha ha I was thinking the same thing that poor boy can’t get a word in edgewise

[@SeanFillner]

@@LiteBrite good girl LOL

[@jeepmannevada3561]

Happy new year.. can you tell me where you had your vinyl stickers or bought from ? I want to badge my gladiator ..thanks guys

[@boughtnotbuiltoffroad7784]

JeepMan Nevada proline wraps has full JEEP wraps

[@skytiger6671]

Great Video!! Make sure you won,t rub a line or a hose with the new pivots. the starter cables looked close!

[@TheNick6699]

About time kids !🤙😁

[@Stefoshark]

Happy New Year , from Canada

[@konnormcferran6744]

You guys are literally doing the lift that's on my Jeep 3 link krawler coil overs in the front and big shocks in the rear on 40d

[@RyanRKJ]

konnor mcferran do you like it?

[@konnormcferran6744]

@@RyanRKJ love it just wish had that hemi

[@oliverleclere1829]

Have a happy and dirty new year!!!

[@jimmierpadgettjr]

Come a long way from the video of the trip to Texas to get the 37” tires so f)(& cool