Panther Rock Trail #51, Windrock Park, October 2019, Badge of Honor, Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4

[@johnnyboi5661]

Having an Trail hawk is like having the best of both worlds, off-road capable and family car.

[@jamesdalton8273]

awesome job, you are doing use Trailhawk owners a great pride, thanks again Jimmy

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thank you sir! Glad to do my part in raising KL awareness!

[@domingoaranda5823]

@@FearlessTrailhawk j

[@johnnyhunter4345]

Even more impressive...driving onto Panther Rock...

[@johnnyhunter4345]

Knowing Windrock, you have taken a Trail Hawk to a new level...am sure you had a lot of folks looking surprised to see you on the trails....good job, had to watch again this time looking for suprised onlookers...

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Sadly didn't actually run into a whole lot of people. Just a few small groups of sxs's. Got about the same amount of looks as i do wheeling in my home trails.

[@AWDfreak]

Those kids seeing your Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk on Panther Rock may have very well left a lasting impact on them. When I was a kid, I loved cars and trucks but was completely oblivious to this fact. When I came upon uncommon cars, they left such an impression that over two decades later I remember the encounters. Jeep Comaches, BMW 8-series, Dodge Vipers, Suzuki Samurais are only some of the uncommon vehicles I clearly remember seeing in person as a young boy. Yes, you do in fact drive a car, a crossover because of its unibody construction. But you use 110% of the Trailhawk's Trail-Rated capability and routinely impress me with the obstacles you overcome. Even with a car, you've continued to do justice to the Trailhawk badge, Trail-Rated badge, and especially the Jeep heritage. This is coming from a car enthusiast who is a massive Subaru fan. I love Subaru's more than Jeeps, but videos like yours continue to demonstrate the superiority of the Jeep Trail-Rated crossovers' off-road prowess.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thank man!

[@AWDfreak]

@@FearlessTrailhawk Hey man, just an FYI, you got two spam accounts cluttering this thread here 😶

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@AWDfreak yep, i report them, and delete them. But i was asleep, would have reported/deleted these ones tomorrow. (Edit...Wow, so much bad typing at 2 am...ugh)

[@dominiccoletta1823]

Love watching your videos. Can't wait to get out to some of these places myself.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thanks!

[@dominiccoletta1823]

@@FearlessTrailhawk would like to pick your brain sometime about kl mods if you don't mind.

[@Drewxcifer]

This is so sick, great driving. I am thinking about pulling the trigger on a 2018 Trailhawk and though I won't be hitting the trails this hard, our video has definitely justified my purchase! SUBBED.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thanks man! Thats why i make the videos, to broaden awareness of these awesome little Jeeps. Yeah, i wheel the piss out of mine, but it sure is fun!

[@blakeholmes8691]

We went up there yesterday. A beautiful place up there. Great video, thanks for posting it!

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Had some friends recently go while it was foggy...looked super cool. Its a pretty neat spot for sure!

[@mako2350]

I have one and while I wish I could have gotten a 4 door Rubicon, I love my Trailhawk!!! GREAT truck IMHO!!!!

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

I enjoy it. The best part is seeing the look on peoples faces when they see me on the trail!

[@mako2350]

@@FearlessTrailhawk I love my Trailhawk, just still wish I could have afforded a Rubicon... $60,000 out here was just out of my price range. I got my loaded Trailhawk on memorial day and being a disabled veteran, They wanted $43,000 for it but I got it for $28,000 and I put $16,000 down so I got a real good deal I couldn't refuse...

[@mako2350]

@@FearlessTrailhawk Yea it's funny when people see you crawling up something that a normal Jeep wo lockers can't do... very funny!!!

[@MootsKLAdventure]

Enjoy watching you show everyone what a KL Trailhawk can do. Hate it when trying to get that perfect picture gets you in trouble. 😁

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thank you! I wanted to go out on the rock just for the sake of it either way, the picture just helped prove i made it! Not too much trouble from it, a good story and a $30 part that took 2 minutes to replace isn't bad.

[@MootsKLAdventure]

@@FearlessTrailhawk 👍

[@kakarote2277]

Great video. Really shows the capability of the KL platform.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thanks man! They do decent for what they are, thats for sure.

[@ahmedalabri3851]

Amazing how you handled the rock 🙂

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thank you!

[@sleeperjeepsleeperjeep6006]

Been down that trail many times in a 98 zj.

[@brettsalling]

I just bought a '98 zj. Any tips? What did you have done to yours?

[@sleeperjeepsleeperjeep6006]

@@brettsalling mine has about ten grand in parts.its got a yukon front diff and rear dura grip yukon.cyclone racing headers.full flowmaster super delta 44 racing exaust with straight pipe.spectre racing intake and all new rancho shocks and spicer u joints timken hub assemblys and much more.

[@brettsalling]

@@sleeperjeepsleeperjeep6006 how much lift?

[@sleeperjeepsleeperjeep6006]

@@brettsalling no lift.running size 30 cooper at3 4s tires.bottomed out several times but made it to were i could walk to the rock overlook

[@sleeperjeepsleeperjeep6006]

@@brettsalling im from oliver springs.if your from around their we can do a ride sometime

[@JeepingMo]

Did 26 today and 51 tomorrow. Good video 👍👍👍

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

I saw some recent video from both 26 and 51, and it is drastically different already. How were they for you?

[@kenlchambers]

Great times! Your the man.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

It was fun wheeling with ya man! Thanks for coming out!

[@halmathasan2194]

Nice handling through the ditches , but im curious how was your transmission temperature cuz i experinced some high temp while offroading ? Thanks for your videos

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Never noticed any issues. Were you in 4Low or still in 4-High, because the whole system has to work harder on the trails if you stay in high. Also make sure your radiator is clean, if you go through and mud puddles it can easily get clogged up and prevent the needed cooling effects.

[@bfassel]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

[@johnnyhunter4345]

Impressive you used a Trailhawk....favorite trail is 12

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

That park is just so HUGE!!! Was there a day and essentially only hit two trails...with some of the linking trails/roads

[@jasont8475]

Great Video

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thanks!

[@richardline6400]

We're getting ready to do that trail in a stock trailhawk...if we don't die I'll show you the video 😉

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

I hear its changed a bit in the last 1.5 years... Just be mindful of your lines and make sure you don't go alone incase you need a tug!

[@conspiracyortiz1660]

I own a 2017 trail hawk. Do not knock it until you drive one... They are awesome little crossovers...👍

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

I had a '17, it got totaled, then i bought the '19. No ragrets.

[@007connecticut]

12 people never seen a car in the woods before. LOL Where's my mountain dew?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thats my favorite part of taking the KL on the trails...is all the people who would never imagine seeing a 'car' on the trils!

[@007connecticut]

@@FearlessTrailhawk A few months back I bought my wife a 19 Cherokee limited and watch your videos to see how tough her car will be. I know your pushing yours off road so this will tell me what the weak links are on the Cherokee. She doesn't go off road just dirt roads in Vermont to visit her parents. She has the V6, does your Jeep have the V6?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@007connecticut yep V6

[@007connecticut]

@@FearlessTrailhawk Sweet. Thanks!

[@BoostedLeonitus]

I look at the fork to decide which one is the most troublesome.

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

Is trail 16 out of the question for the Cherokee Trailhawk? I think it could be pushing it.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

From the reports i've heard recently, yes, the ruts are simply too deep in quite a few spots. I've always wanted to have a go though...😔

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

​@@FearlessTrailhawkMan this has got to be one of the most impressive Trailhawk videos there is. Really maxing out the air flex.

[@silvesterdelbosque378]

where can I get those side rails? Been searching for some. I just bought me a 2015 Cherokee trailhawk.

[@Libertatem_Vel_Mortem]

Are those trail badges I see on the outside driver's windows? How do you earn those? From the trail guide?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Jeep has an App, Jeep Badge of Honor, that they have designated 60 trails around the country, and you can go to the trail and check in on the app and then request a badge to display your accomplishment. 100% free program. The KL currently has 22, and my 'new' WK2 has 16.

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

"why did someone take their car all the way out here". Yep... because being boxy is an off road capability lol... i dont get it....

[@Outdoors4adventure]

Nice offroad video.🙂👍

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thank you sir!

[@Nathan-me8rv]

What app are you referring to when suggesting using it for people but familiar with the park

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

One of the Offroad GPS Apps...i think it was TrailView that has a map available for this park. (3 years ago, sorry if i can't remember specifically)

[@jasoncampbell5341]

What upgrades have you done to your trailhawk?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

~2" suspension lift, 32" MT tires, rock rails. Details are in the video description.

[@paulromero7651]

What extra equipment does that trailhawk have? Any modification in suspension? Or just bigger wheels? What size?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Yes. All mods are listed in the description of each video.

[@juliaharbaugh9017]

Hey Jimmy do you think my 17 TH Renegade Trailhawk will make panther rock? She got an avid 2 in lift and KO2s

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

It probly make it, just be prepared for possible damage like i got. The Rene's are more tippy than the KL's so you may have to be more careful with line selection. My name is Jason, btw (not sure where everyone is getting jimmy?)

[@utjason8]

The mud hole at 29:30 is so much worse now.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

As tends to happen with mud holes. I try to ask locals or park operators about any current mud hole issues whenever i go someplace new, since stuff like that changes,

[@jimmielittle877]

Did your rear dif go out AFTER you were rear ended or before?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

After. About 3 months after i got it back from 3 months in the body shop.

[@dijin456]

What do you have for rubber.if u dont mind my asking..I just purchased a 2017..

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

-32" Milestar Patagonia MTs (265/70/17) (had to trim front fenders and pinch welds) All mods listed in the description.

[@christophermontroy642]

How much stuff do you brake?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

As much as anyone who wheels on a regular basis.

[@aidanunez864]

5:57 what app were you referring to?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Windrock Park's trail app...found in the app store.

[@jeffnyce6276]

You kind of possibly really meant that it cost $19,000 in the body shop maybe you misspoke and you only meant 1900 seems like the insurance company would have totaled that vehicle for that much videos are awesome I love that

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Sticker was $42k, insurance usually totals around 75% value. It was most definitely 19k dmg...had to go through a whole mess because the guy only had the state minimum of 25k to cover mine and the guy i got pushed into.

[@landsurveyorNC]

Trust me my wife got hit head on in her first Cherokee and it was just a Latitude Plus. They finally called it totaled when the quote got up to 21k. She now has a Trailhawk Elite as well.

[@downing4543]

what is your clearance?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

About 12" after lift and tires

[@박치성-r9n]

😍👍

[@izzy7067]

Modify the suspension travel, wheel wells, and add larger tires.and add short steel bumpers front and back.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Got $100k to donate for the modifications? Its been done before, for concept versions for a couple shops...but it was $100k worth of efforts. 32's is realistically the largest the KL's can fit without needing stupid amounts of money.

[@kippieleinart1514]

As a citizen of Briceville where Panther Cliff is we where riding 20 years ago. We love our mountains and would not cut all the beautiful vegation native to our area and drive on the cliffs that is scacrit ground. Thanks you greedy corporations.

[@hugeCRSfan69]

that setup looks great...jeep is too stupid to offer a setup like this from the dealer

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Yes, these look 1,000% better with lift and tires. Some dealerships will install one of the 2" lifts as part of the initial sale, but thats as close as it comes.

[@jeremy8715]

Articulation: Zero 8:15

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

All the flex!

[@kennethcurtis1856]

When you hit your hyperspeed button, I skip that section of your videos. It's useless to me.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

...thats why i do the hyperlapse...it helps to still show the trail as a whole, but also gave me more time to narrate. It was only for 30 seconds anyways...🤷

[@Owen23IsME]

intro too long

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Meh, i used this style for a few vids, 26 seconds isnt terrible, imho. I have since changed it on more recent vids to ~20 secs. Its a process, and I'm slowly getting better at it.