Redbird Part 2, Trail 3, 3X, 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4, Offroad

Here is the second half of the day at Redbird SRA in Indiana. Hope you enjoy! Turns out that park is fairly small for full size 4x4...and got very crowded after lunch.
And nobody had done "all of 3X" in a while as there were zero tire marks on anything more than what we ran that day, and by our reasoning, if those other built rigs didn't even attempt the rest of it, we certainly weren't going to with a 4 hour drive home. I won't be going back to attempt any more of it until after a nice long summer drought dries that place up.
Mods:
-Rocky Road Super Sliders (rock rails)
-Dobinsons KL Trailhawk suspension lift, paired with partial Hazard Sky lift spacers to achieve 2.5" lift
-32" Milestar Patagonia MTs (265/70/17) (had to trim front fenders and pinch welds)
-40" Rough Country Curved LED DLR Light bar with Hazard Sky mounts
-Rock Lights (cheapo)
-4" Pod Lights (cheapo)
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[@godzilla3116969]

Always impressed with Cherokee Trailhawk. Definitely the best car based off roader out there. Some day ill get one! some day

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thanks! It does alright for what it is.

[@DJbickythemaster]

try the compass trailhawk its just as amazing.

[@beardedpatriot1857]

Been waiting all summer for my new transfer case. Hope to head to redbird in my Cherokee for first time soon. Only few hours drive.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Yeah, currently waiting for LABOR issue to get my PTU replaced. They've had the part for almost 3 months (didn't let me know it was there for the first month), and i've been waiting my turn to get in for 6 weeks now. But if i take it anywhere else, i lose my spot in line, and then i'd also have to wait for the next shop to order the PTU...ugh

[@ninjarider7]

I’m hoping there’s a self serve car wash in town…looks like this will be a messy one 🥰

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@ninjarider7 there is...i used it to clean my wheels and driveline before heading home

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

Nice job on that muddy hill climb! That definitely isn’t easy! Great video!

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thanks man! Those hills were like ICE. And i'm not a fan of full throttle digging up the hill because that just makes it worse as each person does it.

[@maximusstarblazer]

The trailhawk is really impressive for not having to spend a fortune on mods to give through some tough trails!

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thats one of my retorts to taking my 'expensive cherokee' into the woods...i point at nearly half the rigs around me and say "he's more expensive...he's more expensive..." Our limited aftermarket helps our total costs though. I think at most for trail upgrades we're at 5-6k. Wranglers...well, the sky is the limit really...

[@likeorasgod]

@@FearlessTrailhawk and most the Wranglers I know down here (Houston, TX) got all that fancy stuff on them and never see trails or mud, at most a trip to the beach.

[@nathangarcia6499]

Michael Carter I’m here in Houston too and people lift get 6-12” lifts to but some big rims and low profile tires on them 😂😅

[@likeorasgod]

@@nathangarcia6499 LOL don't even get me started on those guys. We call them CHROME COWBOYS. My last car was a WRX and it saw more dirt and mud than those guys will ever see.

[@problu9586]

Surprised the short wheelbase 2-door Wranglers had to struggle up the hill out of that mud bog.11:23 Had guessed my 2-door Wrangler would've climbed out of that mud bog, easy-breezy. Glad to learn how I might negotiate similar challenges.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Those hills were ICE. Notice all the times in both the vids where tires were simply sliding down the hills. Gotta stay on the skinny pedal! Mine kept trying to shift right at the wrong moments and killing my momentum so i had to try to do the manual and keep it in 2nd gear.

[@maximusstarblazer]

Well they are all running different tires I imagine. That will make a difference with each vehicles result.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Every one had different tires, and the green 2-door and the second cherokee were the only ones with AT's, the rest had MT's

[@problu9586]

@@FearlessTrailhawk Without re-watching the video, guessing the MT's did better climbing up that muddy hill. Good to know since mine has MT's, too.

[@likeorasgod]

So I finally put my new tiers on, went with KO2's in same size you have. Pinchweld was easy fix on the front, didn't have to touch the back, but the front rubs on the forward part of the fender cause they are a lot more bigger and aggresive than others with other brands in that wheel size. They look great though. Still trying to figure out a way to do my own trunk spare mod simular to yours....lol

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

BFG usually run smaller than others. I had to trim a metric tonne from my driver front fender, and not quite as much from the passenger side. They still rub on the 'frame' at full lock though.

[@DJbickythemaster]

the jeep liberty kk sport model has on demand 4x4 also just like this and i done this trail the other night it was pretty fun taking the kk off road for the 5th time i even kept up with the wranglers before i hit a pit and got stuck

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Thats the trouble at Redbird...the mud pits SUCK. Every time i've been there you'd need 40's ect to have a chance to get through a lot of them. I've been twice now. The place is built in a swamp. Only time i'll consider going back if after a summer long record setting drought...i guess like the one we have now. Dang, i really wish my jeep was fixed!

[@DJbickythemaster]

@@FearlessTrailhawk hallowheelin was pretty dang awesome. i got stuck once and a guy from michigan pulled me out great group of people for helping me. im planning to go back again its better going there than sitting around the house.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@DJbickythemaster Right! Trouble for me is its 4+ hours away...😔

[@johncolvin2234]

Great documentation of that park/trail. I plan to ride dirt bikes at that park soon, are those trials wide enough for a Gen 1 Raptor to get through, or would it be too tight?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

No idea. Dirt bikes would do well there, a fair number of dirty bike/quad only trails

[@maximusstarblazer]

How are your fenders holding up to all the tree branches and such?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

They have their share of trail rash. I recently just did a number on them though. (a couple 'after' pics on instagram) Anxious to get that video up...but i'm running a little behind.

[@Cman815]

Great video! How’d the gladdy do out there? It looked like it was in your group. Taking my gladdy out there in June and worried for some parts because of the longer body

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

It did alright. Though we didn't do the ridge part of 3X or 2X, and those sections you may struggle more because of its length

[@Cman815]

@@FearlessTrailhawk I appreciate it! So you did 2x as well? We are a bit worried about that one! A group of 4 gladiators headed there.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@Cman815 did not do 2X, too much traffic that day

[@Cman815]

@@FearlessTrailhawk awesome man! Thanks for the replies! I am excited. Your videos have helped a lot!

[@seanwatson3790]

dude. mud wheeling is fun and we definitely do not have enough of it here. but my god, the trails you have access to have the most uncreative names in the world. granted, too many of ours are called gulches, but slaughterhouse, hacket, like we have some way more creative trail names. whoever named your trails needs to go to creativity school lol

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

This was at an offroad park, many parks i've been to just do numbers as its much easier to make signs with numbers and arrows than names.

[@nathangarcia6499]

Do you know if the 2014 Cherokee trail hawk is just as odd road capable? I just bought one and plan on putting a 2” lift on it with 32” mud tires also a cold air intake to add power , but idk how the 2014 trail hawk compares to the 2019 trail hawk

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Plenty of '14s have done quite well offroad.

[@chaskuhn6447]

Is trail 3 passable for trailhawk? Looks like 3x is out of the question for stock. Using only highlift, max tracks and shovel for recovery. Hope there's plenty of winches around.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Never wheel alone and you'll never have to wonder if there will be someone to help recover you! Tha place is rutted to hell, 3 might be okay stock, but you may need pulled in a couple places, its hard to know. I haven't been in 2 years, and some says its getting worse...not better.

[@chaskuhn6447]

@@FearlessTrailhawk Yes going alone is not advisable. Hard to find an active club around Louisville. Thanks for your reply.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@chaskuhn6447 massive club around Louisville! Look up VooDoo Jeep club...

[@jamesakemon4115]

@@chaskuhn6447 lol, there are at least 5 active clubs in the Louisville area. Southern Indiana Jeep Members, K&I, Louisville Voodoo jeep club, Black Sheep Jeep Club and Kentucky Rebel Wranglers. For a non wrangler based club look up Kentucky JROG (Jeep renegade owners group). JROG members are currently running the entire premature of the KAT, with a couple of Liberty owners. Why, because the big boys said we couldn't do it.

[@shiftintohigh5564]

👍👍😎🇺🇸

[@happycampers.1837]

Surprised I didn’t see a TRD RAV4 out there hanging with you. It has the TRD sticker it has to be more than capable.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

No tow points or low range, amount other things. Plus all of our group had atleast rear locker. I've seen those things...no way would i ever attempt anything i've done in a stock KL TH. Only thing the TRD seems to offer over their other trims is a 'tuned suspension' and 'seat stitching'...

[@jamesakemon4115]

@@FearlessTrailhawk I ran everywhere you did in a open diff liberty.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

@@jamesakemon4115 okay? And?

[@jamesakemon4115]

@@FearlessTrailhawk just saying you don't a locker to run those trails. Way too many ppl think you can't wheel unless your rig has atleast 33's and lockers.

[@MichaelMiller-rg6or]

What engine does your TrailHawk have? It looked like it barely had enough grunt to get up that muddy hill after the little water crossing.

[@ironborn8786]

you did notice 2 wranglers didn't make that very hill xD but the tail hawk did =xD

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

V6 It wasn't lack of grunt, it was the shift timing...once i managed to keep it in second gear it made it up.

[@MichaelMiller-rg6or]

Iron Born i also noticed that the TrailHawk made it across the little stream on the first try where as the gladiators had to have multiple tries.

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

He also had to take a deeper rutted line because the tree mess of trees we had to weave between he would not have fit. And he still had to winch like 3 different directions at the top of the hill...just took so long the camera timed out.

[@The16142]

You have the kL rocky road supersliders. On their website which ones did you get cause I’m seeing they cost $759

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Super Sliders. My advice, as someone who uses the slider for its intended purpose, don't get the 'kicker'...it can get caught on all manor of things and potentially get you stuck or cause damage because it tries to force you over to the side when the kicker bit hits something.

[@The16142]

Fearless Trailhawk how much were the ones that you bought from them to know that I’m buying the same ones

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

Around $700, but it was two years ago and i don't really remember.

[@likeorasgod]

@@The16142 The supersliders are 739 as I'm looking at them too. I'm not sure what is next for the me the sliders or front bumper/winch, but not finding a lot of options for the 2019 for winch/bumpers just yet. So I'll prob get the supersliders next. I think the kick ones run 800 and the one below is in the 600.

[@tanmilne]

Do you think that the majority of the cabin noise on the highway comes from the tires? Are you running at lower pressures still at the end of this video?

[@FearlessTrailhawk]

I KNOW the majority of the cabin noise is from the MT tires. I think it has to do with our fully independent suspension that transfers more tire noise into the 'frame'. Having a lift will also cause the springs to be a bit stiffer which also helps transfer more vibrations/sound than usual. For reference, i still have my stock tires on a second set of rims that i swap on/off when i'm not wheeling. And no, i was not running lower trail PSI in my tires after i had cleaned up and gone through the car wash for the 4 hour highway drive home. I always air up as soon as possible after the trails are done. In this case it was the staging area we were parked in at 14:00.

[@tanmilne]

@@FearlessTrailhawk ahh that makes sense since they are unibody vehicles all the vibrations would be transferred throughout the whole vehicle.