This Isn't Your Typical Jeep Wrangler Axle Swap!!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

I hope you enjoy the video! As you can tell, the swap is coming along good, and it’s really cool building some custom stuff! Stay tuned for the next video where we finish the front and start working on the rear! I forgot to mention it, but you can use the code JKgear at Barnes4WD and 7Slotcustoms to get a discount! What Jeep projects do you have planned?

[@jeremy8715]

Jeep Gear & Gadgets what are the wheels on the LJ?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

They are Mickey Thompson Classics that I painted grey

[@spartan2.082]

y'all know they say "never trust someone that works on jeeps in crocks!!' lol!! Just messin, appreciate the vids y'all, keep it up.

[@rhettabney2838]

Rhett

[@offroadjeep6035]

Cassie and Ben, you guys make a helluva combination. Ben doesn't take himself too seriously and no fake macho about him, and Cassie is all natural and can wrench as well as wheel. No doubt her channel will grow as she drops more videos.

[@gscrawford74]

What is her channels name?

[@offroadjeep6035]

@@gscrawford74 This is Cassie's channel. Ben's channel is JK Gear & Gadgets. You could check his channel out also. Full of DIY projects, wheeling videos, product reviews, and much more.

[@jackbower8671]

I don't know why LiteBrite gets all the attention when you guys are getting down right into the nitty gritty. Bravo to you both!

[@offroadjeep6035]

their target demographic is prepubescent teen age boys

[@jackbower8671]

@@offroadjeep6035 And normie Jeepers lol

[@junwang4314]

I can't sustain litebrite for another 5 seconds, she is not too bad but her husband basically whored her out for clickbaits. They have no mechanic knowledge like Ben, nor will to wrench like Cassie. Their videos are the worst infomercial at best.

[@soggyfries4347]

whoa...shots fired, shots fired

[@mattbarrett41]

Jack Bower - The blonde. Both good looking women, but the blonde is cuter......even if she doesn’t work on the truck

[@vdubpowered]

Ben has definitely hit the lotto with Cassie. It's hard to find someone that likes your passion for something as it is but to have someone that gets into it just as much is amazing. Keep on jeep'n

[@Teawithlee]

For real!! 😊

[@jimschmidt4089]

You guys are awesome together. Really enjoy both of your energy and love of doing things yourself. I always learn a lot from you both and you're enjoyable to watch. Keep up the great work you two!

[@bennelson9826]

Cassie I didn’t know you could weld like that! Bravo!

[@stephenwitham]

Honestly, really looks like the two of you are having a blast doing this. Looks like a great bonding activity.

[@rangethetrail]

did *anyone* else's heart STOP when cassie reached out and touched the weld 'right' after welding?!? thank GOD for editing... sheesh - i'm still freaking out over that! LMAO! good job doing the work yourself, too! i know you don't know me, but i'm proud of you! (and besides you got ben to help out when/if needed!) keep up the good work!

[@newbwheeler9777]

She’s a keeper for sure!

[@romeshter]

Doing this swap on my ZJ, thanks for posting guys. It really helps to see someone do this first.

[@MrJoecango]

Cassie keeping jeeping classy! I love it!

[@vicmiller7191]

Those welds look fantastic, nice work. Thanks for sharing guys...Vic

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

her welds are literally super rad !!!

[@ms.karihart2983]

It’s awesome to see wife & husband building together great job

[@George71964]

Awsome work Cassie, I'm very impressed with your abilities on this project.

[@Fix_It_Again_Tony]

Great job, guys. Definitely good to see people working on their own rigs. When you guys were working on the drag link and track bar it would have been an excellent opportunity to discuss the length and angle relationship between the two and why ideally they should be the same to minimize bumpsteer. I've read the angle should take priority over the length. I thought I saw an example worked with math to prove this, but finding it is a different story.

[@PoisonSpyder038]

Awesome welds this build is going super smooth and looks factory! Excellent work

[@alphamike2839]

I love that you both fab on your Jeeps. Great welding Cassie! A lot better than I do. Going to be a great swap.

[@michaelmurray2592]

Girl!!!! You are a badass!!! Keep pumping out this great content Cassie, I promise it will pay off. I enjoy seeing you on Ben's channel as well, I think you both bring content worth watching. I love how real your videos are so dont let fame and fortune change that about y'all. Much love from Louisiana

[@victorschrenk9186]

Very cool build so far and very impressive Cassie! You and Ben are definitely inspiring me to get into my JKU build. Both your channels have a lot of good info and following along with your experiences makes me more confident to make decisions on how I want to make my build! Keep wrenching!

[@oby-1607]

Really nice front end build.

[@johnlamb4465]

Fellow texan here. I'm thinking I will just buy a frame and cab of a jeep. These videos show that just about everything can and will be replaced. Great vids.

[@jmjl1994]

That has got to be the best sign off line EVER.

[@philb912]

Your welds are super nice ! Especially for a beginner

[@Scott_69HemiDart]

Nice video and Great job on all the work, especially the welding........................awesome!!

[@rileybest6084]

Your jeep is looking awesome great job cassie I love that you welder it yourself right on

[@jeremynichols1326]

Wow great video Cassie it was great to see you doing the work. Keep up with the awesome content can't wait to see the next video

[@Bigmannature]

props to u for fully welding ur own track bar bracket

[@jasonnourry9612]

Your Jeep is looking awesome. Soon you will be able to show Ben who is the boss out on the trails.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Looking forward to both of us getting out on the trails in our own vehicles. It will be fun for sure!!!

[@jamesmarchel8386]

You’ll be at 15k subs after this axle swap is done. I know it. Nice to see a jeepher doing work and welding, it’s fun to watch

[@caminoracer7987]

Cassie you've been my favorite down to earth , beautiful, upbeat JEEP Girl from day one and after this nicely detailed video your channel is moving up the list fast ! Great work and nice welding ! Ben does pretty good work too LOL. LOVE YALL !

[@davidgrant3940]

Those are some nice looking weld. Good job.

[@rickymartin5363]

As a welding engineer I can attest to the little known fact that women usually are better welders than men.

[@Thexkidd]

Ricky Martin my son’s girlfriend is better than him. So yup 👍

[@jamesmarchel8386]

Yep! Women have more patience 🤣. Half of welding is just going slow and being very detail oriented

[@p.a.f.offroad7551]

I see it every day

[@errhka]

most of it is likely being willing to listen to instructions XD

[@mixalis6168]

@@jamesmarchel8386 They also most of the time, listen while be taught, and dont think they know it all!

[@JKGearandGadgets]

Nice

[@johncortese745]

Dang Cassie's welds are on point. I wish mine looked close to that haha. Cant wait to see the next video! Ya'll stay safe!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thanks!! Took some practice, more welding in the next video!

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

her welds are super rad!! literally!

[@tfrye008]

Really nice to see all the progress. Great stuff.

[@mssammielowe]

Cassie! OMG... You are a Rock Star....

[@1stzjtruck706]

Nice job on those welds. Keep up the great work

[@StormbornJKU]

Hell yea! Everything is looking really good! I’m loving this so far and can’t wait to keep seeing more!

[@lbbowhunter1]

Love watching the work you guys do. Thanks for all the education and fun.

[@duneattack]

Way to go guys! Love you both! PS: Props to Cassie on those welds. My welds still look like piles of buggers!

[@bobmcelver1484]

Man, you hit the mega lotto with that woman bud. Not only is she good with the wrench, hell when I saw her weld and lay down a decent bead I said "BINGO"..…... WOW

[@adamaldinger6960]

Looking really good, cannot wait to see the finished product!

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Neither can I! It is a lot of work, but will be AWESOME once it is finished!!

[@davemurray8421]

You guys definitely make a good pair. Love the build and absolutely loved the whole putting the coveralls on segment. Incredible LOL!

[@Adrian-rn1ym]

Wow those welds are great cass !!! , not as good as my popcorn I do lol . And usually you slow mo clothes coming off not on Ben !! Lmao. Another awesome video guys !! Pumped for the lj !!!

[@randythompson1957]

I need to find a Classy Cassie. That's the best upgrade ever.

[@soulsurfer8797]

Strong work! Made some major Mods to my 1st Gen 4rnr. Highly recommend leveling up to a plasma cutter if you all plan to to more major DIY jobs similar to this.

[@jamekingsly1586]

Good job Cassie! Now finish it up and get the rear started!

[@Frimsure]

you guys are so funny to watch!!! you make these build video great to watch keep it up!!!

[@zschlecht08]

I’ve been waiting for this content to start picking up, and it was worth the wait!! Great job so far this is awesome stuff 😃 I’m a newbie welder too but just have a fcaw... and your welds look way better than mine 😅👍

[@BadKarmaFab]

Excellent Jeep duo! Keep up the good work!

[@billquillin1952]

Well done young Lady! Well done!

[@dylanromine4101]

Your bump steer looks great

[@travispinkerton9916]

Rock crawler used to make custom length control arms I’m not quite sure if they still do but they used to

[@gutwrench1961]

Got the sound back thanks Cassie

[@timwatkins3828]

MY favorite Jeep Couple.

[@p.a.f.offroad7551]

It's coming along nicely. Hopefully I can get my Jeep trail ready soon enough. Would love to catch you guys on the trails some day! Always look for the Jeep's when I head up to Gloucester lol.

[@dk12811]

Nice LJ and I like the wide stance.

[@JJBanuelos]

Love your guys channel! Keep up the good work. Trying to get mine like yours one day!

[@terrystotzheim9719]

Wow, your jeep is coming along great! I can see a new youtube channel coming! "Jeep building with Cassie"! Nice job!!!

[@phantomwalker8251]

should flip the steering arm..did mine with a file,to cone the holes,2 thick washers over original side,2 hrs in d/way..

[@pauldupre3377]

Bought my new gladiator yesterday. ( 9-29-20) I should have it delivered to me by 11-29-20. It will be a 21 model yr. I think it would be so cool if I could get it autographed by both of you.

[@Tazzspaz]

I don't know anything about welding but that looks like a pretty good job to me!

[@garyk3498]

Nice job welding.

[@Clyzzz]

Great job, you owned it.👍👍

[@1badnissan09]

Awesome welds Cassie 😎🤘🏻

[@mecanicomecanico5444]

11:07 hey beautiful !! you do it better than many welders !!!

[@toddhodgkin3247]

This axle swap is going to turn out great

[@tedlewis3680]

Those welds look good! Love the channel

[@Matt_Iifts]

Nice welds! Giving me motivation to finally learn how to weld. Can’t wait to see it once it’s all finished

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you! You should definitely try welding, a lot of fun!

[@Jeeptalkshow]

Did I miss something? Looks like you can turn left, but not so much right. Are you still going to move the coil mounts at the top out?

[@cac90277]

Very nice work guys!

[@mojavered.]

That's the same outfit I wear when I work on my vehicles!

[@rooster1930]

Would love to play with a JL or even a JK, but can't touch them for much less than $20k around here. Even a TJ commands a premium. I still get plenty of fun with my pair of Flatty CJs.

[@brisonpalmer6730]

Damn girl you can weld !

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

I've not seen a lot of ya'lls videos. Mostly the Gladiator stuff. I thought you were an ordinary Jeep Mom, meant with no disrespect. Jeep mom and Jeep fabricator/builder? Freakin Awesome. Sorry Ben lol. I've been garage welding for a lot of years and I think your welds look fantastic. Nicely done.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thank you!! Just started learning/practicing in the garage a few months back, wish I had started learning sooner. Such a good skill to have. Also, no offense taken😂 lol

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

@@JeepGearGadgets You're very welcome. Looking forward to everything you guys do. Take care out there.

[@nichobob1]

Hey Cassie I was wondering what brand legging you have I love the art and colors on them and I’d like to get some for my fiancé if you don’t mind the help Love the videos can’t wait to see the Lj done I’m so excited

[@JeepGearGadgets]

I am excited to see how everything looks and performs at the end of this project as well!! I get most of my leggings from a company called balance athletica. They drop new collections and colors every 2 months or so. Very comfortable!

[@davidyeats6609]

Nice work guys 👊😎💪. It looks good, and it’s gonna be awesome to see it when it’s all done. God bless you guys, and stay safe out their. 👊😎💪

[@joepro5915]

Thank you for the video. Stay safe.

[@lifeoftank8271]

Finally the LJ

[@emilyhayton8392]

Wow. You are giving us females a great name. Keep it up girl 👍🏻

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Thanks Emily! I do what I can! :)

[@tlalexander3]

Where are y'all located? I see the chapel hill cup on the table. I'm from near Charlotte NC

[@danarteritano1340]

Since we are stuck at home I finished installing rock lights.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Sweeeeet! This is on my to do list too!

[@mosquigglz503]

Power couple! You guys rock! 🤙

[@deniedjoo]

Hi from Virginia just subbed first watching your vids looks like you guys are going all out on those Jeep's looking good

[@timothykiniris1724]

One of you guys prior military? Cause the coveralls looked identical to mine that are issued to me but they could just be mass produced not sure

[@four_low_adventures]

Very cool! Great video. I plan on getting an LJ soon and would like to do an axle swap as well.

[@beachboy4928]

Awesome team work! LJ looking great! What was the title of the first instrumental in the video?

[@bobbyrob2008]

Awesome you two!!! 👍👊

[@Mr2greys]

Still watching but isn't rule of thumb that the amount of thread that is exposed should not be more than 1.5x the diameter of the actual threaded part? Also why not JJ on both sides? Just curious

[@JeepGearGadgets]

That’s correct when you have a standard length joint. With the extended lengths you can extend them longer without issue

[@nickwoellert5045]

Hey Cassie, I noticed both your jeep and Ben's jeep have Alaska plates. I am from Alaska and was wondering are you guys original from Alaska or did you just live there for some time? If so which part? Thanks and I love both channels, keep up the awesome work. 👍🏻

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Lived in Kodiak for two years! On our way back to the lower 48, we took the ferry to Homer and drove all the way to VA. Explored a decent amount between Homer and Fairbanks. We miss Alaska everyday. What part are you from?!

[@nickwoellert5045]

We are from the Fairbanks area, I know what you mean about missing it. It's home for us I have lived there for 31 years and raised my 4 kiddos there. Well like mentioned earlier I love the channels and keep up the good work, hopefully we will cross paths some day and can swap some wheeling stories.

[@jerrywhalen2100]

After all that grinding and Welding on the frame, How did you possibly get into the frame to paint the inside? What did you use?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

All of the welds were on the outside of the frame, so no need to paint the inside of the frame😊

[@lifelongjeeper]

Hey. I’m a new subscriber. Great job on your swap. I noticed your high line fenders. Are they OEM converted fenders or AEV (or other aftermarket)?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

They are OEM converted. The previous owner must have done them. The job doesn’t too great up close, but at least they look cool and we have extra clearance!

[@lifelongjeeper]

Would you mind DMing some close up pics of the good, bad, and ugly or upload a video about them? We just pulled the fenders off my daughters TJ and I want to see if I want tackle this project or not. It’s only on 35’s so it isn’t necessary; it’s just that I don’t want to pull them off again if I change my mind down the road.

[@cgscprspecialist3937]

You 2 are awesome great video

[@mesomorfo]

Nice welds Cassie!

[@JohnDoe-wy2py]

more than nice, they are super rad !!! Literally !

[@billhulkins5213]

Wow Cassie! Looking good

[@eldiablobiker]

I am actually redoing the suspension on my TJ right now for better flex. I have the same issue of my track bar hitting the pumpkin if I go any higher. So my question is, how far forward can I move the frame mount. I need about an inch to clear but I wasn’t sure how in line with the axle mount it had to be. I have a rubicon express frame bracket and trackbar. I know I have to make sure I clear the pitman arm.

[@JeepGearGadgets]

You should be fine to move it an inch or a little more!

[@eldiablobiker]

Perfect. Thanks. Very happy to see some work on Cassie’s Jeep. It like my house. My wife gets all my hand me downs for her Lj from my TJ

[@LetsGoJT]

Love the channel as always.

[@BillyTpower]

Hey Ben how do u figure out your ride height by jacking up the axle with no tires? legit question. do you measure pumpkin distance from the ground while on wheels and just replicate that number?

[@JeepGearGadgets]

Tires don’t really matter since we are looking at suspension ride height. Once you jack up the axle and the springs start to take the load, then that is the suspension ride height

[@henryblen334]

Wow, lots of work

[@perronse]

Je suis impressionné par votre travail !