We Install MetalCloak's JL Undercloak Armor System on our 2018 Jeep Wrangler JLU Rubicon

HOLY MOLY, we finally did it!
After doing a ton of research, it was sort of a no brainer to Kevin and I that MetalCloak was our top choice for underbelly skids! Their UnderCloak Armor System marked off all of the boxes, especially in the affordability and build quality categories!
And ever since we made our decision a couple of weeks ago, we've been planning out this Rubicon trip to work in tandem with a visit to MetalCloak's headquarters (since it's only a hop, skip, and a jump from the trail)!
Incredibly enough, not only was MetalCloak willing to let us hijack one of their shop bays to knock out the install, but they also lent us a helping hand (Ummm, can we add Awesome Customer Service to the checklist?!)
These skids were an incredibly quick and easy install (even if we hadn't had so much help) and Kevin and I are stoked to test them out offroad! But don't get too excited just yet, because we've got even more awesomeness coming!
I hope you all enjoy the video, and stay tuned!!
And, of course, don’t forget to follow my Instagram as well for more rad car stuff and Jeep fun!
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[@Manny92284]

Great choice by going with Metalcloak for protection. I have their Game Changer short arm lift and armor system in my JK. Their customer service is TOP NOTCH! I've had to replace some items that got bent/ damaged or needed to be upgraded. I've contacted them and Metalcloak assisted me on every step of my repairs when I needed them. You will not regret it

[@This_is_My_Story]

Amazing and makes the JL underneath look so much better than stock, not to forget the protection it now offers the JL.

[@toddmartin4471]

I’ve got the Metal Cloak 2.5” overland elite and it’s the best lift I’ve ever had .your gonna love how much flex you’ll have.

[@brisonpalmer6730]

Sweet skid system!!! Metal Cloak did a great job on the design of this system.

[@davidschmaus1]

Awesome father and daughter project.

[@RedRockCrawlers]

Great looking skid system. That will be a great set of protection skids to have for the future

[@skillenm]

I plan on doing the armor on my JLU when they get done building it , you guys are going to enjoy the MetalCloak lift. I have put the Game changer lift on my last 2 JKs, its trouble free and quiet on the trail and rides like stock. You guys picked a great company to go with!! The Best in my opinion. Have fun,, Love the Videos

[@BigPlaneFixer]

Those spandex are out of this world!!!! Honestly...she could sell me ice in Iceland!!! Oh yeah... Jeep is kicking too!!!

[@March1966]

Having kept up with your wheeling vids, I was pretty amazed at how NOT completely destroyed the stock skids were. You guys laid out the testing process for what those stock skids can do for us flat landers. Just don’t forget to take into account the weight you removed with stock stuff vs. the upgrades, probably will be even more pleasantly surprised at how little the added weight will actually be, well worth the peace of mind the Metalcloak skids give. NOW GO BEAT THE NEW STUFF UP!

[@ShawnBrezny]

Nice upgrade. I am seeing MetalCloak mentioned or used a lot recently. Looks like they have great products.

[@RobDTom]

You guys made the right decision to go with Metalcloak! I have the same Gold Edition Undercloak system on my Jeep JK absent the diff cover skid

[@JohnSmith-sh1zg]

Who dislikes any of these videos? Great video Kev and Britt. Great product as well. Keep em coming. You guys need your own tv show.

[@mcoffroadinaz4075]

Probably the Engageeeeer that said it didn't need skid plates.

[@ericfaley9019]

Nice up grades. I was watching a video where Roman and Tommy from TFL went to the Rubicon trail and drove new JL Rubicon’s with Jeep. Tommy and Roman had video of the skid plates getting damaged where they bolt to the frame just like yours. Remember what a Jeep engineer told Roman of TFL.

[@JKsouthwest]

LOL, you named her "Stepchild" I love it! Great choice on MetalCloak!

[@cjnut]

Nice add to the underside of your jeep can't wait to see you try this out on the trail.

[@tbex8606]

Right on! You two need the armour lol. I'm pumped to see the up coming videos! Keep em' coming!

[@unlimitedljadventure]

I love it. Glad you decided to get a full skid system. Now let’s see that lift kit in action. We all know that is the next video.

[@theslimeylimey]

I can understand other model Jeeps not having skids but the Rubicon should really have this as a factory option. It seems unrealistic to offer a jeep with insane out of the box capability and not expect people to hit the belly and drag the rear bumper.

[@donashcraft8617]

MetalCloak makes some fantastic products. Their fenders and bumpers are so badass.

[@jorgelrod]

Saw a JL parked in the shade two days ago, that fan started whirring and all I could think of was, Lite brite wasn't kidding those fans are loud af!

[@bryanc281]

Daaaamn! I live 3 miles from Metal Cloak. If I'd known you guys were coming, I'd a bought you lunch! Love your channel! There's an off road skills course 15 minutes from Metal Cloak at Prairie City OHV Park. Might be a good place to do a shakedown run before the Rubicon. Enjoy NorCal!

[@LiteBrite]

Bryan C Awesome! And yeah, we’ll have to start giving more heads up on exact locations when we travel (although in this case, the MetalCloak install was sort of a surprise)! 😊

[@jimmynicholson4376]

Lol probably the first time Metalcloak allowed something with Rough Country products on it in there shop. 😂😂😂. Can’t wait to see the new lift kit installed.

[@NotICON]

I love the guys down at Metalcloak. They make some amazing products, and offer some of the best customer service that I have ever had. I don't know if its a good thing that they are only an hour south of me though. They are really good at seperating me from my money. I also got to run the Rubicon with them at the beginning of August.

[@MrPr24foru]

Nice! A lift! Metalcloak one of the best at making quality parts! you’ll be pleased!

[@masonallen136]

Hard working and beautiful!!! Love the content.

[@stompindakka3222]

Nice update on the jeep. At 3:22 looks like interesting way to catch bolts.

[@jaimevalazquez5883]

I told you guys to check put metal cloack skid plate and you guys did! cool! They made awesome stuff for jeeps! Im happy you guys when that route! Britney and kevin. You guys are my favorite channel keep up the good work! I love you guys!

[@trailrunnah8886]

Nice! Good call on the Metalcloak. I'm just going to believe that you took my advice when I suggested Metalcloak to you last month, haha.

[@co4x4]

Sweet upgrade! I'm soooooo jelly! These skids are on my list for my 2 door JK Rubicon, unfortunately for me buying those now would ban me to the couch by the wifey for at least a month.

[@BTD53]

That should have been your first upgrade, lol. I really like the diff skid plate, not many people use them, they think the heavy duty diff cover is enough, good idea ! Kevin, you’re a lucky man, my wife would throw a shit fit if I beat on my Jeep like that...lol

[@blain5827]

Love to see an update on how it’s holding up

[@JP-ic1fi]

Sooo jealous. Hopefully my next upgrade. MetalCloak has some of the best upgrades available.

[@derekedwards2805]

Excited about the MC lift for you guys. I had a TJ with their 3.5 gamechanger and my current JK has the 3.5 inch gamechanger. Its the best bolt on kit Ive ever experienced as far as the ride and performance. I also currently run the same Patagonia 38s. You guys are gonna have a blast on the rubicon trail.

[@jtr82369]

This will be my first upgrade along with those diff covers, you gotta have protection in all aspects of life

[@krism1753]

That is awesome, I can’t wait to see how this rig turns out! Awesome vids keep it up👍👍

[@lethan9152]

Beautiful! Nice skid plates too

[@jbriverdellc]

of course the lift kit comes in after the new skids are on. LOL!!! Great work guys! keep it up!

[@tboruff73]

Love it! Really hope MetalCloak makes this one for the 2 -Door soon!! I'm (im)patiently waiting. The bad news for me is that you guys just keep costing me money by adding these mods to my list!

[@LiteBrite]

I’m only a little bit sorry. Haha 😊

[@hoslogistics]

I can't explain why this video brought so much joy to me!

[@4wdMonkey]

Love your channel, I have a JK Rubi! I follow all your videos from here in Australia. Idea for next video.... When you head out onto the trails it would be great to see a video of your camp setup and what you take when you overland. Keep up the good work!

[@LiteBrite]

Simon Patchy That’s actually not a bad idea!

[@tjamesferg48]

Kevin with the hammer reminds me of a documentary I saw long ago in high school about apes using simple tools. LoL 😂

[@RocHopn]

How does MetalCloak handle the cooling issues? I know with all those plates under there they are retaining heat. Especially here wheelin in the Az summers.

[@BaroTheHusky]

Finally no more cringy scraping! Metal cloak to the rescue

[@gordis951]

No more awesome u turns on a rock

[@jkustockaphobia2421]

Juan Gonzalez hahahahaha hell yea

[@lethan9152]

Beautiful! Nice skids too

[@davelamb3303]

Nice video. It would have been nice to put the skid plates on before you mashed up the bottom of the JL. Lol. I can't wait to see it with the lift kit. Cheers.

[@DavidMcBee]

I can’t wait to see what you do next.

[@ozboy8144]

Rig looks good nice upgrade.😁👍

[@kevinellis5327]

Very nice ... that was really cool of them !

[@steverolfeca]

Now that you’ve got proper armour, this would be a good opportunity to go back to the more efficient stock pumpkin on that back axle...

[@libzojeeper3345]

Awesome 💚👌👌👌 waiting to see the lift on that JL 😎

[@cossatotadventures2627]

That is an amazing looking kit! I want!!

[@biz4twobiz463]

Like the system that you installed, but my ONLY concern is absolutely NO protection in the front!! Where is the LOVE for the front axle??

[@LiteBrite]

biz4two biz4 The diff skid in the rear is less for protection, since we have Motobilt diff covers, and more to prevent us from getting hung up on rocks (which isn’t much of an issue on the front end due to its orientation). 😊😊

[@biz4twobiz463]

Lite Brite ... I totally get it...and understand. Appreciate you for the explanation...makes sense. Merci!!

[@katybowling4]

I literally know nothing about cars bc I think they’re boring but you make it fun

[@JesseAflleje]

They look awesome!

[@aaronspicer949]

That's a good looking setup, hopefully it's as functional

[@LiteBrite]

Aaron Spicer We’ll know soon enough, but I have little doubt it’ll be a huge improvement over the stock pieces

[@aaronspicer949]

@@LiteBrite yall are going to miss that cross member though😂😂😂😂

[@909ducatti]

I love those rim great choice👌👌.. Another great video

[@Gunmetalbluejeeptjs]

More weight underneath prob will help with a lower center of gravity

[@mandytuning]

I also like rusty off road skids,have an extra skid for the muffler resonator

[@maxmoore4315]

Great Job! Looks Simple and Metalicious! I would say great investment!

[@TheBeardedJeeper]

Looks great I wish I could have the metal cloak skids for my JK

[@bravokilo72]

Been waiting on the JL Undercloak video!!!

[@bravokilo72]

Question... Are y'all going to leave it gold or paint it???

[@Jeep.Generation]

I need that! Thanks for posting.

[@johnsandlin7474]

Sick upgrade. Now go out and give it hell.

[@ambrose.little]

Looks good. Functional, too.

[@evmena9415]

Looks awesome! Now you just need a proper tire carrier...LOL. Love watching your vids!!!

[@onefastcyclist]

Well rather late then never - at least you had fun along the way! Hopefully, this set will protect the underside of the JLU in style

[@ish6154]

Those things were a life saver!!

[@aaronramirez100]

Yea you needed them 😂

[@UtahNick71]

Great company. I went with Rock Hard for my Recon, but MC is great also.

[@believerscc]

cant wait for the next vid on the lift kit

[@hereto246]

Safety Glasses Kevin !!!

[@OffroadCpl]

Jeep should watch this and learn from their mistakes. You two have a great channel started. I actually watch your whole videos on the jeep.

[@gc8032]

This under body protection is awesome can you get more of these ? Make it a litebrite product and patent it. Youll make a difference to all jeep owners and youll earn big from it 😁👍

[@MrJamesLuz]

I’m a huge believer in getting skid plates and armor before a lift. Learn to drive it stock and get protection. It’s not “bling” like a lift and big tires, but you get a better sense of how it drives and don’t do damage...as you’ve shown.

[@calicojack3779]

Looks awesome, be curious to see what impact on your loft clearance will be impacted with the extra weight.

[@DansOverlanding]

Now that's some carnage

[@netballslut8050]

Love the tights

[@jeffpfund9172]

Many centuries from now, when archaeologists uncover your garage, they will find the only thing that remains of your Jeep is a well preserved rear transfer case.

[@NoName-OG1]

There is one thing that you will need to take care around and in some situations avoid - MUD! Fill up that belly pan with mud and it’s a MOFO to get out... I’m otherwise enviously considering one for my JK. (FYI mud is a great way to ruin tires as I have found out on a few occasions having it caked on the inside of the rims and a few freeway miles to a car wash...) I’m sure you’re already done with the Rubicon trip - but will get great use of the plates there!

[@LiteBrite]

No Name They definitely came in handy!! Videos to come next week!

[@alangammons3207]

What did the two of you decide as to your next vehicle acquisition? Gonna wait for the new Bronco perhaps?!? Hmmm? 🤞

[@LiteBrite]

Alan Gammons It’s a secret!!!

[@user_mac0153]

And no underbrush snagging underneath the car then catching alight from the hot exhaust system. Which seems to have happened before with catastrophic results Thanks for this upload :).

[@oovlocityoo2671]

I knew it!!!! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻😉 You rock guys

[@RoverRacer913]

We all know why that mechanic was wearing sunglasses while Brittany was helping out 🤭😂

[@RoverRacer913]

Don't you mean because her future is so brite? But no those gold skid plates are like the sun ;D

[@cagekicker78]

For safety reasons. :P

[@roberthein2156]

Dah! He was wearing X-Ray glasses!

[@wolfgangnebel2673]

Very nice again! Would it have been a good idea to protect what you already damaged against rust? You will certainly not remove this "protection shield" to do so ... But looks very good and will certainly do a good job. I'm very exited to see how this will be working on Rubicon trail! And - of course - so many congratulations for more than 18k subscribers!

[@LiteBrite]

Wolfgang Nebel We sprayed most of the bottom with either clear paint or black paint prior to driving out to California! 😊

[@wolfgangnebel2673]

Good to read this, thanks a lot! And - as always from my side: Keep going on the most refreshing channel I ever found on YT!

[@davkenrem]

Jeep should offer that package as an option from the factory.

[@roamingtiger]

davkenrem but engineers says it makes it heavy as a tank. Well artec accidentally sent me a full aluminum skid plate system for the jku. It weighed about 115 pounds.

[@dbrandon4528]

Jeep leaves it to the aftermarket for the 1% of people who need this

[@roamingtiger]

D brandon why does jeep make a snorkel then if very few people need it. They should make a damn skid plate. It doesn’t have to be standard it could be optional or hell even a “Mopar performance upgrade”

[@8654ZuluFoxtrot]

A snorkle is used 1000 times more often than full skid plates like this. A snorkel is not just for driving through deep water, it's best use is to get clean air when driving in dirty conditions.

[@coolzr573]

Douglas ivey because that snorkel is cheap to make, its plastic, it's light. why would you want an over priced factory skidplate system when the aftermarket will come out with one that is better and cheaper.

[@JohnGoingAndDoingThings]

So beautiful

[@nopiatl]

Hell yes great Mod...

[@1arod562]

Liked before the vid even started... And of course, did not disappoint. Nice under armor! Ready for that trail!

[@TheTonylow76]

lolol nice space pants i think i seen Uranus in them haha! sorry had to.nice work on the jeep💪🤘

[@diaamaged7475]

Damn Guys this is awesome upgrade

[@jaysuttle1269]

Another Great Video 👍 Quick questions are these skid plates heavy ? Does this affect center of gravity at all ? I own 2010 JK Unlimited. It looks very nice. Can you feel any difference in the drive ? Thanks...

[@lylejohnson486]

Love it looks great

[@jessebellis478]

Always a great time ! You guys are the best 😁 highly insperational as always !! Thanks for sharing !! TWO THUMBS UP !! Cheers !

[@Bad95killer]

Awesome work! 😏👍

[@johnganshow5536]

Wow, Very nice!!

[@nowayoutstp4]

Those are nice.

[@andymckane7271]

Great job with your latest video! Excellent overall. My only criticism is that the soundtrack (the music rather than narration) is too young for my taste (but probably great to the vast majority of your viewers, now and in the future). You mention the weight of the various skid plates is about the same as a large cooler. I was wondering about the weight of all these skid plates. And your skid plates are vastly better designed (considering the use the two of you give your Rubicon) than the factory skid plates Jeep put on the car. My only other concern would be the effect these skid plates will have on the various fluids used in your Rubicon, namely: Engine oil, automatic transmission fluid, transfer case lubricant, front & rear differential oil, coolant temperature and possibly even the temperature of the fuel in your fuel tank. My question here would be the effect in off-road, slow speed driving in hot weather, and also the effect on the various temperatures of these various fluids when driving at highway speeds in hot summer months (both for just the Jeep on its own and also when towing a trailer of up to 3,500 pounds). These skid plates look excellent! They appear to have been very well made. And the installers did a great job getting them onto the Rubicon. Well done, Lite Brite!

[@LiteBrite]

Andy McKane We just got off a 4 day Rubicon Trail excursion, and so far the temperature have been fine! But we’ll continue to monitor them and keep everyone posted! 😊

[@mailman7478]

This stuff better be bullet proof because these two could tear up an anvil with a rubber hammer.

[@LiteBrite]

mailman7478 😂😂😂

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

You guys rock! Keep the videos coming. Cant wait to see the install on what looks like a long arm lift kit😁😁😁😁. Get that bad ass jeep up in the air...

[@kg2995]

MC makes great hardware.

[@GoodsDell7]

Outstanding !