We Made a LIFT-KIT Out Of WOOD!

Can you use wood blocks instead of a proper lift kit? Let's find out!!

[@jayjay3016]

They drove wooden carriages cross country. Send it.

[@karostaro4779]

you have nothing centering the axle anymore. that hole in the perch and the pin in the leaf serve a purpose

[@MayhemMorgan]

Exactly what I was about to say. Horrible idea

[@naoko3749]

Yeah because clearly this was supposed to be a permanent and usable lift kit

[@First_Take.]

@@CertifyThis its meant for fucking offroading, who cares if its a little bit off

[@tatertotracing7818]

well safety wasnt number one priority because the u bolt is gonna crust that brake line lol

[@mitchelllawrentz766]

Idk if you noticed but it looked like there wasn’t even a center pin in the leafs at all

[@s10mafia61]

Anybody else noticed that Bluetooth driveshaft

[@tylerg8447]

I'll be sure to check when I buy a jeep there's no wood

[@NoviceGarage]

Smart move.

[@tylerg8447]

@@NoviceGarage lol

[@codyraab1]

7:40 brake line is in between the u-bolts and axle housing. pinching it off

[@aidanpienaar1454]

Thats the speedometer cable

[@singblade]

Definitely the brake line. Speedometer is driven by gear in transfer case on these.

[@Cherokee93]

@@aidanpienaar1454 speedometer cables dont connect to the brake they connect to the transmission or transfercase

[@thinetaco3722]

Why wood you do this?

[@cmoney6175]

*10/10 wood definitely try doing this*

[@roberthill9445]

Drove one for years in the woods with a setup like that.

[@alleehoff]

Put some screws through the wood blocks that'll make it a lot more sturdy and it won't come apart as easily at least. Liked the video! 👍👊

[@brianj123458]

My dad use to do that and drive all over for years without a problem you can drive anywhere you need to if you have rear end lined up correctly

[@goatsgarage2252]

How a 1 ton axel swap...and add the pine blocks after! Maybe with some nails and jb weld for support

[@br_5497]

If you have to use a truck and trailer to get it off road don't worry about getting in an accident. Take it off road and make one of your don't try this at home video's. Keep up the good work on the video's.

[@FixItYerself]

Got wood? Great idea. Use a hardwood like oak or ash though.

[@Maria-hb3kc]

A friend of mine used 2x4 to lift his crown Victoria 2 put rim's on it and it worked just fine.

[@keniferusxj7047]

Pine will crack fast... hickory will last , but now the axle won’t be pined.. so when it comes apart plan on replacing driveshaft and rebuilding transfercase

[@MikeHawxPhat]

My boy Steve Smith out here making bangers

[@shadowthedubstepwolf6604]

you ARE able to but the wood could crack, break, rot, etc. but if you wanna go a cheap rout go ahead it will work

[@kunalfindley158]

Yeah but there is nothing centering the axle anymore

[@jasonpetrich4141]

I did that with wood to a 1989 suburban once and it was so bouncy and ended up breaking the wood apart

[@hydrazombie]

07:40 so the crushed rear brake line between the axle and u bolts was a good thing

[@shadowthedubstepwolf6604]

it will last you a while but you'll still have to replace the wood every once in a while

[@1986Honda4trax]

I'd say if you really want to keep the lift go and get some square metal pipe and weld em together to be the same size and do it a little smarter

[@shadowthedubstepwolf6604]

me and my dad have used 2 by 4's on our tracker with 33's on it. no lift kit just wood and it lasted almost a couple years with offroading and delivering newspapers

[@todddebrowsky441]

Yeah I want to see it on the trail

[@willr69420]

Thanks for the entertaining well edited content! Keep up the good work.

[@MrMarkpoole]

Anything you put between the spring and rear axle will lift it. The question is for how long. Lifting a car will also put extra stress on the drive shaft.

[@atx-cvpi_99]

Drive it on the streets

[@16driver16]

I don't even know where to start... you did EVERYTHING wrong. That center bolt is huge important. 2",3",4" aluminum blocks can he had at any auto parts store for like $40 quit this shit before you ruin your rear driveshaft by twisting the axle or it sliding back and best case you break the ujoint. The u bolts need to be straight and they are crushing the brake line. I did a better job on my first lift at 16. A full length add a leaf for the rear and spacers up front is the best way to go, I like rustysoffroad for xj parts

[@rodriguez4242]

Where are those axles that zack bought?

[@alwaysblessed3133]

Love how they pinched the brake lines with the u bolts on the passenger side.

[@jerryn8333]

I’m ready for this 😂😂😂

[@NoviceGarage]

haha!

[@louisbeaver87]

Y'all should have never cut the tie bolts out of the leaf springs they will come apart now an not safe to drive

[@brandongamet8371]

Supposed to torque to 180lbs... The u bolts stretch. I know its just for an "entertainment purpose" but I did my buddies u bolts on his truck with a 6"lift with blocks. That's a great idea tho.

[@poormansyoutube686]

NO JOKE THIS IS HOW THEY DO IT IN MEXICO. I SEEN THIS BACK IN EARLY 2000S CACTUS HIGH MR REMEREZ AUTO SHOP.

[@jonathanstitt4368]

You guys are just as insane as me I love it

[@Gonzo.S.Thompson]

I like to think people like us are normal and it is the rest of the world that has lost their minds.

[@jonathanstitt4368]

@@Gonzo.S.Thompson You know what I kinda line that 😂

[@jonathanstitt4368]

Like*

[@trevormangus7832]

Why did you cut the centering pin off it is there for a reason to keep the leaf and axle from sliding by locking them together and lift blocks are tapered to set or keep pinion angle you need to get new leaf spring pins to make it safe regardless if you get proper lift blocks

[@nathanielsmith1246]

Good shit my ranger is gonna have the wood in it for the murders around here 👌🤙 I was thinking about it so I thought I would look ot up to see if it would hold

[@jasonpetrich4141]

Guys take a piece of 4" around well pipe, cut it to 4" iches tall and put it on top of the sprongs put a small rubber spacer so ot does not make noise, then go cut 4 pieces of flat stock to 10" inches long ,drill holea at the top and the bottom for the shackels. ,,now weld it together, that is all you need. Try to get some longer shockes. Or air shocks. I did this to my 1990 cherokee befor i bought a rc full.kit. it worked awesome

[@joesmoth2610]

This has been done many times before had a buddy in high school do it o. His obs chevy broke the 4x4 and left him stranded

[@oldreliable303]

Ive done this, it was fun but the fun dinten last very long.... The blocks may have split....

[@johnchassie-rideout4927]

You guys have a welder make metal lift blocks for the jeep.

[@lukebryan4054]

That wasn't a crescent wrench

[@chrisswinford4339]

I said the same thing 😂 these boys are some damn pansies

[@johnsingleton8429]

Where did you find the U bolts?

[@goatsgarage2252]

Stain the wood first then trail test it!

[@team_suv7778]

When I was in high school I welded up some blocks to work as a budget boost Then welded the blocks to the top of the springs for my 2004 grand Cherokee looked real sketchy but it worked then 6 years later metal fabbed my own 6 inch lift kit for my zr2 blazer

[@chevyguy06]

how was you able to weld to the hardend steel of the leafs? was always told leaf springs cant be welded..

[@team_suv7778]

chevyguy06 well when I was 16 I didn’t care what my weld looked like as long as it stuck the metals together and it was coil spring suspension I took and welded a square plate to the top of some tubing I cut 3 inches tall then welded the plate to the top of the coil spring everywhere the plate made contact and the tubing sat real nice in the spring perch then on the blazer I took and flipped the mounts on the rear axle so it would sit under the springs and I got right at 6 inches of lift so I looked up what the front lift kit had in it and took and made everything using cad design software that we had at a machine shop I worked at I also made a 4 inch lift kit for a 2006 Colorado my buddy had while I was working at that same machine shop

[@DblARon]

It’s not rough country it’s back country

[@s.o.f.fpatriotsforlife414]

Rough country sucks

[@richardcopeland1770]

Without the center bolts the first time you catch traction while spinning in reverse(if you had rear shaft) your axle would slide back on the springs and jam into the gas tank and likely rip the brake lines and drop the shaft. Even if you had to just buy a long bolt and round the head to fit the spring perch and flatten 2 sides to get a wrench on to tighten it.

[@FussyPart922]

When I said "lift the cherokee" in the live stream...... I didnt mean wood blocks! yall some goof balls. im running a rough courntry x series on my xj, you guys outta do the same

[@brsrc759]

Spring wrap for days!!!! you guys are going to snap your u-joints. Can't wait to see it off road

[@shadowthedubstepwolf6604]

2 by 4's would be best rout.

[@jasonpetrich4141]

That thing is perfectly legal. The law looks at it as a jeep. You can drive it with out the doors on or a hood or windsheild aslong as you have safety googles on, and the wipers work. Its fun. 😃😄😉😎

[@karsongibbs9497]

3 or 4 inch blocks are cheap at advance auto ik 3 inch is like 30 bucks with u bolts

[@chapekfabrication2975]

Its going to drive sideways af now because it doesnt bad a centering pin

[@brycereed5015]

There is a kit online for a Jeep XJ 3inch lift for $85 I have it on my xj it works great

[@jeep2003]

Why the hell did you cut the center bolts? Honestly thats the sketchiest part about it and wasnt even nessesary. I had a friend that had a lift just like that but he used an oak block it was fine for years

[@PromasterHOF]

Big deal!!! I did that in 1974 so I could run street slicks on the back of a 66 Impala

[@MrKannon9]

From someone who has done that it works to get you off the trail but block lifts suck in general for wheeling

[@NoviceGarage]

Yup, not surprising

[@ktmmechanicsandaudio6803]

Yoo that was wild I wanna see how good they work off-road for sure

[@PKAdventures]

why don't you guys try cutting strips from old tires and using those? they will give you the lift, but since they are primarily rubber they would have a tiiiiny bit of give, meaning you could really crank down the U bolts so theres no chance of them slipping out, and that little give might get you a tiny bit smoother ride. back when i was doing my first bit of mods i ordered a body lift kit, and i was pretty pissed when i realized it was just a bunch of plastic spacers i had paid like $40 for when i could of easily made my own for much cheaper, or even free. and a couple days later when i got the new tires i realized what an awesome opportunity i had missed also, i wouldn't be too worried about the lumber breaking, i mean, 2x4s make up a large portion of the structure of most houses, and you don't usually worry about the roof falling in on you

[@sixstring2010]

To my surprise they knew how to jump start a car!

[@aaronfarrin4057]

Both of our box trucks have wood holding the boxes on their bodies that's how they make them you should have used hardwood that's what they have not softwood those are probably fur

[@johntaylor9541]

Should have used hardwood like oak

[@theundernote6756]

You need to make a Go video again

[@kerrboturbo]

Anyone bitching that this is wrong or stupid clearly hasn't been here before... Love the vid as always guys. Should be good boys, send 'er!

[@wampuscat1831]

Gum tree or Oak just might work

[@jglaboratory]

Love the rear brake shoes lol

[@williamparent4320]

lol if the wood break why not try hard wood floring if you do it smartly you could even get free sample from multiple store and have enough to change it for free ;p

[@countryboy2732]

Also you didnt put your U bolts straight the outer one on the passenger side was cockeyed

[@X7NationArmyX]

10/10 would recommend

[@87fubar]

id love to see a hard take off so ppl will know what that centering spring bolt is for

[@Katarinarabbit]

A wood jeep that brings me back to when ford made keeps

[@v_for_vengeance9136]

Basically just get the strongest wood you can find then put fiberglass resin all over it then wrap it with Gorilla tape, you'll be good 😊

[@therobb5738]

Many people have used this same method to raise their trucks and jeeps, and they drive on roads and highways just fine. Avoid quick turns and you'll be fine.

[@Cooperdonny325]

I was wondering what you guys were doing with the Jeep L M A O!!!!!!!!!!

[@un3tygaming358]

Damn both of u lol

[@dro3m]

Wood? I made mine out of plastic.

[@riceralfa1468]

Hell yeah trail it with the blocks

[@fords4life914]

U can fit another block under there

[@korn76live]

You guys should've used oak it's much tougher than pine🌲 just a FYI for when you do the front lol

[@Joseph-ue8qc]

Theirs some people that actually do this😂

[@redman715]

Anyone notice them smashing the brake lines with the u bolts lol send it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@richardpowell5369]

No reason why they wouldn't work, as they are softwood they will deform, so you will need to keep tightening the U bolts . You would be better off with a hardwood like oak. Wood was and still is used in the manufacture of cars, Morgan cars are mostly made of wood, and old lorries used wooden brake blocks. However, I wouldn't use wooden leaf springs! You could raise the front by cutting a disc of hardwood and fitting it to the top of the coilovers, then coach bolt the wood under the strut turrets, now that would be a woodworking project.

[@robertbecerra5110]

Do it!!

[@countryboy2732]

I would of screwed the two pieces of wood together first

[@Dieseldad518]

The u- bolts are so fucking crooked it's scary. Hell no.

[@gideondecker3980]

That’s just the emergency brake cable you’re not gonna have any emergencies with that setup

[@donaldhayes6086]

Oak hard wood lift blocks (got wood )

[@bradleysmith3969]

If it hold go mudding

[@slagwurm224]

rip no center pin

[@AbandonedExplorationUrbex1979]

Take it off road on a trail.

[@lenoob2800]

Those drums are gross lol

[@mormonmafia1705]

You should of used oak wood. Way stronger then that pine.

[@jeffkevin3679]

Screw the wood together and if you wanna make it more weather proof stain it lol.

[@timetable620]

Bleepin Jeep did the two by four as a trail fix to get home

[@jarridkowalenko8334]

This wasnt a offroad fix though lmao

[@timetable620]

Jarrid Kowalenko bleepin Jeep did it as temporary as they said they are doing. Not a permanent installment. So I would say they are the same

[@jarridkowalenko8334]

Yea you can also to metal blocks much safer

[@jarridkowalenko8334]

I do get it but no center pins and there is nothing saying that wood wont shift metal blocks with center pins is a way better temporary fix and its sturdy

[@timetable620]

Jarrid Kowalenko there is many ways they could have done this better but all around it is a bad idea and would never attempt it as a permanent installment.

[@skimask5049]

thats fking mint

[@MartinRusts]

everyone knows you have to use walnut for lift kits.... smh

[@wadeniemeier4295]

Ride that go kart that was in the background

[@streebsadventures7088]

Everyone knows you never jack a vehicle on the rear dif, then again this is novice garage. Love your vids.

[@samuelyi9189]

Whys that

[@shanetaggart6060]

I've done it countless times on 10+ different vehicles why not? You ever four wheeled before? You slam that shit on rocks way harder that you could lifting it with a jack. I crushed a boulder with my diff, got hung up and took 2 trucks to yank it off smashed that rock to shit and didn't crack my diff

[@kitecattestecke2303]

@@shanetaggart6060 its a casting after all and brittle so jacking on the frame or under the spring is the way to go most diffs can take it but younger cars hafe very thin alloy cases so dont jack on them

[@87fubar]

factory owners jeep manual shows jack points are under axle and every tire shop ive ever been to lifts 4x4 that way a floor jack wouldn't even get the tire off the ground if you try lifting these like a car

[@loganlawlzoutloud]

this has to be a troll. 15 years in euro shops, repair shops, performance shops, diesel shops, offroad, and hot rod fab shops and everyone always jacks by the diff.

[@TheBludgutz]

We're not that stupid to drive it on the streets, but we're stupid enough to use wood as a lift kit...... Different shades of stupid?

[@Justinsatiable]

What could go wrong

[@jonathonpatton24]

Rear end, gonna shift and pull drive shaft out of trans

[@JO3TATO]

There is no rear drive shaft currently, its even mentioned at the very end