Wipe Out Hill vs. Stock Jeep Wrangler

[@backwoodstherapy]

People forget how capable a stock rig really is.

[@TrailRecon]

Oh ya, very capable in stock form!

[@RealGhvsty]

just sucks that 99% of Jeep owners will NEVER do this to their Jeeps like they were made to do. but this guy, this is what i’m talking about. real off-roading

[@larrygoodsell9273]

@@RealGhvsty I'm a 1%er, whoohoo

[@RealGhvsty]

@@larrygoodsell9273 and you’re a real one then. i love seeing people legit mountain climb in Jeeps. or any off-roading in general

[@backwoodstherapy]

​@@RealGhvstyI have a JLU Sport that's lifted on 35s with some Willys rims and Rubicon rock rails plus a few other small mods. Wanting to regear soon for better off (and on!) road performance. I've done 4/10 On-X Off Road trails with it so far, hoping to take it to windrock this summer and do some more.

[@WhiteCavendish]

Goes to show you, the driver mod is the most important.

[@TrailRecon]

Driving skills and some good traction and tire placement will get you almost anywhere you need to go.

[@backwoodstherapy]

@@TrailRecon an upgrade from the stock tires to something more like a KM3 over that stock KO2 also helps tremendously.

[@jamesbellar]

Yes, that is a “stock Jeep” but it’s also a Rubicon which has a lift, sway bar disconnect and locking front and rear differentials designed for rock crawling… so yes it’s a stock Jeep but far from a sport

[@JL2Slo]

I would agree with you, but some Toyota people would consider the trd pro 4x4 stock.

[@edwardreis7122]

I did this in my unmodified '67 VW bug one time.

[@ksb2112]

"One time."

[@Schumacher73]

A powerful commercial for jeep wrengler.

[@eppyz]

They sell themselves this is just documentation on how good they are stock😎

[@Schumacher73]

@@eppyz what you mean by stock please???

[@eppyz]

@@Schumacher73 stock = unmodified.

[@jamesr8191]

I've had my JKU since 2015, and it's still a stock build. The closest to off-road driving conditions I have encountered are unplowed, snow-covered Chicago streets in the winter and pot hole streets in the Spring.

[@jlv3x]

Some of those potholes would sink a regular car.

[@johnswanson3741]

Surviving the street jungles of Chicago is really saying something!

[@namelessdata4608]

That steepness difficulty "almost" looked like a normal alley in some little town half way down Mexico 😂🤣 or something

[@rubiconadventurewithscotty3258]

TRailRecon need to take Journey down Baja !

[@AndyYourBrother]

Beautiful color on that Jeep

[@sbcbaits994]

Friendly reminder that a stock rubicon has 4.10 gears, lockers front/rear, a 4:1 transfer case, and electronic swaybar disconnects. There’s a reason it’s the most capable stock vehicle made.

[@RocklanderUSA]

Great job, Brad! 🎉

[@Dbowman78]

Awesome!!!! I love when you guys show that we can all do this lifestyle without spending $70,000 in upgrades. I mean I’m spending every dollar have on my rig but you prove that we can all get out there and enjoy the over landing experience. Keep up the good work!

[@cwwcww7465]

Moab has been there a long time. The first real hair raising thing I did , at 19, on leave, driving back to Camp Pendleton from small town VA in my brand new 1991 Jeep YJ Islander , red w/ charcoal black top and trailcloth interior and AC, traclok, 3.73 with a 3 in shackle lift and 33-9.50 BFG ATs and was planning to stop and camp in MOAB. I get there at night, planning on a 1 night stay, having no idea what i was going to wake seeing in the morning. I went nuts. Drove out to town, got some breakfast and this really cute ,18 year old freckle faced waitress, told me about Lions Back and pointed to her ridiculously cool pepto pink with a white top 1982 CJ 7 sitting right in front of the window and said, it's easy, I do it all the time. I will even take you out there while showing me the tourist thingy. Well, who would say no to that? Not me because she was single and way too cute to say no to. She said I get off at noon, so meet me here and we will go. I goofed around, for 2 hours because it took me 2 hours to eat my pancakes, and we went. We met this old lady about 50 ish at the time and she was in a freaking willys. I went no way. Up she went. Up the cute waitress went and there I was, pacing, swearing and ahhhhh screw it. Up I went. Coolest and scariest thing I had done 2nd only to becoming a Marine at that time in my life. Worst case of butterflies I have ever had even to this day. Saw that waitress a few more times and never saw her again. Point to this story, ? Something about a stock jeep or Blueberry pancakes and this cute freckle faced waitress pepto pink Jeep and Lions Back. Brad, what was the question again? ( mumbling while walking to the garage to look at old pictures) what was that girls name, what size tires did she have on that Jeep again, what was that girl's name, I remember that like it was yesterday...blah, blah Stock Jeeps can do stuff. Brad's Jeep can do more stuff. Jeep Stuff. That is a t -shirt.

[@joseortega9519]

Sick comment! When I read Camp Pendleton! 🪖 I'm not military but I have lived in Fallbrook for 99.9% of my life and have always loved the BOOMS 💣💥 you guys on Camp Pendleton treat/treated us to. Thank you for your service CWW CWW 🇺🇲

[@stonefaced4578]

Cool memories! Thanks for sharing.

[@radcardad]

Was this the big Lion's Back that is now closed to the public? and did you do it in a manual?

[@cwwcww7465]

@@radcardad Yes..... and Yes... I had a brand new 1991 Jeep Wrangler Islander, Red, Charcoal Grey Soft Top, Dark Charcoal Grey TrailCloth interior ( I have never seen another Jeep with that color Trail Cloth seats ) , shackle lift and 33 - 9.50 BFG ATs.... Not only did I completely gain trust in my Jeeps that day , but I also mastered any tickle that heights may have had on me..... Last I heard it was sold and closed....... There was a great campground there too..... We do MOAB every year........

[@ExpeditionaryOverland]

Such a beautiful place! Hopefully one of this days I get to take my jeep out there. Always a good video production from you Brad!

[@88rushrocks]

I have the 2024 4xe Willy’s with the off road package loving every minute of it

[@user-mn7xi7cu6n]

Nice colour congrats

[@jeremy45640]

I wouldn't worry about damaging the body panels, they will corrode within 4 years because every hinge is bare aluminum under them. The seam sealer is also applied directly to the aluminum. I have a constant supply of warranty work on these. Not to mention the hinge bolts are steel and the hinges are aluminum. A primer and stainless hardware would solve all the jeep corrosion issues. Every time you apply the brakes, steel dust goes everywhere, including between the small gaps at the hinges. Jeep luckily covers 5 years back unless you got the extended warranty then obviously longer. It's a full repaint and I've yet to see a jeep have matching paint between the metal, plastic, and hardtop so when we do them, they match much better. The windshields are also corroding and the fenders on occasion. These jls will not last like my 97 has.

[@thelast929]

A stock Rubicon is hardly a “stock” vehicle. Do it in a Wrangler Sport without lockers and a fancy “factory” suspension /tire combo!

[@srcastic8764]

@@GaryTilman909I have a sport S too. Just curious. When you put the 33’s on did you have to do a lift or any other mods? Or did they fit just fine as is?

[@jermarcha]

Do you know the definition of stock? Obviously not.

[@treyroberts8124]

​@srcastic8764 you shouldn't need any lift at all to fit 33s. Your speedo (along with your Fuel Economy gauge) will be off without a recalibration though.

[@izmazix2148]

Finally a car that will match my ACUs

[@ephjay6t87]

I used to drive up it in a '72 BajaBug that was also my daily. . No AC, no 4x4, open diff. But the excitement is real.

[@glennsmooth]

Just got a new Earl Gray 20th Anniv Rubicon AEV 392 on 37s (only 150 Made). I won’t even let myself drive it 😆

[@PeterRSCFF]

“Not even my Jeep” goes in the pros column, my man

[@dalewolters3633]

Nena Barlow is great! Would love to do the Rubicon with her group

[@ahmednesbitte4906]

Hi Brad, nice video. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@billwaterhouse5894]

Nice job…I’d be nervous as well. Curious, was that an all electric climb?

[@Trades46]

I driven a few Wranglers for work, and while they're loud as hell on the freeway and thirsty on gas, thank ypu for reminder this is why they make them for.

[@9663mu]

Absolutely capable of almost anything including breaking down it’s a jeep

[@goodisnipr]

"Last thing I want to do" means it's still on the to-do list as something you want to do.

[@ralf7817]

The only time this Jeep will ever see off-road

[@chrisniner8772]

The roof is black so you get optional heat stroke and can bake cookies!

[@texanerection492]

I personally wouldn’t call a Rubicon “stock”. That’s like calling a Raptor a stock f150…

[@jellojoe00]

Good luck finding a charger at the top.

[@lindaspins]

Good thing it's a hybrid with a gas engine and 375 hp and 470 lb-ft.

[@jdev232]

Last time i was there, i had to wait 45 min for the gaggle of H1's to go up n down. 15 of these freakjn things...fun to watch the down hill with rear tire still on ledge and front dangling with the ifs. 😂😂

[@johnswanson3741]

It's obvious that many vehicles have made it to the top!

[@wheelman7427]

Well it does make sense a Stock jeep is the best build for a speed hill you don't want a big lift on a hill like that you want as low as possible with big tires

[@Chinsoup]

We consider Rubicon stock?

[@geoffwalters6055]

Now quick! Get it back to Red Robin at the mall !

[@henrylu1831]

Longer wheelbase helps a lot.

[@user-bb2ew7vh1n]

Jeep warning 💪❤

[@Wolf4wdadventures.576]

Nice...

[@jairpark9846]

Easy, I've been up and down it multiple times in my Cherokee Trailhawk.

[@AlbertoGutierrez-fb8ld]

Is always a good idea!!!

[@Mr.P.Ngwenya]

Good driver 😊

[@ANDRIOD_MODDER]

Soo smooth 😩

[@RobVarley]

The best part of newer jeeps are when the transmission gets covered in mud and won’t switch into drive.

[@allgood6760]

Awesome! 👍

[@Cooldaddymon]

I did this same route in my riding mower.....

[@gehirnnerv4812]

Keep the momentum going! Stop doing stop and go stop and go

[@tazzel2699]

Some people have more money than brains

[@mattandrickadventures8416]

Yeah and i have seen a colorado zr2 with 31" tires climb the same trail.😅

[@alberta1860]

Hey brother nicely done I got a question What size tires you can put on 2023 Jeep wrangler without modifying it to keep it stock Thanks

[@autotek7930]

So with 33s I can get around moab? I'm spending a ton to install a 4.7l stroker engine in my 2000xj. I broke a piston skirt and it's gonna be a long time before I get new one tons and bigger tires but I do have 33in ko2s

[@backwoodstherapy]

You can do Moab on the stock 31s. You just can't do every trail. You don't have to have a one-ton axle swapped beast on 40s to have fun. A mild lift, some good tires, go out with a group in case you need a tug, and have fun. Quadratec took a stock Sport on all seasons to top of the world last year and that's a 5/10 rated trail.

[@autotek7930]

@Backwoods Therapy I mentored the one tons coz that's my final version of my rig lol. I'm a damn good driver and have taken it up some gnarly stuff already even tho I've only had my own 4x4 for about 2200 miles. I grew up in rural Arkansas learning to drive in dirt mud and gravel roads lol. Right now it's sitting on a Rubicon Express 4.5in in lift kit, Tom Woods custom drive shafts, sye kit. Trailforged crossover steering with heim joints and a spartan rear locker....and I got a gang of other stuff I need to install like the Ironman rear shackle relocation kit coz the lift spring packs are way shorter so my shackles are vertical . It's gone everywhere I've wanted to go including up the side of a mountain driving within 100ft of an abandoned gold mine we found on Google earth, something I learned the hard way, when you climbing your first hill with your family and it's really steep and rutted and the right front tire lifts up a few feet.... your girl says I hope we don't flip..... don't laugh and say ya me too. I was joking but man she flipped out lol

[@backwoodstherapy]

@@autotek7930 that's awesome. I've been more conservative with my JLU Sport so far. Willys takeoffs for wheels, spacers, 2" spacer lift, 35x11.5" tires, Rubicon rock rails, and that's about it mechanically but it does what I ask it to do. Hoping for a regear soon and then after that I'll do a proper suspension lift once my stock springs and shocks wear out. That plus some high clearance fender flares and I'm not sure if I want to do a Dana 44 front axle swap or just do some chromoly axle shaft upgrades and eventually put 37s on and maybe an elocker in the rear. But that's years away. I want to keep it forever since it's a manual.

[@autotek7930]

@Backwoods Therapy I'm in love with my xj lol. I only did all that before I drove it coz it wasn't drivable when I bought it. It was a compete basket case when I rescued it from the youngins that had it. The day the engine died my 3 year old cried coz I didn't take him to his grandmother's house in it. I don't think these things will ever be "finished" do you post videos? I'm about to try my hand at this youtube thing and I didn't even record at all today when I removed my intake in preparation for porting. I Am realizing it's gonna be a ton more work to film.

[@backwoodstherapy]

@@autotek7930 I do have a handful of videos and a few subscribers. I'm not much of a mechanic, just smart and willing to learn. I have footage on my phone/GoPro from a recent HD Tailgate bracket install and a trip to Hurricane Creek in North Carolina that I need to edit but between working full time, spring cleaning, and being a dad I haven't had the time to edit/post it lol.

[@clubcyberia8572]

aint no offroad rig till its been over moabs bump n dump.

[@le88cf]

So who is better between a Bronco and a Rubicon stock?

[@johnpurtell1142]

Go up it backwards then I’ll be (somewhat) impressed. My credentials are 12 years in a jeep club Phoenix, Arizona over 135 trails in 10 years. I also drove up backwards “ the devils staircase in Sedona “

[@destinyangel5]

So Easy does the jeep handle this , the short wheel base even easier as break over angle heaps better than the two door .

[@djui5]

Nina is a rock star! There is no better spotter

[@matthewsipe8905]

Well...i pretty sure you KNEW you could make it

[@NomadFilmmaker305]

I love stock rigs

[@jermarcha]

How does the 4x4 keep from binding?

[@TheRAYviewYT]

Wide tires look cool but they make traction suck

[@jeffriley2502]

Brad, you need to do the left line not the right one. Great place to wheel.

[@xTwisteDx]

let's just recognize the camera man knowing how and when to tilt the camera to get that extra degree of "Scary" in it.

[@lindaspins]

I don't see any tilting.

[@sebass156]

Shut the front door!

[@frankraiac]

I'm not sure i'd consider a Rubicon a stock Wrangler.

[@musiciq1]

You should try this out with a friend

[@pauliswar]

Was this on electric mode only?

[@timmccann1732]

But you still do it.😂

[@bmacgyver5600]

Surprised it made it😂

[@whiteouthamstra]

It can’t be that gnarly if 33’s can do it.

[@montemaguire4596]

If u think ur not going to scratch or dent or tear up a rig off roading u are kidding yourself

[@gabrieljordan9977]

I take my bone stock jeep everywere and its pretty capable with the right tires, psi, and skill. Sure it gets scratched some times but I always say that every scratch my jeep has is a reminder or a mark of what it's been through. I see the scratches as a good thing to me.

[@TrailRecon]

Scratches are just beauty marks!

[@gabrieljordan9977]

@@TrailRecon Of course!! They are like tattoos for our jeeps! A jeep needs to be scratched to be a real jeep.

[@raymondcain9148]

Is this the one with the 392?

[@lexnythamxkuki3398]

I liked so much i want to have it

[@blueduster74]

This video does not do that justice. 😂

[@JulianJohnston919]

Were you driving in electric?

[@Charlie-go6eb]

That is not a difficult hill. I’m always amazed at the mistakes that are made on it.

[@lindaspins]

The same can be said of interstate highways, if you think about it.

[@Charlie-go6eb]

@@lindaspins That’s very true.

[@Parker_Ralston]

It's a 4xe, not a big deal if you ruin it

[@Josieman543]

Wanna take it off road but don't want to scratch the paint!?

[@tyronerautahi9705]

I could get a sedan up that small hill. 😂

[@kingjames1860]

Driver mod 💪

[@PunkN_JTM]

It's not that dramatic.. Scratches are beauty marks

[@user-tu4qw1vs5x]

ما شاء الله لا قوة إلا بالله وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد

[@NajibRamin-ym9sb]

👍

[@nikx1918]

Owned a Jeep my whole life! There really is nothing like a Wrangler even though the Clowns rip on it they most likely never owned one. BTW one of the best resale on the market!

[@rmat9023]

yeah stock JL rubicon, you already AT tires and locking difs and a 4:1 transfer case. Imagine trying to do this in a stock TJ from the 1999, small street tires, no lockers, pshh.

[@launiceowens4416]

But why do you want to break it

[@aceforever001]

Should we really be allowed to call Rubicon's stock? It's a misleading term when you really think about it. Stock typically means basic, Rubicon's are anything but basic. 🤷🏼‍♂️✌️

[@brahimidlhaj5550]

color name please?

[@owenpotter1638]

I feel like this would be a little bit less click bait if it was a bone stock sport. That is like to see when people post "bone stock" Rubicon videos.

[@alecgrant2261]

Stock, yes but it is a stock Rubicon and that's not just any stock JL.

[@promotionaltoaster]

I hate the idea of an electric Jeep, UNLESS the electric motors are designed to not impact the Jeep getting me to work if they fail. AND, I can turn them off until I get to the trail and then turn them on for crawling like lockers.

[@JaymzR]

That's it? That doesn't look bad at all

[@AcidGambit419]

Bruh those 4xEs make way more torque than the 392. They are also faster

[@mondial100]

Not with this tires or the height

[@wb3161]

That hill doesn’t look like much plus if you tear it up it’s just a jeep

[@tommynoel9929]

For 70k, it better be "capable "

[@olered7760]

More money than sense

[@1biggieb]

What!!!? That's such an easy climb!🤨 My 4Runner will do that no problem.👍👍 But, I'd rather drive my RC crawlers than a full size.👍👍

[@st5637]

The Rubicon is not quite a standard Jeep!

[@lindaspins]

Nena was spotting? No worries.

[@TrailRecon]

Right! 👍