3 Built Jeep XJ's Rock Crawl To The Top Of A SNOW Covered Mountain! | Smiley Rock Trail AZ
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 16. 12. 2021
- In today's video we tackle the Smiley Rock Trail! We get stuck in a lot of obstacles along with getting some body damage to the rigs! The trail Is extremely rocky and slick from the snow and freezing temps!
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Taking the bypass means you're smart.. if you were in doubt that was the best decision..đ
"The Jeep Cherokee XJ's performance here proves that it's not just a vehicle, but a companion on any offroad adventure.
Im the 500th like and i just got myself an XJ. Thanks goes for your video, Iâm hyped.
Youâll love that jeep man! Thanks for watching âșïž
I think I like the white Cherokee maybe because it looks like mine. đ
Hell yeah đ I like that Cherokee too itâs a monster in the rocks
That Black XJ's bumper is exactly what I have been looking for to replace my current bump. Love the added cut and fold protection on that! Awesome XJ builds and wheeling fellas!
I appreciate it man! Weâre gonna keep on wheeling đ
At around 13:03 shows why a stubbly bumper is good
I'm actually getting ready to do smiley rock in my rig. And passenger in a ultra 4 race car that just came in second at King of the hammers. We're going out there to tune my shocks up and he's going to give me a ride in the race car er race beast whatever you want to call it. I've seen a lot of people break axles on smiley Rock.. and heard of a lot of actors breaking.
Man, I did this trail in October in the Rover with a bunch of trucks on 32" skinnys. It was supposed to be a "rock garden" not a "boulder field". I made it but used every piece of body armor on my truck. I think this trail has gotten much harder from all the rain washing the rocks into the wash.
I would of loved to see the rover go through it, that has to be very technical on those skinnys! Thatâs awesome man đ. From all the past vids Iâve watched it wasnât as gnarly as what we went through so that has to be the only explanation is the rain just exposing all those rocks
@@2AOverland Yeah, same here. Everyone said it's a little tricky but not bad. It must have changed. It was fun...and a bit stressful.
Man,that black XJ was sweet...đđ
The amount of work Cody put into that thing is insane! If you have a Instagram you have to visit it. The posts about the work heâs done and the pics of his exploring are top notch
Straight onto favourites.
I appreciate that man! Thanks for watching and weâll keep the vids coming!
Trail looks like a blast! Iâd love to get out there in my XJ!
Have at it! Itâs a really fun trail :)
Awesome video....Merry Christmas guysđ
Thank you so much for watching đ Merry Christmas and happy new year! đ
This vid came out awesome man!
Thanks brotha! The rigs did awesome on the trail!
Wow, that looks like some gnarliness Todd would love!
Youâre right! Todd would love this trail! The jeep got a few new scratches from it đ
@@2AOverland you know it. I have never been there, either.
Todd Hoffmaster wanna go when it warms up a little? Iâm shooting for 35âs, beadlocks and sliders before next summer to hit this trail again
@@2AOverland that sounds like fun.
Fun times! â€ïžâ€ïžâ€ïž
Thanks brotha! It was awesome to drag the jeep through this trail đ€Ł
Lmao "Half you bitches don't even leave the parking lot!" Fuggin James
đ€Ł thanks for watching man! I hope all is well
Good stuff đđ
Thanks for watching đ
Might be a lil partial cuz I has 1, but gota luv a XJ
I gotta agree! I donât think I can have a different jeep for a long time
You shouldn't look at that negatively where are the rock got stuck between your tire and your fender.. I would look at it as extra tire clearance now instead of body damage.. you just need to do the driver side now đđ€Ș
True đđ
Damn that looked fun! One day I'll drive my TJ out there and hit that trail. I probably need to finish my suspension and regear my front end first though. Also, nice XJs!
Thank you! It was a really good time! When it warms up more we wanna hit this trail again to show the difference between snow wheeling and summer wheeling
Awesome Riggs I could be wrong but I think you guys just need to air down those tires look full and xjs can crawl.
Thanks for watching man I appreciate it! in this video the other guys were aired down to 5-10psi and I was 15psi since I didnât have beadlocks đ
My kind of wheeling đđŒ trail soda haha
Hell yeah đ we canât wait to hit more trails like this and show everybody!
@@2AOverland Iâm close to being ready buddy and we are gonna head west
Sounds good man! Weâll try to set some time to the side so we can camp or hit a trail
Turned out sweet man! Good times! Glad everything went smooth. That trail is always fun.
Bro I honestly canât wait til we hit the next trail and go camping! That was a fun day
Nice video man... Only a Jeep xj.
Thanks for watching!
That looks like a fun trail!! Iâve been following Cody on Instagram for a while so it was fun to see his xj in action!
It was awesome to hit the trail with all the snow and everything being frozen! Cody and Travis are really chill guys and I canât wait to hit another trail in the future with those guys
Which poison spyder hood louver is the white xj running?
Itâs their JK hood louver!
i just had white jeep pass me today in apache junct would love to go wheelin sometime love the jeep
That might have been him! That would be really fun to go wheeling when I cools down!
agree gives me time to get rest of my things together for jeep would love that
Sounds good đ
I assume 'trail sodas' are nothing more that BEERZ!
Oh yeah!!!!! BEERZ or Hard liquor đ
First!
Thank you!! đđđŒ hope all is well brother!
What roof rack is that you have? Another great video man. Always like doing some snow wheeling đđ
Thanks for the support that keeps us going đ that was a good trip forsure and youâll like our next video since weâll be in some more snow. I made the roof rack custom and I got the gutter mounts from K suspension, some of the strongest ones Iâve ever seen!
Are you guys running automatics or manuals? I have an 04 TJ that wouldn't like that stuff much. One, because it's not high enough for it and two, because if I try to go from park into drive on an incline I feel like my shifter location wants to drift.
Yeah weâre running automatics and Ive heard people like manuals for wheeling but I prefer automatics so I donât have the distraction of shifting while wheeling
I ran this trail on 33s and a 3 inch lift with open difs looks like you need a good spotter
My spotter was fine but everything we wheeled was either frozen, had snow on it or was muddy
@@2AOverland I'm trolling bro you guys got some nice rigs! I haven't done smiley in 6 years! It was with a much more capable jeep. If you are local to the area and wanna take the cherokees out for a spin please let me know! I have a 95! I've been out of the community and trying to get back into it myself when I get the time here and there. Be safe and I love the term "trail sodas"
Enjoyed the video. What steering are you running? Looks odd how the drag link runs in front and under like that
Thanks for watching! Itâs the iron rock offroad 5/8 crossover steering. Iâve had it about 5-6yrs now and itâs been great with no issues. The only downside with the iron rock is they want over $200 for a rebuild kit. So I am switching up to the cavfab 5/8 steering cause theyâre rebuild kits are $90 and the kit just looks better on jeeps in general.
Do all you guys run lockers on the front and rear?
Thank you for watching! Iâm locked front and rear, the white jeep has a locker in the front and LSD in the rear and the black jeep has open diffs
Maybe get some gear reduction.. When you fall behind it's better to catch up especially if no sell service or radio com. Other than that nice fun trail
Iâm on 4.88âs locked front and rear so Iâm fine gear wise. I fell behind and did bypasses cause I was busy spotting and filming for the video. But we did have radios and made sure we stayed in eye distance of each other
Thanks for watching though I appreciate it! đ
@@2AOverland Nice guess your next upgrade will be a 4-1 transfer case. Thats where those 4.88's will shine. My boy has 4.88's in his XJ with a RUBICON 4--1 Transfercase Crawls great Happy wheeling.....
How much lift the black XJ has?
Not 100% sure but I think 5.5inches
Dude I love the sliders on the black Jeep. Do you by chance know who makes them?
He made them completely custom in his shop, heâs a metal fabricator. He also made his rear bumper too and several other things
Does he have a write up online?
I donât think so đ I put his Instagram in the bio of the video and he has stories of the build process that are extremely detailed
What size tire are you running and thatâs what a 4.5â lift? 33x12.5r15 KM3s iâm guessing?
Youâre correct on both! đ thanks for watching btw!
I live here and would love to go with you guys
Good to know! We definitely want to hit this trail again when itâs not a frozen mess lol. Do you have an Instagram so I can hit you up for the next trip?
Where exactly in Arizona is this trail located, as I've never heard of it before and I just bought a 96 XJ after rolling my TJ OFF A MOUNTAIN!
Itâs just north of chino valley right above Prescott! I hope youâre doing well from your roll over and youâll love that XJ đ. Thanks for watching too!
@@2AOverland cool and that's not too far from me as I'm located on the other side of Mingus Mountain east of Prescott, now if I could just find a reasonable person to repair my rear transmission/cross member I can go wheeling again
What size lifts do each of you guys have
I could be wrong but Iâm at 4.5in, the black XJ is at 5.5in and the white XJ is at 6.5in the front and 7in the rear. Thanks for watching!
@@2AOverland awesome Iâm looking into getting an xj and donât know what size lift I want yet. This is super helpful and merry Christmas
Not a problem man! Iâm glad to help! A tip too is go straight to a long arm lift if you can afford it! The ability wheeling off road and how smooth it will ride on road is worth it! If you have any other questions and have an Instagram you can always message me on there too. And have a merry Christmas and a happy new year đđâïž
I need that steering @5:00.
I know the guys are running dirtbound offroad and cab fab steering and I got iron rock offroad. I definitely need a steering upgrade to what one of the other guys have lol
@@2AOverland awesome. Iâm debating on the cav fab steering but Iâve heard mixed reviews withDeath wobble .
Mmm yeah I havenât heard anything bad about it but I havenât researched much either. My friend with the white jeep had the dirtbound and he says itâs been nothing but great
What psi do you run?
I try to run around 10 but in the video it was around 15psi. When I go beadlocks Iâll be running between 5-8
@@2AOverland what do you think a âsafeâ psi is on 15x10 steelies
Thatâs exactly what I have and Iâve been down to 8psi before. But it all depends on how you wheel. I would say a safe psi would be 10-15 just so you donât have to worry about blowing a bead
@@2AOverland Youâre awesome dude thank you keep up the good contact
Not a problem! We appreciate you watching the channel and weâll keep the vids coming đđŒ
take your jeep off road and tear it up makes no since
Thank you for watching, I built the vehicle to handle the abuse but I respect your opinion.
Since? Sense?
I would not had risked the door on my overlander like you guys did between those two huge boulders. That's why I'm a pussy ass overlander though. I know my lane.
Not at all man! I donât discriminate I just poke a little fun from time to time đ We do both, overland and wheel hard. I bought my xj a little beat up so I wonât be upset if I dent it đŹ. Thanks for watching! And all that matters is youâre outside exploring đđ