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I'm Ryan from ExtremeTerrain.com, and this is my review and installation of the Rugged

Ridge Summer BriefRoll Bar Windshield Header fitting all 2007 and up JKs.

Today, we're gonna talk through the installation of this header, which is very simple one out

of three wrenches, because this is designed to be a completely bolt-on no-drill header.

We're also gonna talk about the construction, and a few other features of the header.

This is for those of you who are looking to install a Rugged Ridge bikini top, or safari

top on your JK, and are in need of the header.

Those tops are sold without the hardware necessary to get them installed, so you are going to

need to pick up a header, and in my opinion, this one is a really nice option, because

as I mentioned before, this is a no-drill header that will install very, very easily.

It's also a fairly inexpensive header for the quality that you're getting and it just

works.

This header is made of aluminum and it's covered in a gloss black powder coat, which is going

to help to keep weight down, and also keep it from rusting or corroding.

As I mentioned before, it is designed specifically to work with those Rugged Ridge bikini and

safari tops.

So, it does have a few snaps on the bottom, which will make it really easy to attach to

your top.

And on the other side, it has an area for some bars and some tightening knobs to make

this attached directly onto the top of your windshield, roughly where your soft top would

attach, again, making this a completely a no-drill installation.

As I mentioned, getting this installed is a very simple one out of three installation.

It is designed to be completely bolt-on and it will attach to your new top very simply

using snaps.

So the first step of the installation is to lay your new safari or bikini top upside down,

and lay the header in place.

From there, you can tuck it into the pocket, that again, is specifically designed for this

header.

Use the snaps that are sewn onto the top to attach it to the header, and then attach it

to the Jeep.

Getting this attached onto your Wrangler is very simple as well.

You just lay it on top of the windshield frame, and use the included hardware to tighten it

down onto the clasps that would normally be used to attach your soft top onto the top

of the frame.

You're not actually going to need any tools at all to get this installed.

You have large plastic knobs that make tightening and removing this very, very simple.

And to get it installed, you only need to give yourself about a half an hour.

It's obvious that a windshield header is a fairly simple part, and I think that this

one is very well built for what it is.

It has all of the padding, the clips, all the hardware that you need to get it installed,

and that most importantly, it is a no-drill header.

Now, something you might not like is the fact that you purchase a bikini or safari top from

Rugged Ridge, not realizing that you need to buy this part, and then adds another $70

on top of the cost of that top.

So, if you work this header bar into the budget that you think you have for your safari or

bikini top from Rugged Ridge, then I think this is fairly priced.

So, if you're looking to install a Rugged Ridge safari or bikini top on your JK, this

is a really nice option for a header bar.

As I mentioned before, I think it's built very well, and my favorite part about it,

it'll work directly with those tops without modification, and there's no need to drill.

So, that's my review of the Rugged Ridge Summer BriefRoll Bar Windshield Header fitting all

2007 and up JKs that you can find right here at ExtremeTerrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler Crown Automotive Replacement Tie Rod Kit (2007-2017 JK) Review - Duration: 4:49.

I'm Ryan from extremeterrain.com, and this is my review of the Crown Automotive Replacement

Tie Rod Kit, fitting all 2007 and up JKs.

Today we're gonna talk through the installation of this kit, which is going to be a very simple

one out of three wrenches.

This will bolt directly in place of your factory tie rod, so no major modification necessary.

This is a very simple installation.

We're also going to talk about the construction and a few of the features of this tie rod.

Crown Automotive is known for making high-quality but also inexpensive OE-style replacement

parts for your vehicle, and this is definitely going to save you some money over buying a

Jeep-branded replacement tie rod, but it's still going to function the same and be built

largely the same way.

From the factory, this tie rod end on your tie rod is pressed into place, so if that

tie rod end does start to wear out, unfortunately, you do have to replace the whole tie rod.

You cannot just swap out the tie rod end.

It's not removable like this end here is.

So if you're somebody who just spends time on the road, their original tie rod lasted

them a good long time, they're not worried about upgrading to something stronger, and

they wanna save some money, this is going to be a great OEM-styled replacement.

But if you wear out your tie rod in short order because you run really large tires on

your Jeep, or because you're doing a lot of hardcore wheeling, I would recommend spending

a little bit more money in going with an upgraded aftermarket tie rod that is going to have

much beefier tie rod ends, having some different adjustability, and hold up a lot better than

a factory one would to the additional abuse of having large tires and wheeling.

As far as construction goes, this tie rod is very similar to your factory one.

It has bends in all the same places to give you all of your proper geometry and your proper

clearances.

It's going to be adjustable on this end so that you can set your tow.

However, when you're installing this in your driveway, all you have to do is make sure

that you get the end to end measurement of your new tie rod to be the same as the old

one, and your tow will be set exactly the same.

Other than that, this is going to be a direct bolt-in piece that is going to get the job

done.

So as far as installation, I am giving this a one out of three wrenches, and all you're

going to need to give yourself is about an hour to get this installed.

The first step is, of course, removing your factory tie rod, which you'll do by removing

the cotter pins and the castle nuts off of the tie rod ends.

Now, the tie rod ends are a taper fit into your steering knuckles.

So in order to get those removed, you are going to wanna strike the steering knuckle

perpendicular to the threaded part of your tie rod end with a large hammer or a mallet.

That is the best way to get these free.

You can, of course, use a puller if you have one or if you wanna rent one, but giving them

a good smack on the flat spot of your steering knuckle should free these without a problem.

You certainly don't wanna drive down on top of the tie rod end.

Even if you put a nut on top of it, you always risk damaging the threads or mushrooming the

end of that tie rod end, making it much more difficult to get it out of the hole in the

steering knuckle.

Once you have the factory tie rod removed, as I said before, you should measure end to

end, adjust your new tie rod to that same length.

That'll give you the best chance of getting your tow set properly when you have your new

tie rod installed.

And then, simply place the tie rod in the steering knuckles, and replace all of the

hardware.

This is a very simple installation.

All you'll need to get it installed are your traditional hand tools.

You will, of course, need a large hammer or a mallet in order to get your factory tie

rod removed.

But other than that, this is going to be an easy install.

I think that this tie rod is appropriately priced.

You have to pay around $125 for it, but it is going to function just like the factory

one.

It looks like the factory one.

It's going to hold up just like the factory one did the first time around.

And it is going to be an easy install.

Again, if you wore your tie rod out because you're doing some hardcore wheeling, because

you bent it, or you wore out the tie rod end, I would recommend spending more money going

with an upgraded aftermarket-style tie rod.

However, if you're staying on the street, if your factory tie rod lasted you a good

long time and you just wanna replace it without having to pay full price from a dealership

for that part, that's where this fits in really well.

So if your factory tie rod wore out on your Jeep and you're just looking for a replacement

without having to pay the price for a Jeep-branded OEM part, this one from Crown Automotive is

going to save you some money whilst still getting the job done.

So that's my review of the Crown Automotive Replacement Tie Rod Kit, fitting all 2007

and up JKs, that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler RedRock 4x4 Recovery Jack Spare Tire Mount (1987-2017 YJ, TJ, JK) Review - Duration: 3:17.

This RedRock 4x4 48-inch Extreme Recovery Jack is for those of you with an '87 and up

Wrangler, that are looking for a farm-style jack for those really difficult off-road recoveries

or possibly to do a little bit of winching if you get yourself into a bind where you

need such a thing.

Now, these are available in both red and black.

Of course, I have the red on the table here with me.

And the black, the only difference is the color.

It's going to function exactly the same.

And there are some other sizes of these available as well if you're looking for something that's

a little bit smaller.

Now, these jacks are going to be a little bit controversial in the off-road space.

There are definitely some uses for them off-road.

However, these are going to be a dangerous piece of equipment.

This is not something that you're going to wanna just use to change your tires in your

driveway.

Even a lot of off-road recovery situations can be done a lot more safely with a scissor

jack or a bottle jack or some other type of lifting mechanism because these can be very,

very unstable.

All that being said, there are some situations when you're off-road that a farm-style jack

like this is going to be the best recovery solution.

And in that case, you're going to be glad you have this.

You just have to be very careful while using it.

All of these jacks are going to be built very similarly.

These are going to be cast iron and steel.

Again, this one is red.

They also have them in black.

That's really the only difference between the two, and a couple of different heights

are available.

This is the 48-inch version that can lift 7,000 pounds.

There are some smaller ones that are a little bit easier to store if you're interested in

those instead.

Now with this jack, because they can be a little bit dangerous to use, you do wanna

be very careful.

I would definitely recommend doing some research before you actually install this on your jeep.

Have it with you off-road so when you do use it, you know how to use it safely and you

know how to use it properly.

There really isn't an installation for this jack.

You do wanna be able to store it somewhere in your vehicle that it is very well held

down.

There are some interior mounts, some exterior mounts.

You can put this in a lot of different locations.

If you are gonna put it outside, make sure you grease up the mechanism very, very well.

It will pay dividends in the end.

The weather can really beat on these.

And when you do go to use, you want to make sure everything moves nice and freely.

If you are going to install it on the inside of the jeep, again, make sure this thing is

strapped down and doesn't move.

These are very heavy and if you get into an accident or a roll over, a flop situation

off-road, you don't want this thing moving around and flying around on the interior of

your jeep.

It can definitely do some damage or cause some injury.

This recovery jack is going to run you $80 which is right around the same price as a

lot of the other ones on the market.

I do think this one's pretty well-built.

I think you are getting a good bit of value at that $80 price point.

Like with any other tool, if you take care of it, it will take care of you.

So if you're looking for a farm-style recovery jack for your Wrangler, I definitely recommend

taking a look at this one from RedRock 4x4 that you can find right here at ExtremeTerrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler SkyJacker Hydro 7000 HD OEM Steering Stabilizer (1987-2006 YJ, TJ) Review & Install - Duration: 2:59.

This SkyJacker Replacement Steering Stabilizer that fits your 1987 to 2006 Wrangler is for

those of you that need to replace a broken, bent, leaking, or otherwise worn out steering

stabilizer.

Now first and foremost, it is very important to know what a steering stabilizer, or more

accurately a steering damper, is designed to do.

When you're driving down the road you have a big tire on your Jeep.

The steering damper is there to dampen some of the shock that you might otherwise feel

vibrating up through the steering linkage and into your steering wheel as the driver.

A steering stabilizer is not there to eliminate any wobble, any sort of death wobble, or any

sort of bump steer.

All of those issues, you can diagnose and fix, and you should before replacing your

steering stabilizer.

If you put a new steering stabilizer on when you have one of those issues, it may cover

up the problem for a short period of time, but you're going to very quickly blow out

your new steering stabilizer and still have the same steering geometry issue.

In fact, if you have proper steering geometry, a steering stabilizer is a luxury and not

a necessity.

So, all of that being said, a steering stabilizer is a very simple part.

This is just a 50:50 valved hydraulic shock, and this one, priced right around $50, is

exactly where it should be priced.

There are steering stabilizers that cost four times as much as this one, which is completely

unnecessary for what 99.9 percent of us are doing with our Jeeps.

This is going to work for the vast majority of us that are driving our Jeeps on-road and

off-road regardless of lift or tire size.

Like I said, this is a very simple part.

50:50 valved hydraulic shock.

This one from SkyJacker is, of course, white and red.

They give you a shock boot with this steering stabilizer you can run if you'd like to or

leave it out if you don't want to, and it does come with this tapered stud as well to

allow you to mount it in your factory mounting location.

This install is a one-out-of-three wrench installation that shouldn't take you more

than a half hour to complete.

The first step is, of course, removing your factory steering stabilizer from both the

drag link side and your axle side.

Once you have those two bolts removed, you'll just reinstall your new stabilizer in the

factory location using the factory hardware on the axle side and the new included hardware

on the drag link side.

Like I said, this stabilizer is only going to run you $50, and that is a very fair and

proper price for a steering stabilizer.

The stabilizers out there with reservoirs that cost $250 are completely unnecessary

for the vast majority of us.

If you have a bent, broken, or worn-out steering stabilizer, I think this is gonna be a great

replacement at a very fair price.

So if you're looking for a factory style replacement steering stabilizer, I definitely recommend

taking a look at this one from SkyJacker that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com

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Radical Mopar Jeep concepts to storm 2017 Easter Safari - Duration: 4:11.

Radical Mopar Jeep concepts to storm 2017 Easter Safari

Another year, another set of wild concept off-roaders from Jeep and its parts and customisation arm Mopar.

The 51st annual Easter Jeep Safari kicks off on 8 April, so the two brands have once again teamed up to show off the best of what they can do.

In order to impress the die-hard fans that visit the Easter Safari in their thousands, these concepts are extreme even by Mopar standards.

All of the new concepts are kitted out with production and prototype-spec Mopar parts and will be thrashed at the event to test out just how durable they are. Easter Jeep Safari Concepts 2017: what have we got?.

One of the softer, more 'family friendly' concepts, the Safari is designed to give those on the rear pew the best view.

The (cue eye-roll) 'windoors' are made from aluminium and clear vinyl and the rear seats can rotate outwards so your passengers can pap elephants and giraffes with fewer heads in the way.

Jeep has gone back in time with this one, resurrecting the design of the 1993 ZJ.

The shape has been spruced up with custom 18-inch wheels and beefed-up wheelarches, but touches like a '90s car phone and period materials inside help keep the classic look.

It's still capable of taking on the rough stuff, too, with a massive V8, selectable locking diffs and raised suspension.

According to Jeep, this one is a 'loud, fast and fun hot rod.' It's built to take on the dunes of the Mojave, but the lack of door windows and open roof means that you'll probably be swallowing some of it, too.

Along with the brutish V8 with open headers, there's a winch in case you get a little too enthusiastic/reckless/stuck (delete where appropriate). The Trailpass is all about boosting the new Compass's off-road abilities.

Finished in a fetching shade of green with flashes of orange, the Trailpass gets bespoke leather seats, chunky Continental TerrainContact tyres and a roof basket for all your action sports gear.

The Switchback pretty much crashed its way through the Mopar parts warehouse. The Wrangler-based concept is packed to the rafters with heavy-duty equipment including Dana 44 front and rear axles, toughened differential covers and a winch.

It's alive! The CJ 66 is built using parts from three different generations of Wrangler, so it's basically Frankenstein's monster with a HEMI V8.

Finished in US President Orange (officially known as Copper Canyon Orange), the CJ 66 is the sum of Mopar's crazy ideas made real.

The Luminator has enough lights on it to at the very least cause a fair amount of tanning to anyone coming the other way.

The concept has been built to showcase all of Mopar's new lighting tech - just don't look directly at it for too long.

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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee V-6 / V-8 - Duration: 9:59.

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee V-6 / V-8

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee V-6 / V-8. It has been three years since Jeep dramatically updated its Grand Cherokee, delivering a refined flagship with style and substance constructed on a chassis shared in large part with the Mercedes-Benz M-class.

Jeep would be the first to admit that, in the past, it would slide out a new model and then ignore it for five years.

The iconic brand has reloaded the Grand Cherokee for 2014 with a new engine, transmission, and other features.

One sect of Jeepers naturally will focus on the new 30-liter EcoDiesel V-6 engine, which we have reviewed in a separate story. Those less interested in the brand's core values and more into automotive oddballs will gravitate toward the 470-hp SRT model.

But those are far from volume plays—the dual beating hearts of the lineup are the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 and 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi models covered here.

All Eight Up with Gears.

The most significant drivetrain news is the adoption of a ZF-engineered eight-speed automatic for all Grand Cherokees; last year's V-6 played with five forward ratios, the Hemi with six. Paddle shifters have sprouted behind every steering wheel.

Also new is an Eco button that alters the gearbox shift schedule and throttle sensitivity for optimal fuel economy. On V-8 models, Eco also effects cylinder deactivation.

Finally, if you have the optional air suspension, it will automatically lower the vehicle to Aero ride height when traveling at higher speeds.

Four trim levels are available—Laredo, Limited, Overland, and the rechristened Summit—with all-wheel drive a $2000 option on Laredo and Limited models and a $3000 option on the Overland and Summit.

The base 290-hp V-6 and optional 360-hp Hemi are essentially unchanged.

(We recently completed a long-term evaluation of a 2011 V-6 model.) The Hemi can tow the same maximums as before—7200 pounds with four-wheel drive and 7400 with rear-drive—but the V-6's tugging ability ratchets up from 5000 pounds to 6200.

Thanks in large part to the new gearbox, fuel economy improves slightly for both powerplants. For rear-wheel-drive V-6s, highway mileage is up by 2 mpg to 25; city efficiency is unchanged at 17 mpg.

All-wheel-drive V-6 economy is up 1 mpg in the city and on the highway (to 17 and 24).

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The V-6 does an admirable job of hauling two-and-a-half tons of Jeep around, but the Hemi remains a solid step up.

We have an appreciation for the EPA-rated mpg you lose in opting for the eight, but given how deep you have to go into the throttle to move the V-6 with any urgency, the real-world mileage won't be great either way.

Further, we imagine—lacking side-by-side comparative data—the gap narrows some on undulating roads, and the V-8 has its cylinder-deactivation program when the pavement levels out.

Being a Jeep, the Grand Cherokee has a spec sheet that offers a mind-numbing array of chassis and suspension possibilities, including a five-mode air suspension, a multisurface chassis-control system called Selec-Terrain, rear-wheel drive, and three all-wheel-drive options.

As a treat for boulder bashers, the GC now offers a slick feature on the Limited and Overland called Selec-Speed Control.

Typical hill-descent-control systems automatically work the throttle and brakes to allow you to creep downhill, but this system also lets you do the same uphill.

Push the button, point the nose uphill, and you can control your rate of ascent in increments of less than 1 mph via the shift paddles.

We climbed impressive rocks with the 2014 Grand Cherokee, and it was as easy as slipping into a parking spot at Nordstroms.

On-road, piloting the 2014 Grand Cherokee is similar to last year's experience. The steering is accurate and nicely weighted, and the suspension takes a predictable set when you enter a curve, yet the ride wont splash your latte.

Its not our money, of course, but it would be difficult not to check off the boxes for the harder-core Quadra-Drive II all-wheel-drive option—it's available on Limited and Overland models and standard on the Summit—and Selec-Terrain.

The latter becomes standard on the Limited and up and offers all-weather options for sand, rock, snow, and mud, as well as an Automatic mode. And theres still a Sport mode, but it's now actuated with the shift lever.

Refresh—Getcher Refresh Right Here. All Grand Cherokees receive exterior changes for 2014. The average driver might have trouble telling the 2013 from the 2014 in profile, but the front end is markedly different.

The headlamps are now shallow and squinty, as if the car had just driven out of a dark tunnel on a bright sunny day.

Cool details include the tiny profile of a World War II–era Jeep depicted in the passenger-side headlamp and the words Since 1941 in the drivers-side unit. Rimming the headlights are LED running lamps, naturally.

The grille is slightly shallower, the lower fascia commensurately taller. As for the rear, each trim gets its own styling down low, and the liftgate has been resculpted and is topped by a larger spoiler.

Jeep redid the center stack, not changing its essential contours but reworking the acreage to fit the corporate 50- or 8.4-inch touch screens and an HVAC control area with large knobs—bucking the capacitive-touch trend—that work quickly and simply with minimal eye time from the road.

Also new is the three-spoke steering wheel, which looks significantly better and increases the button count.

Behind that lives a revised instrument cluster, with round gauges flanking a driver-configurable display that can tell you everything you want to know about your Grand Cherokee.

Open-pore wood trim is available, and the cabin retains the upscale ambience that has characterized the 2011 and newer GCs.

Given its plethora of available models and options, the current-generation Grand Cherokee may very well be the most versatile vehicle extant, being equally suited for towing, off-roading, comfortable commuting, and outings to the ballet.

(If it's not the most versatile, it's certainly a better value than others that might lay claim to the crown.) The GC is the automotive equivalent of a Leatherman multitool, and although Leatherman and Jeep might create new, better, and more-useful versions, they maintain their quintessential goodness.

We're looking forward to seeing what Jeep does next with the Grand Cherokee. We're positive it won't take five years to find out.

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Jeep Wrangler JKS Jspec 2.5" Lift Kit (2007-2017 JK 4-Door) Review & Install - Duration: 6:27.

The JKS Jspec two and a half inch lift kit for your 2007 and up four-door JK is going

to be a very well built and very complete lift kit that's going to perform very well

on road and off the road.

Now the J control version of this lift kit is going is going to be more expensive.

It's also going to include some additional components, like some control arm brackets

to help correct for your pinion and your caster angle in the front of your Jeep, where this

kit is not going to have that.

So can you run two and a half inches of lift without any sort of caster and pinion correction?

Yes.

If you decide you do wanna run some sort of pinion or caster correction, you can always

add a set of control arm brackets or a set of adjustable control arms which will also

add some articulation to your jeep.

We'll talk a little bit more about that in just a second.

A kit like this that's at two and a half inches is going to be for those of you who wanna

run roughly a 35-inch tire, still have some room to flex, that's going to be a combination

that looks really good but also works very well on-road and off-road.

Now JKS does provide a very well built, well put together lift kit that does include a

set of Fox shocks.

And even though these aren't the top of line Fox shocks, this is still going to drive the

price of this lift kit up a little bit.

So when you're looking at JKS, you should expect a well built fairly complete kit, however,

you are going to pay a little bit more because of the quality of the components that are

included.

This kit includes a set of four new coil springs which are going to provide those two and a

half inches of lift, and these are going to be a dual rate coil spring.

Now there's much to debate about what is best, a linear, dual rate, triple rate, or a progressive

rate spring.

The dual rate that come in this kit are going provide a fairly comfortable ride when you're

at ride height, but also a slightly stiffer spring when you do get down to close to a

coil bind situation.

So they're going to be good for off-road as well as on-road.

As I said, this does come with a set of Fox shocks for that new taller ride height.

These are going to be Fox Adventure Series 2.0 shocks.

Now these aren't going to be the T6061 aluminum that the higher end Fox shocks are, these

are going to be an alloy that are covered in a powder coat finish, instead of just a

clear anodized finish, but either way, they're still going to provide a really nice ride.

These are going to be a nitrogen charged shock.

And the nitrogen charged in that shock is there to eliminate any sort of bubbling or

cavitation that you can get in the shock fluid when you work that shock really hard over

time.

Working a shock over a long period of time or hitting some higher speed washboards can

cause some shock fade, and a nitro shock will have a lot less of that, help to eliminate

any kind of shock fade.

Now in general, a nitro shock will ride harder than a hydro shock, but most of the ride quality

does come down to valving, and that's something a Fox does really well.

So you're still going to get a comfortable ride from these shocks while still getting

the benefits of that nitrogen charge.

Here you have a front track bar that comes in this lift kit.

This is going to be an adjustable track bar that's much stronger than the factory bar.

The factory track bar can start to flex when you get a larger tire on your Jeep.

This is going to give you zero flex, so you're not going to have any wobble type feeling,

and this is of course adjustable, so you can fully center that front axle underneath the

Jeep.

Over here you're going to have a rear track bar bracket.

This doesn't provide you with quite as much adjustability as some of the other ones out

there, you're not going to be able to change the roll center, it doesn't give you three

different positions for mounting your track bar, however it is a very well built, very

stout track bar that's going to get the job done, moving the mounting point up a little

bit, flattening out the track bar angle, and working very well to get you back on the road

again.

Over here you have a set of JKS quicker disconnects for the front of your JK after you get your

lift kit installed.

And I really like these sway bar disconnects.

These are going to be adjustable so you can get the length exactly where you want it,

and you can disconnect these from not just one side but both sides, allowing you to completely

remove them and through them in the Jeep, as opposed to some of the others that just

allow you to disconnect from one side and then fold them up out of the way.

These are also gonna be greaseable, they fit very tight, so you're not gonna get any rattles,

and because they are greaseable and made of high-quality materials, they're going to last

you a good long time.

The kit's also going to include all the hardware necessary to get it installed, as well as

some brake line relocation brackets that are going to be necessary to ensure you don't

pull a brake line taut when you're off-road.

This is gonna be a two outta three wrench installation that will take three hours to

get it done.

This isn't a kit that includes control arms, so you're not going to have to do that additional

work, which will cut down on the time a little bit.

You're gonna wanna have a socket set and some wrenches handy, of course a jack and some

jack stands.

If you have access to a lift and either pneumatic tools or electric tools, it'll definitely

speed the process along.

And I always recommend spraying all of the applicable nuts and bolts with a good penetrating

oil well before you get started.

That time spent is going to pay dividends in the end, speeding up your installation.

Now, with any lift kit, the first step is going to be jacking up the Jeep and supporting

it by the frame, then removing or loosening anything that keeps the axles from completely

drooping.

So that's going to be your sway bar end links, your brake line brackets, your track bars,

and of course your shocks.

That'll allow you to completely sag those axles and pop out the factory springs.

At that point, you can replace your factory springs with your new taller springs, and

as you reassemble, swap in your new components.

So bolt up those new shocks, new sway bar end links, and track bars, and track bar brackets

as you're reinstalling all of those parts.

Again, this is something that's probably gonna take you around three hours, give or take,

depending on the tools you have at your disposal, but it is something you can do in your drive

way.

This is a $1,200 lift kit, and a lot of that cost does come from the Fox shocks.

Fox does make a premium product, they do charge a little bit more for them, and even though

these aren't Fox's top of the line shocks, they are gonna be more expensive than some

of the other kits out there that have a more no name style of shock with them.

But you're not just paying for the shocks with this, you are getting a lot of components

and you're getting a lot of high-quality components from JKS, which are going to make this lift

kit ride really well and last a long time.

So, in my opinion, this is worth the $1,200 price tag.

So if you're looking for a high-quality two and a half inch lift kit, I definitely recommend

the JKS Jspec two and a half inch, that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler Rugged Ridge 3" Square LED Light Cube (1987-2017 YJ, TJ, JK) Review & Install - Duration: 4:48.

I'm Ryan from extremeterrain.com, and this is my review and installation of the Rugged

Ridge 3 inch square LED light, fitting all 1987 and up Wranglers.

Today we're gonna to talk through the installation of this light, which I am going to give a

two out of three wrenches.

This is going to require some wiring to actually get it working.

However, actually getting it installed on the Jeep is going to be very, very simple,

and the whole process for a pair of lights shouldn't take you more than an hour depending

on your level of comfort with automotive wiring, but we'll talk more about the installation

in a minute.

This is for anyone who's looking to add an auxiliary light to their Jeep but doesn't

wanna spend a ton of money.

There are lights out there that are going to be very similar in design to this one that

are a lot more money than this, and there are also some that are going to be significantly

less.

With a light, in my opinion, most of us want to land somewhere in the middle.

We wanna get a light that's built well so that the LEDs are gonna last, they're not

gonna burn out, you're not gonna end up with the bunch of water behind the lens, but we

also don't need to go all the way at the top of the top where you're going to get optics

and reflectors that are going to give you a few more yards, a few more feet, or meters

of light down the trail.

Most of us just don't need that level of performance, and we'd like to save a few dollars.

And I think that that's where this light comes in.

It's going to be middle-of-the-road as far as price goes, it's going to built well enough

to give you a quality light, it's going to work as advertised, but it's gonna save you

a few dollars over those premium lights that are on the market.

The benefits to an LED light over a halogen light are the fact that it is a lot smaller

while still being very, very bright, and it draws much less power than an old school halogen

or incandescent bulb would.

And this light in particular is going to be a die cast aluminum housing, and it has a

polycarbonate lens on it.

It's covered in a textured black powder coat finish, and you do get stainless steel hardware

with this light.

This is going to be four individual LEDs in a three by three-inch square that are going

to be a spot beam pattern.

So this is an eight-degree pattern.

It is very narrow pattern.

It's not going to throw light everywhere, and that's gonna be a really nice pattern

for those of you who wanna put a light up on your A-pillar.

If you have more of a flood pattern on the A-pillar, you can get a lot of light bouncing

off the hood back into your eyes of the driver which can ruin your night vision, so a spot

is going to be really good for that location, as well as up on a roof rack, or even down

on a bumper, depending on what type of light you are looking to achieve from your auxiliary

lighting.

As we've said before, we are gonna give this a two out of three wrenches for installation.

These lights are sold individually, so if you're looking for a pair on your Jeep, you

should be able to get both of them installed in right around an hour.

And again, that is going to depend on a little bit on how you decide to wire up the lights.

The first step in getting one of these lights installed is to pick your location.

If you're going to be putting these on a bolt-on bracket that accepts a traditional single

post light mount, these are going to be very easy bolt-ons.

If you decide to put these on a bumper that doesn't already have a light mount tab, you

may have to drill a hole, but it really comes down to where you decide you wanna mount the

light.

Once the light itself is bolted up, you have to go ahead and wire it.

If you are somebody who's comfortable with automotive wiring or has some experience and

wants to build a harness themselves, you can wire this in a million different ways.

If you're somebody who is not as comfortable, you can go ahead and purchase the Rugged Ridge

wiring harness for either one, two, or even more of the lights, that will make getting

these wired up even simpler.

However, there still is going to be a little bit of wiring involved, which again, is why

we're giving this a two out of three wrenches.

As far as tools go, you're just gonna need a couple of hand tools to get these bolted

down, unless of course you are drilling a hole to get these installed, and then of course

you'll have that drill handy, and you're gonna need some wiring tools.

These lights do come in there right around $70 per light, which certainly isn't the least

expensive, but is by far not the most expensive light that we offer.

In my opinion, I'd rather spend a little bit more for a light that I know is going to last

and hold up well, which is what I think you're getting here.

So for most of us for what most of us are using our lights for, I think this is a really

nice balance of both price and quality.

So if you're looking to add to add some auxiliary lighting onto your Jeep and you're looking

for a light that is going to be quality, have a nice light output and hold up for a good

long time without carrying the top price tag of some of those premium lights, I think this

is going to be a very nice balance.

So that's my review of the Rugged Ridge three-inch square LED light, fitting all 1987 and up

Wranglers, that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.