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Jeep Wrangler Barricade Rear Tubular Bumper w/ Wrap-around (2007-2018 JK) Review & Install - Duration: 3:21.

This Barricade Wrap-Around Rear Tubular Bumper is for those of you who have a 2007 and up

Wrangler who are looking for a little bit more of an old-school look on your Jeep.

These tubular bumpers are going to be a little bit more of a throwback style.

And if that's what you're into and you don't have the need or the want for some of the

off-road features and the additional protection offered by a plate steel bumper, this is going

to be a really nice option for you.

This is a bumper that is going to install very, very easily onto your Jeep.

Definitely, a one-out-of-three-wrench installation that can be done in about an hour in your

driveway.

Now, this bumper is going to be a little bit different from some of the other tubular bumpers

out there because as it says in the name, it wraps around a little bit.

So, it's going to actually make the turn and follow the body line around the corners of

the Jeep.

So that is going to help offer some light protection, as much protection as a tubular

bumper can offer, not just in the back but also around to the corners of your tub a little

bit.

So, what kind of protection are we talking about?

This is going to be some general light bumper protection.

It's not going to be protection when you're dropping your jeep off of a ledge, onto a

rock and that bumper is taking the full brunt of that force.

This bumper obviously doesn't have D-rings, reverse lights, a 2-inch receiver, a tire

carrier.

It doesn't have some of those other options that those more off-road ready bumpers have.

This bumper is also going to be significantly less expensive than a lot of those plate steel

off-road bumpers.

So, again if you like this style, if you don't have a need for those other features and you're

looking for a bumper that's well built but also very fairly priced, I think this one

from Barricade is going to be a great choice.

So, the main features of the construction to talk about are the fact that this does

wrap around to the corners of the tub, as I already mentioned, and the fact that it

has a cut out in this upper tube.

And what that's going to do is give you some additional clearance for your spare tire so

as you're opening and closing that tailgate, you don't have to worry about the spare tire

making contact with the bumper.

Other than that, it's going to come with everything you need to get it installed.

This is a textured black powder coat finish, which is going to match a lot of the other

aftermarket accessories that you might bolt onto your Jeep, as well as matching a lot

of those factory black plastic accents that come on your JK right out of the factory.

Definitely a one-out-of-three-wrench installation, about an hour's time to get this installed.

The first step is, of course, removing your factory bumper.

There are going to be a handful of bolts that you have to loosen up and then that bumper

will just come right off.

After that, there are some brackets that you will need to install on your jeep, and then

finally bolt this bumper to the brackets.

Now, this does have some slotted bolt holes so you will be able to level out the bumper,

make sure it's sitting exactly where you want it before you torque down those bolts.

But once you do that, you're finished with the install.

This tubular bumper comes in at right around $180 and I do think that's going to be a very

fair price for what you're getting.

There are probably some less expensive ones, but they're going to be made out of a lighter

gauge material, maybe not have the same quality of powder coat finish.

They might not include all the bracketry.

This is going to be a very complete and very well put together kit that I think is priced

is very affordable for what you're getting.

So if you like that tubular rear bumper look on your JK, I think this bumper from Barricade

is going to be a really nice option for you, and you can get it right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler Mickey Thompson Baja MTZP3 Tire (Available From 32" to 40" Diameters) Review - Duration: 4:02.

This Mickey Thompson MTZP3 tire is for those of you that have a 1987 and up Wrangler and

are looking for a very aggressive mud-terrain tire.

This is going to be the most aggressive tire available from Mickey Thomson, and it's available

for wheels 15 to 20 inches and in tire sizes of 32 inches up to 40 inches.

Now, what makes this the most aggressive tire by Mickey Thompson, and what really makes

it a mud-terrain tire instead of an all-terrain tire, is really the way that the lugs are.

This is going to have slightly smaller lugs in an altering tire, which is going to have

more space in between them, and that's really what's going to give you all of your grip.

The space in between is also designed to help the tire self-clean.

So when you get off-road, it gets packed up with mud and dirt, the tire can essentially

become a slick.

But if you get a little bit of wheel speed built up, this tire is designed to self-clean,

giving you all of your grip back.

Now, in each one of these lugs, you're also going to have some siping right from the factory.

And what that means is that that lug is going to be able to flex and move so when you have

the tire air down, you're off-road, you're really going to be able to conform to obstacles,

get the most contact with the obstacle and the tire giving the most traction and the

most ability to get over an obstacle or through the sloppy mud.

Now, if we work our way down to the sidewall of the tire a little bit, of course, this

tire is also going to have some lugs on the side wall.

Now, they're important for a couple of different reasons.

One, they're gonna give you that aggressive, off-road look that a lot of you guys are after.

Two, they're going to give you some more traction and some more performance when you're in an

off-road situation, especially when you're crawling on the rocks, you come up to a stamp

or an obstacle at a bit of an angle.

You're gonna get some grip out of these sidewall lugs.

And finally, these are gonna offer some protection to the tire.

This shoulder sidewall area is the area that is damaged most often off-road, and that can

certainly end your day very quickly, so having these lugs are going to offer some good peace

of mind and some protection.

So I already went over a lot of the construction of this tire as far as the lugs and the grooves

that make it a mud-terrain tire.

But a couple of things that are specific to Mickey Thompson, you're going to have their

PowerPly 3-ply sidewall technology that is going to give you a really strong and puncture-resistant

sidewall.

You're also going to have their Four-pitch SideBiter technology, and that's going to

be in these grooves up here on the shoulder in the sidewall of the tire, and that's what's

really gonna give you all of your grip coming from that area.

On the tread itself, you have decoupling grooves, and what they are designed to do is give you

the maximum amount of traction both on-road and off-road.

And finally, you're going to have variable draft angles and stone ejector ribs build

into the tread itself to keep you from picking up those big rocks and stones which can be

very annoying when you get off the trail, start rolling down the road again, and you

end up with that ticking.

So these tires are designed to eject those stones, not hold on to.

As with most tires, you're gonna wanna take these to a shop to have them mounted onto

your wheels as well as balanced out.

Of course, you could probably muscle a tire onto a wheel.

You could set the bead.

We've all seen the videos of people doing it with brake cleaner and a lighter, but that

is not recommended.

You would still have to take your tire to a shop and have it bound.

So take it to a shop.

have them mounted and balanced.

Then you just have to bring them home and bolt them up to your jeep.

These tires are gonna fall into the same price range as a lot of the other mud-terrain tires

on the market.

Of course, the pricing is going to depend on the size of the tire, of course, the bigger

the tire, the more expensive, and also the size of the wheel you want it mounted on,

the bigger the wheel, the more expensive.

But they are going to be really comparable to a lot of the other mud-terrains out there.

So really, could just comes down to the features you're looking for and the tire you put on

your jeep.

So if you're looking for a very aggressive mud-terrain tire, I definitely recommend these

MTZP3s from Mickey Thompson, and you can find them right here at extremeterrain.com.

For more infomation >> Jeep Wrangler Mickey Thompson Baja MTZP3 Tire (Available From 32" to 40" Diameters) Review - Duration: 4:02.

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Jeep Wrangler Hella Vision Plus 7" Round H4 Conversion Headlamp (1997-2006 TJ) Review & Install - Duration: 5:48.

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

Vision Plus seven inch round H4 conversion headlamp, fitting all 1997-2006 TJs.

Today we're gonna talk through the installation of this headlight which is a very simple one

out of three wrench conversion, but we're also here to talk about the light output and

the light pattern, as well as a few other features of the headlight.

From the factory our TJs come with what's known as a sealed beam headlight, and that

is the headlight that you see from the outside is all one piece, it's one large bulb.

This unit here is a conversion to an H4 headlight.

Which means you have a housing, which is what you see from the outside, the glass and the

reflector, and then you have a bulb that goes on the inside of that, which is replaceable.

So what that allows you to do is have a housing that has really high quality optics, providing

a lot of very useful light without blinding oncoming drivers, and a bulb that is replaceable

so you can make sure that you always have a good bright bulb.

You also have a couple of different options as far as which bulbs that you install.

An H4 conversion like this is a really nice step up from a factory sealed beam headlight

in both light output and light pattern, and this is an option that right out of the box

will go right into your jeep, plug right into the factory harness, work really well, also

work very easily, and be fairly inexpensive.

There are some more expensive headlight options out there, from full projector LED headlights

that can be a thousand dollars or more for a pair, and unfortunately these are not going

to have the same light output as those will, and for the price difference you probably

wouldn't expect it to.

But if you need new headlights for your TJ, this is the way to spend a little bit more

money and still get a big step up in light output without completely breaking the bank

and going to the top of the top.

This kit comes with a couple of different pieces, of course you have your reflector

housing that has a dust boot on the back, and it does also come with a HELLA bulb that

is a 60 watt high beam, 55 watt low beam.

Now HELLA says that the low beam puts out about 50% more light than your factory sealed

beam, and the high beam is about 25% more than your factory high beam, and whether those

are the actual numbers or not doesn't really make a difference.

What really does make a difference is when you're driving down that dark back road, how

much better you can see with this setup.

I actually had these reflector housings in my jeep and they do make a big difference

over a factory sealed beam headlight.

These are going to provide a pretty sharp cutoff for a reflector headlight, which is

what you want, but still provide a nice deep and wide pattern so you have plenty of usable

light.

Getting this headlight installed in your Jeep is a very simple process, and I'm going to

give the installation a one out of three wrenches.

All you'll need to get this done is a Torx bit or a Torx screwdriver to remove the headlight

retention ring.

There are four Torx screws around that headlight retention ring and when you remove all four

of them the ring will come out and your factory headlight will come out as well, where you

can simply unplug it, plug in your new headlight, align the tabs with the tabs in the headlight

bucket, it can really only sit in there one way, and once it's aligned, reinstall your

headlight retention rings with the factory hardware.

And that's it, it is really that simple.

Now when you're taking off that retention ring you do have to be careful because there

are four screws that hold the retention ring in place, but there are also a couple of adjuster

screws that are right next to it.

You will want to mess with the adjuster screws while you are swapping out the headlight,

however, you will want to re-aim your headlights using those adjuster screws after you have

these installed.

As I mentioned, these do have a really nice pattern to them.

They do have a pretty sharp cutoff for a reflector housing, but even with all that taken into

account, you will want to, any time you change your headlights, go ahead and adjust those

properly so you're not blinding oncoming traffic.

This whole installation again shouldn't take you more than a half hour, and you won't need

any special tools, just some Torx bits.

It is important to remember that when you purchase these headlights, they are sold individually,

and of course you'll need two for your TJ, so make sure you purchase a pair of them.

Now when you're talking about headlights and price, in my opinion you always have to be

comparing the cost to the light output, because of course you can spend over a thousand dollars

on an LED projector headlight that's going to put out a ton of light in a very focused

pattern, but that's at the thousand dollar price tag.

These are going to be a tenth of that, so you wouldn't expect them to have the same

light output or the same beam pattern.

But when you compare these to a factory replacement sealed beam bulb, they are not that much more

expensive than what you'll be able to get that factory replacement for.

However, they are going to be significantly better if you're considering light output

and beam pattern, which make these absolutely worth the cost, in my opinion.

So if you're looking to upgrade the factory headlights on your TJ so you have more light

output and also more usable light, I think this is a really great way to go for not much

more money than a set of factory sealed beam headlights would be.

Of course you can go and spend 10 times as much and get even more light with an even

crisper pattern, but for the cost of these, I think they are a great improvement over

factory.

So that's my review of the HELLA Vision Plus seven inch round H4 conversion headlamp, fitting

all 1997-2006 TJs that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.

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Jeep Wrangler Poison Spyder Dana 44 Bombshell Differential Cover (1997-2018) Review & Install - Duration: 4:47.

Your differential is one of those parts that's a big investment, and you wanna protect your

carrier, your ring gear, and all of your bearings from any rocks or damage that they might see

on the trail.

This Poison Spyder Differential Cover that I have here is a good investment to protect

your internals of your 1997 to 2018 Dana 44 from any peel backs or hits on the trail.

This is also gonna give you a signature badass look to the backside of your diff.

Installing this will be familiar if you've ever changed your diff's fluid and will be

two out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter.

I would like to mention that you will need the correct amount of gear oil for your differential,

so make sure that you check your owner's manual for your specs.

This cover is a big step up in construction from the original factory differential cover.

It's made of ductile nodular iron instead of the stamped factory carbon steel, and it

will do a lot better of a job at taking any hits, as well as taking high stress and very

torquey situations.

Especially great for when you're crawling.

This will have a semi-gloss powder coat on it that will protect your exterior of the

cover and prevent it from any rust or corrosion.

But, this cover is definitely paintable, and it's very common to give it a custom touch

to match your existing color scheme.

You can check out some of our customer pictures for some cool color examples.

The cover is very thick, and it measures about 7/16 to about a 1/2 inch thick, and varies

around the cover because of the ramp design.

The ramp design, as well as the recessed holes in the cover for the bolts, will make sure

that when your diff comes in contact with a rock, it will just slide right off, preventing

any hang-ups on the trail.

This will come with all the hardware needed to install it, including the differential

bolts, and unlike bolts that protrude from the stock differential cover, these are hidden.

The design also makes it peel-resistant which is very important if you're crawling.

If you skid your differential on a rock, you can actually do a pretty good job at peeling

the differential cover back, releasing all of the fluid from the differential, making

a very messy trail cleanup, and it's flat-out just not good for the environment.

What I really like about this is the fact that the fill hole is at the stock fluid level

height.

This will take all of the guess work out of filling up the differential.

This will be right in the middle of the road with price for a differential cover, and I

actually think it's pretty fair at right around a $100.

The higher price options like the ARB Differential Cover are gonna come with some extra features,

like magnets on the drain plug, as well as on the dipstick, and a bit of a different

design to allow breezing, as well as protection.

There will also be other higher price covers that have different materials and other different

designs.

With those, you're paying for the extra features, which is well worth it if that's what you're

looking for.

The other less expensive products that we offer are gonna be made out of less heavy-duty

material, like forged steel that doesn't exceed in the toughness of this cover, as well as

replacements to your factory cover that don't provide the ideal protection that you might

be looking for.

Overall, if you don't need all the bells and whistles, but still want some good insurance

for your differential, Poison Spyder is the way to go.

Install is at two out of three wrenches on this one guys, and I would like to mention

that along with the standard hand tools, you will also require a sufficient amount of differential

oil to completely refill the housing.

Overall, it should only take you about two hours to get this thing bolted up.

First, you have to park the Jeep on a flat surface so that oil drains properly.

So, put an oil pan under, and remove the drain plug.

Then, you can loosen the cover plate bolts, and gently pry the cover away, draining all

of the fluid from the differential, and remove the cover completely.

Then, you can scrape off the old gasket and the silicone, and clean the housing and the

surface with some brake cleaner.

After that process is done, you can lay the silicone on the new gasket and install the

new diff cover with the new gasket, and screw in the bolts using a star-like pattern, and

torque them to factory specs.

Then, you can fill up the diff to the correct level, and install the drain plug with Teflon

tape.

I would like to mention that the fill hole should not be considered the full line.

In some cases, filling to the fill hole will result in an overfull situation and may result

in blowing fluid out to the breather.

I would recommend checking your owner's manual to determine the correct fluid amount.

So, if you're looking to some solid protection to your Dana 44, Poison Spyder has you covered.

This is Merideth with XT, and you can find this and everything else Wrangler, right here

at extremeterrain.com.

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THE JEEP WRANGLER-BASED PICKUP TRUCK WILL PROBABLY LOOK LIKE THIS - Duration: 2:32.

Now that we've seen the Jeep Wrangler JL in full, it's easier to imagine what the

pickup version will look like when it finally arrives next year.

But thanks to the folks at Jeep Scrambler Forum, you don't have to use your imagination

at all anymore.

These latest renderings give an idea of what to expect from the truck bed-equipped variant

of the Wrangler, and we think they're pretty close to the final version.

The Jeep Wrangler pickup, rumored to be named Scrambler, is said to use a frame that's

longer than the one underpinning the Wrangler Unlimited.

That additional length is evident in these renders, which move the axle farther aft of

the rear doors.

Not surprisingly, the front end carries over virtually unchanged from the JL, as do the

taillights with hourglass-shaped LED accents.

Jeep Scrambler Forum couldn't decide whether Jeep would slap the Scrambler name or the

iconic Jeep logo onto the tailgate, so it rendered the truck with both.

It appears these renders also feature the rumored removable top, which is said to be

an option on the Scrambler.

Exact specs on the Wrangler-based pickup remain unknown, but we do know a few things from

leaks and spy shots.

Previous reports point to FCA's 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 being an option on the truck

variant, but so far there has been little evidence to show the Wrangler's gasoline

2.0-liter turbo-four or 3.0-liter Pentastar V-6 will make it over to the Scrambler.

The Wrangler pickup is also expected to receive a beefier Dana 12-bolt rear axle, and spy

shots suggest the rear suspension shares design elements with the Ram 1500.

Automotive News reported recently that the Wrangler-based pickup will arrive in dealer

showrooms by April 2019, with production scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.

That means it won't be long until we see the actual Jeep truck and learn its true name.

Until then, enjoy these highly plausible renderings.