Don't OVERSPEND! I Off-Road My New Cheap Jeep Wrangler To Prove You DON'T Need a Rubicon!

In this video, I hit the Moab trails in my new Jeep Wrangler to prove you DON'T have to spend a lot to have a ton of fun!

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro & Baby Lions Back
2:30 Wrangler Willys Walkaround
3:58 Why Solid Axles? Demonstration
5:20 Water Fording — Too Deep?
8:46 Fins & Things
10:17 V-Notch
12:48 Frame Bender
13:48 One Tree Hill
15:33 Butt Clencher
16:19 Butt Scratcher
17:20 The Wrap-Up — Do You REALLY Need A Rubicon (No!)

[aldo]

Excellent video! We need more videos that bring common sense back into off-roading.

[dc]

Smart man Tommy. Got a good jeep, and didn't spend an arm and a leg. No need to peacock.

[stout_tossme]

Tommy, you know...this was a great video. I hope you read this.

Your points are spot on. You don't NEED all the cool crap to have fun off-road.

The 2 door wrangler is an amazing rig.

Great content. It is good to hear your take on these rigs. Your off-road experience and recommendations are spot on.

[liamaleman]

I love how passionate Tommy is about his car I feel the same way about mine.

[LuthorvilleCA]

As a new Jeep owner, one thing I have learned is, non-Jeep owners will always tell you exactly how you should modify your Jeep.

[aldo]

Indeed. For as little as $150 you can add a swaybar quick disconnect that gives your front solid axle as much articulation as you want.

[alexmills]

I really think a Jeep looks best as a 2 door and these JL’s with 33’s or 35’s are perfect

[TrackPackRT]

Love the message in this one Tommy, great video! I've taken my 4 door JK Sahara for minimum 2 offroad trips a year since I got it new in 2012 and you can do some extremely difficult and challenging terrain on stock tires and ride height that allows you to explore all kinds of areas you'd never otherwise see. That adventure and exploration is the core of what a Jeep is all about in my opinion. People get caught up in crazy lifts, massive tires, lockers ect but the reality is you'd be surprised just how capable a stock Wrangler is, and as long as you're not climbing boulders, and trying to do massive rock drops, there's almost nowhere you can't make it through. Don't let having a stock Jeep keep you from getting out there and exploring! Glad you're enjoying your new Wrangler.

[greg]

Thanks for speaking about the pressure to modify your Jeep. I drive a stock TJ and have no plans to modify it except for undercarriage protection. I think people get waayyy to caught up in all that stuff.

[destinyangel]

Had a little stock manual 1998 TJ 2 door straight fuel injected petrol six and was very basic, it could go over anything up snowy hills , mud, sand, steep rocky fire trails, you name it can handle it, no winches and no diff locks and never got stuck, the secret is the shorter wheel base and light weight . Easily turning around on tight narrow trails and the break over angles superior to the 4 door version an amazing 4x4 !

[ricardocarrillogonzalez]

This video needed to exist. Debunking myths about needing crazy mods to have some fun and not a break the bank! Unless you off road for a living. Don’t need too many mod’s!

[billjamison]

Great job Tommy! Don't ever underestimate yourself. You do a fine job!

[romero]

Honestly seeing you take the factory willys and Bronco to these trails and doing them so easily makes you wonder why modify them at all haha.

[stevetabor]

In the 70s we did rubicon trail in a 53 willys Jeep 15” tires no lockers never had a problem an never had any damage just love your 2 door great stuff tommy as always be safe 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[voyager]

Great video. Couple things I would’ve done differently at that crossing though. First, always check the depth of the water before driving through if you’re unsure. Second, you need to pick a gear and power through the water to create a bow wave. Idling through is how you flood engines and diffs. Speaking of which, you should consider checking the diffs for water and consider a cheap diff breather mod (can be done for under $100).

[Wrencher_]

14:23 This is correct. Also, as a Jeep mechanic who has changed clutches on Gladiators and Wranglers, get the automatic. The clutch plates (it has a dual clutch/pressure plate set-up) on the manual is very small given the size of the vehicle and the stuff you can do off-road. So the automatic is not only easier to drive off-road, it's also more reliable.

[pkatsigris]

Tommy i couldn't agree more with you. I have a stock 99 Suzuki jimny. The only thing I changed were the tires to a good set of A/T tires. I am surely having fun off road

[disophisis]

Might want to check your differentials after that water crossing just too make sure you didn't get too much water ingress.

[damnjustassignmeone]

I’ve always loved 2 door wranglers. That’s all there was when I was a kid. To me, a 4 door wrangler just doesn’t feel like the real deal.

[duanemiles]

Great video. I'm 78 and finally got my "Jeep". I've had other 4x4s for snow, sand and dirt roads
but not for real off roading. You've showed you can go off roading without getting crazy.