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AJ. Adventures
Канада
Добавлен 12 янв 2021
Hello my friends and welcome to AJ Adventures!
Follow along while I work and build up my 2016 Jeep JK Unlimited Sahara for Overlanding. It was originally to explore western Canada but there are so many places we want to travel to and explore, so I'm not going to limit us.
Recently the build has taken some big leaps and the plans that lay ahead are only bigger. I've had a few items fail on the Jeep but instead I took it as an opportunity to strengthen it and weed out the weak links. I'm getting it ready to head into some pretty harsh climates and I can't risk breakdowns.
Also in this channel you'll see my buddy Andrew working on his Jeep which is an amazing custom diesel Grand Cherokee. He has been working away fabricating a lot of really cool mods for it including his aux fuel tank and spare tire holder with motorbike carrier.
Please feel free to subscribe and like. Go on an adventure, stay safe and see you on the trail!
www.ajadventures.net
Follow along while I work and build up my 2016 Jeep JK Unlimited Sahara for Overlanding. It was originally to explore western Canada but there are so many places we want to travel to and explore, so I'm not going to limit us.
Recently the build has taken some big leaps and the plans that lay ahead are only bigger. I've had a few items fail on the Jeep but instead I took it as an opportunity to strengthen it and weed out the weak links. I'm getting it ready to head into some pretty harsh climates and I can't risk breakdowns.
Also in this channel you'll see my buddy Andrew working on his Jeep which is an amazing custom diesel Grand Cherokee. He has been working away fabricating a lot of really cool mods for it including his aux fuel tank and spare tire holder with motorbike carrier.
Please feel free to subscribe and like. Go on an adventure, stay safe and see you on the trail!
www.ajadventures.net
Random Upgrades
In this video I installed new headlights, door pockets and showed the roof top tent heater design.
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Видео
Jeep Meet 2024
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Dispite the rain we had a really good turn out for the Jeep Meet. There was people that came from Red Deer and Vegraville. Great to see everyone and meet some new people.
Tofino Sunset
Просмотров 492 месяца назад
We had a beautiful vacation in Tofino, BC. One of the nights I flew the drone out over Chesterman Beach. You can see all the surfers and then the sunset. Music July - John Patitucci Anything You Can Dream - The Whole Other Yoga Style - Chris Haugen
Ignition Issues
Просмотров 863 месяца назад
Was having troubles getting the Jeep to start. Had to use the remote start every time. I changed out the ignition switch before and it worked temporarily. This time I changed the ignition switch, ignition relay and fuse. I think the relay was swollen and that’s all it was but we’ll see. If anyone else has any ideas what it could be please let me know in a comment! #jeep #jeeplife #overlander #j...
Look what we did!
Просмотров 2887 месяцев назад
So excited! After 2 years of looking we finally found a trailer we like that is Jeep towable. The folks down at Western RV Country helped us out and tought us how to take care of the trailer. Its a Sunlite 16BH, weighs 2480lbs and has everything we were looking for.
Shakedown run to Redwater
Просмотров 1248 месяцев назад
We drove up to Redwater Provincial Recreational area to test out the Jeep and do a little shakedown run. Nothing broke! I've done a lot of work to her lately and it was nice to get back on the road. Red water is mostly side by side trails so we didn't go very deep in any of them so as not to wreck or disturb the trails. Music Blue Ribbons - TrackTribe Beckoning - Telecasted Snowy Peaks pt1 - Ch...
Jeep Repairs
Просмотров 1778 месяцев назад
I'm trying to get the Jeep back to safe, reliable road conditions. Lots of fixes and upgrades. It is getting so close! I just want to get back to the trails. Music: Guess I'll Never Know - TrackTribe
Stay warm and stay safe my friends! This cold snap hits us every year eventually!
Просмотров 1579 месяцев назад
Stay warm and stay safe my friends! This cold snap hits us every year eventually!
Mega Sours, Black Death candies!
Просмотров 24811 месяцев назад
I ordered these from the UK. Just having a little fun with one of the sourest candies in the world! Guys at work loved them! 😂 #sour #megasours #blackdeath #sourcandies
Trail to the old Baseline Mtn fire lookout
Просмотров 237Год назад
We had a great day trip down past Rocky Mtn House and drove up the trail to the old site of the Baseline fire look out. It's a great drive with a little hike up to the summit. It is a little hard on your paint. Safe travels and see you on the trail!
Rachel Timelaps Kettle Valley Rail Road
Просмотров 37Год назад
Rachel Timelaps Kettle Valley Rail Road
Max Trax Holder for my Smittybuilt Bumper
Просмотров 1442 года назад
Max Trax Holder for my Smittybuilt Bumper
Walk the Wild Side Trail, Floors Island
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Walk the Wild Side Trail, Floors Island
I miss this one, hopefully I’ll be there for the next.
Keep an I on the FB group. When we plan one there will be lots of posts and reminders
Tire size you running ???!
35” tires with 17” rims
Awesome adventure. Were you required to apply for any kind of permits? And how many km is it from Yellowknife to the end point? Gaia says about 365 miles but are we (civilians) allowed to go all the way to the end?
You don’t need permits but you do need to know what you’re doing and respect the rules of the road. I contacted the company that maintained the road that year and they laid it all out for me. From Yellowknife to the end of the road is about 400km each way
Oh and very important, don’t try to drive into any of the mines!
@@aj.adventures Thanks a lot for your response. I am based in Toronto and have been planning for an adventure on this road since last winter. I will follow your suggestions and contact the company and yes I agree to the road rules part. Also if we drive those 400km will we still be in North West territories or will we enter Nunavut? And do you have a screenshot of the route you took. Want to see it on the map. Thanks a lot once again.
@@mjvbhaskar1000 unfortunately they stopped building the last 200km of road when they closed the 2 mines. That would have taken you to Nunavut. As it is you get with in about 60km of the border. I drove from Edmonton to Ft Mac, Ft Chipiwain, ft Smith, Yellowknife, then the ice roads. On the way home I came straight back because I was having Jeep issues and gas prices jumped ridiculously due to the Russian/Ukrainian war. Some spots was $5/L!!
This just broke on my Rubicon. These things are truly junk. And it's like $2000 to try and replace it. I just bought JKS quick disconnecting end links.
I’ve heard the electric disconnect is pretty bad. I haven’t had any issues with the pneumatic
Wish they made a 37 but Im sick of my AT so Ill get the 34,5 Nokian for winter and 37s MT for summer
Would be pretty sweet in a 37 bit for me the 35 was perfect!
Great video, thanks for doing it.
My pleasure!
I was just talking about this trail tonight with a friend. I’ve never done it though.
Thanks for the comment, hope the video helped. I suggest waiting till later in summer and bring back up. Great trail!
@@aj.adventures I sold my two Jeeps just have a sxs now so could probably make it on that. I heard there was a couple ways up there but I don’t know that area that well.
Awesome install video!!!
Thank you, glad you liked it, hope it helped!
What’s with the pirate flag your driving right in front of us I mean it’s cool
I have a Canadian flag and a pirate flag. I just thought it was cool lol
@@aj.adventures lol I like it
cool trailer
Thank you! Just de-winterized it and will be using it next weekend.
Good luck mine start leaking after one year. They will charge u shipping to replace it and will leak again. Oem it last decades and same price.
Thanks for the comment, I should do a follow up video. Mine started leaking after a couple months, exchanged it at my cost, second this me started leaking in 2 weeks. I went back to OEM as well.
Man the bumper looks great. I have that same outer body cage as well. Do you battle it squeaking or rattling on road or trail?
Oh man, it sounds like you know already! 😂 I have tried new hardware, tightening, rubber pads and eventually just accepted it. Sorry I do t have a solution for you. If you find something please let me know!
@@aj.adventures no worries. The guy I bought mine from had some rubber isolators that were supposed to be used if you mounted to the body. I may try to recreate those.
I wouldn’t mind going with you one day. I don’t have my cheap ready yet. Hope to have it ready for this summer.
We’re in a Facebook group Jeeps of Edmonton. Thinking about getting some people together for some trails if you’re interested.
Hello, Can you tell me if you have developed any leaks or if the stock Steering box is holding up?
So far, so good. It hasn’t leaked yet and is still working good. 👍
Super well done and informative for possible future adventures. Thank you for making this video!
My pleasure! I was hoping to go back this year but with the winter we had they had a late start. Next year!
It's going to be interesting to get your impressions of your new trailer.
Well first impression is I won’t be doing 120 down the highway lol. Fuel consumption only went up 1L/100km. I’ll do a video in the future after I’ve used it a few times.
Just walked past the jeep today! Looking cool! 🔥
Thank you you very much! 🤘
I guess I know what you will bring to your next pot luck. Or should I say pot unlucky. LOL . I am tempted to buy some.
Lmao, I highly recommend them! After a couple I actually started liking them! 😂
Hello again. Enjoyed the ride, however, once again my "Like" did not count. Stuck at "0". Previously watched NB Expeditions and "Like" counted.
Thanks for the like anyway Richard. I don’t know why it’s doing that.
I'll try again later.@@aj.adventures
Seemed to work today. Appears I should not be the 1st to like, then it counts.
By any chance the shop that did the front end work, did they or some other shop perform an alignment that generated the current caster angle ( that the lift system you installed set the suspension to ) . Just curious what its sitting at with that suspensions design and how that compares to the factory spec.
Hi Charles, thanks for your comment. I did have an alignment done at a different shop. They mentioned using ball joints with a different angle but said it’s close enough. I don’t know what the angles are at though. I may contact them to see if they kept the data so I can research the ball joint issue
@@aj.adventures I would contact them ( dropping by would probably be the best ) and if they have that info stored to give you a printout copy as well as explain where they felt the improvement could be made. I am guessing that depending on the ball joint system used that they can incorporate an offset unit that would give either a caster change or a camber change and so more than likely it was one of those two angles that they were looking at. If one has adjustable trailing arms then those get used for the caster change but only if that doesn't throw the front driveshaft ujoint angles out of whack. Its no wonder that modifying a vehicle turns a persons front pockets inside out LOL. But for now if its close enough and handles good and does not cause undue tire wear, it can always be addressed down the road a ways literally.
:( The things we hate and love about our rigs. It just never ends
Very true, especially those that are hard on their rigs!
@aj.adventures ..speed sensors are a pain! I was stuck in the States due to one and ended up changing the entire hub so I could get home
So many repairs and issues but you keep your composure. I "click LIKE" and it does not count...stuck at "0" kinda sucks.
Thanks for letting me know, I’ll try to figure out why. And thanks for your comment, I try to keep a positive attitude! 😁
Promo'SM 😴
Not sure what that means lol. But was a fun day for me and the family. 😁
Have you driven these tires in deep snow? if so how did they preform? I am currently in the middle of getting new winter tires but am not sure what to get for great on road ice traction and off road deep snow traction (if such a tire even exists)
I haven’t tried deep snow yet. Deepest about a foot. Did pretty good but better on ice. I haven’t been able to drive it much lately, fixing lots of other issues.
That looks insanely cold. I'm glad you guys know how to keep warm. What's the music in this video?
Yes it is extreme cold up in Barrhead County.... do not envy you working outside in this weather... stay safe
Thanks Nick! You guys stay warm too!
Good morning..love the videos. Question for you: who makes your roof rack?
Thank you! It’s made by Smittybilt.
Looks amazing I just picked up the bumper portion off facebook marketplace Waiting for hardware to come in from smitty Looking forward to it
It’s a great set up and easy to modify!
What rim size?
They’re 17’s
Thanks for the video, do you think detaching the sound bar is absolutely necessary? I don't want to have to deal with that.😊
Also how are they holding up?
Sorry for the late reply, I had to drop the sound bar to fit the panel in. If you don’t the sticker part will jam it up
They are holding up great! Make sure to clean the surface first
😂
Important to have fun at work 😂
Thank for the good trail ang scenery up there,im not sure if the trailhead is same with the trail that ive been in downhill biking?
I know there’s a lot of bike trails on the trail to the new Baseline fire lookout. This trail is more secluded and off the beaten trail
Good job
Thanks, I’m pretty happy with it.
Another beautiful place to explore out west.
It really is!
Thanks for the ride and the great scenery. It's a dull, rainy and windy Thanksgiving Weekend here in S.W. Ontario.
Thank you Richard, glad you enjoyed it! Was a beautiful day for sure!
I realize there were issues ( worn shocks etc ) with the original suspension from what it would have handled like new but with this lift how are you finding the side to side stability, notice more lean around corners for example ?. Also I am assuming if you had an alignment done to dial in the tow, they also checked the caster angle as I am curious what your current caster angle is given the handling issues that seem to generally come with a lift that uses stock length trailing arms causing less caster angle and typically a more wandering type of feel down the road.
Thank you for your comment Charles, I’ll do my best to answer your questions. I had a 2.5” lift before that we removed and installed the 3.5”. Still it raised the front 1.25” and the back only 0.75” higher than the previous kit. The side to side handling feels really stable, almost stock feeling. We never disconnected or adjusted the tie rod so I haven’t done an alignment yet. With the drop brackets for the angle of the control arms hardly changes. It has been handling like a dream and I am very impressed with the kit. Ill be doing an after action video soon.
@@aj.adventures I just realized later on in the video there was a clip of trying to figure out where to install those special drop brackets for the rear pivot point of the trailing arms, there wasn't enough video footage of that aspect to show the final setup and what was connecting to them unfortunately and yes the video would have been long had you included every move you made !. So here's the confusing thing of a part that seems to have two names thrown at it, trailing arms ( upper and lower both for front axle and rear ) or calling the very same arms "control arms" as I see both names used in describing them. So that was the very same bracket style idea I had seen on a Jeep JK this summer whom I spoke to and he had initially installed just the lift and can't recall if that was 3 1/2 or a 4 1/2 lift but he said it was a total mess on the highway ... all over the place darting, then he put on brackets similar to this and completely changed the handling. He too had not checked the caster before or after but without a doubt the geometry of that bracket from what I gather puts back in some caster that the lift alone takes away assuming one isn't using adjustable trailing arms to compensate/adjust back in the proper caster which only the more expensive kits will come with. I sort of assumed that your tie rod ends and track bar ends were worn and had to be replaced as well at this time or you have already replaced those parts once. Suspension parts wear out, that is a fact and doesn't matter what brand of vehicle it is !
Hi Aaron. It was a great meeting. Thanks for holding it. 👍
My pleasure! Looking forward to the next one!
Nice one, yeah a bit too early in the season and glad you had a great time! I’m a local Grande Cache Tacoma Overlander guru. Who hasn’t made it to Caw ridge yet. :)
It’s beautiful country up there. We can’t wait to go back!
Very cool buddy! Was just checking my backroads map and looked up this trail and found this. I like the drone idea to scout ahead.
Thanks, it really helped a lot. Hoping to go back there some day with back up. Pretty rough terrain to be going solo
Great video...just don't go past marker #39 in the summer...past #39 is a winter only trail.
Thanks, I checked the trail status before going. I know some of it gets closed off, but not all know to check that!
Does it come with new bolts or we could use are stocks
It came with all new hardware
Great video Aaron. Been waiting for another one from you. Next time you come down to the Pass area, send me a message and maybe we can meet up. SW Alberta and SE BC is pretty much my neck of the woods and I spend alot of time out there. Could show you some really nice spots. Just finished a trip last week and spent 4 days of the trip up in between Radium and Skookumchuck. I did a trip back in June and went from the Pass to the Kettle River and only about 10% of that trip was on pavement. Keep the vids coming.
Hey Mark, that would be great thank you! I will send you a msg for sure the next time I’m heading to your neck of the woods!
So if I get this right the guy with the impending heart operation peddles up a long grade while others were using E bikes pretending to peddle LOL. About the suspension you currently have on your Jeep, what was the lift height of it over stock ?
Haha, yeah I didn’t think about that to much. Probably why I was so winded after. Right now the Jeep is a stock suspension with a 2.5” spacer kit. I’ll be removing that and putting in a real 3.5” AEV lift kit.
@@aj.adventures That would be interesting to know what your current caster angle is with what it sounds like are the stock length upper and lower control arms as I am surprised from what I read and have personally heard, typically the jeep is all over the road or at least unpredictable with poor handling due to a horrible caster angle. Not only that, stock non adjustable track bars with the lift spacers you have ( or if it had been longer springs instead cause the same thing ) puts both axles slightly off center of the vehicle. Hopefully the kit you have purchased has all the goodies to adjust in a proper caster angle and yet being mindful of the front drive shaft angle. This summer talked briefly to a JK owner who had installed a somewhat lower budget lift but did come with the taller springs as well as new control arms but non adjustable. He said it handled absolutely horrible because of the lack of caster and the steep angle of the arms so he bought a front end trailing arm lowering kit that lowered the pivot point on the frame end of both upper and lower trailing arms and made all the difference to the handling. Unfortunately he had not taken it to an alignment shop to know what the caster had been with the lift and then with the front axle trailing arm lowering kit. Anyway thought I would mention all of that but sort of assume you bought a more comprehensive lift kit giving the ability to dial in the suspension better.
Such a beautiful trail to ride
How is this working out for you so far ? I have a 07 jk was wondering should I change also the fan and upgrade the hoses with this radiator as well ? Or just stay with the stock version . I’m asking cause I live in Florida and it’s hot out here
I could have used the opportunity to upgrade the fan and hoses and everything but I didn’t. The radiator was already $600 CAD and I was saving for the new suspension. I replaced the radiator and left everything else stock. Works amazing! Although I did have to change the thermostat a month later
@@aj.adventures oh ok . Yea I figure changing all the radiator parts would be expensive . Cause I was also thinking of changing the thermostat as well just a complete transformation. So this radiator is it worth it
Sorry it took me so long to reply. I had to go through two of them and both of them cracked. I went back to a stock radiator and I’m getting my money back. I don’t think they’re designed for Canadian winters
@@aj.adventuresthe cold case radiator cracked or the thermostats?
@@aj.adventuresI’m in so cal mountains and mine cracked over the summer. So I’d say they are no good. Just started the warranty process. After hearing you’ve gone through two of them I’m leaning towards getting my money back
just wanted to ask if you changed the gearbox before. PSC mentioned a while ago that the high pressure pump will eventually damage the gear box. As I don't want to change the gear box as it is in good condition, I wonder if maybe you changed it before. THanks, btw good video anyway
Thanks for letting me know. I was unaware of that. The PSC gear box is pretty expensive. May have to look into it one day.
@aj.adventures Well let me know how it works so far. I don't want to change the gear box either because of the price.
Sorry it’s been so long. The steering pump has been awesome and the gear box has been running great. So far still running strong
How does it work without the brackets for the transmission cooler lines? Are they just free laying on the side or did you have a mount?
Sorry for the late reply, I’ll have to check and get back to you. Don’t remember off the top of my head. It is a direct install and everything was secure after except the upper plastic shroud
What kinda light's do you have mounted on that roof rack?
Cheap Amazon lights lol, but they’ve worked for a few years now. One day I’ll upgrade to something brighter.
Thanks for picking Cold Case! 👍
My pleasure! It’s working great. I had to change my thermostat the other day because my engine was running to cold! 👍
Do you think a full size truck can get up that trail all the way to the top in August? A group of offroaders with some full size trucks?
There was some parts where a Jeep hardly fits. I think it’s meant more for side by sides. I got some good pin stripping in the paint from that trail
@@aj.adventures My truck is past the pin stripe stage, but yeah, if jeep barely fit, then there is no way id risk putting my truck there. Pin stripes are okay but I dont like panel damage. Thank you kindly for your response