ULTIMATE Guide to Quieting your Jeep Wrangler YJ: Comfortable Daily Driver

Today I install some sound deadening material in my 1994 Jeep Wrangler YJ Sahara. I took decibel readings for every condition, from a bare tub to double insulated at idle, 20MPH, 40MPH, and 50MPH. Thank you so much for watching, and I'd be happy to answer any questions!

[@sushil1983]

Great information thank you, I will try it out on my YJ

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

Good luck! Let me know how it goes, or if you have any questions!

[@treyvolkman9601]

Nicely done

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

Thank you!

[@toast_fairy1419]

Nice dude I'll definitely doing this when I get my yj, you have a sahara nice

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

Thank you! It didn't always look that way. I've got pictures of everything, but no videos unfortunately. What year are you hoping to get?

[@map3384]

You think an YJ Wrangler was loud try driving a CJ7. Bought it off the lot new in 1986. Those type vehicles are not boulevard cruisers. They’re utility. They’re meant to be loud.

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

I mean, they're nearly identical vehicles outside of the front clip. Most people I spoke to before trying this gave me the same "it's a Jeep, it's meant to be loud", but most of those people don't daily drive theirs either

[@map3384]

@@NoGuaranteesGarage True. In 1986 if I gave the Jeep wave three times a week it was a lot. The Jeeps of old were made for the military, boarder control, post office, utility companies who needed to travel on unpaved roads. I didn’t care about the noise. They were fun to drive as long as you respected its limitations. CJs suspension was a whole lot different from a Wrangler. Very harsh. You won’t believe how easy it was to flip a CJ. Never did thank God. They really softened the Wrangler suspension to attract everyday drivers. When the YJ hit the dealer showroom in 1987 model year they sold like hot cakes.

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

@@map3384 My grandfather had a CJ7 before I was born. I never got to see it, but the pictures were enough to make me love them. I ended up with the red YJ because I couldn't afford one. Jeep definitely tried to make the YJs feel/appear safer than the CJs. I've even heard the square headlights were to encourage an appearance of stability

[@map3384]

@@NoGuaranteesGarage I was thinking of buying an old CJ. Should have never sold mine ages ago. I look around and can’t believe how expensive they are. Dennis Collins offers a great service for Jeep lovers in Texas but it comes with a hearty price. $40+ for an old CJ? Mine cost $11,890 new in 86. So I’m looking at a YJ.

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

@@map3384 Do it! They've been increasing in value as they get harder and harder to find in good condition. Can always swap the front clips if you'd like

[@nonsequitur807]

Good info. What about Lizard Skin spray in sound/heat deadener

[@NoGuaranteesGarage]

From what I've read with Lizard Skin, it does a great job with the heat, but not so much with the sound. If this was a Jeep that got wet on the inside I'd probably use a coat of LS and then bedliner overtop

[@vortecmacs]

It’s a jeep. It’d be loved no matter what. JP not needed. Now the Delorean…