Taking Things Into My Own Hands | Riley Crashes...
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- We pay the price on some neglected maintenance and make some MAJOR upgrades to Courtney's car with Bilstein's 8100 series remote reservoir bypass shocks.
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Riley you're so right about the benefit of a fully paid off vehicle. It leaves extra $ for "necessary" equipment!
Just priced those shocks: $1,100 apiece, ouch.
@@SpringfieldGuy The nice thing about Bilstein Shocks is their lifetime warranty.
Courtney I think it’s great that you can do your own repairs. So many people can’t even change a tire. You guys rock.
I agree it's great she is willing to tackle repairs and other projects on their channel. However, it's not that many people CAN'T change a tire. It's that the choose not to learn how, feeling it's too difficult or time consuming to learn how to. That's where Courtney differs from others. She and Riley have the attitude of "we can learn how to do anything" .
Courtney demonstrates grace, intuition, beauty, and incredible smiles even when her pants are ripped!
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Courtney is such a great role model to younger females with that just get stuck in and do it attitude. When my daughter got her very first car she and I would do all the maintenance and I remember her really overfilling the oil and making her drain it all out and redo the change. Memories of 30 odd years back.
You were 100% correct, a paid off vehicle is cheaper to fix instead of to replace.
My brother has a 1999 Lexus LX470 with the adjustable ride height suspension. When it went bad he had his mechanic rip the system out and replace it with regular springs and shocks.
And he is literally a millionaire that could afford anything he wanted.
Congratulations 👏👏 You Rock Courtney!! ❤ Oliver is getting So Big!! God Bless and have a Wonderful Week!! 😊🌹
Suggestion: Build an outdoor 'air shower' for Ryley or anyone who gets dusty/dirty and possibly a 'dry scrub' brush to use to get some of the worst of the dirt off. Not much good in Winter, but a summer might be good. An 'outdoor shower' could be fun in the summer too.
OR... just give Courtney a hose to wash her man off. LOL.
Boy is Oliver getting big. Before you know it, he will be walking, then watch out. Oliver is going to learn so much from you two, he is a very lucky boy that has parents that can do anything.
Great job to the Ambition Strikes Team for a successful rebuild.
That's a beautiful thing when wifey also get down fixing the car. 👍
Someone has probably already mentioned this in the comments, I would really recommend that you get the alignment checked and reset after lifting it. Handles great off road, you want that too on the highway.
Nice family, like your videos. Very intertaning and educational.
Looks like you have a completely different suspension there! And not to mention a major upgrade, baby, Oliver can ride in style😊
Good job! With any front end work you should have a alignment by a certified shop so you don't prematurely cause uneven wear on your tires Jla
It is great seeing a couple work together. Neither of you is afraid to get their hands dirty.
This video is so awesome. Just watching you two work together on just anything and everything is crazy cool. Thank you for another super video.
The new suspension looks like a good system. I have been using Bilstiens for decades and they are easily the best components that I have ever used. I am also happy to see that you use a torque wrench on all of your fasteners. Most people think that they can “feel” the proper torque. This upgrade to your car couldn’t have been more important than now with your most precious cargo riling along. Good job!
Best Regards Your Pal Al
That is incredible! Such a great install and that shock system is awesome!!
WOW... Your an off-roader too... Me and my 94 ZJ salute you......
Great job. When doing the back I couldn't help but notice, and how much I was impressed with how meticulous the shop was. The accuracy of the build is uncanny. I also noticed the wall wasn't up yet on the upper floor. Front install went great also. Wall was up, and the shop matured. I look so forward to seeing your videos on Sundays. It was the first video I looked up upon arising.
I just put Bilstein 4600 shocks on my 100 series Land Cruiser. They aren't as fancy as your's but they are working great and it is so much better when towing now.
Darn, Mom, Heavy equipment Operator, Mechanic and beautiful, Riley you one lucky dude!! Getting it done Courtney
I did the Bilstein Coil overs shocks on my Ram I love them My truck is so smooth off-road. It's faster I go the better it rides.
I like your baby bucket. I had to go down the rabbit hole to get one for my new grandson. Thanks for the great content.
Great job guys! Lovin that shop.❤
You two amaze me with your multiple skill sets.
Pretty cool you are able to fix your car in such a confident way😊 and your baby is such good happy loved baby❤just adorable
I LOVED watching Courtney do most of this install! You ROCK girl! Oliver is getting sooooo cute!
I love the torque spec bit.
You two work so well together!
Love it when stuff goes right!
Bilstein is my go to for shocks always!!
Spot on ❤
It's paid for and will be better than a new one for sure 👍
Very cool video. Courtney the Mechanic!
Riley... You keep breaking stuffs and equipment. Give the assignment to Oliver... it's a piece of cake to toddler like him.. at best he's keenly aware and observant about health and safety
Wow Courtney, you were quite the off roader in your younger days! And little Oliver is going to be in the best family possible, he sure is getting to be a cute little rascal, I think I even saw a little smile on his face in today's video!
Enjoy your video and love to see Oliver too Courtney your very good mecanique, like you to Riley .
I was so happy to hear you talk about how much you love the parenting life. I was the one that prayed you would, because every time I see you two in the video's you share with us, I see how caring you guys are to one and other. Having a Child really does amplify that. Ollie is SOO cute! I look forward to seeing what you both have planned in the future, and watching Ollie grow with you.
RILEY is getting a dad tummy .... funny ,,, love you guys and OLIVER is one gorgious man
I would say Courtney is a TRUE representation of a Strong Independent woman.
Amen
shes not independent though, better together :D
They are two fully capable and totally independent people with their own ambitions who together make an amazing team! The best teams and partnerships are just like that, and together they can accomplish more than could on their own!
@@leonvdmRiley admitted that he was totally dependent on Courney in this video though. 😅, but I agree with you and @midgeslebvlogs3516.
I really Love watching you 3 every week. you make every thing you do so interesting. it's the highlight of my week. Keep up the good work guys. 🤗👍
It is so amazing you both can do all that stuff yourselves and how did you figure out the other things that you could put on instead. Oliver is getting so big and stinking cute 🥰.
Nice job Courtney doing most of the work removing and reinstalling new shocks and U Arm.
Nice to have Riley help out when needed.
That was a very good description on how those shocks work...good job!
I’d never have thought I’d enjoy a video on changing shocks, but that was FUN! ❤️
U 2 R amazing.
Great work, gang! Fun to watch and even more fun to watch Oliver grow and become more involved in his new life! What a cutie! Be well, be safe!
That little lad of yours is a little gem, always smiling
What a great ride now. Those bumps are all smoothed out with the new Bilsteins (Nice). Take good care of the new car and the new baby God Bless.
Riley... This is one of the best videos I have watched so far. Your wife is a fantastic mechanic. And Oliver is a great supervisor too.
MAN! Paid for cars are the best IF Maintenance is performed as scheduled! BTW IMO Oliver adds a Lot more interest with his appearances-Handsome BOY obviously takes after his Mom!
You guys are such a hoot to watch!! Oliver is going to be so blessed in knowing that no matter what he takes apart you guys can put back together again!! I love watching how you both work together with such joy and fun!! A friend from afar! Dennis
Great job Courtney ! All your older vehicles are all keepers. Nice to see a young lady being able to wrench on her own vehicle. Another great episode bravo !!!
HI, I KNOW IT'S TIME CONSUMING BUT I WISH YOU WOULD MAKE MORE VIDEOS. I '
REALLY ENJOY THEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE OLIVER HAS GROWN THIS FAST. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. BOB ROM MESA, AZ
After $5,000 in suspension upgrades of course it rides better! :)
Did they not even say the price of the parts? Damn!
I assumed it was somewhere in that range. Definitely worth the price, especially considering the cost of a factory vehicle with that level of capability. Like a Raptor or... TRX? Maybe a Gladiator Mojave.
Its Bilstein , shouldn't be that expensive. I have 5100 coil overs and rear shocks on my Tundra. Do need to get me some 5160s for the rear though. 😂
I have found it useful to pressure wash the underside prior to working on the removal process. Great video of the can do spirit you both have. 😊
Bilstein 8100s😲🤯 - on a GX470👍!! Overlanders and Off Roaders everywhere are extremely jealous!!
I still can’t believe it! 🎉
Very cool upgrade! I can't wait until our shop is done so I have a dry clean place to do this kind of work. Love you guys!
Bilstein has made high quality shocks for many decades. Last year we had our original 1997 Porsche 911 Carrera suspension replaced with a Bistein system and it's amazing the difference in handling it makes.
love how capable BOTH of you are..
Two amazing Humble examples gift to humanity🎉
👍GREAT VIDEO GUYS!!!!
Courtney, You are a Rock Star! Is there anything you can’t do? BTW Oliver is such a CUTE and happy baby.
How about short video water update show water level?
You have given me an idea. Our Car has high mileage but it is all Highway.
You both are so capable and fun to watch. 👏
Great job guy's you two crushed it !!!
So funny your upgrading shocks, just yesterday we put Falcon SP2 3.3’s on my wife’s Gladiator.
They’re awesome!
Hope yours turn out the same
There's nothing better than Bilstein suspension. Been there done that on my Forerunner , Bilstein rocks!
Anti-seize for bolts and nuts. A vacuum and air gun to get rid of dust/dirt before working on stuff.
Also a pressure washer to cut down on mud/dirt in wheel wells after going thru muddy puddles.
You two Rock. Great content. Honest presentation. Thank You Both. Oliver picked his parents well.
❤❤ I love seeing your little baby. He is getting so cute and so big wow you finally accomplished a card to go off road where you live there’s a nice ride. Amazing. I’m very impressed how you do the work on the car yourself that’s awesome I taught my daughter how to work on her car, I love seeing that you do the work to great partnership. Have a good week I’ll look for till next Sunday for your next video. Keep them coming a lot of us look forward to them.❤❤❤
that lifted 70's wagoneer is literally my dream car!! so jealous Courtney ;) I hope she went to an appreciative home.
Congrats Courtney/Riley and Oliver, on taken-off the old equipment and putting-on the new equipment. Courtney Rocks..
That car is now an epic off roader looking vehicle now. Yet still a smart clean looking modern car. The filming, showing us the ride passes my expectations of "improved" and was excellent in translating the experience to your viewers. I'm considering a nice set for my Nissan SUV right now. Your car just looks "ready" to handle whatever the road throws up in your path 🙏
Always LOVE seeing Olivers progress and lovely face, and once again you guys show how to be independent in surviving and maximizing your resources and skills together! Also your choice of quality components hardly ever fails, I just had a full set of Billstein 5100 /8000 series installed on our 2006 V8 Toyota 4runner SR5 Sport, it has 350.000 KM on the clock but still going strong. We live in a some what similar situation, 10acres 27km out of town top of the mountain rough roads etc. we're 72 - 67 yrs. so not so spry anymore but but loath to give it up although I know the day is coming that we have to. maybe move to something smaller? Keep up the good work with the Videos.....
Great mods to the Lexus. We need a shallow well update.
thyssenkrupp Bilstein GmbH ...another great piece of German engineering! :) Fun watching you guys from good ol' Deutschland here. :)
Tim from Canada you know you have made it big when you have a RUclips channel and you were living in the bush.. off grid.. and your wife is driving a Lexus… and you the guy is driving a beat up old truck…. ////you have made it to the top. Be very proud that your wife Lexus, and you are still driving that beat up old truck again you have made it to the top
Look forward to your videos. So funny, and so beautiful surroundings.
Great seeing the 2 of you working together on car . That is what will keep you together. Team work ! Alway amazed at what the 2 of you can do together. Can't wait till the next video.
Nice tan fullsize wagoneer!
We miss that thing!
Good job guy’s, nothing more relaxing than watching a wrench wench at work. Cheers
Wow! Courtney with makeup and a socket wrench in hand. Kind of exciting!
I love watching you use your mechanical expertise to help facilitate your daily lives! 😊❤👍👍
Once again we are happy Ambition Strikes is returning to the types of videos youins were noted for. Thanks !!!
FYI: I take my DeWalt leaf blower camping with me for the following tasks:
Blowing up air mattress
Cleaning tent floor and site
Stoking campfire
Clearing dew off of tent fly
And now, blowing dust off people. Thanks for that one.
Oliver is such a cutie. Cortney is a true beauty. And Riley is a wizard. Love this channel ❤
You guys have gotten so big since my wife an I started watching you probably won’t see this comment but I wanted to say how awesome your channel is to watch in so many ways. One of the biggest things is how you manage your monies. Most people on RUclips when they go big they go crazy on their spending. You guys think like us little people. It is amazing how far you all have come from the house remodeling and the truck camper build to being a mom and Dad and moving to Idaho.
Please please keep making videos so us armchair builders, earthmovers, mechanics and DIYers can learn and be entertained at the same time!
If you ever get a chance you need to install a two post lift one day. It’s one of the best things I ever did in my garage. I even installed it myself.
Thanks again so much for sharing parts of your amazing DIY life with us. You all Rock!!!!
As a fellow Land Cruiser enthusiast, right on for not swapping it out.
Oliver looks like Riley, I hope he has the same goofy laugh.
I feel the pain of “only I know they’re there”😂. I lifted my Tacoma with an Icon Stage 8 kit but the previous owner had installed a block kit so it literally didn’t lift the truck anymore haha.
Dream wife who can change shocks 🙌👏👏👏 super family!
Good Morning ☕ 🙋♀️🌻
you could also buff the headlights clear again. then clear coat them to stay clear.
Nice job Courtney. Impressive to see you tackle this job. You've had some really nice 'wheelers in the past now you have a nice riding mom 'wheeler.
I love you guys so much!
I remember days like this, except I never had my best friend helping me. My wife wouldn't get near enough to bring me a cold beverage!
I know you hide most of the bad times, but I can't imagine a more perfect life!
Oliver is so adorable!
If we doubted it before, Courtney and Riley are a match made in heaven!
Courtney, you're a hoss. I'm so impressed!!!
I enjoy watching you two because it is so obvious that your love for each other is very strong.
Thanks for showing how well you work together to get tasks completed. Glad mods exceeded your expectations
You two have mastered the, "pose with your arms raised", pose.
You two are amazing!
That looks like it worked out great! I did not know they made those shocks also. When I thought of remote reservoir shocks I always thought of Fox shocks. I’ll keep them in mind for my Bronco build.
@Ambition Strikes Dear R&C I swear to God I absolutely LOVE your videos and the way you so lovingly work together as a team (dunno what happens off cam though 😜😜) and that makes me literally elated, euphoric and extremely happy. What I love about you guys is that you dudes are very practical very pragmatic and very DTE (down to earth)! Love you both!
We love Ollie’s Baby Yoda pod!