2 Dudes 1 Wrench Podcast - S01E02 - Jeep in 2024 & Wheels/Tires Discussion
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Welcome to the EPIC Adventure Outfitters Podcast, sweetly called "2 Dudes 1 Wrench". The title of this episode "Mud, Sweat and Lust - a Seductive Discussion on Jeeps in 2024".
In our sophomore episode, we have a excited discussion on the state of Jeep in 2024 covering such topics as why the new power seats suck, what we like about the new Willys Wrangler model and what we're leaning towards for our next shop Jeep build. We also cover off our thoughts on the tire and wheel industry and what we're looking forward to in late 24.
We're totally new at this Podcast thing, so it came as a huge surprise that we rocketed up the Podcast charts. Our last (and very first) episode went to #7 in Canada and #28 in the USA for the Automotive Category. Shocking... we know. Thanks to everyone who tuned in.
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My wife told me to come to bed. I told her I can’t, I’m watching 2 Guys 1 Wrench. The look was priceless 😂
Ha Ha nice. Your lady is gonna need some context soon bud. Tell her cheers from the team at EPIC!
You said wife so you knew going to bed you weren’t getting any 😂.
Make an episode with 3 predetermined budgets ($10,000 / $20,000 / $30,000) for building up a JL - would love to see how you guys "spend" the money on each build on essentials.
Joe... I gotta say, you're making a lot of sense here. We've added that idea to the vision board at EPIC. Thanks! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Podcasts ae excellent. Suggestion for future podcast. The pro's and con's for a hemi conversion for a Gladiator. Please keep doing these podcasts . Washington State Gladiator Owner. PS. Love the Epic Kraken just bought it all my friend's want one now.
Awesome! Thanks for watching. We can most certainly cover off Hemi conversions in future episodes! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Would make for a great episode.
Another good one guys
Thanks so much for watching! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
luv this forum
We love you too!
Could listen all day to you guys discuss Jeeps. More please!
Love this podcast. Keep up the good work.
We most certainly will! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Love these podcasts...
Thanks Mr Howell! We have more coming! Cheers from the guys at EPIC!
The diesel is so good Khan is now rolling 111000km with zero issues such an amazing build
Hey Ryan! Glad to hear my Diesel baby is still kicking! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Keep these podcasts coming 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey... if you keep listening, we'll keep recording them! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
100 % agree that all diesels should have a button to activate a stationary regen. Class 8 semi trucks have had it for many years.
This guy gets it.
@@EPIC-4WD and I guess if I’m wishing on what jeep should have done I’ll also add a soot gauge so we can see how close it is to needing an active regen.
Excellent information!!! I guess might as well wait to see if that hurricane motor is coming!? Should be interesting! Can't wait to see what you guys do next and thanks for everything on my rig! It's my favorite rig I've ever had!
You are most welcome Teddy. We appreciate you and your awesome family. Cheers from the team and tell Theo we said "cowabunga".
You got to get these on Google Podcast. That's where I typically listen. Also, I run method wheels and had no idea beadgrip was anything more than marketing. Great info, great banter. Keep it up.
Could you please provide a comprehensive breakdown of the Traflex updates for a 3.5 inch lift on a Gladiator, including suspension, drive shaft, power steering, springs, and shocks?
Good idea. We'll rundown our preferred suspension for Gladiators across different needs on a future talk. Cheers from a team at EPIC!
Sweet episode, guys. I am looking to buy a Gladiator, and my only hang-up is the headroom you mentioned. I am 6, 3" and starting to think it might be an issue. Tks for your knowledge, and look forward to the next episode .
Take care, fellas
Thanks for watching! Stick with a 2023 or earlier. There are seat recliners out there that can be added to tilt back for more headroom. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I bought the seat slammers. Great things. I can actually see traffic lights. The top of the instrument panel, and not bash my head on the freedom panels and sound bar.
You guys are very entertaining great info as well. I think for a future episode talk about lift hight options and suspension recommendation for various heights for on road,rock crawling and overlanding.
Yes yes... this is our plan. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I think you guys are great with the banter...but you give great feed back on the stuff you see and break. It is also great to follow the RUclips presenters that you work on all the time. I think you need to move to Ontario so you are closer to Buffalo, NY.
I think you need to move to Seattle so you are closer to Vancouver, BC ;-)
"Thank you so much, guys! Sometimes people don't realize how much they know until they sit down and have a chat. You guys know more than anyone I have seen when it comes to Jeeps. I live in Australia and was waiting for the Jeep 2024, but after this episode, I'm getting a secondhand 2022 or 2023. If I were in Canada, I would be your best customer!"
We could go for days and days and days. This podcast is literally just how we talk to each other daily. Sometimes we get no work done, so we figured "why not film our discussions" lol. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Would love to hear a program or just your thoughts on JL towable overland campers (especially ones with a toilet/shower so as to increase the probability significant others might grant/attend more trips 😄
Good news friend... We just shot episode 3 last night and there's a good section on overloading and trailers in relation to payload, tongue weight and towing numbers. Should be out next week! Cheers from the guys at EPIC!
I personally think my 39 ko2s are made for these jeeps nice light huge tire. Next ones i think with be a falcon wildpeak rt01
Yep, those are some nice tires!
Excellent! Enjoyed all of it. Great tire discussion. Thinking the Nitto Trail Grappler MT on my JT. If you like them in Canada I think they will work for me here in Colorado.
The Nitto Trail Grappler is my gold-standard tire. We've done some crazy stuff on that tire, destroying many ha ha, but it's an awesome choice. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Nitto Trail Grappler M/T's are amazing tires 🤟🤟🤟
maybe you guys can get to ‘clik and clak’ status (old show from NPR -two brothers).
We will most certainly try!
I never considered a Willy’s but I’ve seen today an all blacked out Willys , built and it really caught my eye
Yeah, an all-murdered out black Willys would be the bomb. Good idea. Make it happen. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Our interest rates are finally getting back to normal. I qualified for 1.9% which is exciting, but I'm holding out until it completely bottoms out probably in June-July-August. Basically the automotive companies are barely hanging on with their fleet business, but that will soon dry up & we the consumers will benefit. I too am looking for a 2023 Gladiator Eco Diesel Max Tow preferably a Rubicon to build an overland/crawler build.
Yes, we're seeing interest rates starting to come down up here. Thanks for watching. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Have looked at specs for the 2024 Gladiator Willys and no 4:10 listed. Only the 3:73. For the Wrangler Willys it does list the 4:10 in specs.
Good show. Now I need to get a 21mm wrench.
Get that 21mm wrench handy! Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate you. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I have the Toyo RT-Trail and I love them!! They are great!!
Love these episodes btw!!
Awesome thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate you. Cheers from the Ginger and the team at EPIC!
......and Switzerland, thank you!!!🤣😂
Thank you! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I really wanted to watch the entire podcast. Every topic had a nice fow. Cant wait for the next one.
Awesome to hear! We have no idea what we're doing lol. Ok... we'll make a 3rd one. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Love the expert insights!
Thanks so much! We appreciate you watching and commenting. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Great video guys! Looking forward to the next one.
Awesomesauce! Thanks for watching. We appreciate you. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Loved the hell divers shout out!
We've been fighting for democracy almost every night lol!
Hey guys love the Jeep content cause I love anything truck and off-road related, have you guys ever thought of getting into building up the Toyota Tacoma and Chevy Colorado ZR2 like you do all the Jeep products. I have owned a Colorado ZR2 now for 5 years now and it’s been a great daily driver as well a great off-road vehicle. In my opinion for somebody who mainly uses their truck for everyday use and takes it to the woods to play on weekends it is a very good option with its rear and front lockers the truck is truly a good on and off-road performer
Thanks for watching and commenting. We're Jeep and RAM guys here and our specialty is late model versions of those brands. We drive them daily, test equipment and recommend from personal daily/off-road experience. The only way we would do another vehicle brand would be to buy one ourselves and then test out various aftermarket products for a year to become properly informed. That's our unique approach that nobody else does in our area of the world. All that being said, every day people ask us to work on their XYZ vehicle and we do keep track - such that if we branch out to another brand, we know it will be sustainable for us. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Suggestion - When you talk about certain things like bead lock as an example, show a tire with bead lock.
Dang this is good stuff guys!! The Ginger is right, looks matter when it comes to tires but function is equally if not more important. Tires have come a long way your right and it can be difficult to understand the difference so your opinions are huge!
makes me feel good about my eco diesel purchase if the Ginger is looking for one!!
Sweet thanks! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Love the podcast guys. At some point I’d love for you guys to talk about how payload and towing capacity change between models on the Gladiator as I find this super confusing.
You mentioned finding a diesel with the max tow package but I was of the understanding you couldn’t get max tow in the diesel and that max tow wasn’t even available on some models such as the Rubicon and I just don’t understand that. I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Great idea on the towing and payload. There's a few key things to know and understand before you start building a Jeep with massive weight. We have this topic jotted down for a future talk. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Lots of good information definitely keep doing this !!!
Ok... we might do a third one ;-) Cheers from the team at EPIC and thanks for watching!
Peel Jeep and ram , Mississauga have 2 x 2023 Gladiators diesel today April 6, 2024. Marked down by thousand’s.
There are some deals to be had out here in BC, but the EcoDiesels are hard to find. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I had the same thoughts about next vehicle. Just got a 2020 gladiator sport for 20k and immediately had to put in the seat slammers bc of the headroom issue.
Ah yes, the seat slammers. We've tried them. Thanks for watching and cheers from the team at EPIC!
Great episode guys. Keep them coming.
If people keep listening and find it useful, we'll keep going! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Love the podcast guys. Its the little insights you're sharing that are worth so much. Like the Mickey Thompson bead thickness and mounting on Method wheels. I've had that exact combo in mind so your trick is killer stuff. Also... making me feel very good about owning a Gladiator Rubicon EcoDiesel. But being in the states I'm airing on the side of legality and not modifying it. For now... who knows maybe an election changes that.
Also even though I'm from the States I am a customer! A Kraken lives under my passenger seat!
Awesome show great information thanks guys . Gingerisum book of knowledge 📚 always Epic.
Super thanks for watching. Appreciated. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Interior headroom reduction for 2024 is sad news. I was already bummed about the weird screen and A/C vents, but that's a deal killer for me. I guess I'm staying in a '23 until the next full redesign in about four years. Now I just gotta decide if I keep my JT Mojave or grab one of the last diesel JT Rubicons. To be honest, I kinda feel like the Power Wagon is calling my name.
We have a power wagon video coming out next week. We installed a Carli suspension and added 37s and wow that's a proper overland truck. Check it out. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Great podcast guys and I totally agree with everything regarding the 2024’s…lol
I just picked up your Kraken kit and cant wait to install it in my new 2023 Gladiator Rubicon.
Keep up the great work and thank you for everything you guys do.
Awesome! Our team sincerely thanks you for your support. Cheers from the Ginger and the team at EPIC!
Can you do part of a podcast on built in aux battery system vs portable batteries.
Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate it. Electrical is a big subject, but we'll add that topic to the epic vision board ;-) Cheers from the Ginger and the team at EPIC!
Would love to hear your predictions and speculations on the 2025 Jeep lineup… new models, changes, new power plant options, etc. Worth holding off on a ‘24 to get a ‘25??
really enjoy the topics in this ep. great insights!
Thanks Yucan! Let's touch base soon and have you cook us some awesome lunch at the shop! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
@@EPIC-4WD I'll stop by soon. ttyl
Love it dudes! Keep em coming 👍🏼
We just might do a 3rd podcast... Maybe. We've done zero planning on the first 2 episodes and we're just rambling with little direction. This is literally our day to day discussions. We get nothing done some days haha. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
@@EPIC-4WD Watched it! Another good one! ✅
This is pure gold 😂 I love it. I mean yall amazing and I am a Mojave owner myself you guys definitely cleared a lot of questions I was wanting to know as well. But can I email yall for more detailed questions about my JT? Plus this podcast is perfect keep it going! Knowledgeable and entertaining!
Thanks for watching and following along. We appreciate you. By all means, drop us an email or give us a call and we'll help ya out. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Great podcast, keep em coming 😎. Also, love my method beadgrip wheels.
Thanks Kevin! How was the Moab trip? Cheers!
@@EPIC-4WDwas awesome, can’t wait to go back and hopefully have time to check out San Rafael Swell, didn’t have time this trip. Utah is amazing!
I had nothing to do when I was drinking rum and coke so I decided to listen to this …
This is perfect. Thank you for getting your buzz on and listening to us carry on about Jeeps! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
🔥🔥🔥 Great Video, lots of topics. Look forward to the ecodiesel build! It would also be cool to see a Cummins partnership in the Jeep Gladiator and 1 tons (Like a Modern J-20 package) in MY25 and beyond.
That would be super sick!
Hello all id like to hear the opinions on the accuair system for a daily/weekend warrior stand point ?
We don't have any direct hand knowledge on AccuAir, so we wouldn't have an opinion. Sorry! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Great talk guys 🙏from 🇮🇱
When you said certain wheels don’t fit Mickey’s flush at the bead what wheels are you talking about exactly? Thx
Another great episode. That Ram north of 80k or south ?
Thanks for watching! The RAM is south of $80k CDN as it sits.
Another Great Job Guys. What Do Y'all Think About Currie Axles? Cheers From South Georgia, USA.
Thanks Jimmy. We appreciate you. We really like Fusion axles and have done some axle swaps lately and there's much to like. We have a video on our channel from a few weeks ago on the Fusion axles. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I was ruined early on because my first Gladiator Rubicon I ever drove was my buddy's ecodiesel. It's hard to buy a gas V6 Glad Rubicon knowing how much better that diesel is for the application.
What is your opinion on putting the Magnuson TVS 1900 Supercharger system on the Gladiator JT?
We discussed this in our last podcast. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Keep these episodes coming guys!!!!!!!!!! I'm just put on a set of Falken Wildpeak r/t's and i really like them.
What size and what did you put them on?
@@pjfan173 35x11.50R17. Jeep Gladiator. I like the more narrow tire.
@@larrygriffiths5039 that is the same size I will be putting on in the A/T4W, as soon as they’re available.
I'm wondering if you guys have experienced a decrease in the number of Jeeps you get in for mods? Stellantis sales of Jeeps seem to be really declining in the U.S and to a lesser degree here in Canada so far.
Quite the opposite. We're busier that we have ever been. It's just insane here.
I saw a report that said the Gladiator outsold the Ridgeline 3 to 1 in Q1 2024.
Ah, ok - haven't seen those numbers. We were looking at the fiscal 2023 numbers awhile back. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
@@EPIC-4WD might be the big discounts.
Love these podcasts!! Question, going forward will you still be able to get the Hemi engines to upgrade the somewhat weak 3.6.
Yes, Chrysler has to make service engines for 10 years after discontinuing said engine (that's our understanding). So we're sure that Hemi V8s will be around for us to swap for quite some time to come. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Great episode gents. So far really enjoying the content. I’m one of your Australian viewers, but I’m also an ex-BC boy (Vancouver Island), so like to keep up on the scene back there. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on legalities and restrictions on lifts and mods. Over here in Oz it’s crazy. For any vehicle with ESC you can only do a 2” lift and 2” taller tire before you need full engineering (thousands and thousands of dollars) and even then it’s almost impossible to get done. I can’t legally run 37s on my Gladiator, which is beyond stupid. Your thoughts??
Thanks and hello to Australia! We have laws and limits here, but nothing like your area of the world. I would be sad to have a Gladiator on 35s. 37s/38s/40s are the norm in our shop. We'll touch on this subject in a later episode for sure! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
@@EPIC-4WD it gets worse… we don’t even get the 33s on our Jeeps over here. Biggest is 32s, so max legal upgrade is 34s (305/70r17). 34s (and even 35s) make me sad too, so I run 37s on mine a lot of the time regardless of them being “non-compliant”. Life’s too short for 34/35s. 😁
We only get the turbo 2 liter now in the Wrangler, and they dont tell us what they are going to do with the Gladiator 👍🇦🇺
All rumours at the moment with the future of the Gladiator. We too can't wait to see what happens, especially with the engine. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
@EPIC-4WD Also forgot to mention fuel here is 2-2:30 a liter, and a new Wrangler is around 90 grand cheer guys. love your work
What's your opinion on factory Rubicon wheels on a JL with 35s. I bought my Jeep and it had black rhino wheels on it. They're like the heaviest wheels on the market and I've recently gone through a weight loss phase with my Jeep trying to be more of an overlander instead of an overloader. Just wondered your thoughts on the durability of running the factory Rubicon wheels
According to most tire manufactures, a 12.5" wide tire requires a minimum wheel width of 8" and up. A factory Rubicon Wheel (non-recon) is only 7.5" wide. While you could do this setup, it's not recommended and we personally would not do it. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
The thing about Mickey Thompson tires, They're no longer made by Cooper, Cooper was bought out By Goodyear, and majority of their tires are made from the Chinese plants that Goodyear owns
Did someone say cookies? Maple syrup and secret ingredients 😂
Heck yes we said cookies. Send us cookies! Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Afraid to go away from Nitto. The Granite on the Rubicon here in NorCal and Desert rocks in SoCal. are sharp are tough on tires and Nitto has been so tough and puncture proof todate
Love me some Trail Grapplers
What’s your opinion (if any) on the Patagonia MT02 mounted on Icon Rebound wheels?
We've never been fans of Patagonia tires, but others love them. Tires is a tough subject as everyone has a professional "opinion" lol. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
@@EPIC-4WD appreciate the feedback!
This should be a Ginger only podcast. Every time he makes an excellent point the other guy interrupts him.
Ha Ha nice! We literally have done no planning for these podcasts and what you are seeing is exactly how we talk to each other on the daily. We sometimes never get anything done lol. Thanks for watching. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
BLUEBERRY 😂
BLUEBERRY!!!!
Is there any benefit to running premium fuel in the 3.6 2023 Jeep gladiator? It is not my daily driver.
Old school thinking would be that premium (higher octane) fuel is Better!!.... The 3.6L Pentastar engine is designed to run 87 Octane, so that's what you should run.
I listen here in Australia on RUclips, is that counted?
Everything counts!
Thanks!
EAO with a US location?
In the future yes. It's on our roadmap. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Are Snap On tools really worth the money? I know they are great tools, but are they truly worth the prices?
I'll let the Ginger chime in here since he's bought 100s of thousands of dollars of Snap-on product ;-)
😂 you said you dont know everything.... That's not what shawn said😮
Pffsssttt... Don't listen to Shaun ;-)
Hey everybody
Hello good sir. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
an other great podcast, i would listen to you two talk about cookies,
That's a great show topic, will write that idea down!
Snorkels? Yes or No on those? Regardless of make
Not a fan of snorkels. Most people misunderstand snorkels and what they actually do and don't do. We've been wheeling all over the continent in all types of environments , including sand, dust storms, snow storms, deep water, etc. And we've never once said "geez, if only I had a snorkel". We've also had many friends and team members that have run snorkels, so we've seen the positives and negatives. That being said, many people love them and swear by them ;-) Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Jeep doesn't get a straight six? What the? Any reasons anyone?
The rumour through the grape vine... is that the engine physically doesn't fit. They could make a version that does, who knows? Cheers from the team at EPIC!
1 Canadian Dollar equals
0.74 United States Dollar
All diesel motors should retain the ability to say fk the govt....i'm stripping!
That would be the dream. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
As an ex mechanic I can understand why you would work on Jeeps.
But I struggled to understand why you would not be driving much more reliable Toyota’s?
Having unfortunately owned a Jeep TJ i’m glad that down under we can get decent vehicles and now owner Land Cruiser 70 series.
Totota screwed the pooch with the 4th gen Taco and it's already having issues. 4 cylinder turbo, and can't climb like a Jeep (no matter what the fanboys say). Unfortunately for the Tacoma, it also looks like an alien's nutsack. You are correct, you guys have better choices down under than we do.
Hi, who cares about Toyota oversized American built Ute’s the Land Cruiser 70 series are superior and available most of the world, of course the US and Canada have legislated to higher pollution standards. Designs were required for their markets.
If enough people started asking for decent wheel drive, I’m sure Toyota would manufacture it for the US too.
I don’t even like vehicles. 😂
They havent had airbags up top before no need to srart now such a waste i see ppl ripping off all the airbags and putting in the 23 plastics to have that space back
Gotcha. This would be a very expensive endeavour as it's all the panels connecting to the new sound bar etc. Just find a 23 ;-)
Yes...Jeeps are designed for shorter people. I've banged my head more than a few times on city roads alone...at 6"1" . I think the new infotainment centre is terrible. Kinda an afterthought, should have left it alone
Yeah, it's quite something how the new power seats combined with the head level trim for the new airbags has reduced the head room. Cheers from the team at EPIC!
I’m 6’1 and have never had an issue getting in or out of my Gladiator or my Wrangler 4xe.
portals: pros cons
Super cool but high cost. We'd rather spend the money on a properly setup suspension for the given need and have money left over for other cool stuff ;-) Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Thank good 'ol Justin for your high fuel cost. I'm not sure which is worse...Justin or our demented nursing home president? Close call.
I think it's a tie lol... Cheers from the team at EPIC!
Are you guys up for an expedition to Morocco?! It’s going to be EPIC!!! Ya can’t do shit with basic people 😆🥳
For sure we'd love to visit Morocco. We have some international plans for 2025 that we're working towards ;-) Cheers from the team at EPIC!