Excellent suggestions, amigo! I’m 66, original owner of a 1997 Flame Red Sport TJ….retired Navy and retired fed law enforcement….and I really miss my work (I know, I know…..how sick is that?!!?….but it’s true!). So now, to stay out of my wife’s “front sights” and safe from her countless “honey-do” items…I’m considering restoring my TJ. Bravo-Zulu, young man! And both of your Jeep’s scream “American Proud”! Well done!
Fester if you're driving a wider, oversized tire, they can also help add clearance on the inside of the tire from your control arms. That way your wheels don't rub on your control arms while you turn.
@@KyleSVT You're very welcome! New to the channel, thank you for your videos. Just getting into modding my jeep now that I can afford to :D one thing I got was the stubby antenna. Very cheap mod and w the black headlight bezels it looks great!
I think your flag stickers are facing the wrong way. If I’m not mistaken the stars should be facing the front of the vehicle. But your cars look really nice man! Good quality video.
Love your videos man.. subscribed. You've really given me some great info about TJs. I'll be getting one here soon and I'll start going over numerous items you've covered in your lists of videos. Thanks again
One thing I want to do to my TJ is go from a soft top and half doors to hard top and full steel doors, but I can't believe how much people want for these used. $800 to $1000 for the pair of full doors and $1250 to $1750 for a hard top! I thought since millions of these were made and lots of jeep tj owners took them off for 4 wheeling anyways there should be lots around cheap. Not around here in California.
CentralCoastCamper not anywhere not just in Cali. My buddy’s gottin lucky out here in GA and found someone who had a good soft top and wanted a hard top and my buddy had a hard top and they just did a straight trade.
i have the exact same catback exhaust, can confirm they have the best bang for your buck. sounds deep and aggressive and i get tons of compliments and questions on what exhaust i have.
Nice tip on blacking out the chrome. I’d recommend smoking out your markers and tail lights. Makes a huge difference. That orange is really stark. I just used plastidip smoke
If you don’t have a factory sound bar but want great speakers, consider the kicker 6.5 inch marine speakers mounted on the rear of the roll cage. Pretty affordable too.
Rock. Sliders. Went wheeling following 2 guys on 37s locker jks and I kept up (besides the obvious massive rocks) on 31s besides constantly getting hung up on the absolutely stupid floor boards that came on the Sahara's. And the belly pan. 1 and 2. I mean if you don't wheel, sure. Worry about everything else. But I can't believe how much those floor boards held me up and how much the belly pan dug.
It really depends how you're going to use it. - Lockable storage is nice, even if you never leave pavement. I have a Yakima rooftop box, so I'd probably get a body-mounted roofrack to put that on. A lockable steel console is nice too. - I'd like to tow a boat, so I'd get an LJ and set it up with high 2" receivers front and rear. Then I'd wire it for trailers. I'd also put airbags inside the coils to handle the loads without sag. - The receivers would also facilitate a multi mount winch (recovery), so I'd wire for that. - Armor is worth it if you want straight sheetmetal. I'd get rockers and rear corners to start. - Anti-swaybar disconnects can be fabbed for cheap, so I'd put some of those on, checking my brakehoses for adequate length. - I already have a few CBs for group trailruns. - Lunchbox lockers work. I could run 1 or 2 of those cheaply until regearing and going with selectables. - Siped mudders work great for me. I don't bother with ATs. 33x10.5s on 15x7s fit LJs with little to no other mods. - A 1" poly bodylift replaces trashed rubber bodymounts. It also clears 33x10.5s, a 1" motormount lift, and high-clearance skids. I'd work on those mods to maintain low COG while improving clearance. - I'd mount a snorkel, and also run all my vent hoses to the top of it. - 33s would necessitate a better carrier for the spare. I'd hang one on the rear receiver bumper. It'd be nice for mounting a rack above the spare, and water/fuel jerrycans on either side. - I'd convert the swingate to a tailgate that's sturdy enough to haul a dirtbike in the back of the Jeep with the softtop off. I could even turn the LJ into a pickup by using a bikini top and a cab curtain...with the rear seat removed. - A 2" spring lift would be simple, but allow more articulation and clearance. - Tube fenders for durability and more tire clearance would be great.
Thanks for another video, I will definitely paint in black the circle light holder, question, on the front stock bumper what kind of hooks are those? Thanks
Put a stainless steel grill on it. I know many frown on chrome, or in this case, a chrome-like look. But when off roading the stock grill takes a major pounding from branches, rocks, debris, and the such. The Jeep bra does not work for too long as it starts to hold water against your Jeep's grill, and front, making it fade and eventually start rusting. But a true stainless steel grill is forever. It will never rust and it is extremely tough. Better a shiney mirror-like grill than a scratched up, pitted, rusting stock grill you have to paint every year. To extend this durability to other parts, stainless steel bumpers and side step bars will also last forever. Yes, they do look like chrome. But in many places, such as where I reside, powder coat might as well be spary paint the way it will rust to bits. I see it all the time. Someone throws away money on a powder coated tube bumper and it starts to rott away later with huge holes. So it may look like chrome but it is far tougher. 20 years after the install, the bumpers and grill still look new, even after lots of offroad adventures through very nasty mud, branches, and the such. Black powder coat does look better when new. But stainless is forever.
awesome vid, i just bought an 02 se, i daily it! i’ve heard mixed opinions would i be okay driving on 31’s with a 1 3/4” lift on the highway and stuff? that’s what i plan to do right now it’s bone stock with 28.9’s and no lift
I know this is an old video, but what is a good offroad bumper with winch plate I can install on an 02 tj. Preferably one that I won't have to take off the frame cover. I purchased a Chinese one and I had to remove that and bend some stuff on the bumper to get it to fit.
Wheels are factory wheels off a 2009 jeep wrangler rubicon with 255/75r17 tires and with lug converter spacers ruclips.net/video/Vn20DKcgBYA/видео.html
Was just temporary until I got my new rear bumper and tire carrier to be able to support the weight of the 35inch tire. The stock Tail gate on the TJ cant handle that kind of weight. ruclips.net/video/z0RPrCB8-4o/видео.html
Nyc, would like to do few mods to my Tj but dont know yet, can you assist me , i have the TJ 2000 4.0 but the champagne colour think red will make it more modern
(Kyle...i know this vid is from 3 years ago, but just fyi...your flag decals are on backward. When a flag is on the side of something, the stars should be toward the front, not the stripes.)
Hey man I noticed when you were talking about the upgraded speakers you Opened your door and the light came on immediately. On my 2001 Jeep TJ when I open my door it does not do that so how would I fix that?
Could be the door switch fuse behind the glove box that is blown or has been removed. Or the light could be burnt out. Towards the end of this video I show the fuse location ruclips.net/video/SLazUWNm6_s/видео.html
97 TJ down in the Caribbean. Bedlined interior and underneath, 4" susp lift, I've got 33s now but looking at those tires and thinking they'd do well here. Any recommendations for sandy rocky conditions that you know of? Like the idea of straight piping the 4.0 since there's no muffler laws here
Did you remove both... Resonators??.... Right after the exhaust manifold? I and THEN put a muffler on? It sounds awful quiet for being a whole straight pipe... Also did it throw a code from the 02 sensor? I'm debating deleting mine but don't want it to run funny or be too loud..
@@cvuedoo9608That may be true but here in Monterey area they will fail you. It has not happened to me but I do know a couple of people it has happened to.
*If you order the sub woofer get the 2ohm version that is what I got. The screen grab is the 1ohm. Sorry about that*
I have a question, is there a installation guide to install speakers into your tj?
So you didnt add a new amp to the system? That sub isnt underpowered by the factory amplifier?
nope works just fine
dedication is doing a jeep walkthrough in the rain
Excellent suggestions, amigo! I’m 66, original owner of a 1997 Flame Red Sport TJ….retired Navy and retired fed law enforcement….and I really miss my work (I know, I know…..how sick is that?!!?….but it’s true!). So now, to stay out of my wife’s “front sights” and safe from her countless “honey-do” items…I’m considering restoring my TJ. Bravo-Zulu, young man! And both of your Jeep’s scream “American Proud”! Well done!
Thank you for your service! Thanks for the kind words as well! You might enjoy this video ruclips.net/video/sUtJyK6jN8A/видео.html
YES Spacers!!! Because at the Mall, you own all the space between the yellow lines, and it makes you LOOK like you go off road.
lol how dare anyone make there jeep look better
Fester Adams such a old dingus
Fester if you're driving a wider, oversized tire, they can also help add clearance on the inside of the tire from your control arms. That way your wheels don't rub on your control arms while you turn.
I just got a tj, this guy is the tj lord and savior.
Me terrified with the cute dog while he accelerates.
The black headlight bezels definitely make it look cool!
Thank you!
@@KyleSVT You're very welcome! New to the channel, thank you for your videos. Just getting into modding my jeep now that I can afford to :D one thing I got was the stubby antenna. Very cheap mod and w the black headlight bezels it looks great!
Thanks for the support man!
You got, not one, but two car of my dreams! So cool my dude, they are beautiful!
I think your flag stickers are facing the wrong way. If I’m not mistaken the stars should be facing the front of the vehicle. But your cars look really nice man! Good quality video.
Actually, they are not incorrect. Its a charging flag. As if someone was running with the flag.
Yeah the stars should be forward and the stripes should be back as if you were running into battle.
Yeah they are, stars go forward.
Anthony Thomas Ruggiero good man. Stars before bars.
605o695
Your videos make me want a jeep *Now* lol But im still saving up. Ugh! xD Got 8k so far. And searching around no good deals yet.
Dang man 8k should totally be enough for a TJ.
I got my 2002 wrangler Sahara for 9 k only 100k miles
Best videos on TJs. Thanks again for a great video.
Thanks Hunter!
Love your videos man.. subscribed. You've really given me some great info about TJs. I'll be getting one here soon and I'll start going over numerous items you've covered in your lists of videos.
Thanks again
Thank you sir!
One thing I want to do to my TJ is go from a soft top and half doors to hard top and full steel doors, but I can't believe how much people want for these used. $800 to $1000 for the pair of full doors and $1250 to $1750 for a hard top! I thought since millions of these were made and lots of jeep tj owners took them off for 4 wheeling anyways there should be lots around cheap. Not around here in California.
CentralCoastCamper not anywhere not just in Cali. My buddy’s gottin lucky out here in GA and found someone who had a good soft top and wanted a hard top and my buddy had a hard top and they just did a straight trade.
Absolutely disliked my half doors, searched for full doors and couldn’t find a matching pair for less than $800
Maza Mike I see your Jeep is Blue is it patriot blue pearl?
Sean Nicol faded oxidized black. 😃
Maza Mike ah damn. It looked blue and I was wonder if you’d be down to switch half for full doors but nvm
It's always snowing or raining in your vids haha. Seems like my place
Nice job and your vids are the reason I ordered the metalcloak fenders but one thing...the flag is backwards, stars always towards the front. Cheers
ruclips.net/video/wK_GO_xRL90/видео.html
Great, got the type of lights you use now. Will watch more vids - looking to get a 97-06 TJ
I can't find one damn decent looking tj and this man has 2 of them
thanks mark! lol
I'm upgrading my stock lights to incandescence. Its cool to use old tech on a modern vehicle.
Got Truck Lites for my TJ, made huge difference.
fluid film rubbed on those fender flares works excellent to renew them
Also. Looks like mine. Black and red! Way to go
i have the exact same catback exhaust, can confirm they have the best bang for your buck. sounds deep and aggressive and i get tons of compliments and questions on what exhaust i have.
Beautiful as always brother keep the videos up I know you are gonna make it Kyle❤️
Thanks brother!
Thanks
I always like changing out all the interior bulbs to super white LED.
Nice tip on blacking out the chrome. I’d recommend smoking out your markers and tail lights. Makes a huge difference. That orange is really stark. I just used plastidip smoke
In my opinion I wouldn’t paint them instead I’d buy the aftermarket smoked ones.
@@AbandonedExplorationUrbex1979 smoked markers and tail lights?....what are guys 16 years old? Such a ricer modification......
SUBSCRIBED!! Just got my TJ last week, Thanks for the videos!
Thank you very much!
If you don’t have a factory sound bar but want great speakers, consider the kicker 6.5 inch marine speakers mounted on the rear of the roll cage. Pretty affordable too.
Rock. Sliders. Went wheeling following 2 guys on 37s locker jks and I kept up (besides the obvious massive rocks) on 31s besides constantly getting hung up on the absolutely stupid floor boards that came on the Sahara's. And the belly pan. 1 and 2. I mean if you don't wheel, sure. Worry about everything else. But I can't believe how much those floor boards held me up and how much the belly pan dug.
5:40 Well mine already has a hole in it so its already loud😂
If you have a 4 cyl, the first upgrade you should do is a 7 blade fan for the life of your engine.
It really depends how you're going to use it.
- Lockable storage is nice, even if you never leave pavement. I have a Yakima rooftop box, so I'd probably get a body-mounted roofrack to put that on. A lockable steel console is nice too.
- I'd like to tow a boat, so I'd get an LJ and set it up with high 2" receivers front and rear. Then I'd wire it for trailers. I'd also put airbags inside the coils to handle the loads without sag.
- The receivers would also facilitate a multi mount winch (recovery), so I'd wire for that.
- Armor is worth it if you want straight sheetmetal. I'd get rockers and rear corners to start.
- Anti-swaybar disconnects can be fabbed for cheap, so I'd put some of those on, checking my brakehoses for adequate length.
- I already have a few CBs for group trailruns.
- Lunchbox lockers work. I could run 1 or 2 of those cheaply until regearing and going with selectables.
- Siped mudders work great for me. I don't bother with ATs. 33x10.5s on 15x7s fit LJs with little to no other mods.
- A 1" poly bodylift replaces trashed rubber bodymounts. It also clears 33x10.5s, a 1" motormount lift, and high-clearance skids. I'd work on those mods to maintain low COG while improving clearance.
- I'd mount a snorkel, and also run all my vent hoses to the top of it.
- 33s would necessitate a better carrier for the spare. I'd hang one on the rear receiver bumper. It'd be nice for mounting a rack above the spare, and water/fuel jerrycans on either side.
- I'd convert the swingate to a tailgate that's sturdy enough to haul a dirtbike in the back of the Jeep with the softtop off. I could even turn the LJ into a pickup by using a bikini top and a cab curtain...with the rear seat removed.
- A 2" spring lift would be simple, but allow more articulation and clearance.
- Tube fenders for durability and more tire clearance would be great.
filming in the rain.......ahhh JEEP LIFE !
haha video had to be made
Love the jeeps,, but the one the left… flag is backwards both sides, stars go forward. Just to let ya know
Your stabilization is amazing!!
Thanks!
Two very nice TJ’s friend.
Thanks!
Almost nearing that 10k Kyle !
Thanks for these tips! I’ve done all of these except speakers and wheels/tires. Those are next on the list lol
video is great, very informative. But the pictures is very dark.
This brotha makes the best TJ vids hands down.
Thanks man!
Nice Jeeps! One thing though sir, as for Old Glory. You got it facing the wrong way. Stars lead the way. 🇺🇸
Thank you! It has since been corrected
@@KyleSVT 🇺🇸UWS🇺🇸 Have a great weekend sir. Godspeed
You as well!
Every video you put out is top notch, Great stuff man! 🤘🏻
Thanks bro!
Love your videos, I finally bought my first jeep (2002 sport, 4.0 5 speed) after lurking for a while now I need to start getting some mods
Thanks Kevin!
Love the look of the tire size on the 2.5. Mins sharing the size? If you can remember, I know it’s a 5 year old video 😅
tires are Klever MT 255/75/17
They are now on project X ruclips.net/video/Vn20DKcgBYA/видео.html
I like the idea of the cargo net so much to where I did AA custom steel cage For my YJ works with the hard top and the soft top
Hit me up on fb for pics
not on facebook. Hop in my discord to share pics
@@KyleSVT dont know what that is
discord.gg/ekYFEQ
Yeah you can see very well and blind the on coming traffic in the other lane
Kevin Deibler I’m talking about Chevy trucks gmc trucks and fords
This video really made me miss my old red TJ!
i knew you were a fellow wisconsinite the second i heard you say "stock" XD
frogbear02 calling something “stock” isn’t just a Wisconsin thing
@@nickpascarella5907 oh no no, thats not how i meant. its not the word stock, its the way he pronounced stock that tipped me off (i study accents)
What's up man! Fan of your tj! I have one as well it's an 06 red unlimited. Would you mind sharing the link for those headlights?
Thanks brother! Very cool! Yea here they are www.amazon.com/dp/B010BWQOW4/?ref=exp_kylesvt_lv_dp_vv_mw
#1 winch
The end
Starter mods? I thought this was about starters so you can crank your Jeep up faster
@Odorous Smegma you're* not so clever.
Lmao, just a prank bro don't take it seriously.
I'm surprised he didn't suggest spraying the stereo with bedliner or plasti-dip.
Thanks for another video, I will definitely paint in black the circle light holder, question, on the front stock bumper what kind of hooks are those? Thanks
The hooks are stock off a sahara
Nice video. Product links would be appreciated
I love your jeeps . Awesome video
Thank you!
I really like this guys videos are great
Thanks Graham!
Sooooo basically overhaul the whole jeep right away🤪
Arb makes great products just bought their 2” lift kit
Put a stainless steel grill on it. I know many frown on chrome, or in this case, a chrome-like look. But when off roading the stock grill takes a major pounding from branches, rocks, debris, and the such. The Jeep bra does not work for too long as it starts to hold water against your Jeep's grill, and front, making it fade and eventually start rusting. But a true stainless steel grill is forever. It will never rust and it is extremely tough. Better a shiney mirror-like grill than a scratched up, pitted, rusting stock grill you have to paint every year. To extend this durability to other parts, stainless steel bumpers and side step bars will also last forever. Yes, they do look like chrome. But in many places, such as where I reside, powder coat might as well be spary paint the way it will rust to bits. I see it all the time. Someone throws away money on a powder coated tube bumper and it starts to rott away later with huge holes. So it may look like chrome but it is far tougher. 20 years after the install, the bumpers and grill still look new, even after lots of offroad adventures through very nasty mud, branches, and the such. Black powder coat does look better when new. But stainless is forever.
do you have a video on how to take off the windshield frame on a tj. i need to repace mine and cant figure it out
This may help
ruclips.net/video/kYeL1fnpDJo/видео.html
Some great tips.
Thanks!
Great Looking jeeps! When you added the new model Jeep wheels to the older Tj did you have to lift your Jeep?
Thanks! Nope its stock still.
You seem to like to film in the rain!
lol
Everything but exhaust , I want it as quite as I can get it.
The 4.0 sounds so good tho!
I loved the video, what’s the biggest tyre size can a tj have with stock suspension?
Thanks! With my metalcloaks I have 35s. But all depends what you want to do with ur jeep. The se jeep in the video has 32s
awesome vid, i just bought an 02 se, i daily it! i’ve heard mixed opinions would i be okay driving on 31’s with a 1 3/4” lift on the highway and stuff? that’s what i plan to do right now it’s bone stock with 28.9’s and no lift
Thank you! The SE in this video is one 32s no lift and is fine on the freeway
Can you tell me about the front stubby bumper - on the right...
Its the rugged ridge XHD
Bought some Sunpie LEDS for my TJ and they are awesome for the price 👍
I know this is an old video, but what is a good offroad bumper with winch plate I can install on an 02 tj. Preferably one that I won't have to take off the frame cover. I purchased a Chinese one and I had to remove that and bend some stuff on the bumper to get it to fit.
I like my rugged ridge one. Metalcloak makes a nice front bumper as well as a bunch of other US made companies
What are those fenders??
metalcloaks
KyleSVT do you have the link for them? Front and rear? Thanks!
www.metalcloak.com/category-s/284.htm
2:54 can share a link of those wheels and the model of the tires?
Wheels are factory wheels off a 2009 jeep wrangler rubicon with 255/75r17 tires and with lug converter spacers
ruclips.net/video/Vn20DKcgBYA/видео.html
Question for ya - why did you decide to remove the spare tire/wheel?
Was just temporary until I got my new rear bumper and tire carrier to be able to support the weight of the 35inch tire. The stock Tail gate on the TJ cant handle that kind of weight. ruclips.net/video/z0RPrCB8-4o/видео.html
Are those headlights dot approved
yes
Do you have a link to those Sunpie headlights? I love the blacked out look.
www.amazon.com/dp/B07TGGP4HY/?ref=exp_kylesvt_dp_vv_d
Man it is raining cats and dogs lol.
Lol it was
Nyc, would like to do few mods to my Tj but dont know yet, can you assist me , i have the TJ 2000 4.0 but the champagne colour think red will make it more modern
Great video as always!
Hey, saw ur profile pic. Got the same color TJ Sahara!
@@lukevanderkooij115 nice man I been with mine for 16 years it's an se but I love it anyway
Thanks Bret!
Nice both Jeeps. How many inches wide are the rims on the 4.0?
Thanks! 10inches
@KyleSTV what fenders do you have on the right Jeep? And have they lasted? Look for good ones!!!!
Thanks! They are metalcloak overline. Yes sir. They are made in the USA
what about the tube fender's , where do you get those?
ruclips.net/video/JyGug4M4zGQ/видео.html
Do you realize you have your flag emblems on the wrong sides? Picture which direction the flags would blow in the wind if going forward.
(Kyle...i know this vid is from 3 years ago, but just fyi...your flag decals are on backward. When a flag is on the side of something, the stars should be toward the front, not the stripes.)
ruclips.net/video/wK_GO_xRL90/видео.html
great content
Thanks!
Are those sunpie head lights plug and play , or I have to modify the wire or anything ?
plug and play super simple
LOL..
Ok, now some real first mods.
1. A winch
2. Lockers
I guess it could have been worse, at least an angry brow grill wasn’t on the list.
Hey man I noticed when you were talking about the upgraded speakers you
Opened your door and the light came on immediately. On my 2001 Jeep TJ when I open my door it does not do that so how would I fix that?
Could be the door switch fuse behind the glove box that is blown or has been removed. Or the light could be burnt out. Towards the end of this video I show the fuse location ruclips.net/video/SLazUWNm6_s/видео.html
How does the paint look so good
I use Ammo NYC Products
Hi there ,Do you have the linked to your TJ to JK wheels adapters? I would also like to update my wheels.
Thanks
www.roughcountry.com/wheel-spacers-1092c.html
You’re the best . Question, did you get rid of yours?
Thanks
nope still have mine
Did u tint the turn signal lights on the fender flares
from the looks of it i think they were plastidipped by the previous owner
97 TJ down in the Caribbean. Bedlined interior and underneath, 4" susp lift, I've got 33s now but looking at those tires and thinking they'd do well here. Any recommendations for sandy rocky conditions that you know of? Like the idea of straight piping the 4.0 since there's no muffler laws here
I love my Goodyear Wrangler MTR tires
Honestly a pretty good video
Thanks
I disagree the Chrome stuff is a reflective material in the daytime you will be safer with all that on I don't believe in smoked lights either
Love the fenders! where can i get those? :D
Thanks! They are Metalcloak overline
You have it coming out the back ? The exhaust
no comes out right behind the passenger seat
KyleSVT hell yeah man that’s some Yee Yee shit
How did you black out your fender lights like that
plastidip
Oh yea.💥👍
How illegal is that fitment on the one that’s more upgraded?
Depends if you live in a free state or not
Did you remove both... Resonators??.... Right after the exhaust manifold? I and THEN put a muffler on? It sounds awful quiet for being a whole straight pipe... Also did it throw a code from the 02 sensor? I'm debating deleting mine but don't want it to run funny or be too loud..
No, I just deleted the muffler basically. Still have the cat on so no codes
Do you have spacers on the 4.0 ? Or is it just that the 35's are that beefy cause it looks nice !
no my wheels have a -44 offset. Thank you!
Don't change your exhaust in California. You will not pass smog test.
George Eads anything after the cat is ok
@@cvuedoo9608That may be true but here in Monterey area they will fail you. It has not happened to me but I do know a couple of people it has happened to.
George Eads who ever failed them is just being a dick. Catback has nothing to do with emissions, my brother is a smog tech
Hey can you tell me what kind of fenders you have on your jeep please I love those so much
Metalcloak overline
Hold up do you have the arched tube fenders, tube fenders, 8”, 6”, 4” or 1.5”???
no I have the overline. front flares are rub rails and the rears are 4inch