Jeep JK Videos
Off Road Evolution Jeep JK Wrangler
EVO Coil Over Suspension System in Action
Being very small, shock resistant, waterproof and offering a super wide angle lens that captures just about everything, we were eager to put it to work trying to get hard shots like that of our suspension system at work.
Powerline Patrol Services Promotional Video:
Helicopter Video Shoot of Moby Dick
Inspired by what they saw in our videos, Powerline Patrol Services decided that a new patrol vehicle based on the Jeep JK Wrangler might be the solution they've been looking for.
Project-JK Achy-Breaky Jeep Trail Run VIDEO
Located in the Stoddard Valley OHV Area just south of the town of Barstow, CA, the Achy-Breaky is a "difficult" rated Jeep trail that circumvents the base of a small mountain called Watkins Peak.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlight
Canyonlands Elephant Hill Trail
The Elephant Hill Jeep Trail located down in Canyonlands is by far one of the most beautiful trails you can run in the Moab area. Although it's rated "difficult", any stock JK could run it with ease and without any problems.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Moab Metal Masher Trail
Like most everything in Moab, Utah, Metal Masher is a beautiful but tough trail that has a lot of really tall ledges to climb and is home to crazy big obstacles with ominous names such as "Rock Chucker" and "Widow Maker".
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Moab The Rock 7 - Area BFE Green Day Trail
At the 2010 Moab Easter Jeep Safari, the members of JK-Forum.com were invited to attend The Rock 7, which is an event that is hosted by Full-Traction Suspension and Superior Axle & Gear over at the world famous Area BFE.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Moab Seven Mile Rim Trail
The Seven Mile Rim Jeep Trail is an incredibly scenic and fun trail out in Moab, Utah. Although it is rated "difficult", most any Jeep JK Wrangler with a small lift and 33" tires should be able to negotiate this trail with ease especially being that the hardest obstacles can be bypassed.
Project-JK: The Moab Experience - Episode 3
Episode 3 of the Project-JK Moab Experience is the final chapter in this three part series. In it, you will see highlights from one of the largest gathering of Jeep JK Wranglers ever - the 2009 Mega Meet which took place at Area BFE, and you will get to see an excursion we did out to Arches National Monument where we took in the breath taking beauty of Park Avenue and hiked up to the Tower Arch. Last but not least, you will get to see some serious carnage we had out on the Metal Masher Jeep Trail and what it took to get us rolling again.
Project-JK: The Moab Experience - Episode 2
In this episode of Project-JK's, The Moab Experience, we pick things back up right after JeepCacher breaks his rear drive shaft on the Steel Bender trail. With a big thanks to Northridge4x4, we're able to get the drive shaft replaced and continue our way to the end of the trail and well into the dark.
Project-JK: The Moab Experience - Episode 1
There is a place that every Jeeper feels a calling to. It is a place of amazing beauty and formidable challenges - a place we must all travel to at least once in our life and this place is called, Moab! Once every spring, thousands of Jeepers from all over the world make their way to this promised land to be a part of an annual event that has been going on for decades and is known as, The Easter Jeep Safari.
Project-JK Off Road Evolution Conquers
the Rubicon Trail Little Sluice Box VIDEO
Back in September of 2009, Cindy and I were invited to head up to the Rubicon with Mel Wade of Off Road Evolution and Ali Mansour of Petersen's 4 Wheel Drive & Off-Road and be witness to what would be the first ever run through the Little Sluice Box in a Jeep JK Wrangler. Two attempts were required to complete this extremely challenging section of trail but, Mel was able to conquer it and, you can see how he did it in this short video.
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Sidewinder Jeep Trail - The Slide
Sidewinder is a short, fun but difficult rated trail that is situated within the Corral Canyon OHV area which is located just south of I-8 near to the town of Alpine. Sidewinder is known for is it's large granite slabs you get to traverse and steep unforgiving ledges you get to climb and descend.
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Slickrock Jeep Trail - The Ladder
The Slickrock Jeep Trail is located about two hours south of South Lake Tahoe, just off HWY 4 and near to the town of Bear Valley. Starting at Lake Alpine, Slickrock makes its way across the Stanislaus National Forest and ends over at the beautiful Utica Reservoir.
Project-JK Mojave Desert Black
Mountain Wilderness Winter Run - VIDEO
The Black Mountain Wilderness is by far one of our most favorite destinations in the Mojave Desert as it is both beautiful and filled with rich history. During the late 1800's, travelers would pass through the Black Mountains and make an overnight stop at Black Canyon Well on their way to the Panamint Range carrying needed provisions or back to Los Angeles with cargo of valuable silver ore. One of these travelers left his mark on several of the black volcanic rock faces indicating that he was "J. & A. Tillman" and that he was in this area on "Sep 3, 1874 San Francisco Cal". Of course, well before the miners, Native Americans spent a vast amount of time in this area and left a stunning array of petroglyphs into the rock faces and some of which depict a herd of big horn sheep.
Building a Dynatrac Pro Rock 60 Front Axle
When you need to have absolute confidence in the quality of your axles and performance you expect them to deliver on the trail, no other company can give you this assurance other than Dynatrac and with their Pro Rock 60. Made 100% here in the United States, the Pro Rock 60 has been engineered entirely with new off the shelf components that are designed to work flawlessly together and without the need to use recycled, refurbished or salvaged parts from older used axles. Of course, the Pro Rock 60 is also the only axle with a profiled differential that offers well over an inch of ground clearance. And, to top it off, Dynatrac is the only company that I know of that offers a ”no-fault” warranty so long as you properly service and maintain your axles.
Project-JK Highlights 6: Rubicon Trail Soup Bowl
In addition to the countless boulders, ledges, trees, water crossings, mud, tippy rock faces and tight squeezes that you you have to tackle along the 17 mile length of trail known as the Rubicon, there are still plenty of optional obstacles that you can take on as well and one of the more famous ones is known as the "Soup Bowl".
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Dusy Ershim Trail - Chicken Rock
Approximately 31 mile in length, the Dusy Ershim is a hell of a trail that cuts through the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and straddles the John Muir and Dinky Lakes Wilderness. More than any rock garden to cross or ledge to climg, its excruciating length and slow going pace is truly what makes this a difficult trail.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Dusy Ershim Trail - A Tight Squeeze
The Dusy Ershim is a 31 mile long trail that cuts through the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and straddles the John Muir and Dinky Lakes Wilderness. It is an excruciatingly long trail that isn't so much as difficult as it is relentless. In fact, in addition to the beauty you will find, one of the things that makes the Dusy so famous is the mile after arduous mile of squeezing your Jeep between closely planted trees. Now, I had always been told that a long wheel base vehicle couldn't do this trail and from experience, I can tell you that nothing could be further than the truth. While length will make things more challenging, it is the width of your vehicle that'll make it really tough.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Moab Steel Bender Trail Ledge Climb
Like many of the trails in Moab, Steel Bender is one that is rated "difficult" and is one that offers a lot of tough ledges to climb. In this Project-JK YouTube Video Highlight, you will see a few short clips that show a series of Jeep JK Wranglers (both 2-Door and 4-Door) climbing up a large optional ledge close to the beginning of the trail. This ledge is not only big but it's also one that has soft sand at its base and does a fine job of kicking things up a notch. Lockers definitely help here but knowing how to "bump" your way up and maintain good throttle control sure makes a big difference as well.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Moab Night Wheeling on Steel Bender Trail
Steel Bender is a difficult rated trail located in Moab, Utah and offers tons of fun rocks to play on as well as tough ledges to climb and big drop-offs to descend. While the scenery is beautiful on this trail, it is also a great trail to run in at night. In this Project-JK YouTube Video Highlight, you will see a few short clips of what it's like to take the plunge off "The Wall" and climb up the "Wizard Steps" in the dark.
Project-JK YouTube Video Highlights
Niagara Rim Rock Pile EVO Flex Clip
The Rock Pile is a large granite playground within the Niagara Rim OHV Area which is located east of Modesto, CA and up near the Sonora Pass. This short video clip is the first of many highlights that we hope to bring to you and in it, you will see the crazy amount of flex we get from our Off Road Evolution front coil over and rear EVO Lever System. With the help of the EVO Flex system, you will see how they help to make it possible to traverse formidable terrain with ease.
Project-JK Jeepers Jamboree
Rubicon Trail VIDEO
Although this was originally filmed last year and should have been posted a long time ago, I think you will find that the Rubicon is truly a timeless trail and that this video captures both the essence of it as well as the amazing event known as, the Jeepers Jamboree.
Project-JK Bullfrog Jeep Trail VIDEO
Located near the town of Lucerne, CA, the Bullfrog Jeep Trail is one of the newest additions to the Johnson Valley area and one of the most scenic. Although it is one of the easiest trails in the valley, it is still rated “difficult” and depending on the lines you take, it really is all that and more.
Project-JK Last Chance Canyon Newbie Run 2008
With the 3rd Annual Project-JK Last Chance Canyon Newbie Run coming up in just a few weeks, I thought it would be a good idea to give folks a preview of what they can expect to see and the kind of fun they will have. Needless to say, this is a short YouTube video that we put together from our 2nd Annual Run that we did last year.
Project-JK Valley of Fire Logandale Trails 2009
I have in-laws that live in Henderson, Nevada, and so as you can imagine, I get to spend a lot of time out in the Las Vegas area. And, while I have always known about the Valley of Fire and some of the trails that exist back there, I've never had a chance to check any of them out or at least not until recently. Now, while there is no off-roading allowed within the boundaries of the Valley of Fire State Park, there is a large area located on the outskirts of the park near to the north shores of Lake Mead and to the town of Logandale. This area contains a large network of OHV trails and is specifically known as the Logandale Trails. Of the trails that are designated for Jeeps, the Shitter, Rock Bottom, Hawkins, Bowl, Matterhorn, Arockalpse are the most popular and most of these have tough optional side routes that you can try out such as the infamous S-Turn. Of course, in addition to the great off roading you can do, the scenery is simply to die for and if you're willing to do some exploring on foot, there are some beautiful springs and petroglpyhs that you can hike up to as well.
395 Above & Below - Project-JK Reward Mine & Funnel Lake Trail Run
395 Above & Below is a short video that WOLette put together that highlighs an end of summer excursion we did up the Ownes Valley along Highway 395. Along the way, we drove our Jeep JK Wrangler over a quarter mile down into the depths of the Reward Mine, we spent some time visiting the Manzanar Japaneese Internment Camp and then made our way up to the top of the Sierra Nevada Mountains where we set up camp over at the small but beautiful Funnel Lake. While we were there, we took our JK's up and over 11,000 feet to do some exploring along the baren spine of Coyote Ridge and to take in the outstanding views beyond.
Project-JK Sidewinder & Bronco Peak Trail Run VIDEO
As some of you may know, Bronco Peak is a short but difficult rated trail that is situated within the Corral Canyon OHV area which is located just south of I-8 near to the town of Alpine. According to the Southern California Back Roads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails book by Charles Wells, Bronco Peak is an “difficult” rated “nasty hardcore trail… very steep with tight brush… large boulders” and that “several places are steep enough to cause a rollover if driver is not careful… front and rear lockers are recommended.” And, after being told that a 4-door Jeep JK Wrangler couldn't do this run, you know that it was gonna be a run that I would have to do. Of course, being that the Bronco Peak is so short, our group of 3 Jeep JK Unlimited Rubicons, 2 JK Unlimited Saharas and 2 JK 2-Doors X’s decided that we should first do a run up another short but “difficult” rated trail nearby trail called Sidewinder. Unfortunately, it would also be the only trail that a majority of our group would do.
Project-JK NorCal Niagara Rim
OHV Jeep Trail Video 2008
For our fourth and final Project-JK Norcal Summer Run, we decided to head up to the Niagra Rim OHV trail which is located deep in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, east of Modesto and near to the Sonora Pass. Of the 10 Jeep JK Wrangler's (three 2-door and seven 4-door) joining us for the run, most were slightly to moderately built up and one was bone stock with street tires. Of the drivers we had, most had some wheeling experience but never on the kind of terrain they would be seeing and a couple were in fact total newbies.
1st Annual Project-JK Anza Borrego
Coyote Canyon Newbie Run 2007 VIDEO
With the 2nd Annual Anza Borrego Coyote Canyon Newbie Run coming up just around the corner, I thought it would only be fitting to show everyone a short video of all the fun we had last year.
Project-JK NorCal Slickrock Jeep Trail Run VIDEO 2008
Of all the trails that I have run in Northern California to date, the Slickrock Jeep Trail is by far one of my favorites. Without a doubt, its location deep inside the heart of the Stanislaus National Forest and breathtaking scenery is simply to die for and its relatively short but technically challenging terrain makes it perfect for day runs. Needless to say, when it came time to plan our 2nd run with the JK-Forum.com NorCal Crew, this is the trail we had to do.
Project-JK NorCal Signal Peak Jeep Trail VIDEO 2008
Last weekend, Cindy and I finally got a chance to hook up with some of the great people up here in Northern California and do an official Project-JK.com run with them.
Project-JK Twin Peaks Trail Run VIDEO
So I was watching my favorite TV personality, Todd Offenbacher (a real hoot to watch), on the local Tahoe RSN channel when I saw a piece he did featuring a local wheeling spot that was right here in the South Lake Tahoe basin. Apparently, this area was called Twin Peaks and was just minutes away from the Y (where highway 50 and 89 split off) and if you can believe it, in all the years that I have been coming to Lake Tahoe, I can honestly say that I had never heard of this place.
Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008
Day 4 - Canyonlands Elephant Hill Trail
This Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008 YouTube video represents the final installment of our EJS adventures and is of our Day 4 run across the Elephant Hill Trail. Located south of Moab in Canyonlands National Park, Elephant his is by far one of the most beautiful trails you can run in the Moab area and is a must see for anyone visiting the area. You will have to pay a small entrance fee in order to get in the park but trust me, it's worth every penny. The Elephant Hill Trail itself isn't very difficult but there are a few sections along the way that have big enough rocks and ledges to negotiate that will give a stock Jeep some trouble and is most likely why it gets a "most difficult" rating. The trail is run as a loop and I would highly recommend that you take the time to hike the 1/2 mile trail out to the Confluence Overlook as the view is simply breathtaking.
Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008
The Rock 5 Event at Area BFE
"The Rock" is an annual off-roading event that Superior Axle & Gear and Full Traction Suspension puts on over at Area BFE during Moab Easter Jeep Safari and it's something that I look forward to attending every year. Although the weather this time around was less than stellar (it was freezing cold), this year's The Rock V still provided us with a fun filled day, good food, lots of friends and as always, great wheeling on the Green Day Trail. And, with the exception of one TJ that took a dump towards the end of the trail, everyone managed to come back from our run relatively damage free.
Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008
Day 3 - Kane Creek Trail Sunset Run
This latest Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008 YouTube video is of a sunset run that we did up the Kane Creek on Day 3 and is in fact the second run we did that day. Earlier in the day, we attended the Superior Axle and Full Traction Suspension - The Rock V event which was held over at Area BFE and did a run up Green Day. But, being that the last video of Steel Bender was on the long side and of a harder trail, we felt that it would be nice to mix things up a bit and put this easier and more scenic run in between the two.
Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008
Day 2 - Steel Bender Trail
As luck would have it, our first morning in Moab was met with freezing cold temperatures and steady snow still falling from the storm that followed us in the day before. And, while there was a bit of a break in the weather as we headed into town for some breakfast, the forecast still called for more snow later in the day and so we decided to do our first official Project-JK Easter Jeep Safari 2008 run up Steel Bender with both the top and doors on. Unfortunately for us, Jen (toad) and Jeff (Bullfrog) had other obligations they needed to attend to that day so the only people that would be going on this run would be Jason (SDMF), Cindy (WOLette) and I.
Project-JK Moab Easter Jeep Safari 2008
Day 1 - The Adventure Begins
This is the first in a series of upcoming Project-JK video that Cindy (WOLette) is putting together to document our trek up to Moab, Utah to attend the 2008 Easter Jeep Safari.
Monache Meadows & Sherman Pass Trail Run Video
Filmed back in September over Labor Day Weekend 2007, this Project-JK trail run video highlights our end of the summer two day camping trip up to Monache Meadows and the Sherman Pass 4x4 trail, both of which are located up in the southern end of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, close to Lake Isabella.
Perseid Meteor Shower Run Video
This latest addition to our growing colletion of Project-JK videos was flimed back in August and highlights our easy 2-day run/camping trip that we did up to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to watch the Perseid Meteor Showers.
Slickrock Trail Video
For those of you who have been waiting patiently for this, I think you'll be happy to know that Cindy has just finished putting together our latest video of our summer time run up the Slickrock Trail and it can be seen on YouTube now by clicking on the link below:
Summer Sierra Trek 2007 Video
Hey everybody, Cindy (wayoflifette) has just finished the latest Project-JK video highlighting our recent Summer Sierra Trek 2007 which took place on July, Friday the 13th. The first half of the video covers our morning run up the Sand Canyon and Wheeler Ridge trails and the second half covers our sunset run up to the beautiful Laurel Lake both of which are located just south of the Mammoth Lakes. Anyway, if you wanna see it, all you need to do is click on the link below or on the banner above.
Project-JK Deer Valley Trail Video
Check it out boys and girls, Project-JK has just finished our latest video highlighting our recent run up the Deer Valley Trail.
Project-JK Lockwood Miller Jeep Trail Run 06-16-07
With 14 Jeep JK Wranglers (about a 50/50 split between 2-doors and 4-doors), 3 TJ Wranglers and even a Mitsubishi Montero Sport along for the ride, this Project-JK run up Lockwood Creek Miller Jeep Trail was by far the biggest turnout we've had for an outting to date. And, without a doubt, it was by far one of the best ones we've had as well.
Project-JK Video Debut
For those of you who've been asking to see some videos of the Project-JK Jeep JK Wrangler in action, here's a quick video that Matt (doojer), his cameraman Whit and his awesome production crew put together for us heading up Last Chance Canyon.
