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Installing the Fox iQS

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Installing the Fox iQS

Intelligent Quick Switch allows on the fly compression adjustment to all 4 corners of the vehicle simultaneously. Through the Live Valve motorized base valves, the Fox ECU immediately changes how firm or soft the compression settings are for each corner of the vehicle. This makes a noticeable and significant difference in ride quality, comfort, and most importantly vehicle control. How easy? An in-cab 3-position rocker switch; Soft / Medium / Firm. This is all on top of Fox’s class leading aluminum shock design and performance valved shocks to tackle tough terrain while providing improved handling and road manners. Installation Video...

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Bilstein 8100 First Impressions and Wrangler Review

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Bilstein 8100 First Impressions and Wrangler Review

Its just not fair to compare the Bilstein 8100 external bypass shocks against the previous setups on this 2019 Jeep Wrangler JLU, but we’re going to do it anyways. Suspension Timeline This JLU has previously seen the stock suspension, then the Rock Sport shocks from Metal Cloak when the 3.5” lift kit was installed. After about 10k miles with the base lift kit, Fox 2.0 IFP shocks were installed, which improved offroad performance significantly in terms of taking harder hits and bottom out resistance in the faster terrain. After Fox, we had to pit the King 2.0 head to head...

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Exploring Monache Meadows

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Exploring Monache Meadows

New shocks call for new terrain! After a fresh suspension install, we love jamming out of town to hit the dirt and climb some mountains to evaluate the changes in the vehicle’s ride control. After visiting Los Angeles for a week, it was time to bounce up north and find somewhere to run the Old Man Emu BP-51 shocks. Somewhere mountainous and forested was preferable, crisp morning air to recharge the battery. After staying around Kennedy Meadows on night one, we accidentally happened across the Monache Meadows trail area and figured we’d head up to hunt for the next camp...

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Exploring Trona Pinnacles

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Exploring Trona Pinnacles

It’s mid-June and we are stir crazy from being locked indoors for the quarantine. Some of the restrictions have finally been lifted so we decided to hop in the Jeep JLU Rubicon and head out for some adventure. Trona Pinnacles is approximately 3 hours from our home base in LA so we thought it was the perfect spot for a day mission to get out and explore. The drive up to Trona is split into two parts. The first part is a 2 hour straight shot up Hwy 395. This is followed by a dirt road comprised of about 25...

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Upgrading the Jeep Wrangler JL’s Ride Control on Trail

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Upgrading the Jeep Wrangler JL’s Ride Control on Trail

With the fresh heaping of snow that pounded the Big Bear mountains, we took the opportunity to hit some off-road trails for a before-and-after ride test with our friend Eric’s new Jeep Wrangler JL. Gold Mountain trail was the first destination to crawl some aggressive obstacles, and then on to 3N16, the famous easy-going trail that runs through the length of Big Bear. Eric's 2019 Wrangler JL is equipped with a Metal Cloak 3.5” lift kit, sitting on their proprietary Rock Sport twin-tube shocks. He didn’t have any complaints about the current ride quality on the Jeep, but wanted to...

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