Great choice by going with Metalcloak for protection. I have their Game Changer short arm lift and armor system in my JK. Their customer service is TOP NOTCH! I've had to replace some items that got bent/ damaged or needed to be upgraded. I've contacted them and Metalcloak assisted me on every step of my repairs when I needed them. You will not regret it
Nice up grades. I was watching a video where Roman and Tommy from TFL went to the Rubicon trail and drove new JL Rubicon’s with Jeep. Tommy and Roman had video of the skid plates getting damaged where they bolt to the frame just like yours. Remember what a Jeep engineer told Roman of TFL.
I plan on doing the armor on my JLU when they get done building it , you guys are going to enjoy the MetalCloak lift. I have put the Game changer lift on my last 2 JKs, its trouble free and quiet on the trail and rides like stock. You guys picked a great company to go with!! The Best in my opinion. Have fun,, Love the Videos
Having kept up with your wheeling vids, I was pretty amazed at how NOT completely destroyed the stock skids were. You guys laid out the testing process for what those stock skids can do for us flat landers. Just don’t forget to take into account the weight you removed with stock stuff vs. the upgrades, probably will be even more pleasantly surprised at how little the added weight will actually be, well worth the peace of mind the Metalcloak skids give. NOW GO BEAT THE NEW STUFF UP!
I can understand other model Jeeps not having skids but the Rubicon should really have this as a factory option. It seems unrealistic to offer a jeep with insane out of the box capability and not expect people to hit the belly and drag the rear bumper.
Excited about the MC lift for you guys. I had a TJ with their 3.5 gamechanger and my current JK has the 3.5 inch gamechanger. Its the best bolt on kit Ive ever experienced as far as the ride and performance. I also currently run the same Patagonia 38s. You guys are gonna have a blast on the rubicon trail.
I told you guys to check put metal cloack skid plate and you guys did! cool! They made awesome stuff for jeeps! Im happy you guys when that route! Britney and kevin. You guys are my favorite channel keep up the good work! I love you guys!
Daaaamn! I live 3 miles from Metal Cloak. If I'd known you guys were coming, I'd a bought you lunch! Love your channel! There's an off road skills course 15 minutes from Metal Cloak at Prairie City OHV Park. Might be a good place to do a shakedown run before the Rubicon. Enjoy NorCal!
Bryan C Awesome! And yeah, we’ll have to start giving more heads up on exact locations when we travel (although in this case, the MetalCloak install was sort of a surprise)! 😊
I love the guys down at Metalcloak. They make some amazing products, and offer some of the best customer service that I have ever had. I don't know if its a good thing that they are only an hour south of me though. They are really good at seperating me from my money. I also got to run the Rubicon with them at the beginning of August.
How does MetalCloak handle the cooling issues? I know with all those plates under there they are retaining heat. Especially here wheelin in the Az summers.
Love your channel, I have a JK Rubi! I follow all your videos from here in Australia. Idea for next video.... When you head out onto the trails it would be great to see a video of your camp setup and what you take when you overland. Keep up the good work!
Sweet upgrade! I'm soooooo jelly! These skids are on my list for my 2 door JK Rubicon, unfortunately for me buying those now would ban me to the couch by the wifey for at least a month.
Love it! Really hope MetalCloak makes this one for the 2 -Door soon!! I'm (im)patiently waiting. The bad news for me is that you guys just keep costing me money by adding these mods to my list!
Nice video. It would have been nice to put the skid plates on before you mashed up the bottom of the JL. Lol. I can't wait to see it with the lift kit. Cheers.
That should have been your first upgrade, lol. I really like the diff skid plate, not many people use them, they think the heavy duty diff cover is enough, good idea ! Kevin, you’re a lucky man, my wife would throw a shit fit if I beat on my Jeep like that...lol
Lol probably the first time Metalcloak allowed something with Rough Country products on it in there shop. 😂😂😂. Can’t wait to see the new lift kit installed.
And no underbrush snagging underneath the car then catching alight from the hot exhaust system. Which seems to have happened before with catastrophic results Thanks for this upload :).
I’m a huge believer in getting skid plates and armor before a lift. Learn to drive it stock and get protection. It’s not “bling” like a lift and big tires, but you get a better sense of how it drives and don’t do damage...as you’ve shown.
This under body protection is awesome can you get more of these ? Make it a litebrite product and patent it. Youll make a difference to all jeep owners and youll earn big from it 😁👍
There is one thing that you will need to take care around and in some situations avoid - MUD! Fill up that belly pan with mud and it’s a MOFO to get out... I’m otherwise enviously considering one for my JK. (FYI mud is a great way to ruin tires as I have found out on a few occasions having it caked on the inside of the rims and a few freeway miles to a car wash...) I’m sure you’re already done with the Rubicon trip - but will get great use of the plates there!
Very nice again! Would it have been a good idea to protect what you already damaged against rust? You will certainly not remove this "protection shield" to do so ... But looks very good and will certainly do a good job. I'm very exited to see how this will be working on Rubicon trail! And - of course - so many congratulations for more than 18k subscribers!
Any idea if its easy enough to change the oil after the plates are installed? I see there a hole cut out for you to do so, but I can see it being super messy when it all shoots out over the skid plates!
I forgot to ask a real question on my hilarious rant earlier . Will you guys be taking extra tools Incase you have to remove a panel on the trail for whatever emergency reason ? It’s always a good idea 💡
Many centuries from now, when archaeologists uncover your garage, they will find the only thing that remains of your Jeep is a well preserved rear transfer case.
that looks awesome now i gotta go see if they make anything for an xj lol i like to high center my jeep just as much as kevin! need that protection lol!!
Off topic but I noticed a red impact driver with a DeWalt yellow battery when you guys were installing the plates. What kind of driver was that? Never seen a red deWalt driver.
Was wondering if you’ve come across the oil change issues? Everyone that has put this on their 2021+ JL wrangler…they have said the oil changes are messy. Has MC fixed the issue?
That’s an awesome upgrade for your rubicon.... I think Jeep should ofer that particular upgrade as optional but what’s the fun in looking for yourself and see other Rubicon while Rock Crawling looking at different ways to make your Rubicon yours and not a stock car with stock options. Make more videos PLEASE Ciao y’all
Just curious, did you experience any vibration or new noise from this plate? I just installed it and am getting substantial vibration and motor noise that I figured is coming from the motor mounts to the frame. I have plenty of clearance and nothing is rubbing. Thinking about adding rubber spacers to all the motor skid bolt locations.
Hey guys. Between 3 and 4 minutes you took out the OEM pieces from the JL. What are those parts called? I think one is the gas tank skid. What is the other part? I ended up following your advice and bought the. Metal cloak skids and want to auction off the parts I took off since it hasn’t been damaged to offset my costs. Need to know what they are called. Thx for your help. Your vids are great.
If you look on the website, it’s sold as raw metal, but yours looks like there is some what of a coating on it. Can you advise if yours came with a protective coating on it. Or did you guys apply a protective coating to yours. Thanks.
Great choice by going with Metalcloak for protection. I have their Game Changer short arm lift and armor system in my JK. Their customer service is TOP NOTCH! I've had to replace some items that got bent/ damaged or needed to be upgraded. I've contacted them and Metalcloak assisted me on every step of my repairs when I needed them. You will not regret it
Who dislikes any of these videos? Great video Kev and Britt. Great product as well. Keep em coming. You guys need your own tv show.
Probably the Engageeeeer that said it didn't need skid plates.
Nice up grades. I was watching a video where Roman and Tommy from TFL went to the Rubicon trail and drove new JL Rubicon’s with Jeep. Tommy and Roman had video of the skid plates getting damaged where they bolt to the frame just like yours. Remember what a Jeep engineer told Roman of TFL.
I plan on doing the armor on my JLU when they get done building it , you guys are going to enjoy the MetalCloak lift.
I have put the Game changer lift on my last 2 JKs, its trouble free and quiet on the trail and rides like stock.
You guys picked a great company to go with!! The Best in my opinion. Have fun,, Love the Videos
Amazing and makes the JL underneath look so much better than stock, not to forget the protection it now offers the JL.
I’ve got the Metal Cloak 2.5” overland elite and it’s the best lift I’ve ever had .your gonna love how much flex you’ll have.
MetalCloak makes some fantastic products. Their fenders and bumpers are so badass.
Having kept up with your wheeling vids, I was pretty amazed at how NOT completely destroyed the stock skids were. You guys laid out the testing process for what those stock skids can do for us flat landers. Just don’t forget to take into account the weight you removed with stock stuff vs. the upgrades, probably will be even more pleasantly surprised at how little the added weight will actually be, well worth the peace of mind the Metalcloak skids give. NOW GO BEAT THE NEW STUFF UP!
Saw a JL parked in the shade two days ago, that fan started whirring and all I could think of was, Lite brite wasn't kidding those fans are loud af!
I can understand other model Jeeps not having skids but the Rubicon should really have this as a factory option. It seems unrealistic to offer a jeep with insane out of the box capability and not expect people to hit the belly and drag the rear bumper.
This will be my first upgrade along with those diff covers, you gotta have protection in all aspects of life
Nice upgrade. I am seeing MetalCloak mentioned or used a lot recently. Looks like they have great products.
Excited about the MC lift for you guys. I had a TJ with their 3.5 gamechanger and my current JK has the 3.5 inch gamechanger. Its the best bolt on kit Ive ever experienced as far as the ride and performance. I also currently run the same Patagonia 38s. You guys are gonna have a blast on the rubicon trail.
Sweet skid system!!! Metal Cloak did a great job on the design of this system.
I told you guys to check put metal cloack skid plate and you guys did! cool! They made awesome stuff for jeeps! Im happy you guys when that route! Britney and kevin. You guys are my favorite channel keep up the good work! I love you guys!
Daaaamn! I live 3 miles from Metal Cloak. If I'd known you guys were coming, I'd a bought you lunch! Love your channel! There's an off road skills course 15 minutes from Metal Cloak at Prairie City OHV Park. Might be a good place to do a shakedown run before the Rubicon. Enjoy NorCal!
Bryan C Awesome! And yeah, we’ll have to start giving more heads up on exact locations when we travel (although in this case, the MetalCloak install was sort of a surprise)! 😊
I love the guys down at Metalcloak. They make some amazing products, and offer some of the best customer service that I have ever had. I don't know if its a good thing that they are only an hour south of me though. They are really good at seperating me from my money. I also got to run the Rubicon with them at the beginning of August.
Nice! Good call on the Metalcloak. I'm just going to believe that you took my advice when I suggested Metalcloak to you last month, haha.
How does MetalCloak handle the cooling issues? I know with all those plates under there they are retaining heat. Especially here wheelin in the Az summers.
Nice add to the underside of your jeep can't wait to see you try this out on the trail.
Love to see an update on how it’s holding up
Love your channel, I have a JK Rubi! I follow all your videos from here in Australia.
Idea for next video....
When you head out onto the trails it would be great to see a video of your camp setup and what you take when you overland.
Keep up the good work!
Simon Patchy That’s actually not a bad idea!
Great looking skid system. That will be a great set of protection skids to have for the future
Nice update on the jeep. At 3:22 looks like interesting way to catch bolts.
You guys made the right decision to go with Metalcloak! I have the same Gold Edition Undercloak system on my Jeep JK absent the diff cover skid
I can't explain why this video brought so much joy to me!
I love it. Glad you decided to get a full skid system. Now let’s see that lift kit in action. We all know that is the next video.
Sweet upgrade! I'm soooooo jelly! These skids are on my list for my 2 door JK Rubicon, unfortunately for me buying those now would ban me to the couch by the wifey for at least a month.
Love it! Really hope MetalCloak makes this one for the 2 -Door soon!! I'm (im)patiently waiting. The bad news for me is that you guys just keep costing me money by adding these mods to my list!
I’m only a little bit sorry. Haha 😊
Now that you’ve got proper armour, this would be a good opportunity to go back to the more efficient stock pumpkin on that back axle...
Nice video. It would have been nice to put the skid plates on before you mashed up the bottom of the JL. Lol. I can't wait to see it with the lift kit. Cheers.
Right on! You two need the armour lol. I'm pumped to see the up coming videos! Keep em' coming!
Awesome father and daughter project.
Those spandex are out of this world!!!! Honestly...she could sell me ice in Iceland!!! Oh yeah... Jeep is kicking too!!!
Nice! A lift! Metalcloak one of the best at making quality parts! you’ll be pleased!
I literally know nothing about cars bc I think they’re boring but you make it fun
Hard working and beautiful!!! Love the content.
That should have been your first upgrade, lol. I really like the diff skid plate, not many people use them, they think the heavy duty diff cover is enough, good idea ! Kevin, you’re a lucky man, my wife would throw a shit fit if I beat on my Jeep like that...lol
Sooo jealous. Hopefully my next upgrade. MetalCloak has some of the best upgrades available.
LOL, you named her "Stepchild" I love it! Great choice on MetalCloak!
Lol probably the first time Metalcloak allowed something with Rough Country products on it in there shop. 😂😂😂.
Can’t wait to see the new lift kit installed.
I also like rusty off road skids,have an extra skid for the muffler resonator
And no underbrush snagging underneath the car then catching alight from the hot exhaust system. Which seems to have happened before with catastrophic results Thanks for this upload :).
Kevin with the hammer reminds me of a documentary I saw long ago in high school about apes using simple tools. LoL 😂
Well rather late then never - at least you had fun along the way! Hopefully, this set will protect the underside of the JLU in style
I’m a huge believer in getting skid plates and armor before a lift. Learn to drive it stock and get protection. It’s not “bling” like a lift and big tires, but you get a better sense of how it drives and don’t do damage...as you’ve shown.
More weight underneath prob will help with a lower center of gravity
Looks awesome, be curious to see what impact on your loft clearance will be impacted with the extra weight.
Been waiting on the JL Undercloak video!!!
Question... Are y'all going to leave it gold or paint it???
That is awesome, I can’t wait to see how this rig turns out! Awesome vids keep it up👍👍
Beautiful! Nice skid plates too
Jeep should watch this and learn from their mistakes. You two have a great channel started. I actually watch your whole videos on the jeep.
I can’t wait to see what you do next.
Liked before the vid even started... And of course, did not disappoint. Nice under armor! Ready for that trail!
This under body protection is awesome can you get more of these ? Make it a litebrite product and patent it. Youll make a difference to all jeep owners and youll earn big from it 😁👍
Looks great I wish I could have the metal cloak skids for my JK
Great company. I went with Rock Hard for my Recon, but MC is great also.
Beautiful! Nice skids too
That's a good looking setup, hopefully it's as functional
Aaron Spicer We’ll know soon enough, but I have little doubt it’ll be a huge improvement over the stock pieces
@@LiteBrite yall are going to miss that cross member though😂😂😂😂
of course the lift kit comes in after the new skids are on. LOL!!! Great work guys! keep it up!
There is one thing that you will need to take care around and in some situations avoid - MUD! Fill up that belly pan with mud and it’s a MOFO to get out... I’m otherwise enviously considering one for my JK. (FYI mud is a great way to ruin tires as I have found out on a few occasions having it caked on the inside of the rims and a few freeway miles to a car wash...)
I’m sure you’re already done with the Rubicon trip - but will get great use of the plates there!
No Name They definitely came in handy!! Videos to come next week!
I really like MetalCloak as a business. Maybe they can go outside the Jeep models. suspension and undercloak for the FJ80 I would buy it!
Very nice again!
Would it have been a good idea to protect what you already damaged against rust? You will certainly not remove this "protection shield" to do so ...
But looks very good and will certainly do a good job. I'm very exited to see how this will be working on Rubicon trail!
And - of course - so many congratulations for more than 18k subscribers!
Wolfgang Nebel We sprayed most of the bottom with either clear paint or black paint prior to driving out to California! 😊
Good to read this, thanks a lot!
And - as always from my side: Keep going on the most refreshing channel I ever found on YT!
Those things were a life saver!!
Yea you needed them 😂
that bolt couldn't have landed anymore perfect lol so how happy are you with the skid plates
Finally no more cringy scraping! Metal cloak to the rescue
No more awesome u turns on a rock
Juan Gonzalez hahahahaha hell yea
Awesome 💚👌👌👌 waiting to see the lift on that JL 😎
They look awesome!
That is an amazing looking kit! I want!!
I love those rim great choice👌👌.. Another great video
Love the tights
Very nice ... that was really cool of them !
i was hoping you guys would get that system!
Looks good. Functional, too.
cant wait for the next vid on the lift kit
Sick upgrade. Now go out and give it hell.
Any idea if its easy enough to change the oil after the plates are installed? I see there a hole cut out for you to do so, but I can see it being super messy when it all shoots out over the skid plates!
Great Job! Looks Simple and Metalicious! I would say great investment!
I forgot to ask a real question on my hilarious rant earlier . Will you guys be taking extra tools Incase you have to remove a panel on the trail for whatever emergency reason ? It’s always a good idea 💡
I thought you were suppose to install this armor before you dent the crap out of your trucks underside?
Please tell me you’re going to be posting more throughout the trip
Many centuries from now, when archaeologists uncover your garage, they will find the only thing that remains of your Jeep is a well preserved rear transfer case.
Rig looks good nice upgrade.😁👍
Looked like the stock Jeep protection did a pretty good job for the abuse it took!
Looks awesome! Now you just need a proper tire carrier...LOL. Love watching your vids!!!
that looks awesome now i gotta go see if they make anything for an xj lol i like to high center my jeep just as much as kevin! need that protection lol!!
Always a great time ! You guys are the best 😁 highly insperational as always !! Thanks for sharing !! TWO THUMBS UP !! Cheers !
I need that! Thanks for posting.
Great vids and displaying great companies. Big Thanks. It helps me determine where to spend my money.
Off topic but I noticed a red impact driver with a DeWalt yellow battery when you guys were installing the plates. What kind of driver was that? Never seen a red deWalt driver.
Was wondering if you’ve come across the oil change issues? Everyone that has put this on their 2021+ JL wrangler…they have said the oil changes are messy. Has MC fixed the issue?
That’s an awesome upgrade for your rubicon.... I think Jeep should ofer that particular upgrade as optional but what’s the fun in looking for yourself and see other Rubicon while Rock Crawling looking at different ways to make your Rubicon yours and not a stock car with stock options. Make more videos PLEASE
Ciao y’all
MC makes great hardware.
You guys beat the snot out of that Jeep 😳
Just curious, did you experience any vibration or new noise from this plate?
I just installed it and am getting substantial vibration and motor noise that I figured is coming from the motor mounts to the frame. I have plenty of clearance and nothing is rubbing. Thinking about adding rubber spacers to all the motor skid bolt locations.
Hey guys. Between 3 and 4 minutes you took out the OEM pieces from the JL. What are those parts called? I think one is the gas tank skid. What is the other part? I ended up following your advice and bought the. Metal cloak skids and want to auction off the parts I took off since it hasn’t been damaged to offset my costs. Need to know what they are called. Thx for your help. Your vids are great.
I knew it!!!! 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻😉 You rock guys
Much as that top of the line Jeep cost - it would have had full under armor!!! Glad I bought a Toyota!
If you look on the website, it’s sold as raw metal, but yours looks like there is some what of a coating on it. Can you advise if yours came with a protective coating on it. Or did you guys apply a protective coating to yours. Thanks.
MUDTRAIL It comes with Zinc coating!
Did you guys have any issues clearing the rear motorbilt diff cover with the MetalCloak golden diaper? Thanks!