Jeep Grand Cherokees Tackle Rattlesnake Gulch Trail! Utah Off-Road Trail With Spectacular Scenery

In this video, we explore the Rattlesnake Gulch trail in the WJ and ZJ. Rattlesnake gulch is a fun trail in southern Utah with some amazing scenery.
We had previously attempted this trail in the WK and the ZJ, but that attempt ended with a recovery by Matt's Off-Road Recovery! We hopefully learned from that, and the rigs are a bit more capable this time around. Let's see if we can finish the trail without getting stuck and needing to be pulled out!
Previous attempt with WK and ZJ that resulted in recovery:
• So... I made a call. R...
Link to Matt's Off-Road Recovery video of the recovery of the WK:
• Worst Case Scenario! F...
The Jeeps are:
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ Overland:
- 4.7HO engine
- Quadra-drive full time (NP247) 4wd system, vari-loc limited slip f/r
- Rough Country Long Arm Upgrade Kit
- 6" Clayton Off Road springs
- Bilstein 5100 shocks
- Milestar Patagonia M/T02 315/75/17 tires
- D.TillFabWorks front bumper
- Badland 12k Winch
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ Limited
- 5" lift
- Spartan Helical Limited Slip front, Factory limited slip rear
- Rough Country winch plate
- Badland 12k Winch
- Cooper Evolution M/T 33x12.5x15 tires
- Custom Rock Sliders (adapted Wrangler take-offs)

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

Those landscapes are very beautiful...
Great video guys!

[@idkwidgarage]

Yeah it really is beautiful out there. Thanks!

[@MrSrtman18]

That would be fun, around here in northern wisconsin, nothing but mud, and snow lol.

[@idkwidgarage]

Yeah I grew up in Michigan, so same thing there, mud, snow, woods... Still fun, but a different type of off roading for sure 😄

[@Tony-cherokee-wj]

Nice cherokees

[@idkwidgarage]

Thanks!

[@MrSrtman18]

Grand cherokees

[@YeepLife]

Nice trail! What is the time duration for this trail from beginning to end?

[@idkwidgarage]

I think when we did it, it took like 5h. You could probably do it faster, but we were taking our time, filming each other, etc.
Trail is about 13 miles, from the start at the gun range to exit at toquerville

[@MrSrtman18]

When you did your lift was it all rc? Or did you piece shocks and springs somewhere else. Im thinking rc long arm for my wj and maybe metal cloak 4.5” spring and bilsteins.

[@idkwidgarage]

Yeah I did RC long arm upgrade kit, and then used Clayton 6" springs and Bilstein shocks

[@MrSrtman18]

@@idkwidgarage oh yeah now i remember u did the claytons. Did u have to change out any bushings yet for johnnie joints

[@idkwidgarage]

@@MrSrtman18 the only bushing I changed out so far was the upper control arm bushing on the driver side (the one on top of the diff). I replaced the rubber bushing with the iron rock flex joint that they sell that fits right in there

[@idkwidgarage]

Oh, I also replaced the flex joints that come with the rough country arms with Barnes 4wd Enduro joints. The RC ones are "fine", but they seem to develop a bit of a rattle and some side-to-side play. Nothing that I think makes them unsafe (I still have the RC ones on the rear lowers because I haven't gotten to it yet), but something to be aware of with the RC joints