I recently bought my pre-owned, Jet not intending to use 4WD for anything more than snow-covered roads in VT and a few sand runs on Jones Beach in Long Island. Now that I've seen people's pictures and videos, I'm tempted to get it off the road and get it dirty. However, I've read that the Jet isn't Trail-Rated. What exactly do I need to get my Jet Trail-Rated?

Note - before anyone starts throwing stones at my "bling-bling" Jet, remember that their slates aren't clean in the eyes of certain YJ, TJ and JK owners.

From what I've learned on here, correct me if I'm wrong, it's mostly just the size of the rims.

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1990 ford f150 4x4, standard cab, long bed, 5.0 v8, stick shift, cherry bomb glasspack, f250 rear springs
2010 ford escape limited awd, weather tech floor mats, rest is stock

Does it have the trail rated badge by the drivers door? Look for breathers on the axels, transmission and transfer case. Do you have a low range transfer case? These are some of the things to look for.

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2010 KK Deep Water Blue,OME Liftplus 1",JBA 5.5 UCA ,Dynaflow cat back exhaust, Weathertech VV & mats,Mopar skids,Atthehelm front bumper, Smittybilt XRC 10, Rigid LED's,RL Skink Supersliders,Gecko Safari Basket Detroit Truetrac rear, E-Locker front, G2, Dana 4.10's

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Should only be the rims that make it lose the badge. Of course skids and recovery would be very handy if you plan on taking the Jeep offroad.

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2011 Deep Cherry Red KK - Skyslider - JBA/Bilstein Adjust-A-Strut set at 3.5" - OME 731 Rear Springs - Bilstein Rear Shocks - Al's A-arms - 245/75-16 Duratracs - Rock Liazard Super Sliders

I'm not very sure what the badge is for. While I had the breathers, ground clearance, 4wd and a low speed transfer case. There were no recovery points or skid plates.
Breathers (for water above the vent on axels, transfer case and transmission) skid plates and recovery points should be installed before doing any wheeling.

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2010 KK Deep Water Blue,OME Liftplus 1",JBA 5.5 UCA ,Dynaflow cat back exhaust, Weathertech VV & mats,Mopar skids,Atthehelm front bumper, Smittybilt XRC 10, Rigid LED's,RL Skink Supersliders,Gecko Safari Basket Detroit Truetrac rear, E-Locker front, G2, Dana 4.10's

Ted, I think they're all the same underneath. Most people only get concerned with Jets because they don't have that "Trail ready" badge on the front fender, but that's due to the low profile tires.

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2011 Deep Cherry Red KK - Skyslider - JBA/Bilstein Adjust-A-Strut set at 3.5" - OME 731 Rear Springs - Bilstein Rear Shocks - Al's A-arms - 245/75-16 Duratracs - Rock Liazard Super Sliders

You're probably right but I'd check anyway. Water and gear oil don't mix well.

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2010 KK Deep Water Blue,OME Liftplus 1",JBA 5.5 UCA ,Dynaflow cat back exhaust, Weathertech VV & mats,Mopar skids,Atthehelm front bumper, Smittybilt XRC 10, Rigid LED's,RL Skink Supersliders,Gecko Safari Basket Detroit Truetrac rear, E-Locker front, G2, Dana 4.10's

Everything same except for wheels /tires
ditch them, skids/tow points/lift/scratches from brush back across the side

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03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

As stated above, everything is the same except wheels and low pro tires (this is the part that determines if it is trail rated or not).

to get it ready for wheelin:

Skids
Tow Hooks
Small lift
Bigger tires ...or at least get ones that are not low profile. Side wall height is important when off-roading especially when you need to air down.
extending the breathers would be good too.

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Ian
2008 KK Sport 4x4
OME HD/MD Lift (2.25inches)
Tires : LT 245/75/R16 Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac's
Speakers: Alpine SC600's component front, Coax rear

Bingo with the wheels and tires fellas

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2012 KK Cherokee * Arctic by Musclez * Mineral Gray
- Too Much to list BUILD THREAD

Ok, Newbie question: How? (Do we have a guide for this anywhere?)

At the top of the page, click on where it says search. Type in what you're looking for and if it's on the forum, it'll bring it up. Here's what I found viewtopic.php?f=104&t=44164&hilit=How+to+extend+breathers

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2010 KK Deep Water Blue,OME Liftplus 1",JBA 5.5 UCA ,Dynaflow cat back exhaust, Weathertech VV & mats,Mopar skids,Atthehelm front bumper, Smittybilt XRC 10, Rigid LED's,RL Skink Supersliders,Gecko Safari Basket Detroit Truetrac rear, E-Locker front, G2, Dana 4.10's

Ted beat me to it lol. Good thing too cause I would have just pointed you too the tech section. I've been using my phone since I was in Florida on vacation.

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2011 Deep Cherry Red KK - Skyslider - JBA/Bilstein Adjust-A-Strut set at 3.5" - OME 731 Rear Springs - Bilstein Rear Shocks - Al's A-arms - 245/75-16 Duratracs - Rock Liazard Super Sliders

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2010 KK Deep Water Blue,OME Liftplus 1",JBA 5.5 UCA ,Dynaflow cat back exhaust, Weathertech VV & mats,Mopar skids,Atthehelm front bumper, Smittybilt XRC 10, Rigid LED's,RL Skink Supersliders,Gecko Safari Basket Detroit Truetrac rear, E-Locker front, G2, Dana 4.10's

All Jeep Libertys are trail rated every model and the jet if you didn't know comes with a full skit plate that protects under the motor and covers the full driveline and they are fully capable off road i take mine off road all the time on trails its stock i nwver got it stuck yet since i have owned this it has done nothong but impress me soon it will have a three inch lift regear to 4:56 with front and rear lockers .....everyone talks doo doo on the liberties but stock for stock i will challenge any wrangler to go where I cant