Vince-

Agreed, "Trail Rated" is a badge to make the mall mom's feel "cooler". And that's why this parody is a hoot. To me, the off-color "X-Rated" stabs at the whole silliness of rating, while not making it a Sneetch contest.

Sneetch? A starbellied Sneetch?

You? Not agressive? Man, you are getting older...

No, nor
a Rated Sneetch of
any sort.

I think that is the first liberty ive seen off road.. nice! i mean that as a compliment.

not trying to cause any drama but if you like my Kj, check out some others at Kj Jeep.com

tons of other pics alot more liberties more qualified then mine.

looks pretty cool. I like seeing any 4x4 off road.

If you make one of those, I'LL take one!

LOL. Yup, got um this weekend. I'll post a link to the guys web site.

By the looks of your screen name, and no description of an xterra, do you have a KJ? and if so why would you want this sticker? just curious....

I pulled up behind a very clean lifted Scout the other day. It had a sticker that said, "Jeeps are for Girls"! I would like to see someone graph that into an emblem. Any takers?
Dan

Ohhh that's right. Jeeps are magical offroad. Especially those that combine the vitues of IFS with unibody...

Why are you here again?

Hello fellow Illinoisian.

Don't mind these guys some are touchy.

Because I think it's funny and I'm not above poking a little fun at myself - yes, I do have a KJ. They have their limitations, but like most vehicles, those limitations can be overcome. I personally think that these badges are stupid and as pointed out earlier in this thread, they are a marketing gimmick, plain and simple.

Burgpath - thanks for posting that link!

His sticker page isn't up yet, ergo, I cant post it. Since your itching to get your hands on one, heres his main page. Email him and let him know your interested.

http://www.armory.com/~duff/

Your welcome.

Hey - I may be killed for asking this here - but do you know how large of a tire you can put on a stock '03 KJ? My GF just bought one (she liked it BETTER than the 01 Mineral Blue 4x4 SE Xterra that I was trying to get her to buy )

She's been looking around and can't find any solid info.

A quick google for a jeep forum and a subsequent search revealed the following:



Hope the image showed up...

That chart is actually based off of information from an 02 (Daimler Chrysler in its infinite wisdom, lowered the liberty suspension an inch starting in April 02). You could run the 245 70 but might get some VERY minor rubbing when backing up and turning tightly.

Yeah, I heard about the lowering - that sucks!

Thanks for the info!

heh, heh...245-70's...isnt that roller skate size tires??

That or skateboard tires.

I run 32's on mine. What is the biggest tire you run on your X

32s stock, although a few have 33s with no lift (but on 33s 10.5 inches is the max).

What kinda lift are you running to clear the 32s? Any trimming?

I got a 2.5 lift. then did a clevis lift for an extra 1.5 in the front. Did some trimming just for full turn in 4 Lo and reverse. Going to a Arb bumper so got to just trim the rest of the fender this weekend.

You guys just don't understand the true meaning of "trail rated" on all new Jeeps.

I had a friend that bought a new Jeep Golden Eagle, I believe it was called. He owned it for about a year before getting rid of it. He drove it from IL to TN once when it was just a month old, but broke down on the way back home. It stranded him constantly.

And that is the meaning of "trail rated". It's not a DRIVING trail, it's a WALKING trail. If you own a jeep, you are guaranteed to end up with it broken down, and you on the walking trail.