Well going with the common saying at the Camp pre run a few weeks ago "if you can't clear it, Drag it" :)
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Well going with the common saying at the Camp pre run a few weeks ago "if you can't clear it, Drag it" :)
was thinking along the same lines lol
For all those people that have done this trail, a question.
How long does it take to get thru it? Some read its a few days to a week.
Also to add to my list of needed I think a metal front & rear bumper will be needed on top of what I have to get thur the trail with tearing it up.
Any thoughts? (anyone)
This is a good thread, I am very interested in going, I'm pretty confident in the Jeep and in my own ability, however this isn't something I'd do on my own. If we could organize a timeline and a recommended/required parts/equipment list, count me in.
Also, from what I understand (and I could be misinformed) that "Trail Rated" badge on the fender means that Jeep took one of these and completed the Rubicon trail with it, Stock. I also remember seeing photos in Four Wheeler(?) magazine of a 2011 Grand Cherokee post earning that badge and it was in a condition that would make my wife very upset with me if it came home looking like that.
I am not so sure about the "badge" meaning it has been over that trail. i have heard that many times and its always been proven as a myth. the criteria for the badge are spelled out on the jeep web site....i dont think it mentions the rubicon trail.
I do know a few years back there was a company that took a stock xk on the rubicon trail. from the article and photos posted at that time the XK made it...just had lots of body damage. I think that is the case with any 4x4 and 4x4 trail....its not usually a question of making it...its how much damage will you have.
They took a couple of the Trail Teams 4runners there about a year ago for the unveiling of the 2011 model. Almost every body panel was dented, and there was a good amount of scrapeing. They did not do bypasses, but from what I have read and seen online about the trail, anything close to a fullsize will come out with dents. I would like to say I have done it someday, but probably would not throw the XK at it till it is a trail only rig.
It doesn't say anything about "completing" the trail, but this is straight from Jeep's website:
TRAIL RATED - MADE TO OVERCOME
Before a Jeep® 4x4 is worthy of our name, we test it on some of the toughest off-road areas in the world, including Moab and the Rubicon Trail. If it passes these tests, in five categories - traction, ground clearance, maneuverability, articulation, and water fording - it gets a Trail Rated® badge, which means it can handle whatever obstacles you encounter.
I'd like to know what the standards are for those categories
I rather not dent the heck out of mine as well, now the 4 runners that was dented up, were they stock or built? How much modding do we need to ours to prevent to dent up the rig; if poss?
I do agree about what was said about doing as a group thing verses doing alone if enough wants to join in.
thoughts?
COOL! I have not looked at that on the jeep sight for a long time, but it never used to mention specific trails.
I have been to on of the traveling jeep demonstrations where they let you test drive different jeeps. they usualy have the standards listed there. I cant remember all of them, but the water fording is usually 19-22 inches depending on which model you get. My wife's patriot is 19 inches for sure. I think 4LO is part of the requirement for the trail rated badge.