AEV vs Factory Off-Road Packages
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AEV vs factory off-road packages
A factory off-road package is built with the truck. An AEV package is an upfit on a truck that already exists. They can both lift a Jeep. They are not the same product, and they are not the same warranty conversation.
Wareing’s American Expedition Vehicles page is the list that counts for what we install. It covers JL350 and JL370 Wrangler packages and JT350 and JT370 Gladiator packages, with OE-level testing called out on that page. This article does not replace that page. If a package detail is not on it, we do not guess it here.
Factory packages you will hear in the same search are Jeep Rubicon, Ram Rebel, Chevy ZR2 and Trail Boss, and Ford FX4. Each one is a factory off-road package, a trim or an option from the brand. The equipment is whatever that model year’s order guide and window sticker say. A 2024 Rubicon and a 2027 Rubicon are not required to match.
AEV off-road capability is the upfit, not a second copy of the factory package. Off-road capability on a factory truck is whatever the sticker lists. A factory package and an AEV upfit stay different products on a Ram, Chevrolet, or Jeep. Forum posts mix in DualSport kits, shock brands, and prices for packages we do not list. Those parts lists are not the Wareing build. If it is not on the AEV page, it is not what we are quoting. Tire size, lift, and bumpers still have to match the Jeep or truck in front of you. Ask what changes in off-road performance on that specific truck.
Start here
The short version
Factory
Ordered with the vehicle. Covered the way the rest of that truck is covered. Read the sticker.
AEV
An upfit. Our page names JL350, JL370, JT350, and JT370. Start there.
Do not stack blindly
A Rubicon that already has lockers and a lift does not need a second lift just to say it has one.
Where to look
The performance vehicles page shows what the group has built.
What a factory package already includes
A factory off-road package is equipment the brand installed before the truck was sold. Lockers, tires, skid plates, a lift, and crawl control show up on some of those trims and not on others. The only honest list is the window sticker and the brand’s current build page for that VIN.
That is why this page does not print a parts list for Rubicon, Rebel, ZR2, Trail Boss, or FX4. Those names are the packages shoppers compare with AEV. The parts change by year. If the sticker already has the tire size and the gearing you want, pay for the truck, not for a second set of the same parts.
What AEV means at Wareing
American Expedition Vehicles builds packages that go on after the factory truck. On our site, the named Jeep packages are JL350 and JL370 for Wrangler, and JT350 and JT370 for Gladiator. The AEV page is where those names are explained. Use it before you ask a store to quote a build from memory.
An upfit can change ride height, tires, bumpers, and how the vehicle is insured and serviced. Ask what stays under the factory warranty and what the upfitter covers. Those are two different answers. Get both in writing on the vehicle you are buying.
How to choose without paying twice
- Write down the trail, the snow, or the ranch road you actually drive. A mall parking lot does not need either package.
- Read the factory sticker first. If it already has the lockers and the tire, stop there.
- If the factory truck is short of what you need, then look at the AEV package for that body, not a generic lift kit.
- Ask which Wareing store has the vehicle. The group sells Jeep, Ram, and Chevrolet. The AEV page is the shared explanation. The truck still lives at one store.
See the package on a real vehicle
Start with the AEV page, then the performance vehicles page, then the store that has the Jeep or truck. Store addresses are on the locations page.
Common questions
Is AEV the same as a Rubicon or a ZR2?
No. Rubicon and ZR2 are factory trims. AEV is an upfitter. The parts and the warranty conversation are different. Read the sticker, then read our AEV page.
Which AEV packages does Wareing list?
The American Expedition Vehicles page names JL350 and JL370 for Wrangler, and JT350 and JT370 for Gladiator. Use that page for the current description.
Should I add AEV to a truck that already has a factory off-road package?
Only if the factory package is missing something you measured and need. If the sticker already has the tires, lockers, and lift, a second package can be money spent twice.
Does this replace the factory warranty?
Ask on the vehicle. Factory coverage and upfitter coverage are separate. Get both answers before you buy.
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