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Okay went to St. Joe this afternoon looked at a 92 Explorer sport it has a 5 spd with a 8" suspension lift with 35" tires it has manual lockouts but you have to push button to engage the 4x4. body is a lil rough but i have seen worse. Interior is alright will need to work on the door panels. No air, or cruise which is fine heat work fine tho. guy said he gets 17 to 20 mileage but we shall see. If i do get it i'm gonna get with Chad to see what might need to be changed. I will need to get different bumpers since it has just a pre runner up front and a 2x6 board for the rear bumper. Now i don't know if the gears were changed due to the bigger tires he bought like it is himself and he just ran it in mud. It drives fine it does seem to push the tires when you turn to sharply.
To get that milage it has to have a gear change with 35s. Then start worring about axles, u-joints, lock out breaking. Then it will be brick going threw the wind. I would find something more a long stock side for daily driver.
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Okay since i have not found any Rangers&Explorers in my budget i did find this 1996 Jeep Cherokee Turquoise Yes it's not a Ford but it will work.
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The way it's looking it's the only option that will give the mileage and allow me to make the trips with the gang. Plus i can add off road equipment and still keep it streetable.
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I was going to recommend a Cherokee to you, but didn't know how you felt about Jeeps. Especially since they aren't a Ford, but I will be honest, the one I had didn't give me a lot of grief, other than the things I tore up myself, and I found most of them to be fairly easy repairs. I actually miss my old cherokee from time to time. I know, for 1000.00 its a take what you can get kind of thing, but you might see if it has a 8.25 corporate axle in the rear, only option is a 30 in front.
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Saw an article a while back on reliable and durable used vehicles and the plain cheerokee along with things like a crown Vic were on the list. It had to do with vehicles that were made for many years so the bugs had been worked out.
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I'd second the idea for an XJ (Cherokee). Parts are dirt cheap and plentiful, gas mileage is 16-22 (depending on transmission and driving habits), pretty spacious for how much you pay, very easy to work on, and they are pretty awesome offroad when 100% stock. I may be a little biased, but I'm going to stick with my XJ for all of the forseeable future as my offroader. Nothing else really fits the bill when it comes to price and capability