Guys I need advice for cheap offroaders

"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl) 01/23/2016 at 11:21 • Filed to: None

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And i mean cheap, like $2500 purchase price

I don’t care about make, body style or age just has to be 4x4 and not a total basket case at that price.

XJDano > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 11:27

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90's Cherokee. I may be biased, but for $2500 minus tires you’ll have a capable machine.

Cheap lift, lockers, skid plates, tow hooks/ receiver hitch.

jjhats > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 11:52

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Xj

4runner

Land cruiser

Suzuki samurai/sidekick

YJ

bronco

Ranger

Tacoma

It's tough for us to say what will be available in your area for cheap but these are all great places to start and have big aftermarket support which is important

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > jjhats 01/23/2016 at 12:28

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In that arena stay away from the 90s-00s S10 trucks and Blazers, the aftermarket support is really poor in my experiance.

JEM > XJDano 01/23/2016 at 13:11

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Came in here to say XJ Cherokee.

Heck, you can probably find one for around $2500 that’s already been modded.

Themysteriouspooper > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 13:11

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XJ!!!!!

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Themysteriouspooper 01/23/2016 at 13:38

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that’s beautiful

red_ > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 13:38

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XJ Cherokee

WJ Grand Cherokee

4Runner

S10 based stuff tend to have weak steering and diffs. A ZR2 fixes the diff but you still have crap steering

Zuki Samurai is fun but tiny

Land Cruiser but i dont think youd find one with factory lockers in that price range

Mitsubishi Montero if you are interested in my Expo kind of stuff

YJ Wrangler

Though what kind of wheeling are you plannijg on doing?

Flman1967 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 13:42

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+1 on the Cherokee. Good aftermarket, cheap, millions of them on the road for parts, decent 4wd capability. Oh and cheap. Did I mention cheap?

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > red_ 01/23/2016 at 14:00

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I won’t be doing full on trail stuff, more like a backwoods style trip around the countryside

red_ > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 14:18

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I’d say any kind of Wrangler then. Can’t beat a topless drive in the woods. If you are creative you can normal cram enough gear for one or 2 people in it.

I had a TJ Wrangler back in college was great for solo trips but sucked for anything longer than a weekend. Didn’t want to roll a roof rack so I “up/downgraded” to WJ. Its a nice rig but its no wrangler

Themysteriouspooper > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 15:13

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Thank you it was cheap and is my daily. No swaybars tho so scary in the wind.

bryan40oop > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 15:42

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Same boat as you. Narrowed down to cheerokee’s. Getting hard to find however for a non ridiculous amount. All yota’s are out of my $2500 price range sadly.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > bryan40oop 01/23/2016 at 15:55

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i found a ‘82 cj7 for cheap with some mods near me. I might jump on it.

dietryng > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 19:39

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70's k5 blazer. 90's jeep xj. 70's dodge ramcharger. 50's willys jeep. 90's suzuki samuai

Themysteriouspooper > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/23/2016 at 21:01

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Update: xj will wedge it's front axle 8 inches deep in compacted snow of you don't carry enough speed to get through a snow mound. Carry on.

Somethin' 'bout a truck > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 01/24/2016 at 15:58

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Ranger 4x4. They have great torque and while also being slow, so it will be great for trails. Plus you can carry nasty stuff or sleep in the bed!