I bought an 09 Escape for the new family car.
It replaced a 2000 2 door convertable Tracker (Suzuki Viatra) that I've started to off road. Other then Jeeps, the older Trackers and Sidekicks seem to be the next thing for small off road vehicals. The Sidekick is limited in suspension lift because of front independent suspension, so the Escape would be equally limited. The Escape also is Unibody, so no body lift. These will limit your tire size and ground clearence.
Not saying "dont do it". Just you'll have larger hurdles to over come (actually same hurdle, just smaller tires.
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Check out some off road sites for what others are doing and learn from there mistakes.
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