Ford EscapeThe Ford Escape has been thoroughly updated, reinforcing the character and appeal that have made it America's perennial best-selling small sport-utility vehicle. The improvements nearly cover the spectrum, and inject a new level of refinement. We'd call the Escape a little truck among small SUVs. Its new styling deliberately invokes Ford's larger, truck-based SUVs.
I want to get my 2005 Escape ready for riding on some relatively rough dirt roads up in Vermont. What do you all recommend for shocks, struts, tires, etc.? I've been on a couple of woods roads over the past month with just the standard XLT options and have to say I'm impressed with it so far, but I want to push it a bit more.
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Equipping my Escape for rough dirt roads 
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