what vehicle should i get for an off road vehicle

i am very interested in getting a good truck/suv that is reliable. I am planning on making it an off road vehicle. But i need it as an everyday vehicle as well. What do you think will be a truck/suv? Please help i am new at the off road stuff  

If you don't need a truck. I would get a jeep.  

that what i was thinking, since i have a trailer already. i was looking at jeeps and i heard people talking about the Cherokee since it has a longer wheel base. what model do you suggest.  

that what i was thinking, since i have a trailer already. i was looking at jeeps and i heard people talking about the Cherokee since it has a longer wheel base. what model do you suggest.  

I would go with the Cherokee if your going to be driving it on the road alot and pulling a trailor. I think a cj or wrangler would be better offroad but I owned a cj and I didn't think it went down the road as good as a Cherokee or pull a trailer as good either  

ok thank you for the help. what are some must needed upgrades i used do. all i know to do is but a lift, make a roll cage, and lower the gear ratio.  

what year should i get?  

yeah def. go with a jeep cherokee. they are good offroad and on road vehicles.  

what all should i do to it. like lift, diff locks, ect  

Maybe a 3 to 4 inch lift with 31's would be a good start. It would get around offroad and on the road pretty good. Then get a rear locker down the road.  

I like the (widely-overlooked) Ford Bronco II, myself. Nearly the same room inside as a Cherokee, yet has a shorter wheelbase making it more nimble offroad. It has a real frame under it too. And... It's not a Jeep.
Early Explorers (anything before '95) can make great wheelers too (basically a longer Bronco II with 2 more doors available).  They can be a bit on the heavy side though.



Regardless of what you decide to get, generally the first place to start on any vehicle is getting a small lift and some bigger tires under it (like was said, 31s are a good size to start with, though even 33s can be manageable too). Then think about regearing the axles lower and dropping some lockers in at the same time, being that you'll already have your axles apart. As you start getting into rougher and more challenging terrain, think about adding things like better skidplates, rock sliders, rollcage, winch, and so on.  

I only thing I was worry about on the bronco was that it sucks down gas even before youblift it or anything. While the cheorkee doesn't as much. Since I have to use this as a everyday truck also. Are the lockers completely needed. I just looked at them online and there 1200$. Is there any cheaper ones?  

He's talking about a bronco 2 there smaller than a Cherokee and about the same on gas. I like them but seems to be getting harder to find one in good shape and from what I've seen there's more stuff out there for a jeep, but if you can find a nice one I'd get it. No you don't need a locker, a winch might be a better option  

oh i didnt know there was a difference in the two broncos. but i can only find the orginal broncos. and they are already with lifts and in bad shapes. im kinda sketchy about buy any vehicle that already has lifts and everything because you dont know if they did everything right or what they did to it on the trail.  

Yeah, Bronco II (<- roman numeral 2 lol)
They're built on the same platform as the Ford Ranger truck and are similar in size to the old early Bronco.

As for parts available, there's plenty for the drivetrain (almost any locker or gear ratio you could want if you have the later axles under it, dual t-case kits, etc.), it's body bolt-ons (rocksliders, bumpers, etc.) that can be harder to find, you'd probably have to make some of that stuff yourself.
There's something to be said about building it yourself though... You'll get to save a ton of $$$ (more than enough to pay for a nice welding outfit if you don't have one yet), and you'll then have a part that's made for you, not one made for the masses.