Running from the law in an Explorer is like taking a knife to a gun fight. Jumping off cliffs and the like is the exact reason My parents made me buy by own vehicles. And your repairs are only the begining. The call 'em Exploders for a reason. Ive got well over $3500 into mine and it is a 96 with under a 100k. And it goes into the shop Thurday for a rack and pinion, an axle shaft, and prob. a driveshaft. Then I need an ABS module. It never ends.
You should also know whether or not your wheeling in an approved area. Otherwise more places are going to close, and all the people who wheel respectively get a bad rap and loose out on trails.