My Montero Sport Details ...
Well, here goes... all the gory details! All the modifications have been made to a 1997 Montero Sport LS 3.0L 5-Speed I bought new with 296 miles on it. Before I bought the Sport, the dealership replaced the cloth interior with leather, safari striped the outside, added the factory Mitsubishi alarm system and several other things I've forgotten. Basically, I ended up buying an "XLS" with a manual 5-speed transmission. Right now its got about 90,000 miles on the odometer and I've yet to have any kind of mechanical issues. Amazing considering what I use it for.
- 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS
- 3.0L Engine
- 5-Speed Manual Transmission
- Factory Off-Road Package
- ARB Winch Bumper
- ARB Locking Differential (Rear)
- Garvin Roof Rack
- IPF 960 Series Off-Road Lights
- Yokohama Geolander M/Ts 33"x12.5"
- Custom Suspension Lift
- Rancho RS9000 Shocks
- QuickAir I On-Board Air Compressor
- 2.5 Gallon Air Tank
- Optima "Blue Top" Dry Cell Automotive Battery
- K&N FIPK Air Filter Kit
- UNIDEN CB
- K40 Magnetic Mount CB Antenna
- All Pro Extreme Rock Guards
- Amsoil and Mobile 1 Synthetic Oils
- Custom Lower Full Front Skid Plate
That was then, this is now. Quite a bit has changed since I first bought my Sport January 5th of 1997. Most specificly, the drivetrain. My little truck now sports a Currie Dana 44 rear and a reverse rotation high-pinion Dana 44 front both packing 5.38 gears to turn the 35x12.5 inch Yokohama Geolandar M/Ts. If you want more details on the solid axle conversion you can click here.
- 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport LS
- 3.0L engine
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Factory off-road package
- ARB winch bumper
- Warn XD9000 winch
- Master-Pull winch line
- ARB Locking Differential (front/rear)
- ARB nodular iron differential covers
- IPF 960 Series off-road lights
- Yokohama Geolandar M/Ts 35"x12.5"
- Front and rear Dana 44 solid axles w/5.38 gears
- Spring-over rear/Ford radius arm front conversion
- Semi-high steer cross-over steering
- Rancho RS9000 shocks
- QuickAir I on-board air compressor
- 2.5 gallon air tank
- PowerTank 10gal
- DieHard Platinum P-2 group 65 AGM battery
- K&N FIPK air filter kit
- UNIDEN CB
- K40 magnetic mount CB antenna
- All Pro Extreme Rock Guards
- Amsoil and Mobile 1 synthetic oils