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