DC
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writen by Lester
" I am able to arrange for the 5" Sun kit for the Strada/ Storm to be shipped from Thailand to USA by sea freight. You will need to do your own clearance at the US port. Cost of the kit is at approximately USD$1080 with the exchange rate of USD$1 ~ Baht$39.85. Paypal surcharge of USD$46.38, unless you have a better payment method. Shipping to Long Beach Port, USA is aproximately USD$280 and it takes about 21 - 28 working days. It is suitable for Gen 1 Montero with rear leaf springs. You can use back your original shocks with the kit or use aftermarket ones of your choice. Bulk order are welcome. See if you guys can combine shipping and perhaps can save on it. The kit comes in one box of 70kg weight, 20 component parts and measures 15" x 31" x 9". Please note the torsion bars doesn't hang low. They are tucked smartly above the crossmember. Similar kits are available for Toyo, Isuzu, Ford, Jeep, etc. Please email lesteryeong@hotmail.com for enquiries. I will get back to you soonest. Please refer to the link below for pictures. "
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DC
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This will be the build and purchase thread for this kit. I will be updating with pics and anything else I can when I install this lift. Stay posted.
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lordtrunks
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Thanks for going through the trouble in getting the kit over here man i'll be buying one for my gen 1.5  later this year.
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onebadtrooper
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you said theres simular kits for isuzu? Are you just talking
about the design, or will there be kits avalible for isuzu, like the montero?? If so there might be intrest over on the isuzu board. I've seen some kit for isuzu over there. 
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onebadtrooper
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I'm pretty sure your talking about this lift kit, here's a link to pictures of the isuzu lift, if its the same people,(SUN somthing??)
web page
I'll post a link over on the isuzu page if you don't mind.
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StockRaider
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nothing for coil spring rears? 
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1989 V6 Auto Raider - SR Rear, LSD Front, Superwinch Hubs
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lordtrunks
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stockraider or anyone else you could have valley springs make up a set of coils to match then have the panhard bar bracket droped to adjust for the lift this bracket i can have made if you can't find anyone local to you.
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Lester
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Hello Onebadtrooper
Yes, there are kits fot Isuzu. What do you need? Trooper Gen 1? LWB ot SWB?
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onebadtrooper
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Hi, I don't need anything right now. But I an interesed in the price for a gen 1 lwb, thanks 
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onebadtrooper
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Do you have any pictures of a gen 1 trooper with that lift on it??
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Lester
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Any idea if the Rodeo is built on the same frame as the Trooper? From my memory, I think there are many similarities. froont IFS and rear axle right? That's how the rodeo works. I can check with source if the kit works on a Trooper. It's exactly like the one you saw.
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onebadtrooper
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most gen 1's are pretty much the same. My front ifs looks just like the one in the pictures. I know that the tie-rods, front axle, and center links are the same betwen rodeo and trooper. on the first gens. The gen 2's are alittle different. I would say up to around 1995 are the same. aleast for the us models.
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Seem's a little too much lift for a trail rig but I bet they look nice!
Good stuff
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LandRaider
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What does your REAR IFS look like? 
Just in case you did nt know what IFS stands for...
Independant FRONT Suspension
and IRS is Independant REAR suspension.
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onebadtrooper
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What does your REAR IFS look like?
Just in case you did nt know what IFS stands for...
Independant FRONT Suspension
and IRS is Independant REAR suspension.
 who said anything about "rear ifs" ???? all isuzus have a solid rear axle. I didn't see anything that said "rear ifs"... And i'm glad we don't have IRS, I hate that fact that we have ifs.....but not for long, at least on mine. 
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RodeoXS
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Quote:
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What does your REAR IFS look like?
Just in case you did nt know what IFS stands for...
Independant FRONT Suspension
and IRS is Independant REAR suspension.
who said anything about "rear ifs" ???? all isuzus have a solid rear axle. I didn't see anything that said "rear ifs"... And i'm glad we don't have IRS, I hate that fact that we have ifs.....but not for long, at least on mine.
He was being a smart ass because of this line you wrote
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My front ifs looks just like the one in the pictures.
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2000ute
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This will be the build and purchase thread for this kit. I will be updating with pics and anything else I can when I install this lift. Stay posted.
So, DC, any progress on this yet?
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stockraider or anyone else you could have valley springs make up a set of coils to match then have the panhard bar bracket droped to adjust for the lift this bracket i can have made if you can't find anyone local to you.
Will you have to extend your driveshaft, and trailing arms? how hard is it to fit this kit to a rear coil spring montero?
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DC
Rock Warrior
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The kit is in transit as we speak. It should be here by 3 weeks( I hope) from there I'll pick it up from the harbor and trust me.. I'll take lots of pics..
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5" IFS Lift
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Chris_J
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good convince us its worth the trouble. im thing 2 inch body lift crank tbars and add-a-leafs or toy shackles and 33s not decided on tires yet. i want swampers of some sort but it is driven everyday so i doubt they will happen.
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2000ute
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Kewl, thanks DC, I am eagerly awaiting the results, as I have viewed all the available pics of the hardware of the kit and want to know what the options/requirements are for the rear coil-sprung 'Sports, as mine is a 2000.
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Lester
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If you want, I can check out for you if they have any kit for a rear coil sprung type?
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DC
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Loc: N Hollywood, CA,USA
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OK.. just got word from the shipping people in long beach that it is in tomorrow. Should clear customs in 2-3 days. Man.. there are so many things you neeed to do when you ship things from over seas. Not to mention all the Customs, and duty fees.. .
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Lester
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Hi there Dat
Lemme know if there are any more glitches. Let me know how it turns out.
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pmontero
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OK.. just got word from the shipping people in long beach that it is in tomorrow. Should clear customs in 2-3 days. Man.. there are so many things you neeed to do when you ship things from over seas. Not to mention all the Customs, and duty fees.. .
Hi DC,
Get a fowarding agent to help you. For about $90, they take care of all the paperwork and bond. You just pick up the box! PM me if you need a link to a list of approved forwarding agents...
Powell
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DC
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I have a forwarder. It's costing about $90 or so. But all the other stuff I have to do. Ie.. "Customs power of attorney" doc, lading doc's and not to mention all the fees. I'm already $300-$400 in customs fees. 
Well, at least i'll have a lift.
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
locked front & rear 4.90
5" IFS Lift
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Chris_J
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Damn that sucks thats a decent set of tires right there. 
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DC
Rock Warrior
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Ya, tell me about it. Right now it's being held by customs for and "X-Ray scan" . Who knew what trouble it takes to get parts over here. I guess we need a distributor here to make things alot cheaper and faster. The only thing is I'm not sure if it's dot legal? probaly not.
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
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5" IFS Lift
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Chris_J
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Wow never thought of that. How are the cops gonna tell anyways. Around here they target the ricers and the bling boys with there caprice on 24s yo' . They leave the trucks and heeps alone.
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No 4wd. Guess I am a webwheeler now.
"The Infamouse ChrisJ" -DRaider90
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pmontero
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Make sure you get that out of Customs within 5 days. Otherwise, they will charge you a per day storage fee for holding the item when you finally get to pick it up.
That bites about the 3-400 in Customs fees. The HTS or "Harmonized Tariff System" is a joke. I don't know where they get the "harmony" part of it. I just imported over $5k worth of VOIP hardware for resale from Shanghai and I paid $0 in Customs fees. Go figure.
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lordtrunks
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Xray they most likly got the boxes open trying to figure out what it is. When lloyd and i ordered transfer cases from Oz when the crates got to our homes they were all busted up and these crates were no joke when frank put them together.
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Chris_J
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I wonder what a lift kit would look like to an xray examiner at customs. haha must be confusion.
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No 4wd. Guess I am a webwheeler now.
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FrankR
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X-ray is normal in Customs inspections, as is physical inspection. Sometimes - even for a business - there is just the luck of the draw, but consider that a shipment from Indonesia (where many anti-American terrorists operate) is always of interest - particularly when it is not a routine shipment from a regular shipper. Even for a legitimate business that is a regular importer, Customs is required to inspect a certain number of shipments to the customer per year (or an inspection every so many shipments). I have shipments held up frequently for inspection for many reasons - sometimes it's USDA inspection for insects, sometimes Customs agents looking for veracity in documents, etc. Get used to it - particularly in this day and time.... and be glad they're doing it.
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Mister Bishi
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Ya I just had the same issue with 5.29's.
I can get them from Japan via a local gear importer who brings in shipments every 6-8 weeks. I ordered a set for a forum member who paid up front. Well this particular shipment for some reason got held in customs (in Oz) for almost 3 weeks for some inexplainable reason even though all his other shipments are cleared within 2-3 days. Thankfully I got the gears in my hands now ready to ship to the US much to my relief.
I had nightmares of a Mitsu enthusiast working in customs recognizing what they were and stashing them in his locker and changing the paperwork Wouldn't be the first time I bet..................
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DC
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Ok.. everything is cleared. Total price for customs is 300. Now get this.. Its at a warehouse right now and when I go to pic it up they are charging me a $45 fork lift charge for moving it in the ware house to my truck! I ask if I can just open up the box and take the parts out my self but I was told that they still need to use the fork lift to get it in the warehouse to where I'll be at. Anything they can for charge for they will.
Well, the first day I can pick it up will be this Mon. Considering they start charging extra after tue for holding it longer.
Sooo total cost for the lift, shipping and customs is $1,600.
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
locked front & rear 4.90
5" IFS Lift
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johnpsz
Wheeler
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Loc: Philly, PA
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cool, keep us up to date and take some good pics..
BTW, in your first post you mention pics of the kit but I don't see a link?
Is there any info out there on this kit for rear coil trucks? or would I need to pay full price and just use the front end stuff, and have taller springs or spacers made?
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67 Mustang Coupe
95 Firebird Formula
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Lester
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Hi Johnpsz
At this point of time, there is nothing for the rear coil Monteros. The cheapest option is to use spacers, and whatever up front, you'll need the spacers. Here are some pics:
Lift kit link
Longer shocks and spacers are your best solution.
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Lester
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Dat
I faced the same problem when I was doing my clearance for King Springs few years back from Australia. I paid 50% of what I paid for the spings. Bummer 
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DC
Rock Warrior
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Loc: N Hollywood, CA,USA
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Picked it up. there's a manual but I will need some translation. I'll scan it and hope some of you guys can translate it out.
 
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
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5" IFS Lift
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FrankR
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It says.... "Some assembly required"... 
Frank
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off-roader
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Picked it up...
What a coincidence... I was just gonna call you about this.. So what was the cost (including taxes, import assistance, etc.) to buy this bad boy?
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Jamez
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Quote:
It says.... "Some assembly required"...
Frank
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Angelo
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Dam, is that how it came! All thrown in a box together not even protected from eachother. Oh well, its all made out to steel, the worse thing that could happen is that you scratch the nice yellow paint on it.
You better get going. We are waiting for pics. Good luck
later,
Angelo
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DC
Rock Warrior
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Loc: N Hollywood, CA,USA
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Funny..
The manual is about 20 pages. limited text on each. Just a side note kinda to the pics. I'm sure any translation would help. I'll hope to have it scaned by the weekend.
I haven't had much time to really look at it. It's heavy though. The steel used is really thick. The yellow paint looks like it way sprayed on.(thick) Wondering if I should powder coat them or just put it on the way it is.$$$
it endend up being exactly $306.96(customs+forwarder)fees. Then there was the stupid $45 "fork lift" fee at the wherehouse. The box was laying on the ground in fron of me but the wouldn't let me pick it unless I paid for the "fork lift" fee. So I paid the wherehouse and the fork lift moved it a whole 15ft to my truck where then I picked it up.
the lift was about
lift $1079.30
shipping $ 276.10
customs $ 306.96 ($75 of it was forwarder)
forklift $ 45.00
total- $1707.36
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
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DC
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Ok.. looks like I'll be biting another bullet. I'll be ordering the 4.90's for it. I'm going to be talking to a local mitsu dealer guy that I met at the MOD. Should be able to get a discount. If not I'm going to use carlos's guy. Should take no longer then 1 week for it to get here. after that I will set up a time for the install of everything. So keep your panties on for now. 
front arb
4.90's
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
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Angelo
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front arb
4.90's
5" lift
$$$
Did you hit the lotto. j/k Keep up the good work
later,
Angelo
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Tag
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Man that box looks heavy. It looks like a real ball buster.
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
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DC
Rock Warrior
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ok.. here's the manual. If you guys can translate please do.
               
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
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5" IFS Lift
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lordtrunks
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Man those pics rule way better then some of the english lift kits I've installed here at the shop. Pics alone tell the install from what i see very nice. Don't know if you have ever installed a kit before but sometimes holes don't always match up and pry bar may need to be used or mods to the kit.
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justice
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Looks like fun....Uncharted Territory..Keep us posted
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91 LWB "El Gato" Locked SR rear, ARB Bumper 12K winch.
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johnpsz
Wheeler
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Loc: Philly, PA
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Well you can always use the last page that has both english and the other language (BTW, what is that?) that will at least get the right part in you hand, and the pics them self show a lot of the work.. All in all, I say this is a damn good set of instructions and you don't need much more then the pics.
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67 Mustang Coupe
95 Firebird Formula
05 Ram hemi 4x4
91 Montero RS LWB w/ 320k miles before rebuild, 900 down and its still kicking!!!
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DC
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Just ordered the gears. they are coming from NJ and Atlanta.
I should have them by next fri. I'll start the lift after the that.
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
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5" IFS Lift
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Angelo
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wow, good luck on the instructions. The pics do get good detail, but i know there are alot of parts and extra bolts it doesnt show. Good luck
Not sure how much help this might be, but try this site.
Translation website
Angelo
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Boertjie
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off-roader,
Drop this guy a e-mail and ask him to translate for you.
He is Thai and we have been communicating about the Unicorn Lift:
Darunee Boonphoapichart [noktokpat@yahoo.com]
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5-spd Manual Tranny
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DC
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Ok.. these just came in...4.90's I should start the lift this weds.
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DC
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Nice work. Where'd you get those? Local, overseas, or did you break out the lathe? 
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direct from mitsubishi of north america... In other words.. the dealership.
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It goes in tomorrow morning. Lets hope it goes smoooooth..
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GOod luck, I cant wait to see it.
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Take Pictures
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Hello friends
Et the first I would like to say hello to owners of Mitsubishi .Second Im sorry for my English is not so good and special technical
I’m reading this post and I’m trying find out some think …and until now I do not know that this suspension can assembling to Pajero with rear coil spring or not … During my visit et the Thai web side I found only pictures not cars applications
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Ok.. a little update.
Well the front end is droped. The rear and front third members go to the gear shop for the front arb and R&P tommorrow. Sorry no pics yet. I'm was not able to stop by today and the shop guys where a alittle busy and forgot to take pics. But from what I understand is that there was alot of cussing and banging going on today.  I guess they are seeing what years of trails will do to the undercarriage.  " looks like somebody went underneath with a sledge hammer and hit every piece of metal there was" 4x4ing is new to them.. Their expertise is in Baja/ desert racing.
Getting off the old banged up parts and getting the new ones to fit sounded like fun. On the lighter side.. there are some yellow parts on the front end.
I'll try to get them to take pics tommorrow.
Also, they took a closer look at the gas tank and it has a really bad crease in it were it can bust open.. On that note, I just ordered a used one from M&S and should be here by next week. I guees that's why I was short 3 gallons from stock.. Will the money pit ever end??
*bartek. THe fron end will fit but you will have to get springs and extend the trailing arms for the rear. At least the most intricit parts fit.
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Costly news but good in a way.
With the front drive system at the gear shop for the arb/gear install, they found some problems. I guess the bearing seals are bad and with all the water fording i'v done, it seized one of the bearings. So I have change the bearings and seals along with the install.. $$
Well at least I didn't find out on the trail. But just unexpected expenses.
As for the lift install, It's been going pretty good. They had to do a little modding on some parts. They start on the rear tomorrow and should get the front back from the gear shop.
I'll keep you guys updated..
sorry again no pics yet..
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sorry again no pics yet..
You are killing us man! we want pictures!
I second that...
I third that ... 
Just sneak in there and take a few shots. The end results should be impressive
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Damm guys... keep your panties on.. It
s not the point that I can't get in there and take pics.. I haven't had a day off to take pics.
Another question for you guys.. I am changing the gas tank. What consist of this swap. Can I do this my self with help or should I have the shop guys do it. Ie.. more $
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It should be an easy thing for you to do, just drop it down and swap the old stuff out of the old tank into the new one?
I have actually not done it on the monty though, but many other cars, it's not hard. Hope fully some other guys might have monty specific tips for you.
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Damm guys... keep your panties on..
Oops, sorry DC, let me pull them back up
I'm kiddin, just building up the hype Whenever you have time is cool. Hope everything is going well. You're doing alot of mods at one time. It should drive alot different then what you were used to before. Hell, when I did a 2" body lift it felt different driving it.
The gas tank shouldnt be that hard to do, just make sure you dont have a full gas tank when you decide to change it You should be able to see everything that needs to come off and put back on the new one.
Good luck,
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I've done its pretty easy man just use a floor jack to drop it down.
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Ok.. yo can start to take your panties off now.
 
 
There are some differances with the ones on the web. Like this one uses 2 joints to transfer the torsion bar to the lower a arms. I believe the other one was older model. Also if you look at the 2nd pic with the middle a-arm, there was a bracket that came out. They couldnot figure out for the life of them what that was for. Also it got in the way of the steering asembley. So they cut it off. Now all they are waiting for now is the front 4wd assembly from the gear shop. And the rear thrid member.
As for the gas tank.. I anded up droping it off a the shop since they have it up on jacks already.
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So I'm told there was alot of banging and hammering to get things to fit. Alot of the holes didn't match up. Ummm not because of the lift but a little bit on my side.
Once again trail scares. . So they had to drill out some of the holes for the bolts to fit. It now looks like fri-for the finish date.
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wow, thats nice looking.. now would that fit my 89 V6?
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Well It sure looks beefy...The spindle drops look top notch and I like the grease fittings on the doohickies that push down on lower A arm.
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There is certainly going to be alot of serious equipment at this years Sierra Challenge Looking good Dat! All I keep hearing about is weekend work sessions, late nights, and screaming mechanics, must be getting close to Sierra Challenge time
" looks like somebody went underneath with a sledge hammer and hit every piece of metal there was"
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Looks like the front bearing seals are coming back to bite me in the . Nobody has them here so they have been ordered from two separate locations from the eastern coast. Whats with the eastern coast? I had to order my 4.90's from there too. Is there a secret stash of Mitsu parts out there. We westerners are being left out. Anyways back to the seals. Everything is put together for the front diff. the 4.90 and ARB fit perfectly.(thanks Vic) They are just waiting for the seals. Then it goes up and the rear goes to the shop for the 4.90's. (they only have enough stands right now to hold the front up. I think they have 4 trucks/projects going togheter at the same time)
Sooooo the date of finish is being pushed to next week.
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There are no aftermarket seals available locally? That's kind of a suprise to me. But on the other hand, the parts department at my shop couldn't find any shocks for mine unless they are Monroes
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DC
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I'm not sure about after market seals but I think they are oem.
as for the shocks. You don't buy listed shocks for the truck thats modded. You measure the full length extension and compresion, now this will give you the shock length.
Now you just need to pick which compression rate and rebound. This is dependent on your vech weight and spring rate. Ie for the mitsu'd if they are cranked the compresion should about med. Etc.. shocks are not rocket science. Unless your setting up for the baja or jumping it's easy.
sorry about the shock stuff. I'm getting something for this lift. (cheap)But with this system of choosing. Well the baja racing guys at the shop are getting them.
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More pics..
 
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Did the front diff actually get dropped down too? Those CVs look . Or is it because there is no weight on the front end?
I also like how everything is painted yellow.
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Thats fully extended. There was a braket that came with for the front diff. THe thing is that it actually put the diff almost an 1" higher then the stock ones. wierd. Maybe the US cars are a little different. Right hand drive/ left hand drive. THere were alot of little things that needed to be fixed. Also the front diff uses 3 points to mont it. the kit uses 2. So a fabbed bracket had to be made to make the 3rd mount. More $$$.
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Well that sucks! Really seem like a important part of the lift to bring down the diff.
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Looks like its coming along nicely. I was actually looking at the same thing. The diff looks like it didnt drop down at all. Those CV's are gonna tear real fast if its driving at that level.
The yellow looks cool, but since nothing else on your rig is yellow, I would have sandblasted it and painted them black or something else cool, blue or red. But anyways, its on thats all that counts. Cant wait to see the final stance on it. 
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On the pics from the Isuzu one, the diff looks dropped down. Email that guy you got it from and see if they sent the wrong parts.
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DC
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The box was labled for the strada which is the sport with a bed.
This an ISUZU drive angle with the same lift.
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THis is what i was looking at.
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I like your mechanics hair cut ...The cv angles do look extreme...keep in mind that you will now be able to uncrank the T-bars now that you have the bracket lift in the front and that should lessen the angle a bit. Thats the thing about pioneering something new, its trial and error so time will tell. I'm sure the system willl get a good working over in the sierras.
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DC
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sparkem.. wher are you getting the pics for that one. Do you have a link? Any and all pics of this lift will help. Even on another vech.
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Hi Dat
Here's link for pics of a 4" Isuzu lift kit.
Isuzu 4" lift kit
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I got them from the link at the top of this thread.
click here
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man, that an awersome looking lift kit.
One day, when I'll be rich (:o) and able to turn my monty into a strickly trail rig, I will get something like that.
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OH, CRAP!!! I've got to get this off the computer, NOW! Damn, Dat, next thing I'll hear is, "Bill, get off your lazy butt and get MY truck looking like that!"
Now, see what you've gone and done?
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OK.. alot of new info. Well after this last trip we figured out what the max angle the cv's will take. Well, the way these were are too much. during the trip they both pulled out at the upper cv's. It snapped out the retainer clips and the balls came out. The first time it was repairable. but the second time they exploded. Even after trail mod to try and limit the down travel.
Well when I got back home I got an email with some explanations.
For the front diff to clear the middle a arm it needs to move over to the right an inch or so. The way this is done is swaping the outer axles -left to right.
This pic is in manual but we coudnt figure out what it meant.
The swap. Left one on the Right ceneter cup and the Right one on the Left center cup
Also The rear axle needs to turned 2 splines clock wise. I havent done this yet but I don't know what this will do. I hope you guys can chime in on this.
 
And I solved the drop diff issue. When we tried the brackets that the lift came with on the stock location points it put the diff 2 inches higher then stock. Thats why we kept the stock ones on and debated on cutting out some custom mounts. Then when I had time after the trip to just sit there and look at the front assembly for a long time I mean a long time. I noticed in one of the manual pics there was a extra braket that mounted to the front drop bracket. There it was. the brackets mounted to the front drop cross bar. There to slots for it on both sides.
Here is the pic of it from the side. Sorry about all the pics. I just finished last night.
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God! What a mess I bet there was alot of [Email]F@8![/Email] this and F^@# that going on. Now that explains the welded tow hook on the CV I'm glad you got things back together, it looks alot like its supposed to now. So overall, how impressed were you with the new lift, front locker and new gears!
Btw, where did you get those new boots. They look like they have alot of extra movement in them so it wouldnt tear as easily.
Good luck,
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So overall, how impressed were you with the new lift, front locker and new gears!
As for the lift. It's great. I have all of the factory ride back. I have the same frame clearance as Lloyd on 35" and I'm on 33". Measured Lloyd 16 1/2 . Sport 16 3/4. Differance in tire pressure. Ground clearance was great. Didn't hit much at all. The only thing that hit really was the front drop down bracket. That was only because I had to un-crank the T-bars way down to limit the travel and lower it down for the cv angles. the A-arms actually had a upward arch to them . talk about uncraking the t-bars. It has more then enough clearance for 35"(next on the list).
the stock rear leaf springs are a little soft when you weigh them down so I might add a add-a-leaf. I'll let you know more long term.
As for the front locker and new gears, Wow. When I first got the rear locker it was like how did I wheel with out it before. But with the front locker. It's all over again. How did I wheel before this. It walks up things now where before it would just spin the rear and one of the front.
Even though I limited time with it due the cv's Even with one cv and 3 wheel drive it worked great.
As for the gears, I'm just a little below stock setup with the 4.32, 235/70/15. now with 4.90 33". Given I already had 4.62 in already the jump from 4.62 to 4.90's where extremly noticable. Highway was great, and trail was better. The AZ crew are looking into seeing if the Mitsu- HD truck's 5.29 will fit the sport's 3.5 rearend. If so then we would be able to run 5.29 front and rear.
The boots are the stock ones. I just cleaned the living crap out of them when I swaped the axels.
As for the welding the cv cup. the drivers side axles would not come out. We banged on it and took a screw driver to it and eventually welded a hook to it and tried to winch it out. No go= 3 wheel drive.I finally found out the the shop guys had the same problem. They used a prybar and a mallet. Needless to say it worked.
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I'm glad you got everything figured out..too bad you were in a time crunch and didnt have time to figure it out before the trip. At least you were able to acid test it and come out with no Major damage. If any one else decides to go with this kit they have you to thank for pioneering it. Good to hear that the switch from 4.62 to 4.90 actually makes a difference. I was on the fence on weather a switch from 4.62 to 4.90 would make a worth while difference. I think I'll do those gears when I get to the front ARB. Anyways, good job and let me know if you want o hit the trails in Big Bear for any more testing..
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OK.. 99% finished. All that I need to do is put an add-a-leaf spring in the rear to help out the weight when I'm loaded up for a trip. So here are the finished pics.
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front-right
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front-diff left
front-diff right
torsion distributor
bump stops. notice how much room there is for travel
ground clearance front
ground clearance rear
rear soa w/ brake line drop bracket
close up of bracket
soa-we used toyota u-bolts. we had them lying around and they were long enough. Kit didn't come with them..
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Thats awesome.
Now we just need a distributor in the US, and some elgish clear instructions!!!
I want to see the box of leftover mystery brackets!!
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So you still do not know if that will fit the front of a Gen I v6?
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I would like some English ones too. Just kidding Landraider.
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DC
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From what I understand it will fit with some mods. If you measure out the front brackets of gen I's to gen II's. they should match. All you need to do for sure is measure them.
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Now we just need a distributor in the US, and some elgish clear instructions!!!
I would like some English ones too. Just kidding Landraider.
hey.. the heat is getting to me !!! gimme a break!!
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87 Raider 4.3 700R4 NP231CHD
Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
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Very very Cool.
I have a few questions for you DC.
1. How did you get the 4.90 gears to fit?
2. Do you still have the old 4.64 gears?
3. Are they for sale?
Steve
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32" MTRs
2" shackle lift
ARB bumper
Custom Rock sliders
Custom rear bumper
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DC
Rock Warrior
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Posts: 614
Loc: N Hollywood, CA,USA
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the 4.90's are a direct fit. I bought them from the dealer..Ouch.. . We share the same front and rear of the 3.5 ltr GenII SR's. Thats how I got the front Arb rd110 in there too.I have parts numbers thanks to Vic lee. But they are major $$$ from the dealer.
And yes I still have the 4.64. Make me an offer and they can be yours . Just pm or email me.
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locked front & rear 4.90
5" IFS Lift
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Hi i´m new in this forum, i'm from Portugal, and i have a Mitsu L200 4d56 136hp 12/2002. I've seen some pics of this lift kit, but no-one knows how to bring it to Europe. Can someone send me the pics of the mounting off the kit in the Sport?????
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DC
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sent you pics
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Tag
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Why are all the pics in this post gone? Did you loose your host?
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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sparkem
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Old post. I dont keep my pics up forever, too much space.
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Tag
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Oh! I have unlimited on Montypics.
Where is the link to the manufacturer or any one that sells it. Just want to look more through the pics.
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Lester
Mudrunner
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Posts: 359
Loc: Singapore
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Montero lift kit
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Lester's Monstero Gallery
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DC
Rock Warrior
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I droped the hosted pics. If some body wants to host the pics let me know and I'll email them to you
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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sure Email them to me I will use monty pics. I will pm my Email to you.
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Tag
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No link to the actual company?
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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you can also send me other pics such as the one of all the parts in the box and the manual. I will host them all.
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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Lester do you have any pics of this kit on a genI Montero? Rather then a sport/strada. I know you said they have nothing for the coil springs but I still want to see it for the genI to see how it compares to mine. Like you said I could figure something out for the rear.
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89 2dr 3.0 AT, manual hubs. 33x12.5 MT
gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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This may sound strange. But it does not look to bad to me. To me it looks like the hardest parts would be getting the lower control arm bushings out and working on the cv joints. Now if it does not fit correctly and drilling holes and modifying would be needed such as on his it might not be to easy.
I am wanting to do something major next year. That lift would be nice. I thought I was going to have money for gears this year and a winch next year but soon as I got the money something came up and it had to be used on that.
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89 2dr 3.0 AT, manual hubs. 33x12.5 MT
gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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LandRaider
Forum Moderator
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Why not do a SAS? They make all those parts right here in the US, you'd have a much much more capable rig when you were done, and best of all.... no more cv joints.
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Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
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Chris_J
Body Damage is Cool
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I hear you on that curtis.
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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Loc: Oakwood, IL
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Sadly I can not weld or fabricate. But I can bolt stuff on a plug stuff in. 
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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I got a few low value 72 Chevelle and Raider parts to trade you if you want to do a SAS for me. How does your sas drive on the street?
I even still have some stock Raider rims with some nice 30x9.5 tires on them.
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gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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LandRaider
Forum Moderator
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Driving is just fine. If you had to do an emergency manuver... better have that sway bar hooked up.
I can do 80 mph down the interstate, and steer with 1 finger. No problems with that at all.
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Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
Almost all stock.
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TXrazor
Mudrunner
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Posts: 390
Loc: McAllen, TX USA
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Does anyone have it? Mounted on thier Mitsu?
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91 Montero SuperWagon LWB, Pro Comp Xterrains, Blk Steel RockCrawlers, Aisin Locking Hubs, Pro Comp 9" HID Lights, Projector H4 Headlights, ARB Bull Bar, K&N, Alpine, Optima and a Hella loud Hella Horn... More to come!!!
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justice
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Loc: So Cal, USA
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Yes. Read the thread.
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89 SWB Locked F/R, winch, WST Offroad Armor all Around.
91 LWB "El Gato" Locked SR rear, ARB Bumper 12K winch.
wstoffroad.com
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sparkem
Trail Leader
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Yes. Read the thread.
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CapnCrunch
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He can't. He keeps punching himself in the face.
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TXrazor
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Quote:
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Yes. Read the thread.
, but it's 14 pages!
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sparkem
Trail Leader
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My comp only shows 6.
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stony-man
Web Wheeler
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Only 2 pages on mine.
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DC
Rock Warrior
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Posts: 614
Loc: N Hollywood, CA,USA
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uh... maybe somebody has it. But the thread is too long to read. I just don't know....
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DC
97Sport A/T 33's
locked front & rear 4.90
5" IFS Lift
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johnpsz
Wheeler
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Posts: 194
Loc: Philly, PA
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uh... maybe somebody has it. But the thread is too long to read. I just don't know....
Since this was brought back up, how has it been working out for you?
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67 Mustang Coupe
95 Firebird Formula
05 Ram hemi 4x4
91 Montero RS LWB w/ 320k miles before rebuild, 900 down and its still kicking!!!
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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Loc: Oakwood, IL
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So who here has a Gen I and and Monty Sport to compare side by side to see if this thing should work? It is very sad that after all this time there is still only one in the US.
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89 2dr 3.0 AT, manual hubs. 33x12.5 MT
gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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TXrazor
Mudrunner
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I want to get it, I've got the money and the time. A ton of questions too. But everyone was bein' an so I thought I'd let it go. 
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LandRaider
Forum Moderator
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If someone buys one, I will reverse engineer it, and.....
I mean install it with their help.
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87 Raider 4.3 700R4 NP231CHD
Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
Almost all stock.
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justice
Roll Me Over
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I want to get it, I've got the money and the time. A ton of questions too. But everyone was bein' an so I thought I'd let it go.
Cool, we didnt want you to get one anyways
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89 SWB Locked F/R, winch, WST Offroad Armor all Around.
91 LWB "El Gato" Locked SR rear, ARB Bumper 12K winch.
wstoffroad.com
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justice
Roll Me Over
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writen by Lester
" I am able to arrange for the 5" Sun kit for the Strada/ Storm to be shipped from Thailand to USA by sea freight. You will need to do your own clearance at the US port. Cost of the kit is at approximately USD$1080 with the exchange rate of USD$1 ~ Baht$39.85. Paypal surcharge of USD$46.38, unless you have a better payment method. Shipping to Long Beach Port, USA is aproximately USD$280 and it takes about 21 - 28 working days. It is suitable for Gen 1 Montero with rear leaf springs. You can use back your original shocks with the kit or use aftermarket ones of your choice. Bulk order are welcome. See if you guys can combine shipping and perhaps can save on it. The kit comes in one box of 70kg weight, 20 component parts and measures 15" x 31" x 9". Please note the torsion bars doesn't hang low. They are tucked smartly above the crossmember. Similar kits are available for Toyo, Isuzu, Ford, Jeep, etc. Please email lesteryeong@hotmail.com for enquiries. I will get back to you soonest. Please refer to the link below for pictures. "
Strada/ Montero Lift Kit Pictures
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Lester's Monstero Gallery
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89 SWB Locked F/R, winch, WST Offroad Armor all Around.
91 LWB "El Gato" Locked SR rear, ARB Bumper 12K winch.
wstoffroad.com
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TXrazor
Mudrunner
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Quote:
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I want to get it, I've got the money and the time. A ton of questions too. But everyone was bein' an so I thought I'd let it go.
Cool, we didnt want you to get one anyways
Do we have a problem?
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91 Montero SuperWagon LWB, Pro Comp Xterrains, Blk Steel RockCrawlers, Aisin Locking Hubs, Pro Comp 9" HID Lights, Projector H4 Headlights, ARB Bull Bar, K&N, Alpine, Optima and a Hella loud Hella Horn... More to come!!!
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Quote:
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I want to get it, I've got the money and the time. A ton of questions too. But everyone was bein' an so I thought I'd let it go.
Cool, we didnt want you to get one anyways
Do we have a problem?
The only problem is we're trying to help you out, and you apparently want to be totally spoonfed. It appears that you do not even want to read the thread about what you are interested in. We'll help you out in any way we possibly can, but we're not going to call them up, and order it for you.
Bottom line is we really would like to see another one(or more) of these in the US, but not so much that we are going to hold your hand for lack of a better term. Try a little harder, and you might get some more sincere comments instead of sarchasm(even though it was helpful sarchasm)
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87 Raider 4.3 700R4 NP231CHD
Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
Almost all stock.
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off-roader
Mitsubishi Forum Moderator
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, but it's 14 pages!
You can change that. Click on your My Home link above in the same line that says Welcome TXrazor
Once at your My Home page, scroll to the bottom and edit your Display Preferences
Once at the Display Preferences page, just after the Total parent posts to show per page... you can change the Total posts to show on one page when viewing a post in flat mode (default is 10)
Change that number to however you want to see on one page. Mine is set to 99 for example & I only see two pages for this thread.
Also, keep in mind when you asked for help on this you were essentially like that kid with a dictionary in their hand asking for the meaning of a word because they thought there were too many pages to try to find the answer themselves.
If you bear that in mind and look at some of the other posts, I think you'll find that all are more than willing to help and especially those who try to help themselves first.
Oh and fwiw, even I've been told to look it up when I asked a question that had been answered already.
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TXrazor
Mudrunner
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Quote:
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I want to get it, I've got the money and the time. A ton of questions too. But everyone was bein' an so I thought I'd let it go.
Cool, we didnt want you to get one anyways
Do we have a problem?
The only problem is we're trying to help you out, and you apparently want to be totally spoonfed. It appears that you do not even want to read the thread about what you are interested in. We'll help you out in any way we possibly can, but we're not going to call them up, and order it for you.
Bottom line is we really would like to see another one(or more) of these in the US, but not so much that we are going to hold your hand for lack of a better term. Try a little harder, and you might get some more sincere comments instead of sarchasm(even though it was helpful sarchasm)
I've read the post, all of it, and have questions. Just as anyone else would, cause there is still lot of question marks in my book. Other's would have the lift if all the questions were answered, right?
No I don't need to be spoonfed, and I do have enough minutes left to make a phone call and order it with my cell phone. But Thanx.
Not tryin' to be rude or use sarchasm and I respect you as our Forum Moderator but I'd advise you not to try and hold my hand.
I've gotten along fine with everyone and made some friends along the way.
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91 Montero SuperWagon LWB, Pro Comp Xterrains, Blk Steel RockCrawlers, Aisin Locking Hubs, Pro Comp 9" HID Lights, Projector H4 Headlights, ARB Bull Bar, K&N, Alpine, Optima and a Hella loud Hella Horn... More to come!!!
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TXrazor
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Quote:
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, but it's 14 pages!
You can change that. Click on your My Home link above in the same line that says Welcome TXrazor
Once at your My Home page, scroll to the bottom and edit your Display Preferences
Once at the Display Preferences page, just after the Total parent posts to show per page... you can change the Total posts to show on one page when viewing a post in flat mode (default is 10)
Change that number to however you want to see on one page. Mine is set to 99 for example & I only see two pages for this thread.
Also, keep in mind when you asked for help on this you were essentially like that kid with a dictionary in their hand asking for the meaning of a word because they thought there were too many pages to try to find the answer themselves.
If you bear that in mind and look at some of the other posts, I think you'll find that all are more than willing to help and especially those who try to help themselves first.
Oh and fwiw, even I've been told to look it up when I asked a question that had been answered already.
Thanks Ray
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91 Montero SuperWagon LWB, Pro Comp Xterrains, Blk Steel RockCrawlers, Aisin Locking Hubs, Pro Comp 9" HID Lights, Projector H4 Headlights, ARB Bull Bar, K&N, Alpine, Optima and a Hella loud Hella Horn... More to come!!!
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LandRaider
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Great! Now where were we? :) Lester... you still around?
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87 Raider 4.3 700R4 NP231CHD
Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
Almost all stock.
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justice
Roll Me Over
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Posts: 2516
Loc: So Cal, USA
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OK so where are all these burning questions? I havent read one question from you with the exception of "has any one put this on their Mitsu?" or something to that effect.
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89 SWB Locked F/R, winch, WST Offroad Armor all Around.
91 LWB "El Gato" Locked SR rear, ARB Bumper 12K winch.
wstoffroad.com
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Tag
Roll Me Over
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Posts: 3763
Loc: Oakwood, IL
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I have a question. Even though I reposted the pics for DC I dont know jack about the thing. My question is have any more pictures come out other then what are in this thread related to the kit?
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89 2dr 3.0 AT, manual hubs. 33x12.5 MT
gen 2 coils,Cranked front tbars
Dons rocker protection, Front/Rear Bumpers. ARB rear locker, 2" BL, Beefed up skid plates/trailing arms. Gen II uca, 2 Bouncy seats www.youtube.com/TagGeorge
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justice
Roll Me Over
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I know not very detailed but the only one I have that shows the front of Dat's rig..
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89 SWB Locked F/R, winch, WST Offroad Armor all Around.
91 LWB "El Gato" Locked SR rear, ARB Bumper 12K winch.
wstoffroad.com
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Lester
Mudrunner
Reged: 01/02/03
Posts: 359
Loc: Singapore
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Yea. Still around and reading. What's up?
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Lester's Monstero Gallery
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DC
Rock Warrior
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Posts: 614
Loc: N Hollywood, CA,USA
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As for pic's I thinks I took as many as I could at every angle. If there is a picticuler part you would lke to se that's not in this build thread let me know and I'll see what I can do.
As for working? Well it's been in storage for the past year. Been really busy with "life" so to say and had to put it on the back burner. But the Last time I took it out it worked like a charm. Gave me major clearace and lots of travel out of the front. Now I'm just waiting to get the txfr gears and 35" for it.
As for Any other questions just ask and I'll answer them to the best of my knowledge.
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welshjohn
Need a Spot
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G'day,
I hope your Sun 5" kit has survived.
I've been trying to track down the supplier of the kit on and off for the last two years and am very excited to have found your awesome thread.
I have sent Lester an email but have not had a reply for a week or so. Are you aware of the kit still being available or been in contact with him at all lately?
I'm really keen to fit it to my 2003 Triton dual-cab.
Any help here is greatly appreciated.
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Need a Spot
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I had a 99 rodeo lse 4x4 3.2 and it was the biggest piece of crap I have ever owned. Broke down all the time and got horrible gas mileage. I treated it like royalty too. I now drive a 98 montero sport ls 4x4 and it beats the living sh** out of the rodeo in every aspect everyday I drive it.
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TOASTY
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This post gets brought back up at least once a year.
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CUT THE ROOF OFF!
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0778drz110
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This post gets brought back up at least once a year.
He didn't even ask a question or the normal necroposter stuff
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1988 Montero SWB 111k: 2.6L 5spd 38.5x15 TSL Boggers on 15x14 wheels, 2" body lift, cut fenders, roof rack, lights, whip
1990 Montero LWB 183k: 3.0 SOHC 4spd auto, Aisin hubs, warped head
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I had a 99 rodeo lse 4x4 3.2 and it was the biggest piece of crap I have ever owned. Broke down all the time and got horrible gas mileage. I treated it like royalty too. I now drive a 98 montero sport ls 4x4 and it beats the living sh** out of the rodeo in every aspect everyday I drive it.
I'm laughing. But it's good to see this thread again.
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DKY1983
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Does anybody know if the 5" kits are still made, has anybody bought one in the last few years since this post thread was started? I've been trying to get hold of a kit and sent to Australia but no luck as yet. Any help would be appreciated !
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Kits are not available via Australia. They're not legal to sell there even to be shipped to the US. Must by from asia. Not sure if still available. Say hello to Yahoo/Google and let your fingers do the searching. Challenger/Triton are going to be part of your search terms.
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DKY1983
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Yeah been looking for about three weeks now, the closest I have found is a shop called ride off road in the Philippines which won't email me back. I'm just trying to find the actual manufacturer, or where somebody else has bought them from. Otherwise I'm gonna copy the kit and get it fabricated i think.
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Yeah been looking for about three weeks now, the closest I have found is a shop called ride off road in the Philippines which won't email me back. I'm just trying to find the actual manufacturer, or where somebody else has bought them from. Otherwise I'm gonna copy the kit and get it fabricated i think.
When I looked into this kit years ago, it was build in AUSTRALIA but was not legal to sell there due to your motor vehicle rules. They built them for the Thai army IIRC.
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Read through this thread the info is there. The kit discussed in this thread is the "Sun" kit which is manufactured in Thailand (not AU). Contact the user "Lester" on the above posts. He's who assisted Dat on getting his delivered to the US. HTH No one in the US (that we know of) has bought and installed one since Dat did it. Your best bet if you cannot get ahold of lester is to search the Thai 4x4 boards. They still offer this kit there from what I could see from lurking around there not too long ago.
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off-roader
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Read through this thread the info is there. The kit discussed in this thread is the "Sun" kit which is manufactured in Thailand (not AU). Contact the user "Lester" on the above posts. He's who assisted Dat on getting his delivered to the US. HTH No one in the US (that we know of) has bought and installed one since Dat did it. Your best bet if you cannot get ahold of lester is to search the Thai 4x4 boards. They still offer this kit there from what I could see from lurking around there not too long ago.
It's manufactured in Australia. I've personally spoken with the manufacturer directly before DAT bought his to help him purchase them. They export them to Thailand but do not sell them in Australia because of their DOT regulations don't allow them.
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Montero7081
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Why doesn't anyone post a link or contact info for this company?
Is it just cheaper to have Valley or Dever springs make a rear coil? How much of a lift can you go with the custom coil? 3" or 4"? Then just get custom HD torsion bars for same on front?
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0778drz110
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big sigh.........................
HD torsion bars wont give you any more lift than a stock crank
the reason no body makes a lift is:
*torsion bar mounts to the lower suspension arm
*welded rear torsion bar mounts
*very few people will buy them
every time someone asks this question i think, sure, you can run 40" tires now, but what about gears? I'd much much rather have deeper gears than some lift.
I have been thinking over a lift in my head. A 6" bracket lift that moves the front axle about 1.5-2" forward and a spring over rear. As long as I keep the stock geometry, it cant be any worse building an IFS lift than a SAS.
JMO
It would consttute a torsion bar drop(yeah i know) and droped steering box/idler/sway bar and the bracket drop would drop both upper and lowers with front and rear frame bracing
I also thought about custom stock geometry arms with either torsion bar mounts or a coil mount
blah blah blah you probably wont be able to get a lift, did i mention it cost $2000?
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1988 Montero SWB 111k: 2.6L 5spd 38.5x15 TSL Boggers on 15x14 wheels, 2" body lift, cut fenders, roof rack, lights, whip
1990 Montero LWB 183k: 3.0 SOHC 4spd auto, Aisin hubs, warped head
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every time someone asks this question i think, sure, you can run 40" tires now, but what about gears?
You can run 35's possible 37's with this kit. I doubt 40's unless you do some cutting.
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I'd much much rather have deeper gears than some lift.
There's always the 2.8x:1 or 3.15:1 xcase gears from Australia (marks 4wd)
Also, assuming the tranny/xcase combo is the same as the full sized Monty you may be able to get a Jeep xcase to fit.
As for R&P's 4.9's are already pretty decent. Most other trucks/4x4's don't go too far beyond that.
As for the cost, have you checked other IFS drop kit costs? About the same from what I've seen. Many are even higher. Problem right now is I'm not sure if the source for these still has them or if they've dried up. Lets face it this is an aging platform at this point and they may have stopped making them.
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0778drz110
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every time someone asks this question i think, sure, you can run 40" tires now, but what about gears?
You can run 35's possible 37's with this kit. I doubt 40's unless you do some cutting.
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I'd much much rather have deeper gears than some lift.
There's always the 2.8x:1 or 3.15:1 xcase gears from Australia (marks 4wd)
Also, assuming the tranny/xcase combo is the same as the full sized Monty you may be able to get a Jeep xcase to fit.
As for R&P's 4.9's are already pretty decent. Most other trucks/4x4's don't go too far beyond that.
As for the cost, have you checked other IFS drop kit costs? About the same from what I've seen. Many are even higher. Problem right now is I'm not sure if the source for these still has them or if they've dried up. Lets face it this is an aging platform at this point and they may have stopped making them.
you can fit 35/37s without a 5" IFS lift....whats the point of wasting the money
most trucks can go beyond 4.88(4.90) gears, its just the aftermarket, and for most, the gears and install kits for both axles is about $1000, not on a mitsubishi....
The transfer case isn't a big deal to me because of the mark gears and jeep swaps, have you priced out a flipped d300 and np231 crawlbox lately? I'd say mark gives you a good deal
just saying you should consider your options, along with the prices, outcomes, goals, etc. SAS might be more money but look what you get in the end?
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1988 Montero SWB 111k: 2.6L 5spd 38.5x15 TSL Boggers on 15x14 wheels, 2" body lift, cut fenders, roof rack, lights, whip
1990 Montero LWB 183k: 3.0 SOHC 4spd auto, Aisin hubs, warped head
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