Recent content by Vandal

Oh, I am an idiot. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/65152-New-Guy-with-a-new-Monty?p=934238&highlight=#post934238 This intro thread sound familiar? I could have sworn I had signed up for this site before, but I didn't use any of my standard usernames and apparently some weird...

It's definitely straight forward. IIRC, you just unbolt them. I removed mine the first night I owned it in 20 mins (air tools helped), right before I wheeled it for the first time.

Thanks for the info. I see a surprising number of Montero Sports rolling on 20in+ wheels, so maybe I can pick up some wheels cheap.

When my current tires wear out on my 95 SR, I was thinking I might switch to 16" wheels for the added tire choices and sizes. Do Nissan, Toyota, Izusu, and/or GM six-lug wheels fit? I believe they are all the same pattern. I assume I could run Montero Sport or later model Montero 16s. Thanks...

So I went to go help my buddy recover his forester today. What a cluster. I can't believe he attempted driving through that water hole. He did in fact get water in 2 cylinders, so I guess he shut it down just in time. The only way out was to drag him back though the muddy water pit, which I...

Off-roader, thanks for the response and the link! I have read through your build thread, very impressive. I took mine out on the freeway for the first time yesterday, and was blown away when the tach was sitting at 3k at 70. Then I remembered the 4.64 gears. How bad is the gas mileage on the...

Thanks! That's some great info. I remember running across that when I was doing some research, but completely forgot about it. Ok another question, what are the Montero's weak spots? The trans is kind of an unknown to me, durability wise. I know the valve guide seals can fail, but that has...

Ha, I forgot to mention the little christening I did this evening. Started as a leisurely drive down a dry river bed, followed by my bud Mat in his rally beater, a perfectly running rolled Forester he bought from a junk yard that he threw rally tires on. It ended up a with trail that had...

Hey all, I've been lurking around for a month or so, but had no vehicle worthy if the site. Today my wife and I bought a 95 Montero SR. It's pushing 180k, but had a JDM (I think) engine put in by a dealership about 40k ago, and at the time had the whole top end rebuilt with new seals. Doesn't...