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Researching texts for my Visual Communication curriculum I'm evaluating the book, Visual Culture, by Richard Howells and Joaquim Negreiros, and in the chapter on Semiotics, to my astonishment, is the example of Mitsubishi's SUV name. "In the 1980s, the Japanese motor manufacturer Mitsubishi...

I use it two ways; as a winch, and then along with a Lift-Mate I use it to lift the rig by the wheel to backfill the hole it created and restore traction.

Hi-Lift Mount A change in our camping setup along with the added rigidity of a roof rack mod got me to consider an alternate spot to mount a Hi-Lift. Before I had it mounted on a pair of Thule load bars, but in their absence since I won't be using the RTT, I created a mount on the factory rack...

What a great article. Thanks for the link.

Great story, great find. I've read somewhere that bouncy seats are a love 'em or hate 'em deal. And I'm relieved to find I'm not the only one who showed up 12mm short.

Okay. Since this thread has been somewhat hijacked (no worries, this forum is all about tackling a learning curve of sorts), let's talk about tire width. I decided to go tall and skinny, assessing the terrain I drive in I thought a tall tire to mount sandstone ridges with an average contact...

Yes, the NATO wheel. The closest I came to that was a stock FJ steelie, found on ebay between 50 to 90 bucks. They look good but need to be machined to center correctly with the lugs. Nissan has a similar pattern with the Xterra, which my son drives. I test fit his "NATO" spare, and while the...

I'm with off-roader on this. I have H&R 40mm spacers fitted so the hub opening isn't an issue.

Awning is SOLD.

Sure enough. Not what I expected, I wanted less style, more utility, but they'll work. Matte black, don't you think?

Good, I hope you can make it work. The rod was from a broken bag chair that I had laying around the garage, something you could pick up for a few bucks and cannibalize. We use it on every trip to get stuff out of our way.

I went through these folks, Original Wheels in Chino, CA. And, I have to admit, I'm not entirely sure what I'm getting. I'll find out this afternoon when UPS makes the delivery. I went online to get their URL for this post, and the page from which I ordered has changed, the pick for the steel...

Sorry for the confusion. Check this out.

Bed Liner Blues, part toi So, it's growing on me. It looks better photographed than live, and the farther away the better. While I was at it, I decided to take care of another issue we discovered during our Three Hour Tour. When the Monty failed to climb and we reversed back for another...

Bed Liner Blues, part deux The liner went on in two coats as per instructions. I used a little over a third of the product. I'm not sold on it yet, though Mrs. Saint likes it a lot. Had I to do it over, I'd have finish-sanded the body work and shot the whole skirt and bumpers with bumper...

Bed Liner Blues I decided to leave the Monty unclad and coat the exposed area with a bedliner, Duplacolor's Bed Armor with Kevlar. Got the kit on sale at Autozone for $75. To prep out, I thought I'd fill the holes left by the cladding. I ground out and reamed each with a Dremel tool...

I'm eagerly looking forward to it as well. The wheels will be here Monday, Montero stock steelies, but the OME HD set up is out a couple of weeks. Sierra says the rear springs are backordered. Rats.

You can see the modification here. Scroll through the whole post as it's done in sections. Or, even easier, post 23 and 24 on this thread.

Some '01 Monty's had a temp gauge issue and a weeping rear main seal. Be sure to check the full function of the folding middle seat as well.

Got skin. 4X255/85-16 Bighorns.