New Montero Sport Owner

[JordanM/S]

Added Airlifts to the back, removed the side steps, and put on some cross bars this past weekend. Also replaced the front shocks with Bilsteins, previously had the rears changed.

Where did you get those cross bars, what are they and how much?


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[JordanM/S]

Lol I get flashed all the time too, I have full old man emu suspension on mine(medium duty coils). I cranked the Torsions to make them even with coils and now people just think I have high beams on :/ oh well. I wish I would of gotten heavy duty coils though, because I just took a 2000 mile trip with 1200 lbs in the back and I was sagging in the rear. Guess it was too much weight for medium duty coils! But it was a comfy 2000 miles


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[EmersonHart13]

Where did you get those cross bars, what are they and how much?


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http://www.ebay.com/itm/121352632352

 

[EmersonHart13]

I was debating OME springs and chose to go airlifts first.

 

[PirateMcGee]

Which airlifts did you use. I have also debated OME but don't want to crank my torsions since travel is already limited in the front and a lift is unnecessary for 32's.

P.S. I get flashed all the time too, I think the lights are adjusted high from the factory.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I bought from this seller:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161120280466

Cheapest I could find. Kit #60747

 

[PirateMcGee]

How did it change the ride when unloaded?

 

[EmersonHart13]

Removes some of the weak spring bounce. It all depends on how much air. I put over 30 psi in it and drove around unloaded and other than being *** high it rode just fine to me. I normally keep about 10 in and restores the stock rake and rides good. I have Bilsteins all arounds. Fronts are new, rears have 20k miles and all of those were no weak rear springs. I have yet to have the opportunity to load it up and see how much pressure is needed with a full load to level it back off.

My wife isn't complaining so that is a good sign... Even after a 7 hour round trip over labor day weekend.

I'd really love to invest in a gauge and some on board air. You might find this install write up interesting. From an FJ but I like what he did here:

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/how-technical-articles/170065-airlift-1000-airbag-install.html

I put my bags in with the T, but if you include the valves he has you can close the sides off if you want to isolate and reduce sway if you needed to. He also found a cheap way to put in a gauge, because the airlift solution is expensive.

 

[JordanM/S]

Took a hwy trip this past weekend and netted 293 miles on 14.7 gallons of fuel. That seems too good to be true, just under 20 mpg.

That is amazing! Per tank I get for city I get around 150 miles. cty/hwy mix is 210 and highway I have only seen 270.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I haven't seen a tank like that since... I think it was a perfect tank. I am seeing closer to 17 all the time now.