Mitsubishi Outlander Sport light over land build

James Deaton said:
What are you going from/to?
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Not too sure yet. All I know is I wanna slap on an MT tire. There’s not a lot of AT’s out there that I like. I know the MT’s are heavier but I’m not concerned with that. I’ve been eyeing the Kumho Road Venture MT, BFG KM2, or the Centennial Dirt Commander, which by the way has amazing reviews!
 
Forgot to add the tires I have now are some low branded AT that were on these rims when I purchased them. They’re Laufenn X Fit AT’s. They’re not too bad but don’t bite well when the road starts to loosen up. They are a subsidiary of Hankook.
 
Any further thoughts on duplicating that minimalist roof rack? I use to have a roof rack similar to yours and it acted like a sail in the wind, even empty! I couldn't believe it.. and of course my fuel mileage went down as well... I also never used it.... I never really had anything that I wanted to be outside in the elements minus a canoe or kayak. I would personally rather run a concealed lean cargo box on a roof rack to keep stuff out of the weather, but I am sure that isnt any better in the wind.
 
Damil said:
Any further thoughts on duplicating that minimalist roof rack? I use to have a roof rack similar to yours and it acted like a sail in the wind, even empty! I couldn't believe it.. and of course my fuel mileage went down as well... I also never used it.... I never really had anything that I wanted to be outside in the elements minus a canoe or kayak. I would personally rather run a concealed lean cargo box on a roof rack to keep stuff out of the weather, but I am sure that isnt any better in the wind.
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Oh man I haven’t had time to look into it further. I’d still love to! Maybe when the weather gets a bit nicer. I agree, this rack along with the light bar in it prolly sucks some of my MPG but it is better then when I had a 20 Cubic foot roof box on there that was like 3’ tall haha! I’ve thought about going streamline and removing it but it looked odd with the snorkel being the tallest point.
 
Smileyshaun said:
i know it's a AT but the wildpeak atw3 is a amazing tire
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It's quite good and most importantly, it's way less expensive than KO2s, Durtracs and ST Maxx. They rate well in nearly all conditions except really deep mud. They are IMO one of the best looking AT tires out right now.
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Joey83 said:
How big is the lightbar?
What is the output?
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It’s a 32”. I’m not too sure of the exact specs. It’s a cheaper one off amazon I’ve had for many years. Works great though! I need to open it up again and apply some new silicone around the edges as it lets some condensation build up.
 
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I’ve been pondering the idea of doing some sort of vent or something unique to the front quarter panels. So I broke out the 3” angle grinder and installed these vented panels I had in the shop. I only did the right side, left side will be done tomorrow. Thought they looked cool and rugged and flow pretty well with the direction of the build. IMG_8385.jpg
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Finished up the front vents so went to the rear today. I’ve always been intrigued by flush mount exhausts. You see this on a bunch of rally things and some very modded WRX’s. So thought what the hell! Lets do it. The exhaust was re worked a bit and made an aluminum plate to house the silencer tip. In the near future I may re do this as I want to go up and over the rear cross member to get a bit more ground clearance. IMG_8400.jpg
 
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