spencevans
Overlander
- Location
- Farmington
Hey y'all, I am Spence from Providence, UT. I am new to the group but not new to the offroad scene. A few buddies recommended I come check out the forum.
I have had many offroad vehicles over the years and I have loved and hated them all for different reasons. Offroading is a love hate relationship. Currently I use my wifes 96 Lexus LX450 and my 85 Mitsubishi turbo diesel pickup for my offroad adventures.
The Lexus has a small 3" OME lift, a Safari Snorkel, Foctory Elockers and BFG KO 285's. What else cane be said, I point it in the right direction and let the vehicle do all the hard work. I have no immediate plans for the 450 at this time.
The Mitsubishi on the other hand is no where near as refined as the Lexus, but it still gets the job done. I have had it to Moab several times and it has never let me down, despite the IFS. In stock form this truck has been a very competent little offroader and daily driver but the suspension is worn out and needs to redone.
My long range plans for the truck are to make it into a offroad machine that is capable of 4+ trails and prerunning while remaining a great daily driver. Oh did I mention it has to get 30mpg on the freeway. I want to make this the nicest Mitsubishi offroader in the country and the gold standard for Mitsubishi 4x4's. So are my goals too lofty for my Mighty Max?
Here's a shot of it after I picked it up a few years ago. I will post some pics of the build up when I can find some time.
I have had many offroad vehicles over the years and I have loved and hated them all for different reasons. Offroading is a love hate relationship. Currently I use my wifes 96 Lexus LX450 and my 85 Mitsubishi turbo diesel pickup for my offroad adventures.
The Lexus has a small 3" OME lift, a Safari Snorkel, Foctory Elockers and BFG KO 285's. What else cane be said, I point it in the right direction and let the vehicle do all the hard work. I have no immediate plans for the 450 at this time.
The Mitsubishi on the other hand is no where near as refined as the Lexus, but it still gets the job done. I have had it to Moab several times and it has never let me down, despite the IFS. In stock form this truck has been a very competent little offroader and daily driver but the suspension is worn out and needs to redone.
My long range plans for the truck are to make it into a offroad machine that is capable of 4+ trails and prerunning while remaining a great daily driver. Oh did I mention it has to get 30mpg on the freeway. I want to make this the nicest Mitsubishi offroader in the country and the gold standard for Mitsubishi 4x4's. So are my goals too lofty for my Mighty Max?
Here's a shot of it after I picked it up a few years ago. I will post some pics of the build up when I can find some time.
Love the unique rig
