Padre Island National Seashore 60 mile run in the Kia Sportage on 35's! see added links!

[@OurJeepAdventures]

PINS is a lot of fun, but I swear, every time I think I've cleaned the last of the sand out of the jeep, I find more. (New subscriber from Texas)

[@KiaDave]

Awesome, number 200! And yes, I still have sand from this trip! Because of how windy it was, there was just no way to keep it out.

[@rangerdoc1029]

Which makes me nervous taking mine there cause that means SALT!

[@Alpaka_Lolo]

Awesome ride! I have a ‘14 Rav4 I’ve taken down to a little past the 45 mile marker at Padre Island National Seashore. That place is awesome… This is the first video from your channel I watch. Subscribed and look looking forward to watching the videos about the Sportage. We need another PINS trip video!

[@KiaDave]

thanks for subscribing and watching! we ARE planning another PINS video for next summer, where we will camp at the cut, BUT, i GOTTA check the wind situation first, we slept IN THE Kia this last time because it was a sandstorm outside!

[@Alpaka_Lolo]

@@KiaDave Yes! Last time I went same thing happened to me… small dune on the side of the vehicle and everything! That’s when I decided if the wind forecast was 25mph or up, I won’t go. I like to go fishing down there. Not much equipment is needed to pull out some fresh redfish or whiting!

[@noecasanova7145]

Love to see a different vehicle

[@KiaDave]

i am editing my dumb comment - i totally misunderstood your comment the first time. i'm very sorry for that and thank you for appreciating my oddball 4x4!

[@ericblaine1316]

I bought a Kia Sportage in 2001 super cool to see one of these kitted up!

[@ThePandaBeat]

Badass

[@KiaDave]

Thank you!!!

[@MrRastaman999]

Beautiful vehicle, I have a 2000 tdi, what rim and tire is yours using? hugs

[@KiaDave]

Thank you! They are 35x12.5-15 BFG km2 tires on 15x8 American Racing AR-23's.

[@MrRastaman999]

@@KiaDave I don't speak English so sorry for any mistakes (google translator) thanks for the answer, had to cut the car to fit this tire

[@KiaDave]

@@MrRastaman999 yes, front fender and the body behind the fender had to be cut and plated with new sheet metal.

[@rayfrazier8783]

I’m ready to take my Tacoma down there

[@zdravkoradev2213]

david please add links for lift kits.

[@KiaDave]

Ok so lift kits is a thing you get for Jeeps. For the Sportage, it's parts. Some parts from here, some parts from there. I have Picorp extended forks plus eibach discontinued springs plus a small 3/8"" spacer up front. And I have Ford Aerostar coilsprings out back with no mods. Now, I have lengthened all the rear links with him joints, but you can use other joints and methods. The I did a 1.5" body lift, which is really just 1.25" due to the bolt length.

[@jairobanda6185]

What is the bracket for the hood lights?

[@KiaDave]

I think I ordered brackets for a Chevy Silverado, but both hole do not line up, so I used a self tapping screw for the other hole.

[@jairobanda6185]

@@KiaDave year of the chevy?

[@jairobanda6185]

@@KiaDavelink this product?

[@KiaDave]

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