The Texas Backroads Adventure Continues in our Kia Sportage on 35's, welded rear, LSD front, 5.38's!

[@starion871]

Hello, is your sportage Auto? If so how is the trans is these? Hard to find a manual. Thanks

[@KiaDave]

@@starion871 yes, it's automatic. It's not good in the mountains or long highway hills, traffic behind me gets mad, but it's fine for rock crawling and slow off-road. It's fine on the surface streets. I have the Picorp gears too.

[@starion871]

@@KiaDave thanks will be looking for one to go overlanding and a little crawling.

[@Nick-T.9000]

Hello my name is Nick I also have this exact kia sportage I'm hoping to find some decent Bolt on stuff that would still leave some decant flex and allow me to use a bigger wheel or tire... I haven't had a lot of luck online... currently it's bone stock... I see horses heavily modified... I would really appreciate a suggestion if you know any good bolt on kits

[@KiaDave]

There are none. Check the Facebook group MicroMonsters. There may be a partial kit from whoever is currently making the UpYourKia kit, and a company in Korea called Picorp makes and sells longer front strut forks. King springs in Australia used to make taller springs, but I'm pretty sure they're discontinued, like everything else. But there's hope! Coilsprings.com makes custom springs and local fabrication shops would probably love to work on a Sportage. Or you could learn to weld/fabricate and build it yourself. That's how MOST of us do it. Sorry no easy bolt ons!

[@Nick-T.9000]

Thank you very much appreciated