Kia sportage ?? any good offroad??

SJR · May 26, 2008

whose got one? whats the gearing and axles like??

Moneypit1 · May 26, 2008

Get an early one 2002, or earlier. Full frame. Live axle rear. IFS front. Motors are OK, but make sure to replace the Tbelt, or kablammmmowww. Nice sized rig, reasonable economy, reasonable price range.

Totalled · May 27, 2008

There's a dude on pirate that rocks one with a sold front that looks like it works very well.

joe37705 · May 27, 2008

One guy in my neiborhood has one lifted with a sas. May be the same guy, I haven't talked to him yet. Got a picture of it?

Totalled · May 27, 2008

Here we go: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=672373&highlight=Kia+sportage

It's fledgling666's.

AWDios · May 27, 2008

weird

joe37705 · May 27, 2008

Totalled said:
Here we go: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=672373&highlight=Kia+sportage

It's fledgling666's.

Not it, the one near me has no body damge and it's a light brown color.

Binder · May 28, 2008

You have got to be kidding me????? What as bunch of fukin tards!

Binder, Shifty, Jobless from Moab.

P.S. Jobless says go back to playing with your fawkin remote controll toys!!!!!!!!

Lamar · May 30, 2008

Dear SJR;
Their weak point seems to be the t-case chain. I've known of 4 or 5 of them to break around here and they weren't subjected to any heavy wheeling, just normal "thru the mud and muck to get home from work " stuff. AFAIK that seems to be their weakest point.
Your friend;
LAMAR

JOOP · May 30, 2008

Binder said:
You have got to be kidding me????? What as bunch of fukin tards!

Binder, Shifty, Jobless from Moab.

P.S. Jobless says go back to playing with your fawkin remote controll toys!!!!!!!!

:haha: Hey Kia's make good obstacles at the mall. I say bring it we need something to crawl over. :redneck:

Poohbair · May 31, 2008

The only way Kia and Good belong in the same sentence is "good for scrap". My wife has one and I hate that pile of ****...

HillbillyPlumber · Jun 1, 2008

K.I.A.s are just slightly better than Jeeps

Gaylord · Jun 2, 2008

I like the one posted cause it's diffrent. :awesomework:

rockmike · Jun 3, 2008

Ive noticed parts for them and hyundais are expensive.Id stay far away.

64FJ40 · Jun 3, 2008

For what it's worth, my uncle has had a Sportage for 10 (?) years now and continues to just keep abusing it. He's a house appraiser, so it's got something like 300K on it, and he lives at the end of a 2-mile private gravel road.

I still don't know that I'd buy one, but I'm impressed by how well his has held up.