Hey hows it goin everyone i am new to this forum. i was wondering if anyone from the area knows of any good sites that show where i can go wheel on some mild trails. Thanks for yalls help

Well, first, welcome (soon) to <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> Arizona. Second, purchase a Wells Guide for AZ. There is alot of trails, but they run the gamut.
I guess it all depends on what type of adventure you're looking for. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

You picked a good area for wheeling the montero sport, and a good place to find the stuff you need for it

sweet i hope i can find a place that can hook me up with some new gears and a rear Air Locker fairly cheap. how much you think that will run me around phoenix?? Where can i pick up that book from??

Pretty much any local 4x4 shop will have the Wells guide in stock. You might find gears in stock somewhere if you live in Australia, but here in the states you'll have to order them from a Mitsu dealer or from down under.

Welcome to the not-so-well-populated world of Mitsubishi 4 wheeling parts & accessories.

I'm not real familiar with the Sports but there are many here that are & should be able to post up with what will fit yours. Spend a little time with the search function on this forum & you'll find a lot of info on what options you have for modifying your Sport and where you can get them from. A lot of the available parts are actually stock Mitsu parts from other vehicles or from Monteros with different equipment than yours (5 speed vs AT axle ratios for example). Drivetrain modifications are doable, they're just going to take more effort than if you owned a Jeep.
Check out the trailrides & events section for Arizona posts. We've got a tentative trip to Woodpecker Mine & Highway to Hell coming up in a few months. Most of us are going to need that time to prepare our Monteros for those trails. Extra protection & at least a rear locker are barely minimum for H2H, but if you're into hardcore rock crawling plan on coming along. You can find the Woodpecker Mine trail covered in the Wells guide, but H2H is an extreme trail & Wells doesn't cover those.

Glad to see another az person hope to wheel with you most of the other some what built sports here only see pavment so i hope you can get with us and wheel i'd love to see a sport out on the rocks. We're trying to get back to going out on the trails once a month so keep an eye out.

I'll probably hit sum trails up with yall once i get my SAS done this summer.. if i went with my truck as is i wouldnt make it over the first rock haha here she is below.

I see you found this forum (I read your post on the sport forum). There's an active group of Mitsu off roaders in AZ as you've probably learned. If you haven't already, check out this thread... (http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=1072405&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=2&fpart=1)

You'll make it over the 1st rock unless they take you to an X level trail. I believe yours is 2wd for now right? Check out http://www.car-part.com or http://www.msrecycling.com for xcases and other items to mod it to 4wd. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

sweet thanks for the tread.. yea its 2wd for now but if all goes good it will be 4wd with a SAS by the end of summer. depends on how long it takes me to gather all the parts.

well you're coming to the right place for parts we've got tons of salvage yards here