Got a chance to take the Montero out to Box Canyon with this kids this past weekend. Spent most of the day running the trails, and went through the canyon late afternoon. Truck did great, and only had to put in 4WD once while doing some pretty steep bits. Had to turn away from a few obstacles, since I didn't have skid plates or sliders and such, and didn't want to damage anything, or get stranded with the kids in the truck. I didn't air down either since I don't have a compressor just yet. But we had a blast! Looking forward to getting out and really putting the truck through the paces. Front end seems a bit loose and noisy when bouncing around, so I need to start looking at the front suspension for worn parts. I'm thinking either the sway bar is loose (which I'm going to ditch anyway) or the idler arm has some slop in it.

Glamour Shot!