My 2000 Sportage 2dr 5-sp sports a 3" body lift that I designed and installed which allows me to run 235/85r16's on 16 x 7 wheels. I have noticed very little power loss (narrow, light 32" tall tires). The Kia has a convential style output on the trans that will accept an aftermarket gear box from a speedo shop that will correct the speedo reading and computer speed sensor. This simple gearbox fixed the problems with poor milage and incorrect engine timing/ computer output. With the body lift and tire choice I only had to trim the rear edge of the front fenders and the factory mud flaps covered the area which now looks stock.