Hello Everyone!
I am new to this forum and the Mitsubishi brand. I am in the process of purchasing a 2013 OS ES AWC and I am already thinking of ways to change it. I want to make it a rugged looking vehicle. I got the grey and im gonna get wheels and a roof gear basket. A front brush guard is also a possibility.


Heres a picture of kinda what im looking for. I apologize that this is a Mazda CX-5 but its the only picture that I could find of what I want.

Does anyone know where to start to get my OS ES to look like this? Cant find similar wheels.

Thanks!!

 

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not sure about a stock front brush guard.
(I've seen a generic one on ebay but that doesn't really compliment our O.Sport's look though...)

You shouldn't have any problems with roof accessories, since ours CUV comes with some beefy rails.

The only area of concern is the underbelly, the brake and fuel lines are really exposed. You'll need to fabricate some kind of guard to protect them better if you really want to go Safari.

 

Thanks a lot. Yeah i agree i don't want to jeopardize the look of the front of the car, its one of its best features IMO. Im not too worried about the underbelly, I wont be doing anything real crazy. Do you know where I could find wheels like the ones in the picture? Id like some beefy tires too. I was thinking about going to 17 wheels so i could go larger with the tire without changing anything?

 

Tire rack would be your best place to start as they allow you to go -2 or +2 in wheel diameter and have the appropriate fitment of tires to compensate.

 

On another note.. welcome to the forum and OS family.

 

Okay, thanks for the help. And thanks for the friendly welcome.

 

I got a couple links for ya. Gimme a little while, once I get settled in at work I'll post it all up.

 

Alrighty, here we go.

Tires:

I'd recommend a 16" over a 17" tire. 16" rims are VERY common, expecially in 114.3x5 bolt pattern that our Outlander Sports have. The OEM base model has a 16x6.5 rim, and a 215/70R16 tire size. As you can see below, this size equates to almost the exact dimensions of the 18x7 rim & 225/55R18 tire combo on the higher trims, keeping the speedo accurate. The exact rim specs needed have been posted here many times, you can search for them if you need them. I know it's a 46mm offset, and I think 61.7 or 67.1 maybe for the center hub. I can't remember the damn name right now.







Brush Guard:


http://www.antec-online.de/public/en/2/0/28/nav.htm



http://www.seko-s.de/mitsubishi%20asx%20110_e.htm


Unfortunately, they're both over seas. I haven't really seen a US market distributor for them.

For the rear bumper protection, I'd recommend a trailer hitch, and then you can buy a rear bumper guard that attached to that. This will serve as a multi-purpose item a lot better because you can then remove the bumper guard and tow a small trailer, attach a hitch mounted D-ring or recovery hook, or add a bike rack/cargo rack. Curts Class III hitch is what I, and several others here have. About $110 from amazon.com, installs in about 10 minutes, and flows well with the bumper.

And, if you're interested, here's some under-belly protection. A skid plate to help protect your oil pan. I can tell you first-hand that even light off roading can cause some pretty serious radiator damage....




Storage/rack:

First off, go check out the MOLLE storage thread that a few other members here have discovered:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ou...onse-team.html

and

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ou...land-gear.html


Pretty badass way to store your gear.









Overall, your best bet is to troll the foreign boards relating to the full-size Outlander, as those are much more likely to be off-roaded, and then figure out what will fit on your Sport.

There's a lot of good info hidden over here: http://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/mit...&sort=lastpost


And just for some inspiration:


http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=904370

 

Welcome to the club! I've been here a week and so far I can say it's a really good community on here.

 

Thank you so much this is insanely helpful ad thank you all for the warm welcome. Ill definitely be using your links to my advantage.

 

Nice seeing a different gameplan from the norm. Good luck with the build!

 

Welcome to the group. The lime green ZORT molle gear OS is my ride. I love the rugged look, i have been looking at doing the 255/55/R18 BF Goodridge Rugged AT tires on my 18"x9" wheels. i am waiting till i wear out the stock tires for now though... it is tough though cause i love the lowered look as well...thats why i have been messing with performance upgrade for now till i can make up my mind on which route to go down. I love the basket on the roof too, but it would block the whole panaramic sun roof...
Cool thread though!

 

i found a safari rack flooring kit for the Outlander does not specify that its for a Sport, but everything can be modded lol. its fairly cheap too.

http://4wheelonline.com/Safari_Rack_...g_Kit.202366.0

 

here is a 4 light roof lighting system as well, ABS light weight and cheap could be color matched or not, and would require some interesting way to get the electrical power to it without drilling the roof.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLUE-LENS-RO...ht_2413wt_1206

 

or there is always the LED light bar option that all the Rubicons are running now, it takes less power, it smaller, and looks alot more slick mounted up.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/24-120W-LED-Light-Bar-Alloy-Spot-Flood-Combo-Work-Diving-HID-Offroad-4WD-Boat-/300900070665?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item460f0ab509&vxp=mtr