Maybe on an lx. But not on an ex becuase of the additional trim I run 235 85 16 with 2 inch lift. Mines an ex. Some folks go 265 75 16. I added wheel spacers so had to do some trimming to my pinch welds.
Funny you mention monteros.
My plan is to attempt to put a montero locker in the rear. The internals are very close to the gen 3 monty.
If I can't I plan to swap entire rear axle in.
I'm also working on ideas for the front to stay ifs but lock it. Again monty fronts are very close to same specs so I hope I can swap internals. But may try to swap entire housing.
Planning for custom control arms and jeep liberty struts. To move knuckles forward to allow clearance for 35s with minimal lift.
I forgot about ome, they do make HD lift coils and shocks/struts for these too
I've owned a Kia Sorento (year 2005) for a while. Did almost no offroading.
- for the axle rust there's supposed to be a sulution (drill a tony hole somewhere so water doesn't stand there, will likely not go for mud)
- I'd made an electronic button to 'fake' the 4wd clutch to the computer and sending the power from the ECU trough a 6 Ohm resistor to ground. This way a 2WD drive was created that also could be used in LOW (ideal for reversing with a trailer)
can look up details if interested. If your german is good there is a Huge forum there. Can't find it right now but can look a bit harder if interested.