Let's See Your Isuzu!
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bhop
New member
It's bone stock, with stock size tires. Unless someone lifted it before I bought it and I just don't know it.. heh, heh.. the stock tire size is (I think) 31x10.50R15
nfpgasmask
Adventurer
Yeah, the 1st gen Troopers have a nice stance bone stock. You can then get a Calmini lift kit (2" or 3") and that will give you enough underbelly clearance for just about anything other than hard core rock crawling, which you should already know these vehicles are not meant for.
I just bought my 2nd 1st gen Trooper. She's a little rough but will come clean once I am done babying her!!
Good luck,
Bart
I just bought my 2nd 1st gen Trooper. She's a little rough but will come clean once I am done babying her!!
Good luck,
Bart
Yeah thanks it was fun and really interesting off roading with a trailer. It adds another level of excitement.
BigSwede
The Credible Hulk
OMG...I just looked at that pic again, and realized it is just rusty cast iron. This is going to sound nuts, but for some reason when I looked at it the first time it looked translucent, like Pyrex or plastic or something showing the orange paint on the block through it...thought it must be a manufacturer display or something 
...nevermind.
...nevermind.
Frank
Explorer
Well, the time has come. After a little more than a year and a half of non-trooper ownership and missing it dearly, I decided to part ways with my Jeep. Being torn between getting back into auto-x/HPDE and another Trooper, a really nice trooper kinda fell into my lap. Today I secured a 2000 Trooper for what I feel is a great deal. It's very clean on the inside, TOD, roof rack (basket) and some super over sized tires.
My Jeep was fun and the "Jeep community" was a great bunch but I never felt impressed by my Jeep. After owning a trooper, it also felt tiny. I guess to each their own.
I take ownership of the new Trooper on Tuesday. Immediate plans include getting the exhaust fixed, shocks, (KYB Monomax) tires and brakes. I also plan to build a removable rack system for the rear for gear and get it ready to go camping.
Long term plans include OME suspension, ARB bumper and a winch. Essentially a copy of the Expedition West Trooper.
Speaking of tires, what is the tallest tire you can safely put on a trooper, no lift?
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montypower
Adventure Time!
I doubt that. I've owned both and the Toyota has far better ground clearance and better wheel travel. That looks like a very clean Trooper! I like that v6 motor too (hard to find). Any mods planned for it?
Frank
Explorer
Thanks for that info!
Budget is a concern or else I would be all over it, trust me. My plans may change once its in my driveway but as of now, I think new tires and shocks are a must rather than load capacity. Who knows, like I said, that may change once its in my driveway.
nfpgasmask
Adventurer
Awesome, Frank! Notihng I love more than a Jeeper going to Isuzu, or in your case, a Trooperist who went to the darkside and came back!! :wings:
Bart
Bart