rumblefish
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My '96 Trooper mods
Here's my '96 Isuzu Trooper. 3.2 litre 4X4 automatic. Mods are, 235/85-16 Yokohama Geolanders. Approximately 32" in diameter, but kept them narrow. Installed wheel spacers to improve track width. Ball joint flip & snubbers. OME shocks front & back though the rear shocks are longer than the prior Billstein spec shocks. Had to make temporary spring mounts so the OME 929 springs I installed (without the spacers) wouldn't fall out under full extension. I got the shocks from Independent 4x4. In another thread, someone mentioned that since they are longer than the Billstiens were, that I might have been supplied with Nissan Patrol shocks instead. Truck sat pretty high in the rear for about 6 months before springs settled just right. At least 2" lift front & back. Maybe a bit more but I was trying for just 2". Cranked up torsion bars. Home made aluminum rear brake hose mount extension, Aisin manual hub conversion, Indy 4x4 H.D. tie rods, HI-lift jack mounted to class III rear hitch. That will change when I get rid of hitch & rear bumper for something with better departure angle. Front aftermarket bumper for a Jeep with home made mounts. They are my prototypes that work, but need refining. Don't know when I can get to that due to a bad arm injury in May 2013. Yakima roof racks for my bikes & surfboard though I have since injured myself too bad to ride or surf for a loooong time, if ever. Almost lost the arm at one point. Left hand is now about 25% useful anymore so hinders any mechanical work. Hope I listed everything & you guys like the pictures. I also hope this isn't a repeated post as I know I posted before somewhere. May have been on a Trooper forum. Some photos may be with Superwinch hubs that I broke when I smacked a rock & the ones on the rocks are before the OME springs & shocks. The Yokohamas climb everything that I have attempted. Steep loose rocks of various sizes, steep loose on top of hardpack, loose whooped out hill climbs & descents. The tread pattern is not too aggressive since I do use this as my daily driver too. The front looks a bit low in the last photo but the truck actually sits almost even with the back end. OME shocks have a quicker rebound valving than the Billstiens for washboard fire roads, etc...so I did lose some stability on the highway, but just had to adapt.
Oh yeah, replaced the transmission selector switch underneath as the grease dries out at the contacts & trans will start to upshift & especially downshift rough as you come to a stop. Not an uncommon problem. Replacing the switch fixed that issue.
Here's my '96 Isuzu Trooper. 3.2 litre 4X4 automatic. Mods are, 235/85-16 Yokohama Geolanders. Approximately 32" in diameter, but kept them narrow. Installed wheel spacers to improve track width. Ball joint flip & snubbers. OME shocks front & back though the rear shocks are longer than the prior Billstein spec shocks. Had to make temporary spring mounts so the OME 929 springs I installed (without the spacers) wouldn't fall out under full extension. I got the shocks from Independent 4x4. In another thread, someone mentioned that since they are longer than the Billstiens were, that I might have been supplied with Nissan Patrol shocks instead. Truck sat pretty high in the rear for about 6 months before springs settled just right. At least 2" lift front & back. Maybe a bit more but I was trying for just 2". Cranked up torsion bars. Home made aluminum rear brake hose mount extension, Aisin manual hub conversion, Indy 4x4 H.D. tie rods, HI-lift jack mounted to class III rear hitch. That will change when I get rid of hitch & rear bumper for something with better departure angle. Front aftermarket bumper for a Jeep with home made mounts. They are my prototypes that work, but need refining. Don't know when I can get to that due to a bad arm injury in May 2013. Yakima roof racks for my bikes & surfboard though I have since injured myself too bad to ride or surf for a loooong time, if ever. Almost lost the arm at one point. Left hand is now about 25% useful anymore so hinders any mechanical work. Hope I listed everything & you guys like the pictures. I also hope this isn't a repeated post as I know I posted before somewhere. May have been on a Trooper forum. Some photos may be with Superwinch hubs that I broke when I smacked a rock & the ones on the rocks are before the OME springs & shocks. The Yokohamas climb everything that I have attempted. Steep loose rocks of various sizes, steep loose on top of hardpack, loose whooped out hill climbs & descents. The tread pattern is not too aggressive since I do use this as my daily driver too. The front looks a bit low in the last photo but the truck actually sits almost even with the back end. OME shocks have a quicker rebound valving than the Billstiens for washboard fire roads, etc...so I did lose some stability on the highway, but just had to adapt.Oh yeah, replaced the transmission selector switch underneath as the grease dries out at the contacts & trans will start to upshift & especially downshift rough as you come to a stop. Not an uncommon problem. Replacing the switch fixed that issue.
