ZULANDR - 1994 Isuzu Trooper - Louisiana
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nickjaynes
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Can you just install the OME springs, stocks, and struts? Or do you need to do more?
LazarusLost
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Where'd you get the ladder? I love it! Excited to see the suspension rebuild, OME springs are next for my 99' Trooper.
GingerBeardMan78
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X 2 on The ladder! Looks like that guy has 2 orders coming his way!!!
NC-Trooper
Team Holland Overland
love this build! i had a 1999 that I had to part with. She was a great truck and I still see her on the trails every once in a while. I hate I sold it!
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Gumbeaux
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Hey guys -
Good news and bad news. I needed funds to relaunch my business manufacturing parts for older sports cars - so I ended up having an offer I could not turn down on the Trooper in September of 2017.
I did not install the OME suspension - i sold all the parts to a fellow in California.
33's (or 285/75/16's) did fit without a lift - except that I rubbed at full steering lock. Now, remember - the 92-94 trucks had the "midtrack" setup, and the wheels are spaced wider out in the 95 up trucks so I don't know how that would work.
The ladder was made by a guy in Iceland - he is on the Isuzu groups and his name is Craig Knight. I am not sure if he is still making them.
I have the Heise LED's and the sPOD for sale now as I did not get to use them.
I will buy another one of these early 2nd gen 5 speed Troopers. I absolutely loved it! The only thing is I probably would not retain the 3.2 - it simply is not powerful enough to handle interstate travel in 21st century America. I drove it from Louisiana, to Washington state, and BACK to Louisiana to deliver it to its new owner. It was a serious struggle, and frankly I was insane for even trying to use interstates in and west of the Rockies. One point in Montana i was stuck doing 55mph and praying I did not get rear-ended by traffic. LOL
I wanted to post because I hate reading build threads where updates stop coming in, and I realized I had let that happen to my own build thread. LOL
Good news and bad news. I needed funds to relaunch my business manufacturing parts for older sports cars - so I ended up having an offer I could not turn down on the Trooper in September of 2017.
I did not install the OME suspension - i sold all the parts to a fellow in California.
33's (or 285/75/16's) did fit without a lift - except that I rubbed at full steering lock. Now, remember - the 92-94 trucks had the "midtrack" setup, and the wheels are spaced wider out in the 95 up trucks so I don't know how that would work.
The ladder was made by a guy in Iceland - he is on the Isuzu groups and his name is Craig Knight. I am not sure if he is still making them.
I have the Heise LED's and the sPOD for sale now as I did not get to use them.
I will buy another one of these early 2nd gen 5 speed Troopers. I absolutely loved it! The only thing is I probably would not retain the 3.2 - it simply is not powerful enough to handle interstate travel in 21st century America. I drove it from Louisiana, to Washington state, and BACK to Louisiana to deliver it to its new owner. It was a serious struggle, and frankly I was insane for even trying to use interstates in and west of the Rockies. One point in Montana i was stuck doing 55mph and praying I did not get rear-ended by traffic. LOL
I wanted to post because I hate reading build threads where updates stop coming in, and I realized I had let that happen to my own build thread. LOL
