Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

[adz1973]

[Google]

[jacksdad1963]

Look great....just the price was a bit of a shock!  
_________________
1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
3" Body lift, 3" suspension lift, diff dropped, balljoints flipped, extended panhard, Tree sliders, Superwinch, +2" Pro Comps, 33" Mudders: Nearly finished!

[Pete_88]

Still cheaper then getting them from the states.
_________________
2000 3.0 Trooper Duty swb

[jacksdad1963]

I bet yours are better quality as well    
Is it the joints that cost so much: I've no idea about these things, I'm not having a go or anything!
_________________
1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
3" Body lift, 3" suspension lift, diff dropped, balljoints flipped, extended panhard, Tree sliders, Superwinch, +2" Pro Comps, 33" Mudders: Nearly finished!

[uktotty]

Awesome!
What are they for?

[jacksdad1963]

Its simple, they are arms, that do the trailing.....anything else I can help with?  
_________________
1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
3" Body lift, 3" suspension lift, diff dropped, balljoints flipped, extended panhard, Tree sliders, Superwinch, +2" Pro Comps, 33" Mudders: Nearly finished!

[uktotty]

[jacksdad1963]

My pleasure!    
Now hopefully somebody will come along and tell us both what they actually do: I'm good with engines but the suspension side of things is witchcraft  
_________________
1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
3" Body lift, 3" suspension lift, diff dropped, balljoints flipped, extended panhard, Tree sliders, Superwinch, +2" Pro Comps, 33" Mudders: Nearly finished!

[Pete_88]

When you lift a truck up the axle is pulled forwards, these arms are adjustable so the axle can be moved back slightly to compensate the lift. They're also a hell of a lot stronger then standard arms so there is less chance of bending them off road.
_________________
2000 3.0 Trooper Duty swb

[kennymac]

Also, with the arms being adjustable you can (by measuring the diagonals) make sure that the front and rear axles are parallel, and with a matching top arm the diff angle can be reset to the optimum. Also with a slightly longer adjustable panhard rod the axle can be re-centred on the vehicles centre line (it'll be slightly off to the N/S after the lift).

Not that I've been trying to justify making a set for quite some time or anything      
_________________
If all else fails just nod, smile and say "Yes Dear"

[jacksdad1963]

Hmmm, sounds like I need some of these as well!  
I can see how lifting will throw things out of line now, never given it a thought before  
_________________
1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
3" Body lift, 3" suspension lift, diff dropped, balljoints flipped, extended panhard, Tree sliders, Superwinch, +2" Pro Comps, 33" Mudders: Nearly finished!

[Seth]

[Pete_88]

Agreed, you need an adjustable top link too, then you can put the pinion angle back to normal as you say. The adjustment isn't really needed on 2" lifts, so you could make them and use Polly bushes, however the joints do allow for a lot more flex then you could get from non adjustable bars if that makes sense?!
_________________
2000 3.0 Trooper Duty swb

[Seth]

Sure it makes sense, but the amount of flex is governed by the length of the dampers and even with +2" dampers the original bushes don't bind up, I hope this doesn't come across as negative, you've made a good job of them, I just know how expensive good rose/creeper/johnny joints etc can be. Also with a suspension lift the axle will pull slightly to the near side as the chassis goes up, so the panhard rod ideally should be lengthened as well, but as said on a 2" lift the amount of movement is negligable.

[Seth]

Just out of interest, did you use rebuildable joints or permanently sealed.