Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

rich31td · **** Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 454 Location: Kent

Here is a picture of my beat up Trooper 3.1td.

I have just fitted Insa Turbo Sahara tyres in 235/85-16 size on the standard steel wheels which I painted hammered black.
The front is lifted 1.6" with low-pro droop snubbers, the back is lifted 2.6" on blood red springs, 30mm coil spacers and Procomp +2" shocks and front and rear anti-roll bars have been removed.

Will try and get some pics of it flexing.

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Benny90 · ** Joined: 13 Jan 2010 Posts: 54 Location: East Sussex

Nice! Especially like the colour Cool

Thinkin about painting my wheels in the summer, cant decide what colour to go for yet tho.
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markymoan · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 17:56 Post subject:

Have to love the colour Cool

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ecp · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 20:06 Post subject: green

got to love that Green Laughing

gary820 · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 21:22 Post subject:

Thats not beat up Laughing

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rich31td · **** Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 454 Location: Kent

There are dents all down one side where a tree got in my way, and the sills are all dented from where it bellys out.

Need to flip the front/upper ball joints to gain back some extension travel as the snubbers are still hitting hard going over bumps.

Allready fitted the low-pro snubbers (10.2mm) and 6mm spacer on shock.

It's going well for 186,000 miles! Been running 17psi and increased fuelling (Aneroid valve) for the last two years. Very Happy

rich31td · **** Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 454 Location: Kent

And another picture...

rich31td · **** Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 454 Location: Kent

Just flipped the front upper balljoints, not that hard to do.

Only problem now is that I have some visible positive camber! May have to wind the torsions bars up a bit. Rolling Eyes

dieseldog69 · Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 14:17 Post subject:

how do you stand with v**a with regards the m** having removed your anti rolls frnt and rear?

I took my front off when this occured----

one side and------

Now the other, am stuffed if I can actually find out the real cause of the bally thing ending up like that but the bushes were fine and it just seems like its bent too far but as I dont have a new one for reference its mere speculation!!!
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dieseldog69 · Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 14:19 Post subject:

this is the other side trust me to click same pic twice, haha

Joys of being off work ill!!
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rich31td · **** Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 454 Location: Kent

Maybe the drop links are the wrong ones and are too short?

Not to sure about MOT.

dieseldog69 · Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 16:06 Post subject:

no everything under there is standard only a set of after market shockers, she was not touching before the festive hoidays when I crawled under her for the ritual of servicing!!!

Dont really intend to put them back now though as she feels much more competent off road and as I dont drive too fast the body roll is irrelevant, any way if you drove an early classic without them over a bridge on a windy day I would say that a Troop minus its ARBs is tame in comparrison?

Any way I amgonna chat to the guy who does the DOEs for me and see ifhe says she'll need em back on but might chance my arm and put her in anyway, whats the worst that could happen? gotta get em back on again in time for the re-test!!!!
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psycho · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:10 Post subject:

Would it not be possible to make new longer drop links from some rose joints and lenghts of round bar threaded at the ends ?
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rich31td · **** Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 454 Location: Kent

dieseldog69 · Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 23:26 Post subject:

Well I discovered the real cause of the ARB demise on the faithful troop and it was down to my wonderful girlfriend and trying to teach her to drive in the yard, only problem there was that she took the corner of the car park too fast and didnt straighten up in time which subsequently saw us mount the rock bank surrounding the pond with a rather loud thud but as I couldnt see any immediate life threatening damage just dismissed it, but today on closer inspection of scrape on bumper and front member which placed the ARB right in the battering line for the rock party that won the fight!!!!!

Oh well, prefer with out to be honest, much more exciting Laughing

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