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212 messages, Last post on Jun 29, 2004 at 10:21 AM
You are in the Isuzu Trooper Forum.What is this discussion about? Isuzu, SUV
Your Community Leader is paisan.
#193 of 212 huh? by paisan
Nov 20, 2001 (9:55 am)
Tires will lift the body as well as the differential. Tires are the universal lift. But you sacrafice handling and Center of Gravity with them.-mike
#194 of 212 Clarification by sbcooke
Nov 20, 2001 (11:11 am)
In the Rodeo forum, mention was made to adding suspension lift. Springs/body lift will not increase minimum ground clearance, just the height of the body. Taller tires will add increased height to everything.Over sand, I have found that the differential isn't as much of a problem hitting sand as the gas tank. Going over the undulating surface of the beach, the gas tank often "kisses" the sand; pounding across rough rough terrain at 5 MPH, you see imprints of the tank and center skid plate in the sand. Body lift would improve the overall performance on the beach. Wider and taller tires would obviously help do the same.
#195 of 212 4Lo by gpm5
Nov 20, 2001 (11:14 am)
Yeah, your reved pretty high at speeds above 30 mph, but you can go faster. It seems that I recall the manual saying something about keeping the speed low.#196 of 212 reving by paisan
Nov 20, 2001 (12:27 pm)
I think at 50ish I'm at like 4500-5500rpms, can't remember now though.-mike
#197 of 212 Sugar Sand by jakemm
Nov 20, 2001 (11:24 pm)
The good news is the deep sand at Hatteras will swallow up most any vehicle. There are sections of the beach that are, simply put, treacherous.I previously had a Jeep Cherokee which was a little less prone to getting high centered on the center mound of the tracks at the beach.
Based on your inputs I'll take a slightly different tack with the Rodeo. Upsize the tires (30x9.50), pull the spare and put in the back, and never let the RPMs drop below 3 grand in 2nd gear in 4W low.
Another interesting thought appears to be to relocate the gas tank to where the 15" spare lives. Anyone seen a kit for doing this?? The gas tank location on the '99 Rodeo appears to be a major hindrance for any sort of serious off-roading. Any one considered / relocated their fuel tank to pick up ground clearance? Basically the Rodeo has great clearance except for the gas tank and spare(15"). One of these is easily fixed, the other one???
Jake
#198 of 212 Montero by gpm5
Dec 04, 2001 (10:49 pm)
The Montero, I believe, is now unibody construction. Not great for hard offroad work--definitely not for rocky terrain. I believe the X-terra is full frame truck. Has anyone seen that offroad likes its been advertised?#199 of 212 by paisan
Dec 06, 2001 (5:25 pm)
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#200 of 212 Paragon by keepontroopin
Feb 04, 2002 (1:09 pm)
Paisan do we have to preregister for the Paragon trip or do we just show up?#201 of 212 Hmmm by paisan
Feb 04, 2002 (1:12 pm)
Good question Troopin. Check out the paragon page and see if there is a pre-reg thing or just show up. I'll add you to the list on my page in case someone from the VX board decides to make reservations.-mike
#202 of 212 It's been a while... by mkaye
May 22, 2002 (5:42 pm)
Since this section of the forum was used, so I thought I'd toss in some web sites for off-road trails, for anyone in the southwest part of the US.Great Western Trail, Arizona section:
http://www.gwt.org/gwt/azgwt.html
Arizona Off-Road:
http://www.az-offroad.com/
Off-Road article:
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_offrd/m1185/n9_v29/17097283/p1/article.jhtml
El Camino Del Diablo:
http://www.bushducks.com/tripreps/camino.htm
Various Trails:
http://www.4x44u.com/pub/k2/am4x44u/trails/locations/trailr2.htm
http://www.4x4now.com/
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