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Good Luck,
Con
I have put 109K on my 1995 Trooper clutch and some of that towing and retrieving a boat up the ramp, the origianl clutch is working perfectly.
I have heard of other vehicles going through clutches, but I thought Trooper clutches were good for the life of the Trooper. Only to be changed when the engine is overhauled about once every 300K or so.
Do you or another driver of your Trooper rest your foot on the clutch petal all the time? How about holding position on a hill by feathering the clutch? If there is a teen driving your Trooper I would expect a short life on the clutch and some odd looking patches of rubber on nearby roads.
lug nuts stripping?
If the lug nuts are overtightened, as might happen when using an air wrench at a tire shop, the tapered end of the nut pinches down on the stud. The next time you have to remove the nut the threads on the stud are stripped in the process. Sometimes the stud will actually break as they try to remove the nut using an air wrench.
The studs themselves are usually cheap (around $8 each), but you can find better grade studs in auto parts stores than going with Isuzu studs. The procedure for replacing studs depends on whether its front or rear, and whether you have auto or manual hubs up front. If you have a dealer do this, be prepared to pay. The labor charge to remove the wheel, hub assembly, brake shield and rotor guard, knock out the broken stud, replace with a new one, and then put it all back together can be very high.
You will probably also have to replace the nuts, but here you may need original Isuzu nuts, as the special tapered end is used to hold the wheel properly.
The way to prevent all this in the first place is to never torque the lug nuts over 80 foot-pounds.
Good luck, Marty
95 Trooper LS
Just wanted to tell everyone that my 01 Trooper got bumped today at a stop light. Lucky it was a older Grand Am with plastic bumpers and it barely sratched the bumper as the person's foot slipped off the brakes. There are some light scratches under the bumper but nothing cleanerwax can take out. Lucky, they hit the right side so it missed the exhaust tip. I think the HH hitch helped also as they did not come close to the tire. So I will be ordering the Bar shortly from Independent4x.com very soon.
Cheers,
Con
P.S. Crunchy, did you get your side bars mounted? I might just go for it and get it all. Thanks.
What we had was a bunch of luck and a good driving story. My wife just happened to be looking in the rearview mirror (lucky break 1). All the cars behind her were just that, low cars, (lucky break 2) so she could see over them and notice a rapidly approaching truck. The window happened to be down (lucky break 3) so the tires caught her attention when they started to squeal just before the collision. My wife also had left enough space between the car in front of her (lucky break 4) and was able to quickly cut out of the line of cars and onto the center median (the presence of the median being the final lucky break) just as the cars from behind came crashing forward.
While I like to think I am a good driver I really wonder if would have been paying that much attention, especially while stopped, let alone had the reflexes to safely get out of the way. Anyhow this is just an anecdote to note that it isn't always the equipment that saves the day. Sometimes it is the driver.
-mike
As a point of reference, I once had a Dodge Caravan that needed a Motor and Transmission that were quoted to me new at the dealership at $3500 and $1400 installed respectively. Course not everything attached to motor were new as the installation process would use the old alternator, water pump, oil pump, etc.
I would think the Isuzu Trooper 3.5L engine, though, to cost somewhat more. Anyone know?
-mike
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If your boat is too far forward on the trailer it could cause way to much tingue weight.
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If your Trooper sags to the rubber stops with just 350# of tongue weight the Trooper has a big problem even when not towing.
-mike
As far as towing, I don't think the boat is too far forward, I just have it cranked up to where it needs to be. The Trooper is fine without the boat on there. I will try the spring thing and if that doesn't work, the air shock thing. My mechanic friend will install them for free.
-mike
-mike
Cheers,
Con
-mike
I was looking too myself at 99-2k used before buying my 01 new trooper. The reason I got the 01 trooper because of the 0% fin. made it a good deal and only a few bucks more than a 2k model(at say $20k) after fin. charges(around $25k+ after the life of a loan which you can get a 2001 around 26K or so). If you pay cash a different story though.
All of the Used 2k Troopers I found on the east coast were Rentals or Corp. Cars. Carfax.com was free through Good Morning America a few months back so that is where I got the info about being rentals. The prices for the 2k troopers ranged from $17-20k for the S Auto 4x4 models. I have bought off-rental cars in the past with no problems plus they do still have the bumper to bumper warr. so everthing will be covered anyway. To each its own on that subject. What I figure is that you will not find many "private" owners selling or trading in a 1-2 year old trooper as they love them too much! If you search on 98 models, more are poping up on dealer lots though so maybe 99 are not far behind as a lot of people do hold there cars for only 2-3 years. BTW, I looked at Acura SLX too used but they made very few of them and they command more money than the Trooper(amazing what a badge will do to resale!) also.
Cheers,
Con
Where are you located? If these are never titled vehicles and have less than 15k let me know who this dealer is because I want to go buy another one for my wife. Her Jetta is starting to fall apart and we battle over who gets to drive the Trooper. By the way I bought a 2000 Trooper from a dealer in OH who had bought a dozen or so they bought at auction which were all AVIS rental cars. I have put 15k on it so far and it had 5k on it when I bought it for 19K. No problems yet and I highly doubt there will be any in the future. If you have any questions e-mail me!
Chris L.
We are still trying to decide between the Trooper and the Honda CR-V. Where we live space is at a premium and mileage is important. There would be little to no off roading. Thing is, the Trooper just seems like the better bargain but the CR-V is probably all we really need. I actually prefer the looks of the Trooper over almost all other SUV's.
-mike
Where can you get the $7.5k rebate? as edmunds does not state anything over 2k rebate w/o IMAC fin. A cash price of 22k is very good as carsdirect.com is listing cash price for 25k. My local dealer had a cash price for S 4x4 auto for $24.6k(with the 2k rebate).
Cheers,
Con
01 Trooper LS
ARB only sells products at "real stores" not internet shops, which limits choices. So there is a real market for aftermarket shops and web development :-).
-mike
Ergo, my Trooper is in need of a new home.
'99 Trooper, Performance + Luxury (Now called "LTD"), 1 owner, 34k miles, gray leather, 6 CD indash player, giant moonroof, the works. Never smoked in, excellent condition. I added Rancho 9000 shocks to steady the ride. There are not a lot of the Perf+Lux Troopers for sale, so a price is hard to set, and it is difficult to compare a 2001 "S" model with this loaded model. Sticker was over 34,000; I paid 28,000 two years ago. I would entertain any offers.
(By "entertain", I mean I can juggle and/or hum tunes.)
I also have a set of Hella Supertone horns, and a set of Valley Spring Works progressive rate springs, uninstalled. These I would sell together or separately. Make offer.
Direct your questions, comments or interest to ken_salen@hotmail.com .
Thanks.
Regretfully,
Ken ("Pat_Pending")
Northern Virginia
-mike
This kind of thing is always dealt with most efficiently by the marketplace.
-mike
It's funny: I have owned probably 25 vehicles in the past 20 years, and I have never had as strong positive feelings about a vehicle before this Trooper. I would never have entertained the idea of selling a vehicle to a friend or family member before, until now.
The Trooper is a very solid and solid-performing truck, and has consistently impressed me, in spite of its many quirks. (Like that entirely useless "multi-meter". Please!) It deserves an owner that appreciates it.
-Ken
Cheers,
Con
Any opinions.