Isuzu Modifications/Aftermarket/Accessories

ilikeike

In an earlier post, jimmyp was looking for a spare tire cover. The one in my attic would probably be happier on the back of someone's Trooper.

My 2000 S Trooper is two-tone - the lighter silver color with slightly darker trim.

If Jimmy or anyone else is interested, e-mail me at koert@pierpont.com

Koert

jimmyp1

I just sent you an email.

Jim

sdc2

I know somebody was looking for floor mats. Here is a site I stumbled across with stuff for Troopers:

http://www.truckaccessories4less.net/trooper.html

keepontroopin

I stopped at Sam's club the other day and the brand of mat they sell (that I have) is Kraco. I think they were 13.99 at Sam's. If you are still looking for a set I would check them out. I love mine.

sbcooke

Just got my truck back from having the OME shocks and IPF Lights installed. The Shocks kick butt. The ride is a lot better. Not as much swaying in cornering, the front end doesn't dip when stopping quickly, and when going through an intersection with hump in the middle the truck doesn't bounce. The wheels will definitely be held to the ground better than before.

The IPF lights are good, way better than the stock headlights.

Overall I think both were a good investment.

paisan

SB, the arb bumper is now on my list of items to get eventually. This weekend in Uwharrie my buddy with a montero 94ish, with an arb front bumper slid down the side of the mountain trail and wound up taking out a 7" diameter tree with his arb, no damage to the truck or the bumper, he stopped about 5-10 feet after taking out the tree. If he didn't have it, he'd have been finished, or at least his truck would have been.

-mike

gpm5

Does anyone have much experience with the white letters being worn off from offroad use and then looking bad. If so mounting the tires inside out might be better.

raydahs

Someone on the ITOG Board has 4 "S" wheels w/tires for sale, check it out FTI

http://www.itog.com/board/?topic=topic4&msg=1607

raydahs

Here's a 16" mesh style

http://www.itog.com/board/?topic=topic4&msg=1784

paisan

You definitely have wayyyyy too much free time, are you a teacher or something?

-mike

raydahs

Yep, things are definately slowing down in the telecommunications industry (buy more cell phones).
Time to go back into the Power Generation Industry.

paisan

Cool, I used to work at PSEG in NJ. I actually liked the power gen industry. Hopefully I'll get back into it later on when I am finished here on wall street.

-mike

teacherjim

I will take your last 2001 LS rim if you still have it. You have mail.

breakor

I went to a rock crawling competition and there I saw that almost all the tires had the sidewall lettering abraded away. These guys no doubt display this as a badge of accomplishment. Other than that I cannot remember seeing worn away letters. I sure see plenty of very dirty letters though which is why I had ours mounted inside out.

gpm5

Abrade--good use of english. I was wondering whether that will in fact happen when offroad and that would be one reason to turn them inside--i.e. to avoid having them looking bad after awhile. But the idea that this is an accomplishment, i.e. abrading away the lettering is an interesting one.

breakor

I was amazed at what these guys could do with their rigs. They climbed up, over, and down rocky sections that I had trouble walking through.

Though not the competition I went to, the following link is one of their other ones. If anything the event I saw was even more severe and almost all the rigs had a lot more damage than just tire abrasion.

http://www.rockcrawler.org/gallery/gallery_jv_feb2001_d.htm

gpm5

Shouldn't an alignment be done with the tires after they are changed? i.e. does tires affect the alignment.

sdc2

Nope, tire size does not affect alignment.

If, in addition to bigger tires, you crank up the front suspension via the torsion bars, you theoretically could change the camber. However in our experience the small change needed when swapping in the OME springs does not appear to affect the camber.

Now if you were to crank up 3 or 4 inches with custom springs, then you may very well affect the camber and should have it checked...

paisan

10pm tonight Chat! Come tell us about your trucks, or if you are a potential owner, we'll be chatting up our trucks. I'll give an overview of Uwharrie!

http://www.edmunds.com/chat/isuzuchat.html

-mike

joel52

This may be old news, but I had to get a fair amount of lumber and did not want to use roof rack. I made a very simple 2 by 4 frame, 12 1/4 inches high and 52 7/8 inches wide (2 cross pieces and 3 short verticals). Then I laid the seats flat and loaded the plywood on the seat backs and on the frame. The frame JUST fits inside rear doors and the height keeps wood pitched forward (you can adjust height if you want a greater incline). The frame is very light, easily removable and allows storage underneath it when transporting the plywood. It has proven quite handy and is easy and inexpensive. Be sure to place upright short pieces between the horizontal lengths for strength.

paisan

Can you e-mail the how-to to me (with pics if availble) for http://isuzu-suvs.com I'd love to have it up there for future reference.

-mike

toddco

I am looking to replace the shocks on my 2000 Rodeo 4WD. What would be my best bet? I've seen Tokico, Old Man Emu mentioned in various places. Any suggestions? The OEM shocks are horrid! Also, are there spring replacement available, too?

Any help is greatly appriciated.

paisan

I'd got wiht he Rancho 9000s. I put them on my trooper and they rocked.

-mike

raydahs

Discount Tire is bringing this technology to San Diego County soon. On the news yesterday, they were saying this procedure started back on the East Coast for rain and snow. I know they use it in the Pacific Northwest, because we got them done on my mom's car in Oregon. Now they're saying this procedure actually gives your tires 20% more life so they're going to offer it in So Cal? Anyone else use this procedure?

http://www.discounttire.com/tireSiping.html

jimmyp1

Denver ask every customer if they are interested. I've never personally done it, but I have heard people swear by it.

Jim

toddco

I checked the Rancho site, and they do not list the '00 Rodeo for any of their shocks.

Sent email to the Rancho website, but no return as of yet.

paisan

I'll get the part #s for the rancho 9000s and post em tonight in the FAQ section of http://isuzu-suvs.com I know they are out there.

-mike

raydahs

http://www.bilstein.com/cgi/trucks.cgi?ISUZU&&Utility+2WD++4WD+Standard+Suspension+&&Rodeo+Amigo&&98+00

gpm5

I'd worry about deterioration of the tire from that personally. I got new Toyo Open Country ATs on my trooper. Excellent handling and ride. DEEP tread design. Tread wear 500 (compared to 180 on the Bstones). Traction A (compared to traction B on the Bstones). Temp B. S-rated 106 mph.

paisan

I belive that is a lower speed rating than the B-stones. Also the treadwear and traction are vendor specified so it's not a good measure of wear or traction. I'd be worried about a tire with only a 105mph rating. When I travel I usually travel at 80-90mph for hours on end, this IMHO brings me pretty close to that 106mph rating.

-mike

drmp

There is another board about Rodeos and currently their favorite shock absorber is the Monroe-matic plus shocks.

http://forums.vmag.com/suvrodeo0300/

Two years ago their favorite shock was Bilstein. I installed Bilstein on my '99 Passport which was great but too firm for long drives and small road irregularities can be felt which is normally ignored by the factory shocks or the Monroe matic.

The Monroe rep. advised Sensatrac over monroe matic but two Rodeo owners who tried both advised Monroe matic over Sensatrac.

I finally replaced the Bilstein with Monore matic plus and I am very very contented with the ride improvement.

My 2 cents.

gpm5

No that is excellent for an SUV AT tire. I don't think the 684 has any speed rating. Plus with deep cracks in them as I had it would not matter (to me) if they were rated at 200 mph. The treadwear is mfg dependent. The traction is govt specified I believe based on a specific test in wet conditions.

gpm5

Sorry, I put 106 mph which is wrong. The S-rating is standard at 112 mph sustained speed. The 106 refers to a load of 2094 lbs.

paisan

Yeah that makes more sense. 106 sounded awfully low. The 684s are rated at at least 120, cause otherwise my car would have cut out at 110 or 115 if they were only rated at 112mph. Coincidentally that is how they put governors in vehicles, basically whatever the speed rating of the stock tires is what the governor is set to.

-mike

jimmyp1

would know that, and test it in the real world ;-)

Jim

gpm5

I don't see any info on 684s but the dueler HP has a H rating (130) but that is a high performance tire, the dueler HT has an S rating (112), and I see no rating for the dueler AT (heavier tread design than the 684).

raydahs

Use caution when pouring into tank. A week ago I added Valvoline SynPower fuel system cleaner to my truck. I got a little careless while putting it into the tank and spilled a little, which flowed out of the overflow tube (like it should). Well last week after washing the truck, I noticed what looked like water dripping off the mudflap. I went to dry it off, but it's stained from the additive. These flaps aren't cheap so learn from my mistake. I'm going to call Valvoline to find out what's in this stuff!

paisan

Ouch, that sux. I have some wax on mine. On a side note, although the mud flaps look like hard plastic, they are actually quite flexible. In Uwharrie, I thought I'd need to take em off and put em back on, but after following a '99 Trooper down the trail, I watched his flaps, and they just bent back at a 90 degree angle, and them came back down w/o a problem. I was quite impressed!

-mike

gpm5

I never use them.

The 684s are a 106S (112 mph) tire marked on the sidewall.

sdc2

Maybe the additive dissolved some of the tar-based undercoating, which ran down and stained the flap...

johnny_ringo

I agree the mudflaps are pretty solid all in all. However, I did manage to snap my right front one off while riding offroad in Wisconsin. At $75 they are not cheap to replace.

paisan

That seems relatively cheap IMHO. I think it's best not to back over them, that is when they usually break IIRC.

-mike

johnny_ringo

Yes, $75 is not much but I would rather spend it on upgrades not replacements.
BTW, it broke when a 2" round tree lying across the trail spun behind the front tire and snapped the flap off.

paisan

ouch.

that sux.

-mike

emiura

My left front mudflap cracked while offroading. I don't know when/how it happened, but it must have landed on a rock or something. I found these flaps (both front & back) to be quite flexible at Moab, but it finally gave. The bottom portion where it meets the wheelwell broke off, and it's hanging only from its side. I'm driving as is now, but I'm thinking about removing them if they break off that easily. For the rear mudflaps, I'm thinking about cutting the black flap section off from the colored fender flare part. I don't know how it would look; has anyone tried it yet?

...Eiji...

duktrooper

Can anyone suggest website for best deal on these roofracks? I recently got a canoe and need to get some bars, gunnel brackets,etc. Also, does anyone have a recommndation on which brand might have less wind noise? Thanks.

mhiggins2000

Try this link; if you're a AAA member you can get 10% off I believe.

I have Yakima on my '95, works great but there is some wind noise when racks are empty.

radman6

I put a Yak rack on my 2000S. Got it at REI during their sale this spring. I haul a Mad River Explorer canoe on top and it works great. Yakima makes great products. I also bought the locks, gunwale brackets (works great with canoes,kayaks ladders, lumber) and the wind faring to keep the noise down.

I set up my rack for maximum spread between the crossbars - for hauling a canoe. The gunwale bracket set comes with a set of straps to lash your canoe down. After it's assembled / fitted, the rack installs in less than 5 minutes so I leave it stored in the garage most of the time.

paisan

There are a bunch of new How-tos in the http://isuzu-suvs.com

-mike

adobedog

I recently had to replace a fog light on my 00 Rodeo LSE. Damn, that thing was expensive(paid $118 for one light from Isuzu Dealer). I tried to find a replacement from someone else, but had no luck. If you crack your fog light, it's expensive, but very easy to install yourself (two screws).