So here is my bone stock buy ready to be built up! I need some inspiration so lets see em'! Any customs you've done list what and how too's and any do's and don'ts you have for newbees like me would be helpful.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73673063@N00/5622603981/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/73673063@N00/5622603981/in/photostream < < < link if picture doesn't show

i'd like to see some too..still waiting

ok.... common guys post your Troopers!

Click here well... post some Isuzu pics already.. come awn! (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151572) 16 pages of inspiration :p

Click here well... post some Isuzu pics already.. come awn! (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151572) 16 pages of inspiration :p

Yes, i've seen that but unfortunately..... 80-90% are 1st gen troopers or trooper II's not the 2nd gen troopers 98 and up. I want people to post 98's and up only for inspiration.

Thanks anyways though....

Ah, and here I was going to post up my 93 for ya, but if you want 98+ all I have is a few pics of my old 99 Trooper:

Lions Back in Moab
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BigSwede/99%20Trooper/P5240016.jpg

Elephant Hill in Canyonlands National Park:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BigSwede/99%20Trooper/38627586IQLQdg_ph.jpg

More Elephant Hill:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BigSwede/99%20Trooper/38627721KtiiQy_ph.jpg

Gold Bar Rim, Moab:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BigSwede/99%20Trooper/cp_moab044.jpg

Not a lot for mods for the 99, OME 912 rear coils, 265/75 tires, DOR tie rod shieldz, ECB nudge bar...that was about it. It got totaled in 2004.

My 93 has a lot more in the way of mods is you are interested:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BigSwede/Gilbert%208-25-07/DSC01826.jpg

BigSwede love the shot of the trooper on Gold Bar Rim. I own a photography company in the NW and hopefully when I get out this summer I'm going to have some great pics for you guys. I'm curious why you went with a 93' vs another 2nd gen? (Don't get me wrong my buddy has a 1 gen and I was looking at getting that before I got a killer deal on my 2nd gen I have now)

93 is a 2nd gen...Isuzu went to the more rounded body style in 92. Some folks call 98+ 3rd gen, but most don't because the only significant difference between 92-97 and 98+ is the motor and the TOD transfer case. Everything else is basically the same, aside from cosmetic details.

The main reason I ended up with a 93 is I wanted a short wheelbase, and the RS Troopers (SWB 2-door) were only imported into the US in 93 (and a handful in 94 and 95).

Here is a better view of the short wheelbase:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/BigSwede/Trooper%20May%209-07/ReadyforMoab005.jpg

Here's my 2000. Old Man Emu 929 springs, shocks N65 front and N85 rear. 255/85 BFG MTs. Soon to be locked and a lot more.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/Midnights14/Trooper/June%204%202011%20GAP/DSC_1948.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/Midnights14/Trooper/June%204%202011%20GAP/DSC_1965.jpg

I have a bunch of Trooper pics save on my photobucket if you want to take a look.
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/Midnights14/Trooper/

My 94 Trooper LS
before I rolled it, should be on the road again soon.
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab131/otg94/jpeg_reencoded.jpg
http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab131/otg94/1221101258b-2.jpg
Old Man Emu 912 coil springs w/ daystar poly 2" coil spacers. Old Man Emu Nitrocharger shocks. Indy4x 1/4" bj spacers w/bj flip. Indy4x HD tie rods. 35x12.5x15 BFG KM2's.
The bumpers and rock sliders were custom fabricated by myself.

'92 trooper, 3.2 auto 4x4.

3" body lift, hardwired CB, electric fans, rockcrawler wheels, front and rear hitch recievers, rock rails, 35x12.50x15's

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n106/asdffdsa29/9caa2ce2.jpg

Well, after having the Vehicross for a few years, the wife decided she needed a trail rig as well. Joe Darlington was hoarding an RS that hadn't moved on its own power in years.
We have had this baby since Oct10.
1993 Trooper RS
4.56s
automatic (unfortunately)
33" treadwrights on snowflakes
Aussie Front locker
Superwinch Hubs
DOR sliders/steps
OME 919s
Rancho 9000s
herculined belt

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa234/nfntruth/198566211_photobucket_37763_.jpg

Here she is pre-snowflakes parked next to my baby:

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/IMGP1616.JPG

I know its not a 2nd gen trooper, but it is basically the exact same as the RS, I just have a fancy cab, a 3.5l and TOD, and she is my baby.

2001 Vehicross
OME 919
Rancho 9000s
Aussie front
LSD rear
Superwinch hubs
SFIFS(only a handful of us I think)
34" Kevlars
Rocky Road sliders
Injen intake
Functional hood vent

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa234/nfntruth/Uwharrie%202010/IMGP0893.jpg

Prebumper and kevlars:

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa234/nfntruth/Moab%202009%20addendum/IMGP0249.jpg

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1992 plain-janer 3.2 5-speed. Bolt-on-yokes at the t-case. Old Man Emu rear springs. Sway-a-way torsion bars. 255-85-16 Cooper STs. Little Passenger Seat's third-row rear seat (set up to be rear-facing).

im looking at doing a lift but only 3inch with maybe independentx4 sports kit will i need to drop the diff to save my cvs????

Depends how big your tires are and how aggressively you will be using them. CV joints are stronger at shallower angles, so the diff drop does help their strength, hard to say if you will need it or not.