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1998 Trooper Suspension Upgrades


Trooper98LS
08-02-2004, 07:36 PM
Those of you who own the 2nd Gen Trooper (1998-2002) knows about it's squishy, bouncy on-road handling. Isuzu installed a compromise suspension on these vehicles that's tuned for neither on-road or off-road performance, but is better for the off-road enthusiast. The vast consensus for a suspension upgrade for these vehicles is the OME (Old Man Emu) 912 (or 919) coil springs with the OME N15 Nitrocharger shocks. OME makes excellent off-roading suspension parts, that much I know.

Here's MY problem>> I don't go off-roading! Okay, so your next question is, "Then, why did you buy such an excellent off-roading machine?" Short answer is, because it's also excellent with 4x4 traction in the snow. But I moved to California where there's no snow, but lots of winding roads through wooded hilly terrain to the many hillside homes and also at near-highway speeds winding through the mountains to the ocean.

I need a spring/shock upgrade purely for road driving, which will reduce the severe left/right lean while driving these winding roads. I can commit to never needing to off-road or snow-drive again. What's a good recommendation for a suspension upgrade for purely on-road driving conditions???

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