Howdy,

Tried the search first, couldn't find (or my pda wouldn't find) anything on this. And I tried again today on my laptop but still didn't find anything.

I'm looking for the length of the rear lower links on the Trooper (Gen II?) coily rear set up, bolt center to bolt center. Also, if the rear is a 5 link, anyone got the upper links' length?

This is for an unrelated build, but we think the link could be used for what we have in mind.

Thanks in advance.

The Trooper II did not have coil overs.

It was a leaf sprung rear end.
The front end was sprung with torsion bars.

The stock trooper lengths aren't that strong anyways. If you are setting up a custom suspension, you're going to want something adjustable, and probably with better flex joints. Make some new links from .250 wall dom, it will be worth it.

Trooper, Trooper II, I'm not sure if the designation. I thought they were all called Trooper II. Shows what I know.

And I meant coily, a in coil suspension, not coil over. The newer "rounded" Troopers have a coil sprung rear. We checked out the links, but didn't measure.

Looking for the measurements for those links on that model.

Right, from '92 up the Troopers had coils and links.
The Trooper II was a gen 1 Trooper (the old boxy style).

If someone doesn't post before hand, I'll look up the specs
and post them up for you a little later.

I hear you on adjustable links and all, as I'm building an air shox L/A on my Grand Vitara, RE joints and S/S hi-misalign heims on moly tubes (buddy doing the welding on those).

This is for a tight-wad, budget build on a Samurai. We watched a Trooper with an Old Man Emu lift, and were quite impressed with the flex the set up had, out of the box.

That got us thinking, a total budget build, with a cap of, get this, $350, including DoucheTech pre-runner shocks. Junk yard coils and tabs and such cut in the shop with the plasma. Links at the pick-n-pull are $4 each.

These Trooper arms seem plenty long for the task. Using some suspension tech formulas, once we know the lower length, we can start snooping for donors for the uppers.

Considering the weight difference between a loaded Trooper and a stripped down Sammy (under 2000#), they should be fine, and he can always carry a trail spare. We could always weld some angle down the top side of the length to reinforce them.

Anyone have these measurements? Please, please with sugar on top?

Opps! Just saw I posted this in talk, not tech. Will move.

*edit*

Too late. Thanks, got the info from Independent4X. Links are 34" eye to eye.

Thanks for the help but I got them.

It's like Christmas here. 34" looks to be right on for the Sammy's SWB. These links are cheap, cheap cheap in the yard, and if a suspension is built around them, and they work well, one could always bump up to the Indie HD control arms at a later date. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Weld on, Brothers of the AISIN Clan. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Re-read this post. Now let me get this right. The first Gen Trooper is the "Trooper II", then the second Gen Trooper is called the "Trooper"? Forgive me, for if that's so, I'm getting dizzy. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />

Was there every a Trooper before the Trooper II, and if so, what did it look like? Inquiring minds want to know.

yep, 0 gen <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />