The comment was made that it is lower income and cheapskates buying the Isuzus, to a large extent this is true especially with the older rigs. That is why they are becoming popular trail rigs, they are less expensive and more capable than most of the trendy suv's. I am a prime example. I will admit, I bought my '88 Trooper because it was cheap and I was looking for an affordable 4x4 commuter. Since owning it, I love the thing. I would love to be able to dump the coin on it to make it more trail worthy, but I just can't see doing that for my daily driver. I applaud Tera for making the gears. Now for years to come, used sets will probably pop up on Ebay and this board and others like it. Someday, maybe even a cheapskate like me will be able to get a set. In the meantime, I am going to keep my Trooper going up and down the trail with 4.56's and the 2.05 tcase. Now, it might just take a little more ingenuity if I want lower gears, but so what, if I get to the point that I really need that in my Trooper, I will just have to figure something else out if I can't find a used set of Tera gears. It may be that a tranny swap will be needed to really make it work. I love my Trooper and it is a great trail rig, just not hard core. In my opinion there are not too many suvs out there (in the same price range) that are better in stock form. It is a great adventure rig. If it comes to a choice between the Jeep and the Isuzu for a weekend camping trip, I take the Trooper. If I find some cool trails that the Trooper can't handle, I just come back later with the Jeep. But for an all around rig, the Trooper is hard to beat. I am sad that the gears are no longer readily available, but keep in mind necessity is the mother of invention. Some 'ZU head out there might get an itch and help us out again, judging by the things I see here, it could even be someone on this board. With little aftermarket support, you guys have built some pretty cool rigs. There are still options, you just have to look harder to find them. Anybody can build a capable trail rig from a Jeep, but it takes a little more creativity and capability to do the same with an Isuzu <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.
