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when i look at my trooper from the side, there isn't much hanging down past the frame at all.


Troopers are really not that bad. The 2nd gen Rodeos (and Axioms) have more clearance problems.

Oleg
Axiom 4WD 2004: OME shocks, 32" BFG Mudders, RockSliderz, OME929+2" spacers, Stinkyfab bent RE rear links, front ARB locker, rear No-Slip locker, DOR front axle lowering kit, custom middle section skid plate, IronMan torsion bars.
Deceased Rodeo'02 4WD.