hello!
I have been on the hunt for a Troopy for a few years and the stars finally aligned! I snagged one from a fellow Mud member in Colorado, who imported the truck from Oz about 2 years ago. It's a '93 but there are a few interesting specs that I'm trying to learn more about.
1. From everything I've read, being a '93 it *should* have rear disc brakes and auto front hubs however the truck has rear drums and manual front hubs. It sounds like over the years the axle spec changed, I'm trying to figure out what axles this truck has so I can determine what R&P and lockers I need to get.
EDIT: on second look, it does have rear discs ... oops! Those huge dust shields look like a drum brake at a glance. Zooming in on the pic I see the little 2-piston caliper. But still, what about the front hubs and what size are the F&R R&P gears?
2. What's up with these black plastic tail light inserts? This truck has tail lights in the rear bumper and the stock tail lights are just black plastic, aside from the reverse lights. This is the only truck I've seen like this and I'm wondering if I can get the regular taillights as I plan to make a custom rear bumper and ditch the bumper mounted lights.
3. What is the max diameter tire that can be fitted to the stock door-mounted tire carrier? And I assume the stock tire carrier can be retrofitted as this truck did not come with one.
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I have been on the hunt for a Troopy for a few years and the stars finally aligned! I snagged one from a fellow Mud member in Colorado, who imported the truck from Oz about 2 years ago. It's a '93 but there are a few interesting specs that I'm trying to learn more about.
1. From everything I've read, being a '93 it *should* have rear disc brakes and auto front hubs however the truck has rear drums and manual front hubs. It sounds like over the years the axle spec changed, I'm trying to figure out what axles this truck has so I can determine what R&P and lockers I need to get.
EDIT: on second look, it does have rear discs ... oops! Those huge dust shields look like a drum brake at a glance. Zooming in on the pic I see the little 2-piston caliper. But still, what about the front hubs and what size are the F&R R&P gears?
2. What's up with these black plastic tail light inserts? This truck has tail lights in the rear bumper and the stock tail lights are just black plastic, aside from the reverse lights. This is the only truck I've seen like this and I'm wondering if I can get the regular taillights as I plan to make a custom rear bumper and ditch the bumper mounted lights.
3. What is the max diameter tire that can be fitted to the stock door-mounted tire carrier? And I assume the stock tire carrier can be retrofitted as this truck did not come with one.