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Thanks! The performance change is great! As we know these things will climb anything. A couple of places where I off-road, I use to have to use power. I can now crawl. Gearing is more friendly and I believe it is faster thu the gears. Clearance of the rear of the front tire and the firewall is good. I was out and hit a small wash that was deeper than I thought and the entire tire dropped in as I crossed. The tire never hit the firewall. Very, very happy with the upgrade. Got the tires off Craig's list from a guy who was upgrading to bigger tires for his Jeep. Saved a ton of money and I don't think I will ever wear them out, probably will cut a tire first. I believe but can't verify yet, the Trooper runs cooler at speed and under load in sand as the engine is turning fewer RPMs. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

I am taking pics. Have not had a chance to work on the Trooper in a couple of days. I will post pics. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

I am listening. As Lenny said, I am posting on here before I do some upgrades so I do it correctly the first time. Too little time for all the fun I have to enjoy. Can't waste it reworking. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

I was thinking just rubber washers between the diff and the mount. The mount will be the same as exist but just lower. Still will have the bolts running thu the tab mounts on the tubing and thu the diff. Just two large metal washers with a rubber washer between them installed between the diff and the tab. I have seen other direct mounted metal surfaces that fatigued after time and cracked one of the pieces. The weak link in our setup is the diff itself. The aluminum case could fatigue & crack after time. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Thanks Lenny! Did you or Flatbed put any rubber washers in the new install to allow for flexing or bolt directly? rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Lowering the diff. I am looking at a building a link that will bolt into the present mount locations and extend down to the new location instead of cutting out the old. I will update as I work thu the process with pics. The new links will have to be able to take the torque. Just now in the thought process. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

My driveline has been making noise even back when it was still in warranty. So they replaced it under the warranty. I just have not gotten around to changing it, playing a form of Russian Roulette. I figure with the new bigger tires I was just asking for trouble so finally changed it. The noise has been getting louder and louder. Both U-joints were still firmly installed but both had rough motion when worked by hand. Feels like the needle bearings are dry. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Erv Jr, They are 31" tires and yes the pics are in my album in my profile on this site. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

I WON! Let it soak for a couple of hours, put a good pull on it and out it came. Did not have to even use the bar. I have to say, the brakes were not enough to hold the Trooper in place. It just slide on the ground. I put a 2X6 between the rear of the Trooper and the hitch of my Truck. I was using the hitch on the rear of my Truck as the other pulling point. Anyway it is out and the new CV type driveline is in. Diff is still out so I will take another couple of pic before I reinstall the diff. Decided I already have too many irons in the fire to and more. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Today I popped the axles out of the diff. Pulled the diff and removed the telescoping portion of the driveline. Pulling with a come-along the first pull snapped a single wrap of tie-down. Second pull snapped a double wrap of tie-down. Third pull was with a bolt thu the U-joint with chain to the come-along, nothing. So I soaked the end with penetrating oil. Back down the come-along and soaked it again. Really bad design as the end of the trans shift is exposed to the elements. I sure the clip-ring rusted in-place. I will try once more and off to the trans shop. At least they will have a super easy access to the remaining portion of shaft. Each pull was also assisted with a super long bar. The new driveline is correctly designed to ensure that the clip will not rust. Bummer! I will lower the diff since everything is removed. I am taking pics! rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Thanks Jimmy. I have removed the place entirely and am going to redo the installation of the plate. Kinarfi, I will try to take pics. It maybe time for me to lower the diff like Flatbed. Then I could get the diff our of the way and deal with just the driveline. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

OK, I need team help! I am finally replacing the original driveline with the replacement. It won't come out of the trans. I have removed & installed axles on this type of trans before but this one won't come out. I know about the clip and how it is suppose to come out with a couple of screwdrivers and a yank. Any ideas? If not I am scheduled to take my Trooper to a Driveline Shop in Tucson on Tues. HELP! rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

We will be in Moab for the UTV Rally and would move to another area of UT to meet up before we go home. OR come to the Rally. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

We will be at the Rally in Moab, UT with our Trooper. We will be staying at the KOA in Space 27. More info at http://utvrally.com/ rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

We are going. Will arrive at Moab KOA 5/12/09 and will be in space 27. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

There were only 5 Troopers indicating interest including our Trooper in meeting at El Golfo. Two have dropped out and a third has concerns about going to Mexico because of the current problems in Mexico. We now have a work conflict so we also are pulling out. El Golfo is DEAD! Sorry another time. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

They are Chinese made similar to the Joyner Trooper. Could not find anything about dimensions, how wide, ground clearnce or wt. Whoever the manufacturer is, they sure are keeping info to a min. Always a little concerning when you can even find where the Corp. office is. Beside that, the Howler looks interesting. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

I have a friend who is a sales distributor for SPOT. Interesting piece of equipment but you have an on-going subscription charge after the purchase of the device. Kinda of like a Sirius Radio. They can be used anywhere in the world. He tried to get us to take one with us to Mexico. They are a position location device via satellite for emergencies, I believe from Motorola. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Hello Lenny, I agree. We have our umbrella policy thu AAA along with everything else. Only problem is they will not cover the Trooper or Classic Cars. Great for everything else! rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Hi Flatbed, Yes that is the cost for next year's insurance. It is $1.00 cheaper than I paid last year. OK with me to contact him, hope it helps. I am also sending you a PM. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

We visited this topic a year ago but I want to see if anything has changed since my renewal is coming up. I am insured for the street thu Foremost Insurance Company of Grand Rapids, MI. I pay $182 for full coverage, $250,000/$500,000 Liability, $10,000 Comp with $1,000 deductible. My broker is Marc B. Fischer in Scottsdale, AZ. Tel# 480-778-2078. Anyone have something better? I already tried AAA & Progressive. No Go! rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Koool! How much? rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Looks good but I sure would be careful climbing. Looks like it would be a great wheelie machine. I don't know about the 50" trails, looks like it may have the wide-track kit, good idea with the kids in the rear. I wonder how much the upgrades cost? rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

Thanks guys, I am slowly airing down to find the sweet spot on air pressure so the bump will probably improve. rocmoc n AZ/Mexico

OK, so you are saying replace/check the bolt & nut that hold the ball joint to the upper & lower A-arms. And is horizontal passing thru the A-arm. I have never had a problem with that bolt on any of my past toys so I was looking of something else. Thanks, I think I got it! rocmoc n AZ/Mexico