Return of the Snowtrooper

[snowtrooper1966]

Cy, yes, please check on the seat availability when you get a chance.

Asa, you are saying all those components are a "kit"? How much? They are stock Rodeo parts?
I hope you mean damper and not dumper...
I don't want my steering to go in the "dumper"

Thanks, Bart!
In the past week we probably have 4 feet of fresh powder. It's not gonna get much whiter, until you show up in town

Best,

[kodiak]

Good to have you back man.

[uncle_asa]

Asa, you are saying all those components are a "kit"? How much? They are stock Rodeo parts?
I hope you mean damper and not dumper...
I don't want my steering to go in the "dumper"

Sorry for my poor English
In Russia it costs $200-$250 depending on the manufacturer (last kit I bought for my friend was about 6000RUR - $210, IIRC it contained Isuzu centerlink, Sankei idler arm and Tokico damper). It's a stock Rodeo parts (IIRC, it were factory installed from 1993 to 1995), the only difference in idler arm and centerlink is mount brackets for the damper (and the difference in price should not be higher than $5 with VehiCROSS stock parts if any at all).

According to the isuzuparts.com MSRP/their price for the parts:
Centerlink: Rodeo: $192.96/$152.21; VX (8970209513): $238.15/$187.86
Idler arm: Rodeo: $162.84/$128.45; VX (8970353862): $197.55/$155.83
Damper: Rodeo: $179.12/$141.29; VX - none

OMG! Shouldn't we supply US market with the parts or this just not the mid-market prices? :bgwg:

You will also need two nuts (9-09116-510-0, less than $1.00 each), two pins (9-08112-015-0, around $0.50 each) and one bolt (8-94241-456-0, around $1.20). These parts are more expensive here (around $2.50-$5.00 each) if you go OEM, but the shops usually have similar generic parts in stock or you can get all of them from the salvage yard for the bottle of beer

[snowtrooper1966]

Thanks for clearing that up, Asa!
I live in a small town, and have no access to a junk yard or parts store. I need to find this online.
Best,

[uncle_asa]

Thanks for clearing that up, Asa!
I live in a small town, and have no access to a junk yard or parts store. I need to find this online.
Best,

The what I found online (or may be call Merlin first?):
Center link:

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/199...erse_link.html
Idler arm (you will need the last one from the list):

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/199...idler_arm.html
Damper:

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/199...ng_damper.html

[snowtrooper1966]

Thanks, Asa. That's a great start.
Any reason to look for heavy duty replacements, or will that just wear on the other stock parts?
Best,

[tom4bren]

Troop - welcome back.

Look in Lisa's thread where she is selling parts from her totalled baby.

I posted some links to a site that sells the center link. CSTYLES ordered his centerlink from them so could give you feedback on how his order went.

Here's the link (forgot I had it in my favorites):

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...=5&catalogid=1