--- COMANCHE OF THE MONTH - MAY 2012 ---

This month we honor a longtime member and MJ nut. Enjoy. :cheers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- MANCHEKID86's '88 JEEP COMANCHE LAREDO ---

 

 

 

 

MODEL AND YEAR

 

1988 Comanche laredo

build date 08/27/87

 

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:

 

6 cyl 4.0L, stock no add on's

 

DRIVETRAIN:

 

6 cyl standard which I did the 1999 ax-15 conversion too

Mated to a Np-231 transfercase, stock sye,

Dana 30 high pinion front and for the rear Dana 44 locked

 

 

COOLING:

 

Stock cooling fan

 

ELECTRICAL & IGNITION:

 

All bone stock

 

STEERING:

 

Front end steering is all stock, in the future I will upgrade

 

SUSPENSION:

 

I have a 4.5" zone offroad lift in the front, short arm setup,

For the rear I have 6" lift from SOA swap, welded rear perches back on rather than ubolts,

less things in the u-bolt "sandwich"

 

INTERIOR:

 

Charcol grey interior, plad door panels

Matched with bucket seats and a center consol,

Whole interior light package and even a vanity mirror.

 

BRAKES:

 

Big brake upgrade in front end,

10" drums on d44 rear.

Extended front and rear brakelines.

 

LIGHTING:

 

Full interior light package,

Vanity mirror and stock setup for foglights

 

WHEELS/TIRES:

 

30" toyo a/t's on 15" gambler rims

 

MISCELLANEOUS:

 

 

Best MJ story

 

well theres lots of story's like how i rolled my first manche,

how i bent a tie rod backing out of my driveway,

how i ripped my bumper off + wiring harness to my $500 DD,

but none of those compare i think to when i was driving down the highway,

doing the speed limit, driving straight doing nothing wrong and i got pulled over,

cop asked me if i had any idea on why i was pulled over,

i didnt, so i reply'ed no sir i don't,

he told me he ran my plates, and they came up registered to a jeep,

which he found very odd.

 

this was at night time with my jeep having a reflective tailgate stickers,

so he proceeded to ask me if my truck was a jeep or not,

well he got a history lesson and a half about comanches and so on,

he let me go, walked back up and told me he noticed the jeep on my tailgate :rotf:

 

What owner loves best about CC

 

what i love best about comanche club,

hmm first off, there is a never ending database or how-to's

people are willing to give support and not afraid to give input,

CC won't steer you the wrong direction, they look out for you,

its like one big family :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Manchekid86, in the face of despair after you wrecked your first MJ, you knew what the game plan was... Buy more MJ's! You, among all of us, have the disease there is no cure for. It's members like you that keep the craze going. You always share your progress, builds, and stories with the rest of the group. You spread the word of the Jeep truck, even if it requires enlightening local law enforcement. Through it all though, you still have an MJ, and still putter along with all the passion that you started with.

 

Congrats on your MJOTM!

 

Rob :cheers:

Another great choice! I enjoy watching his build progress and he's always there with good advice when possible. Good job man!

Another Jeeper that knows what a pickup bed is for. :rotf: Congrats on the honor.

:clapping: Congrats to a fellow Okanagan-ite ( I was born in Penticton ) . CC made a great choice by picking a not so average member :cheers:

Congrats on the mjotm. Well deserved and a lot of work went in to that truck. Great choice.

Congrats bud! Keep up the good work :cheers:

Congrats! I read your MJ story and you would think reflective stickers could catch the eye of someone reading a license plate :rotf: dumb cops.

Its a perfect Comanche! Congrats!

I think it's cool. Neat truck with a cool look. Congratulations!

If a masked group of hired thugs rob you at gunpoint and only take your topper, I swear I had nothing to do with it! :D