A-man930
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A D30 may not hold up to that... lol +1 :rotf:
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Mnkyboys 89 Comanche project
A-man930 replied to mnkyboy's topic in MJ Hardcore Tech: Epic Journeys to Greatness
Do you know what wheels those are? -
89 Comanche gets a bed cage
A-man930 replied to Assman603's topic in Member Projects: Your Comanches
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You can dive into projects like this knowing that there's going to be something else that needs to be changed/fixed/modified while you're there... like clockwork! Bent LCA bracket; apparently this is a common problem on all linked Jeeps. Now the whole thing gets to come out.
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ZJ left tie rods. Maybe I'll experiment with flipping the outer someday.
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Couldn't help but clean up the old Rusty's 3" lift coils while they were out. The driver's side is bowed noticeably I assume from the lift with no lengthened control arm(s). Wish I had the dough to replace them :(
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Time for some upkeep and a few mods. 1/2 ton Chevy hoses (NAPA 38183 and 38182.) Had to modify the bracket, and I'm not so sure they're not going to contact the wheels; we'll see. JKS ACOS spacers; likely going to push the lift a little too high even all the way closed. Probably going to shim the lower control arms out as far as they'll go. At least she'll sit level again!
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Well let me know, they're off now.
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The blue (spinnaker blue or pacific blue??) never really has been my favorite, but it definitely has lots of memories attached to it. I may end up keeping the color when I get the body fixed up. Heck I might even put the stripes back on it who knows. I believe it was a 3/4" spacer puck. I'll be getting rid of them soon if you're interested :D
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Picked up some 2wd leaves and a V8 ZJ front sway bar.
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What about a "broken back" setup? Tempting... http://www.billavista.com/Tech/Articles/Driveshaft_Bible/index.html
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Sounds good to me! I think she's still got what it takes to do some light trails.
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Alan West of St. Louis I've been to Hanibal Rocks and FlatNasty both years ago and enjoyed them for sure. Biggest hurdle for me (outside of the whole free-time thing...) is finding a decent group of people to go with. Finding a group that's not too extreme, but not boring either is difficult enough, plus my wife and I aren't drinkers, so that rules out a lot of the crowd I've found. I'd be willing to hook up with a couple people from CC and give it a try.
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Since I'll be re-locating perches for the SOA anyways, I've been looking into pointing the pinion up at the transfer case and having a CV driveshaft made. I know MJs don't need to do this in the name of drivetrain, I just want to get that big ol' diferential a little more out of the way. It shouldn't be a very steep "tilt" upwards, but I don't really want to find out that the pinion bearings are starving when I'm crusing down the highway... Thoughts?
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I very well may be tackling this fix over the winter. Resto work!
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I'm looking forward to the rocker replacement
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Now THIS is a thought! The only thing I don't like about my 8.25 is the front of the is SO low and bulky. Anyone done this?
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MJ differential swap questions
A-man930 replied to big66440's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
I've got a later 8.25 with the 29 spline shafts and an Aussie Locker and I'm happy as a clam; but then again I'm not punishing it really hard with 32" tires. People will tell you that it's nearly as strong as a D44... -
here's the link to my bumper thread for more details: http://comancheclub.com/topic/29124-my-rear-bumper-build-is-finally-underway/
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All done for now; still need to wire up the reverse lights and bring the bumper forward to meet the wheel well.
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What started as a rear bumper project quickly escalated into some restoration work. This truck really was/is a survivor (rust-wise.)
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Had the AX-15 rebuilt locally.
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I beat the original 3:07 D35 to the punch and swapped in a 3:54 Chryco 8.25" Picked up another disco HP30 to match gears