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Hey I'm wondering what you guys use for rear tow points on your trucks? my bumper has a hole for a ball but i was wondering is it strong enough to use as a recovery point? thanks for the help !

Finally got my 3" lift and 31's on

Thanks guys !

Hey I've had my 88 Comanche for 3 years now it was a 4.0 2wd swb. I loaned it to my sister last fall so she could drive it untill she had enough money for a car. Unfortunately she had a habit of forgetting to check the oil and my truck had a slow oil leak which led to the crank bearings getting cooked. The truck had almost 400km on it anyways so I don't really blame her lol. It gave me an excuse to swap it to 4wd since I would be pulling the motor out anyways. Here it is I wish I had more pics but that was last fall after we did the box sides and with fresh paint. Just single stage international harvester red from car quest Here is the donor a 91 4.0 ho 4wd with only 136km on it. Swapping the axles and getting the motor in was actually the easy part. Wiring was a different story lol. I didn't realize that nothing was really the same between the two harnesses. So I swapped the complete harness to make it easier along with the rear axle to keep the gearing the same. The donor axle is a Dana 30 hp. The spring buckets where rotted out so we fabbed up new ones Next was the interior my dash was all tore up and I wanted to use the donor gauges since I just had dummy lights in mine. I also swapped my bench for buckets and the full console and console shift along with the steering wheel. I changed my heater core while I was in there it was well worth it. Truck blows amazing heat almost to much for the little cab lol. Now that it's rolling again it's time for the motor and drive train. First test drive made it to macdonalds worked a-1 Here it is today I also put a 2" spacer up front to level it out but I have a 3" lift I'm putting in it in the spring and planning to run 31's It was a bigger job than I planned but I learned a lot this summer about the truck and where everything is and how it all works so I am happy with it and amazed I was able to do it !

I agree. Do the front coils then the AAL. See how the truck sits. If you want a boost in the rear, new shackles are easy to install after all is said and done. thanks for the help guys !

The axle does not sit centered under the leaf spring, so the net lift is less than half the extra length of the shackles. 2" Chevy drop shackles will lift a Comanche about 1.75". They also mess up your driveshaft u joint angles possibly causing vibration. I'm only looking to gain 1' of lift roughly from the shackles since I'm putting in the add a leafs so would 1" shackles put it out that much that it will cause the angles to be messed up ? but if incomando is right which he is about them sitting higher in the back anyways than chances are it will be even with 2" rear and 3" front so i guess i might not need the shackle after all.

The axle does not sit centered under the leaf spring, so the net lift is less than half the extra length of the shackles. 2" Chevy drop shackles will lift a Comanche about 1.75". They also mess up your driveshaft u joint angles possibly causing vibration. I'm only looking to gain 1' of lift roughly from the shackles since I'm putting in the add a leafs so would 1" shackles put it out that much that it will cause the angles to be messed up ?

your right about eliminating the rake, when i swapped it to 4wd i noticed the coil sping where booth missing a peice at the bottom so i bought 2 good xj factory coils and put a 2" spacer in but it didnt raise it above factory really any idea why ? are xj springs weaker ? they did look thinner than my mj ones. i bought 3" xj lift springs so I'm hoping they are gonna be a noticible difference. they are deffinatly alot beefier than whats in it now lol

Those are Chevy drop shackles. You can usually find them on the shelf at your local parts store. how much drop would so a 2'' chev drop shackles gives a comanche 2'' lift ?

where did you get your shackles ?

I'm slowly peicing together a lift lol, i got 3" coils the other day and 2" add a leafs now I'm looking for a 1" lift shackle to keep it level. any sugestions ? i read some wheres on here about using chevy lowering shackles just not sure which ones. once i get this then its just an adjustable trac bar and warm weather haha can't wait, any help will be much appriciated ! thanks guys.

When you say it gave you 1/2 " axle shift to correct it if i used my stock tack bar i woul simply move the hole in 1/2 an inch ? Why would you weaken the track bar mount by drilling a 1/2" hole right next to a 1/2" hole? true,whats a decent brand adjustable trac bar thats a resonable price?

When you say it gave you 1/2 " axle shift to correct it if i used my stock tack bar i woul simply move the hole in 1/2 an inch ?

when you say drill a hole you mean in the axle end of the track bar mounting point ?