MancheKid86

amazing work sir!

jealous, i want that light bar!! hows university going? i took my manche up to dawsoncreek to finish my aircraft maintenance course

well deserved MJOTM congrats dude

Use a magnet on suspected areas, If it sticks, then theres metal, Also dpo a tap test, you can hear different tones from good /rotten metal, I paid $1800 for mine, bur I had to build it still

looks good, but last pic shows your flange is cracked :thumbsup:

i spy the back of your box is now black ?

good thing your donor has a spare! :yes:

to each thier own, i loved my 4 cyl's they had way more pep than my 6 cyl manches, don't listen to darren, he doest even have a comanche :rotf: the last manche i bought was for $1800, post some pics and we can tell ya how much we think its woth :thumbsup:

ax-15 is about 80-90 pounds tcase is 40, i installed both without a jack, did it in 2 parts

Great build, and even better price!

it was alot more work than all 3 of the beds combined, ill see if i can dig it up, ultimate aftermarket truck bed!!!

thanks guys! and Dadinator no i didnt change the rms at the same time, it is still sealing and i have plans to build a stroker after I'm done school in February :D mountain man, id like to say yes 90% sure i did XD time for an update, been slacking a bit i need my floor pans done asap floor removed, doesnt look half bad i must say everything sand blasted, ready to be galvanized i hit it with rust converter ofcourse to be on the safe side then i galvanized it and some fun at work! didnt go too high because i was getting looks from customers xD more to come!

The exact honcho in the pic on page 5 is forsale for 1200 us on my local 4x4 board :P

i use lordco for all my needs, its 5 mins away from my house and if i don't make it in time theres another one 20 mins away open for another 3 hours, I'm a daily regular there XD something always needs replacing or fixing so i know all the staff that work there, they say I'm one of the more difficult customers XD (i think they are teasin me tho) i get about 45-55% off, and if i can get a better deal they give it to me, theres not many things i cannot acquire trough them, what ever i can't i get made at truckworx customer service is key to buying parts, theres only one guy i don't like dealing with just because hes not the greatest at finding my needed items, but when i do i like to make him look up every thing because it drives him nuts, over all i think I'm one of the lucky ones on having well priced, good staffed parts store

I did soa and got about 7.5 inches of lift, I love it, I used heavy duty leaf spring perches for no axle wrap, Go for It if you need flex and clear bigger tires, Just get your pinion angle correct, I've had no problems

bump?

*edits* wrong one finding it :thumbsup:

decided to chamge my oil pan gasket, this is what my truck should look like for lift wise, next year ill get some long arms the gasket oil pan ready to fall pan out and cleaned lip, i also wire wheeled the bottom of the engine block on the sealing surface and installed now, rust repair as far as i have gotten with the drivers side now onto the passenger side 1st brace out drilling spot welds out, 2nd brace out and what was underneath, plan is to remove all the metal from the unibody rail to the right and replace it all, then to start on the left after i get the right welded and seam sealed

nice vids, good to see ya on CC :P

welcome to comanche club! hmmm, looks familiar to my metric ton can't wait to see more pics

still got that xj i see, i watched the build up, bad @$$! :thumbsup:

i have read your entire rescue thread before, i am very glad you decided to keep it instead of selling it

just for the fun of it :shake: and i love this photo i took :yes:

factory d44's come stock sua, you will most likely have to weld on the spring perches unless you find a mj specific d44 :thumbsup: the xj's rear has different mounting locations and different spots for the shocks, (you can use the bottom bracket your shocks mount to still as shown in the pics above i have mine welded into where the stock sua perches are) if you don't want to flog your build thread up with tech talk, and have questions ill answer to pms as well :cheers:

Yes, in the long run it is worth it, Its a stronger axle alltogether, Stronger axle = less replacing parts = saving money :thumbsup: