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Truck is up for sale. Gosh, I'll miss this truck. Reason for sale, Army is moving me oversea's. Please see the classified section or it is here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-Jeep-Comanche-pioneer/113196777939

Jill doing some work this morning on the slippery roads

Will do! Hopfully they got it right now. Fingers crossed! Ever considered going with 3” coils? I don't have any experience with lift or tires. So no. Honestly, not sure when the wheels and lift will come. Still looking into some options.

yep... lol

Really struggled with getting the gears in the Jeep (I had someone else do it). But they are finally in. Ended up going with 4.56 gears for the front and rear. I put a Eaton Truetrac up front and for the rear, I went with the Eaton E-locker (red switch is the locker). I also after like 3 years got the Dana 44 all cleaned up re-geared and put in. I bought it off some member off this site in MN years ago and it was good to finally see it go in. So far I am pretty happy with the truck. Though I am going to need a new steering column soon. : / The tires I bought are too big and so I am deciding to sell them. 4 tires and 5 rims 35''. I want to go with 33'' instead. Once I have the tires and rims in I think I will be close to finished with this build.

Good to see all my photo's are back up... Dumb image site took them down. CC got a makeover too it looks like. Wow well done. To answer the questions above. I got the headline from a guy called: Steve Bennett SMS Headliners, LLC The product he gave me was really well done. I found him in the vendor section of the Comanche club forums.

Headliner in and done. Fits great!

Out and about for the summer!

After two years of having this Dana 44 it is finally getting all cleaned up to go in! Also, my new headliner came in. My truck has never had one so should make for a great upgrade!

Okay after a lot of research and one very good deal I was able to secure some tires! What I got: A set of 4 (Dick Cepek Extreme Country, 35x12.50x15) on 15x8 level 8 tracker wheels. Got 5 rims out of the deal so not too shabby if I wanted to get a full-size spare. 5th rim has never been used and was still in the box! Tires seem pretty good shape for being used. They also have a TPMS sensor in them not that my Jeep could use it. Got the whole packet for 1000 bucks. I think I scored. Now these are a 5x5 bolt pattern and the jeep I think is a 5x4.5 bolt pattern so I will need to get some wheel spacers. I am debating between the washer-type wheel spacers which are cheaper or bolt-on wheel spacers (1.25") which would probably be better? I don't want the wheels to stick out too far from the jeep and look like a skateboard. Also, need to find a good lift that will work for these tires. If you guys have any recommendations I'll take them. I was thinking about going with General Springs military wrap 3/2 with some drop shackles for the rear and some Metal cloak true dual rate coils (4.5) in the front. Not sure how it would look but then try to balance the front and rear from there. Also looking for a good High over the top knuckle kits Iron road seemed best.

Okay if it is only 4 inches I might pass.

Thanks for the help! Pushing the wheel out would add backspacing correct?

Also have a TPMS sensors not sure what the means.

Need some advice on tires and wheels. I don't know much. Found a deal of: 35'' tires they are (Dick Cepek Extreme Country 35x12.50x15) on 15x8 level 8 tracker wheels. Bolt pattern is 5x5 will those fit the MJ's bolt pattern? Anyone ever have these kinds of tires? Price was 1200 for 5 tires and 5 rims. For 35's I was going to jump on it if they fit. Thanks for the help.

How much are they going for? Looking for about 5 inches of lift.

FOLLOWING pretty much this is everything I wanted my Commanche to be! If I copy a few things would you mind? Love the carpet and the Blue exterior! Where did you get the carpet and where did you get it painted at? Congratz on MJ of the month! Love this truck!

By far one of the best MJ's on this site in my opinion! So glad this one was picked! Wish my blue would of turned out like yours!

So I decided to go with 4.56 gears. I think that will be a good fit for the Jeep. For the front, I went with an Eaton Truetrac and for the rear, I went with the Eaton E-locker. I did the locker in the rear because the dana 44 will hold up better with it. Overall, I think it will be a great set up! A couple of questions that I need some opinions on. With 4.56 gears will I be able to run 33-inch tires without too high of RMP's? Ideally, I would like to stay around 2800 RPM's at high speeds correct? If 33's don't work should I just make the jump to 35's? If I do 35's what kind of lift would I need for the Comanche? I was thinking about doing a 6-inch lift from rocky road outfitters but I know you guys have a lot more experience than I do with lifts if there is a better company out there let me know. Like to spend my money on good quality products. Would a 5 inch lift work with 35's? Thanks for any input guys!

Forgot to include a video of the new 4.0 running. It sounds great!

Dirty Commanche I think you brought up some really great points. Yes after doing some reading, I think 4.88 would cause a lot of stress on the dana 30 up front. 4.56 would let me go a little faster on the highway and I think I want to do 35-inch tires which 4.56 would have no issue in handling. As to a truss and RCV axle shafts hmm yes very nice goodies but for now. I don't think I will do them. If I find a nice non-rusty front end (somewhere in the south) and put that in I will go with this option I think. I also think I will leave the front open with no locker for now. (I am so impressed with the big difference the 4 wheel drive makes already) I will look into the thick gear option never heard of them. I really think locking the rear is a good move. I have a nice Dana 44 which a CC member sold me about 2 years ago and if I put an ARB in there that sounds like the best option from what you suggested. Thanks so much for your advice! Open to lots of options at the moment.

Soooo almost three years to the day since I bought this Comanche and I have learned that I like driving them NOT working on them. I just don't know enough about them or have the skills to do big projects. That being said it was always a dream to get four wheel drive into the beast. Today I have done just that. :D New hoses Front drive shaft fits just perfectly. I credit CC for the help in making sure it would match. That 1998 Jeep Cherokee fit pretty well in most respects. And finally... Front shots. I fired up the new 6 cylinder and the 4 wheel drive works well. As you can see the gears are clearly labeled because well last time I had such an issue with the rear trying to figure out if they were 3.55. Now the next question, I want to upgrade the gears but should I go with 4.56 or 4.88??? I really would like to be able to still go 65 on the highway soooo 4.56? But I also would like the option to put on 37-inch tires if need by. Also, should I go with a locker in the front and rear or just the rear? What is better for a locker, air? Or any good suggestions? Thanks again for the help guys. So happy to finally have this done will not be doing another swap anytime soon haha.

Thank you for posting!

Seats are in! Got the front axle out of the Cherokee in order to put 4 wheel drive into my Comanche. Slowly getting there.... I was thinking about doing the dash too but I don't know if that is too much work.

What did you want to know about the tube doors? I still have mine post 90 on page 5.

Having some issues with the Jeep starts up fine but when I give it gas it dies. Seems like it's very hard for it to move under its own power not sure what it is. Meanwhile got the new driveshaft in. We decided to make a custom one as the old one was just not big enough as it was meant for a 2.5 and now I am running a 4.0. This new drive shaft looks really good. Also got some new exhaust pipe which was needed. Looks nice and new! On top of that project, the bench seat had to go. The donor seats fit but needed to have custom brackets built for them. Might be a good project to replace the seats later for now I will cover them and just want to get them in. Next, I really want to get it running again under its own power. Got to figure that out and then to tackel the 4 wheel drive. Which will be another huge project.