Gary57

I have a 87 Comanche that I would like to put power steering on, it is a 2.5 four cylinder. I can use the steering system off of any 87 to 89 6 cylinder or 4 cylinder. Contact me by PM or email: ghutinger@gmail.com Thanks Gary

Is the wiring harness on this year truck the only year that you can use?

I have found an 85 & 84 Cherokee both 4wds and v6 engines that I think will solve my problem on both the steering and automatic. I will just have to change the truck to a 4wd using the drive line from the Cherokee. Is the power steering brackets the same on the v6 as the 4 banger?

Thanks guys I now have a starting point. Another question would a engine and drive train from a newer Dodge work under mine? Gary

I have a 87 Comanche with 4 cyl. and 4 speed, 2wd and want to change to an automatic. What transmission would I need to make the change over as painless as possible? I also want to change to power steering as this has manual. What steering unit will I need? Thanks Gary

Will has been a week or two since my last post and I did promise a list of the things that I fixed, and a cost. First off my Comanche will be inspected tomorrow and have license by the end of the day. Here is the long list of everything I repaired and the cost. Purchase 1987 Jeep Comanche - $475.00 Taxes - $41.76 Jeep Manual - $13.90 (Ebay) Sockets (for rounded bolt heads) - $90.20 Donor Jeep - $450.00 Engine oil, filter, bolts, battery cables, and starter - $113.28 Engine plugs, wire, and grease - $18.25 Wheel cleaner, front wheel bearing & race, brake cleaner, & misc. - $37.50 Body primer - $26.93 Light bulbs & butt connectors - $14.89 Window cranks & turn signal arm - $55.96 Window crank washers - $3.34 Taillights - $100.00 Distributor rotor - $5.30 Nuts, screws, & bolts - $11.04 Total cost of repairs $1459.27 (out of pocket) Here is list of everything repaired using parts from the donor Jeep. Battery tray and hold down Front grill and bumper Plug wires Starter relay Radio & speakers Front brake pads Rear brake springs & cables Driver’s side vent wing window Repair, weld hood & primer Floor Curtesy lights Rebuilt steering column & steering wheel Replaced fuel pump relays From black to chrome door handles Replaced exhaust system Fresh brake fluid (had in shop) Battery (had in shop) Front cowl Wheels & tires I set a goal to get the Comanche up and running, & pass inspections for less than $1500.00 and do it within 30 days. I have achieved that goal. The question you may ask is it done? NO I will still continue to work on the truck. My next goal is to remove all the dents and paint the whole truck. I will attempt to do this within a year and not spend more than $2000.00 on the entire truck. If you think that is impossible remember that I will do all the body work myself, and paint. I also have a donor Jeep to sell for scrap. I should have called this tread a Comanche on a budget build!!!!!!!!!!!

Well everything seem to going right for a change. The last two days I have managed to put the chrome bumper on and get the headlights and grill on, looks a little more like a truck again. Notice that the grill is in right side up, I noticed on the forum where some had them upside down. Another good tip from the forum. Thanks! All that’s left to complete the inside is a piece that works the turn signals and replacing the steering wheel and two window crank handles from the local Dodge Dealer. The vent wing window was made out of plastic and didn’t fit very well (Not my work) I replaced it with one from the donor. My next post will have a breakdown of the items repaired and the cost.

I have found tail lights, still need the tail gate.

Still need a tail light to pass inspection.

central Missouri.

Well it has been a long couple of weeks, but I have a few thing done. I was adjusting the hood because it was hitting the cowl and found the hood was broke where the hinges attach, so I took the hood off for some welding. So the hood is off now would be a good time to strip the paint off and primer the hood. The next order of busness was to get to checking the wiring. I now have headlights, turn signals, flashers, parking lights, and a quartz clock, from Donna. I also changed the gauge cluster over, and rebuilt the steering colunm. Sorry for pictures being so blurry, but I was very hot and ready to come inside it has been 90 degrees around here. Donna is looking as pretty as she was, she has been giving too much to Hubbie. Thats all for now, still trying to meet my goal of inspection and licenses by the end of this month.

Thanks Hornbro I had time today to check my wiring and found someone ran a wire from the fuel pump to the battery side of the fuse block. I really hate it when people try to reinvent the wiring harness. I am going to trace the wire from the fuel pump and try to find the correct wire to splice into, thanks for your help I guess I should have looked a little closer. I will not take anything else for granted when I work on this truck.

To bad I'm not closer I just pulled mine out and not going to use it. Gary fom Missouri

At this point I don't have a color preference. I would just like to have one that is not too beat up. Gary