jeep.comanche1992

Very clean! Love the no-nonsense simplistic nature of this interior.. Does the bench come stock with this particular trim? or did you add it? And that steering wheel.. airbags had to go and ruin everything. Thanks a lot OBAMA

Nicely done so far man I like the color choice and the wheel choice. two questions: Has the $50 LED light bar exceeded your expectations? does it function almost as well as a quality made bar? Also, how has the ford explorer LSD been working out for you does it keep things moving forward or do u think it isn't a good call for muddin' applications? Still yet to buy my own comanche but watching you and other people build theirs is extremely helpful in preparing me for what I'm going to end up doing.

I haven't read past this point but figured i'd mention this is very exciting! You found exactly what I'm planning on getting when I get my mj same wheels same tires for the fraction of the price i was planning on paying. nice going!

Seems like a neat idea, but do you think a 3100 pound quarter ton pickup would hook that power up with a 5.7 - 6.4 hemi on its' nose? Hell I can see someone engineering the crap out of one just for the sake of doing it by maybe re-positioning heavier components towards the rear axle until your @ like 56/44 WD, then maybe add a bed wing and you've got a Syclone killer. OR you could mid mount the hemi somewhere behind your seating position nestled into the bed or something wacky and creative :). unfortunately I already posted my dazed and confused response to this thread that was mostly asking questions but I liked yours and johnny quests ideas as well. If it were me though I'd drop something lighter than the stock 4.0, like the SRT-4 from the SRT neon dodge made around 10 years ago. although I'd beef up the cam big time and either add more powerful twin turbo or massive supercharger on it, it'd go from 220hp @5100 to easily 400+hp and it'd rev to over 7k most likely. With that you've got potential for a 50/50 WD jeep comanche lmao the ultimate sleeper. I'd like to know how you'd counter the weight imbalance if you were to drop a hemi into a comanche. besides sand in the bed haha that doesn't count!

Great question. I just joined this forum and I have yet to own a comanche but I really want one. so my 'someday' build starts with obtaining a '91 or '92 with 4wd, shortbox, 5 speed manual, 4.0 I6, Preferably an eliminator (Assuming I'm correct in thinking that is the most off-road ready trim). I am a big time auto enthusiast, all my life I've strived to learn everything about all vehicles. However my knowledge does not extend to knowing how to work on vehicles (yet). It seems like the comanche is cheap and easy to work on though after browsing these forums(not only is it the best looking pick up ever made I think it's ludicrous how capable it is for a 25 year old vehicle. 2200 lb payload on the long bed is utterly ridiculous when you consider the fact that for $40k+ your ram/silverado/f150 still isn't rated to haul that much weight around). Generally speaking you all seem to know your stuff and have the skills necessary to install and remove your own parts and to know which goes best for what purpose etc. I want to 'someday' end up in a Comanche with the right factory specs [i6,4wd,SB,Manual,offroadpackage]. If I am lucky enough to find one and am able to purchase it then I'd already made plans to replace all bulbs with LEDs, add an LED light bar on the roof, some blackrock series 908 wheels in a matte black finish, a set of this forums recommended all terrain tires and size of said tires and would want them to have good traction in the thickest mud but also to cruise through soft sand with no issue I assume increasing size and width of the tires would mean I'd have to change up the gear ratio and possibly fit new axles[Would definitely want to get ones with locking diffs. Higher rated Dana, perhaps a Dana 44? idk. I'd love to paint ones exterior in a semi-gloss white finish, spray in bedliner, Quality winch up front with custom off road bumpers front and rear, a lift kit, probably 3-4 inches. I would definitely want a modern, reasonably priced suspension set up that would allow the truck to remain composed at high speed with rapid changes in surface and production-truck-ruining moguls. (any suggestions? as most of you know the raptor is famous for doing just that and I bet with the right setup the comanche could do it much better!) full skid plates, and maybe a supercharger and a stronger cam for the power tech straight six for extra grunt and I imagine a great sound! Don't need advice on the exhaust system I'd go gibson all the way!. Lastly to avoid another near fatal accident I'd also have to install an offroading purposed roll cage. I've only owned one vehicle before and never got the chance to modify it or work on it so forgive my ignorance on the subject that everyone here seems to have their PHD in haha jk but you guys clearly know your stuff well enough to build these beautiful custom MJs i've been seeing. As far as I know the things I listed are enough to do some serious offroading minus maybe intense hill climbs and rock crawling. Also was wondering if the MJ is prone to frame damage when driving at a high speed offroad like the Raptor is famous for disappointing buyers and if so what's a good way to strengthen it? Thanks in advance to anyone who answers my questions/responses. Wasn't planning on posting anything until I saw this topic and it's such a good subject that I couldn't resist. I wanted to learn more about the comanche first and how to improve its capabilities without sacrificing every day usability and reliability. I guess I can conclude by saying that I want to improve my future comanche's ability to blast through mud, sand, snow, dirt etc etc. there's really no place in Massachusetts to do any super hard core rock crawling nor would I trust myself to take my daily driver into terrain like that haha so thankfully I don't know what I'm missing there and have no need to spend the extra cash. People look up the wheels I included as part of the build.. they'd look badass on an xj or mj.