JeepDreamer26

Just a reminder of the up comming bantam jeep festival! Last year over 5000 jeeps of all kinds joined the event and i will be taking my MJ to the festival this year, so it would be noce to not be the only comanche owner there!!! Anyways it is located in butler county in the town of slippery rock pa located about 45min outside Pittsburgh pa. The event has lots of onsite activities trails ranging from dirt roads to extreme rock crawling jeep show lots of vendors with jeep parts food giveaways all sorts hope to see some CC members! June 7th 8th 9th there is camping on site also another campground thats cheaper near buy but more private lake aurther campground is were i will staying reserve a spot soon!

Front axle is a hp dana 30 the rear is the junk of all junks the dana 35, however bfore everyone starts telling me not to waste my money on the dana 35... I'm not! K i have a ford 8.8 posi out of a 01 explorer sport. No it is not in the truck yet but id like to regear b4 i put it in the truck that way i only have to do the front axle gearing while in the truck. Thanks for the feedback!

Ok, i have never changed gearing in any of my vehicles before, so with that said here's my question. My mj is a 4cyl 5spd with 3.55s and 35inch tires yes it is a dog! So now that my money is getting to a point were i can start to work on my truck again it's time for gears. What i want to know or get suggestions on is should i go with 4.88s or 5.13s. i plan on staying with my current engine and tire size possibly 33s next time but anyways, so what would you guys suggest? Dose anyone have or had the same set up before? what did you go with? My truck is my daily and every so often gets id say light to medium wheeling. So should i go with 4.88s or 5.13s i want the truck to be able to still cruise at 60 at least but still want to be able to get out of 3rd gear and pull out on hills. Any feedback is appreciated like i previously stated ive never changed my gearing so i don't know how noticeable the gear change will be I'm hoping to get what I'm after with 4.88s cuz I'm thinking 5.13s will give me the power i need but will be a pain on the highway. Thanks again in advance! Hope to see club members at the up coming bantam jeep festival!!!!

Ok! Great I'm glad there will be a few members there atleast mabey we can round up some new members too! I personally never been there it will b my first time there. So with that said since you have bin there do you have any idea of a place we could all meet up? If not mabey we all will have to jist play it by ear (or msg) lol

Yes, you mention another thing i didn't think of it is damn close to those tabs, yeah mabey i will take your advice on this one. That way itll have a warranty too if it leaks! Thanks for the info again its little stuff like that i wouldnt have thot of till it was too late! Like i said i have dun windsheilds befor just not in a mj

No i hear ya on that! Windows are a pita! But ive dun a few windsheilds b4 aswell as rear windows. I just did my mj rear window like 2months ago went from a leaky noisey sloder to a nice shiney leak free solid window. Like i have said ive done mu share or windows just never had to do anything like cut the alignment tabs! Thanks for the heads up tho!

Also to anyone who is going and would like to meet up pm me and we can figure out a location and time to meet up!

Just a big shout out to remind all the jeepers about the bantam festival! Also a question is anyone from the C.C going? If so id like to meet up with as many fellow comanche lovers.it will b my first time going to the festival and want to make it worth it. Now i know alot of the CC members are not from around PA but i hope to see as many of you as possible! For info check out the website at bantam jeep festival.com

After i saw the first couple replys to my question, i started to wonder about those locator pin tab things and how the rubber would fit with them. I do all my own work on my truck so i guess ill be cutting tabs or finding new trim to replace my bent trim. I really appreciate everyones feedback and info thanks again. Now to decide trim or rubber.

Ok, good to know guys, thank you. I also agree tho i think the rubber actually looks better, and may also help to guard against leaks in the future.

Hey everyone, i think i know the answer to my own question, but I'm gunna ask anyway. My truck is a 1987 base model mj, and i need a windshield. So my question is will a windshield from any mj or xj fit? From information ive gathered on this site and on my own mjs and xjs are identical from and including the doors forward, correct? If they are not could anyone let me kno what is different or not and what year and models will fit my truck. Thanks for any info!

Ok yeah i ne er thoight about the registry. Also i apologize i didnt make it this weekend due to the crzy snow storm we had over the weekend i will be getting out there asap!

O ok sorry yeah i was thinking of those inside lights.. Sorry. Yeah the console i think there may be one and the cargo light i gotta check but ill let you no price and a pic if available

I just got to this post again.. Is that micro consol what somones after? I think there is one available don't remember the color though if that matters. And cargo loghts i saw somone said about there is a couple no pairs and id have to look and see the condition, some are hanging out caz the clips are broken. Just to throw it out there i have in my mj a set of aftermarket replacements that are very nice and very close to original if interested ill post the link they require cutting the original hole like 1/8inch larger and splicing a new plug but they are super nice look good nd have the tilt like originals when i get home from work i will try and post a pick of mine and post the link to get them i beleive they were only like 12bucks or somthing for the pair

Hey everyone, a local junkyard to me(Pittsburg Pa) i found 4 comanches. So if anyone has anything they need pm me with what your looking for and i can see if its avalible. The owner sells stuff for very resonable prices and I'm happy to just see the stuff get used instead of scrapped. So let me know what your after and give me a idea of where your at if shipping is necessary and ill try and figure out prices! One thing i should say is body wise they are pretty rusty and NO taillights in any of them, but other than that many good parts still available. I will try to get a list of years, engines,axles and so on with sum pics next time I'm there!

Ok its a originally a 87 2wd 4cyl 4spd. Now it is 4wd with a ax5(for now, or til it explodes) anyways the trans is oit of a 96 Cherokee, which has that plastic one peice master, line, and slave the prebled thingy thays like 300bucks!! Ive seen trouble with those things but now I'm wondering if thats what i should have put in my truck. I loked the idea of being able to change the parts individually line, slave, master. So through out my info search only 4cyl ax5 trans that has a external slave that was not a plastic unit was a 1986. So my truck has a slave from a 86 with the holes slotted to bolt to the studs on the trans and the original style master.my first issues were the rod in the slave found out it was too short making it over extend and leak. Put a rod from a 90 s10 and havent had trouble with the slave since, the master however i changed 3x. Always with same issue. The damn thing leaks on my fuse block which just cause me a real headach last night on my way home. Dose anyone know why these masters are so prone to leaking are they just junk? Am i doing sumthing wrong? Or whats the problem everyone ive pit in all ends up leaking imside my truck and jacking my fuse box up? Anyone ever had this issue? What did u do? Or should i just put the plastic one peice thing in? Thanks for any info!

To: swampy now seeing you truck i do remember reading when your truck got mjotm "congrates by the way" that you had damn near the same truck as me and almost the same lift. You also got same motor gears and everything currently, out of curiosity hows it handle those 36s? And how the hell do they fit with only 4.5? Or r u like me and consider tire rub just frame polishing!?!? Lol anyways thanks for the reply now ik i need 1.5 soacers caz ur truck has a 2.5 aswell i was worried with the 2.5 that 1.5 spacers would be a lil too much, but your truck looks great! Again thanks for the reply and info hope to see your truck again after you do your new lift! Thanks

Yeah unfortunately i tgink you hit the nail on the head. That is most likely whats gunna end up happening, cause ive bin searching and that 2inches is hundreds more! I'm keeping my eye out though for even some used 31s 32s or 33s until the moneys right!!!

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Sorry, guy for my spelling and auto correct and punctuation.. Itsmy Android cheapy phone my screen is all cracked so it makes typing difficult and its easy to get frustrated so i don't really double check my typing messes.. Sorry ill try harder to make posts more legible.. Or work on getting a new phone.

To:75sv1 ,Yeah that is a thot instead of keep jacking uo the front, just drop the rear slightly down... 😕huh! Never thot about that i do have a set of adjustable shakles already sitting in my garage, and or a set of xj shakles wouldnt be hard to get or expensive.... May actually be a cheaper route.. Food for thot!?!? Thanks for the suggestion!

Truthfully i was gunna do the same thing, only becaz in the near future i am gunna swap axles(well as soon as possible) so i didnt want to sink more money into the rear than i had to only to junk it later but if u insist its a bad idea mabey ill look into sum new shockmounts or i have also seen the sandwhich plate (I'm having a brain fart can't think antidisestablishmentarianism its called the plate on top of the springs that the ubolts go thru) with shock mounts that are part of them just offset to factory ones. But idk guess ill see antidisestablishmentarianism i can find. This is really my first "real" lift so i don't have much experience with antidisestablishmentarianism brands are good/bad so i will most likley take that advice into consideration and just use 1.5 of spacers! Again thanks for the help! I did forget to ask the wheels u had to thanks for putting that i most likley am just gunna run sum black wagon steelies bit i do really like your rims on ur trucl too!

I DID NOT MAKE ANY OF THESE MEMES! JUST SIMPLY SHARING THEM! however my favorite is the daily driver one! Lol

To: muddfoot, your truck looks great! So you virtually have the same exact set up ill be using, I'm gald someone had that caz pics of a mj with that set up is antidisestablishmentarianism i was after.. And your tires? 33s? Also wow i was thinking more like.5 or .75 spacers i never thought it was gunna b that 1.5".. Either way thats good info now at least i know the max i should need, my truck is a 4cy so i hopfully may not need quite that much in the front due to less weight in the engine. Wonder if i should just get adjustable spacers or mabey the stackable ones in .5" increments and just use antidisestablishmentarianism i need. But either way yeah love the truck looks great snorkle is sweet! don't see very many mjs with them! Thanks for the reply info and pics! Let me know if those are 33s and the spacers u got are they just a solid peice spacer or do u have adjustble or stackable or antidisestablishmentarianism do u suggest? Thanks again

To: pete m, wow thats a far drive sounds like you live on the east coast like me glad it was a great trip i can't wait to do it! To:jm0413, truck looks great! And if i had the money ideally i would love to keep the spring under and do the rustys lift leafs too! But right now outta my orice range the darn shipping cost more than the leafs themselves!!! To:dasbulliwagen, if i wouldnt have known any better i would have thot that was my truck! Lol mines a 2.5l 1987 short bed that i recently painted white! Looks great tho! Hope mine turns out like it! Thanks again to everyone for you feedback and pics! JUST TO CLARIFY PICS OF EVERYONES MJS ARE WANTED! We all love these trucks so any pics of mjs are great! Juat plz keep in mind what i originally was trying to see by posting this thread( 4.5" lift amd 33s) so please to anyone who posts pics please remember to put what lift and tire sizes your running and any other info youd like to add about the topic or your truck! Thanks everyone!!! P.s here's pics of my Mj b4 the lift!