1988gecko

Havent made a whole lot of progress the last few days, been kinda going backwards in order to move forward, I modified my Ironman front trackbar a little bit and got a low profile axle mount built for it, got the angle matched to the drag link and the length the same

Anywhere we see fit lol, favorite spot that’s fairly close is the pipeline in mountain just east of antigo

Mosinee, hop skip and a jump away! Where do you do most of your wheeling?

Personally I wouldn’t since the fiberglass is still going to break if you ever rubbed up against something

I like them, I completely cut the old sheet metal out and then installed them, so they fit pretty good, I would not recommend putting them on on top of factory bedside. I live in the middle of Wisconsin so all it is is trees around here, you just have to be cautious with them

Got the brackets welded on, I made the frame side bracket long in case it had to be trimmed shorter... I ended up cutting it down about 3 inches to keep my TB angle fairly flat at bump. Track bar came out to 43” long so it shouldn’t push or pull the axle very much at all

Here are the brackets I came up with, axle side bracket on the left and frame side on the right. They should position the track bar at a slight angle at ride height

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I will get a few tonight, I appreciate the input, I will probably try to make it similar to that third picture. I don’t want too tall of a bracket as it well cause the axle to “swing” when being flexed on one side

Didn’t make a whole lot of progress tonight.. I was able to get a frame side rear track bar bracket built and then started measuring for the axle side bracket but am debating what I want to do... I really would like to keep the track bar straight but if I keep it straight the brackets are going to stick out 5.5” off the back end of the rear axle, but I could put a bend in it to clear the diff cover to keep the brackets a bit more low profile. Any opinions?

Thanks guys, I am very happy with the way it is turning out. I really wanted to start this thread as I haven’t came across many at all or even seen any coil swapped Comanches

To keep it simpler and to keep the fuel tank in stock location

I cut into it but did not remove it yet, I’m on the fence whether to leave what’s left of it in or cut it the rest of the way out, I’ll get a picture of that eventually

Yessir😁 I just loved it too much! It’s too nice of a paint job to change also. My little bro has a Comanche that my twin brother and I are helping him with I will do a detailed write up on that one too, but that one is going to be a one off design, it’s going to be tight🤙🏻

As far as rear suspension goes I did a slightly triangulated three link with a track bar and used heavy duty front xj coil springs. I had to notch the frame out about 2.5 inches to make more room for the springs and used Clayton off-road spring isolators for the axle side spring cups

Here is what I have going on for the front axle. I had to bend the links to get a little extra clearance for the tires as well as bend the upper to clear the starter at full bump. As far as the brackets I built for the steering knuckles they serve 2 purposes; 1- somewhat of a high steer and 2- corrects the clearance issue I had with the backspacing on the wheels. Also pictured is the custom cross member I built as well as the bracketry for the frame side link mounts. And yes the pitman arm and knuckle brackets are still receiving gusseting

I will get some more photos tonight for you guys, I didn’t realize I had this little

Here is what I have been working on the past couple months.. cut the floor back out, built a trans x member, arms, knuckle brackets to creak the wheels etc. oh I also replaced the cab unibody with 3.5x 3/16 square tube.

Here is a picture of when I first brought the pile home and the other two are of midway through the cobbling

Hi guys, I have been working on this truck since I bought it back in high school (2015) and had it running and driving for a little bit a few years ago... but the work I did to it back in the day was not going to cut it, quite frankly it was pretty cobbled as it was my first time welding as well as fabricating anything. Not to mention it still had a Dana 30 Also I thought (and still do) Zone’s jeep Comanche was the coolest truck I had ever laid eyes upon hence why it looks similar. What I have been working on is re sheeting the entire floor, re building front long arm 3 link as well as all steering geometry to accommodate the new d44 front axle, and in the rear sits a ford 8.8 that I have 3 link/ panhard and coil converted. This is still a work in progress so I will update with photos as I go

Mine usually blink quick like a light is burnt out and I can't seem to figure out why

I have a 5 speed 1988 pioneer and it bogs down at idle, almost dies, I'm gonna check the fuel pressure this week once I get the time but. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Make sure the frame is solid