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Yes sir. Started 2wd and I swapped axles in from an auto 4.0l cherokee. They had 3.55 gears factory. Oh and my truck came 2.5 4spd from factory, I swapped in the ax15 as well

thats the one you don't have to undo from the pan, if I remember correctly, its a bolt with a hole trough it and a valve. lets you drain the oil by just opening the valve

A buddy of mine @88whitemanche runs about 5.5" of lift on 35s but he did trim the front fenders and his bedsides. You can check out his build thread here on the forum. I personally have a 6" lift on my comanche but I will most likely be running 31s until I can regear. Little 2.5l, 3.55s and 35s don't really mix well, or even 33s on that ratio

What emergency brake cables did you use @agoldxj ? I have the ones off the liberty but they seem to be may to long for the mj

Just cane across this thread because swapping a 3.6 into my mj. Maybe with a ripp supercharger? Its a hell of an idea and i like the way it sounds. Maybe after I graduate college I will look into it more

You used the adavanced adapters ss line on an external slave ax15?

I always wanted to get into racing but it seems like there's less grass root guys and gals out there. some of them seem bred from the get go to race, maybe its just my salty view of it haha

Got started replacing parts on the comanche, I put the new thermostat in by drilling out the old bolt and threading the new hole. I replaced the radiator hoses, and the radiator itself. Got the new alternator installed and in the process of doing the clutch line and brake booster

I'm right there with ya, I havent even finished my build and I am already thinking of more mods. 37s is the goal and was planning in the future to go with d44s to be able to get more gearing than the 5.13 limit in a d30 but in the mean time... if your 4.88s need a new home lmk.

I got the wheel studs needed to get one step closer to getting this comanche moving under her own power. They are from a (1997 jeep cherokee front end) Part Numbers New Wheel Studs installed

Pete that's a universal bed tire mount? or did you make something that ties in the rear bumper?

I bet. I just love the way your rig looks

Been doing some work on wendy, This is going to be a long post and I am sorry ahead of time for it haha. I got a bunch of parts in the mail this past week, and this weekend I started tearing in to the jeep. I first wanted to replace the radiator with the new one I got ( also got a new thermostat, radiator cap, hoses etc.) I pulled the old radiator out and I got to take out the housing for the thermostat, and SNAP on of the bolts broke in the head. I am at a loss of what to do, I tried vice grips, pb blaster, and a extractor bit to no avail. The picture is from when it first snapped Also radiator related, is it possible to fit an electric pusher fan on the front of the condenser and radiator behind the grill? Besides breaking bolts, I also replaced the alternator a bunch of fuses and started the process of swapping kj disc onto the rear of the comanche ( with the help of the gf) Just have to get new wheel studs because the kj wheel studs are too big and won't go into the axle shaft, I am going to try the wheel studs from a dana 30 and see if those work, I read somewhere they do. Lastly I need to pick up some calipers to finalize the front and rear brake swap, but other than that the comanche build is going somewhat as planned

Glad to see another 2.5 haha. I love the stubby bumper too, its actually the same one I want to order for my manche. How do you like the 4.88s with the 33s?

Looks awesome. Love the overland look about it. still have the 4cly in it?

Sounds great. Maybe when I develop some fab skills I can contribute to this forum haha

My bad. I just wasnt sure if theu had to be plugged or not

Thanks for the help!

I have a manual. Do I have to get a new radiator or just not run line to the cooler?

I just got a stock replacement for my 2.5l radiator from rockauto and there are these 2 fittings on the bottom that I can't find on the stock radiator.

Thanks for the info. I think I am going to zip tie the arm and see what that does

How do you remove the roll pin from an external slave to replace it with a new part? I blew mine out and I can't seem to get it out

I can't find info anywhere on replacing an external slave. I orginally bout a pre-bleed system which was fine but I blew out the slave. I ordered just the slave to replace it and I can't get the old one off. I can't get the roll pin out. I tried using a nail of the same size and no dice, but the nail is stuck in the hole of the roll pin now though

Order A bunch of the remaining parts, hopefully it'll be moving under its own power soon. I'm getting tired of pushing it in the yard

Thats a solid starting point you got there and a nice build plan. can't wait to see the progress