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I have decided to put together a chronological "blog" of sorts with original source information detailing the history of the Comanche. I will be dating all of my posts with the publishing date of the original source, to help create a time-line of the history of the Comanche. Please check it out at http://jeepcomanche.blogspot.com/ If anyone would like to contribute significant articles, please let me know.

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For those who haven't seen it, Jeep has posted the official production count for the Comanche. From http://www.jeep.com/jeep_life/legends/heritage/ So there you have it, 112,821 is the official production number.

VIN Data: Country of Manufacture United States Manufacturer Jeep Corporation Vehicle Type Truck Engine 2.46L, 4 Cyl, TBI Powertrain 4-speed manual, floor gear shift, 2 W/D Body Type Jeep Comanche, 2-W/D Pickup, 6.0 foot bed, 113 inch wheel base Gross Vehicle Weight Wrangler Base, Cherokee Base, Comanche Base = 4001 - 5000 lbs Model Year 1987 Assembly Plant Toledo, Ohio, USA Model Year 1987

Year, Make, Model. 1987 Jeep Comanche SporTruck Image, if available Pictures available at Engine / Trans / Transfercase / Front axle / Rear axle / Wheelbase 4 Cyl 2.5L, 4 speed manual transmission, 2WD, 113 inch wheel base Build date: (its on the driverside door sticker, in the form of month and year) (I'll get this when I can) Current Location: Region will do, state, and area of state. Boonsboro, MD Status: Is it still on the road, is it in the junkyard? Project awaiting work? On the road as a daily driver, adding modifications as money/time allows Notes: Base SporTruck with the following features: Red Exterior Tan/Black Vinyl Interior Bench Seat "Sport" Floor Gearshift 16" Rims from Grand Cherokee Limited Non-factory cassette player with audio-in jack for CD/MP3 player Custom floor mats - Maltese Cross Custom back window tint design - Maltese Cross Custom "camper" cap with roof vent and cargo rack - pictures at Current owner: Me. Original owner: My father. Mileage as of March 2011: ~145,000

Thought I'd share this with everyone. RockAuto has more closeouts for the Comanche. Lots of brake pads, shoes, rotors, hoses. http://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeed ... &html=true

As a fellow 2%'er, welcome! ...so, this makes some interesting statistics. If only 2% of all Scouts make Eagle... What % of Eagle Scouts are Comanche owners, and what % of Comanche owners are Eagle Scouts? :dunno: And Comanche Country is right, ALWAYS list Eagle Scout on your resume. It helped with landing my current job, because half the people who interviewed me were former Scouts or Scoutmasters.

I apologize for not replying sooner, as I haven't been on these boards much lately. The *best* gift I received upon receiving my Eagle was spending time with friends and family. That was the best present I could ever ask for. With that said, the "coolest" gift I received was a hiking stick. Take a look at http://www.moonstar.com/~pmicken/boyscout.html That's the website of the shop that made my hiking stick. And yes, that picture on the left is me over 10 years ago. The moral of the story...it isn't about the gifts. It's about being with the friends and family who helped you reach this milestone in your life.

My MJ almost never gets above 75 because there are too many hills, even on the highways around here. I have had the MJ up to approximately 90, going downhill, in an emergency to get home.

I started in Scouts in elementary school. I am proud to say that I obtained my Eagle in 1999. I still remember how there was a big scandal in Cub Scouts because several of the boys used a sander/grinder on the car wheels to make them thinner, so that there was less friction and the cars would go faster. I never won a pinewood derby, because I always spent more time making my car look cool than worry about if the car was faster than everyone else's. When I heard about the boys altering their wheels, I thought it was pretty stupid, because it made the cars look dumb. :rotf: I can say, try to get your son to stick with it and get his Eagle. And if he gets his Eagle, make sure he lists it on his resume, because it really helps with getting jobs, and you never know if the interviewer is a former Scout or a current leader.

Yup. Then it's the road department's problem. :rotf:

I would be reinforcing/repairing the rusted sections of the bumper in the process. From what I can see, there is only a small amount of rust in the center of the bumper. Sorry left that part out ;) I've been lucky, my MJ was garage kept for 10 years without being driven. Rust is minimal :)

Here's one which should bolt directly onto the MJ factory bumper... http://www.harborfreight.com/5000-lb-ca ... 67158.html My factory bumper is rated at 2000 lbs. I'm considering getting one of these, not so I can tow with my MJ, but so I can purchase one of these... http://www.nextag.com/CURT-Spare-Tire-M ... rices-html

This is a true statement for SAMS as well. I get my tires from SAMS because of the price discounts I get as a member on very good quality tires. I bought 4 16" rims off a totaled Grand Cherokee Limited that someone had bought for the engine, and was parting out what was usable. Before I had a chance to swap the rims, one of my tires developed a leak while I was at work. Note that my factory original spare tire is dry-rotted, flat, and unusable. So, knowing that I'll never use the tire again anyways, I used fix-a-flat on it and limped to SAMS, which was only a few miles away, and had my wife meet me there with the new rims. When I asked about putting on the ZJ rims, they told me that they could put the tires on the rims, but couldn't put the rims on the MJ because they're larger than factory. The tire department manager was really nice about it, and wanted to do it, but the computer wouldn't let him, and he could lose his job if he doesn't do what the computer tells him to. So, I put the rims on myself in the parking lot.

Now that I finally got the clutch line replaced on my MJ, before I make my MJ a daily driver again, I really need some new brake pads. What do you guys recommend? A friend of mine recommended Wearever brakes from Advance Auto with lifetime replacement. But I'd like to get your opinions. Thanks!

I'm with Pete on this one. Cobalt is the way to go.

Her little Nissan cost so much to fix because she destroyed the front bumper, driver side door, and both quarter panels. Some of the parts had to be ordered brand new because the shop couldn't locate all of the parts from salvage yards. Yea, labor is the most expensive part I believe. I read where some shop was running a scam where they would wrap a sledge hammer in several towels, and increase the damage done to a car. They called it the "money maker" because each hit was usually $1000 worth of parts and labor to fix...mostly labor.

So, I finally found a supplier for the clutch hydraulic line, after I completely destroyed the flare nut on mine using the wrong wrench. :doh: RockAuto.com carries the correct hydraulic line for my 1987 Comanche. Paid $20, plus $10 shipping. DORMAN Part # H38935 {#53004504} I also contacted DaveysJeeps.com and inquired about a used line. $45 plus shipping for CMC and hydraulic line. Huh?!?! :rotf: I've got a friend coming over tomorrow to help install the line. And yes, I have flare wrenches this time. By the way, I don't remember which thread it was, but there was a thread here with the full service manual for the Comanche/Cherokee. Thanks for that! I printed out the clutch section, and I'm sure it will come in handy tomorrow, especially when we bleed the line. :cheers:

When my wife totaled her car by hitting a guard rail (someone ran her off the road passing her on an offramp!), we were given the option to keep the car, and "salvage value" of the car would be deducted from the insurance check. Considering "salvage value" was $300, and the car was worth I believe 4k, we jumped on it. Managed to get the car fixed for the exact amount the insurance company gave us a check for, with the exception of repainting. A month later, she totaled the car again by flipping it on the Interstate median. :doh: It wasn't worth keeping after that, unless we wanted to turn it into a convertible. The entire roof buckled. Luckily she only got a scratched pinky and a bump on the head, because she was wearing her seatbelt.

'87 2.5L 4 Cyl, 4 Speed Manual - Factory Wheels - ~22 MPG with an even mix of highway and city. I do know that I get ~19 MPG on the same route using my wife's '07 3.8L 6 Cyl Automatic Wrangler.

:no: Alright guys lets not fight. We're all lovers here. WARNING: Non-politically correct picture incoming!

Or if you want a newer looking truck, go with a Jeep 2500 conversion? viewtopic.php?f=24&t=22480 I still have mixed feeling on that.

I know Kyle. I was really hoping you guys would secede, and Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties follow... We could form West Maryland! Hey, West Virginia did it... And for those who don't know what I'm talking about... http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/marylan ... -Md-031410

If it's 100% rust free, not a scratch on it, and includes tail lights, then I could see paying maybe $500? Anybody pays $1000, he should at least throw the matching cap in for free.

Ah, crab fishing. I spent a lot of my youth on the eastern shore of Maryland during the summer crab fishing off a pier. You've never had a good crab until you've had Maryland crabs, with Old Bay, steamed with beer.