turboxr

Hey all. I found a cherry candidate for very reasonable money. It's an 87 Pioneer 4.0 AW4 4x4 longbed. NO RUST. I just test drove it. It runs and drives very well. It just has me asking a couple questions: -I had to turn the ignition two or three times before it would engage the starter. Wiring? Fuseable links? Ignition cylinder? -It sounds like a wheel bearing is going out, or it could be a sticky caliper/dragging pads. Is there anything else that would sound like a bearing that it could be? How bad are the bearings to replace on these? -Has a really high pitched whistle which the owner says the dealer said was a hole in the intake manifold. Sounds like a gasket perhaps? Is this common? -What should the fuel mileage be? I'd love to get somewhere around 19-21. -What is entailed in swapping the Renix stuff to the later Chrysler HO stuff? Do I need an entire wiring harness to go along with the manifold/ecu/etc? -Owner says it needs motor mounts. Royal pain in the you-know-what? Here are pics of the beast: Sorry for all the questions and please be gentle with me. I'm a newb to MJ's but not to cars or to forums. Some forums would ban me immediately for asking any question. Thanks!

Found an 87 with 149k miles on it. Clean as a whistle. 4.0, auto, 4x4, longbed, maroon with nearly immaculate maroon interior. It's a Pioneer. Runs pretty well. Guy just replaced the rad, waterpump, and a few other things because it was running hot. Asking $1500. I think it looks like a winner to me. Sounds like it needs a wheel bearing or has a sticky caliper. I'll post some pics in a minute. Tell me what you think. Edit: Here's a link to the pics and some questions elsewhere on the site: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=29628

Hi all. I've been perusing craigslist for months, and have let a few good ones go because I didn't have the cash. I do now and am looking for an MJ. I'd love a pretty clean 91-92, HO 4.0, 5spd, 4x4. But, if I find a pretty good one that isn't exactly that, I won't hesitate. I'd not mind a 2wd 91-92 5spd because I can do the conversion fairly easily as XJs are plentiful here in the local yards. Any help would be appreciated! :clapping:

Ok, I bought a Land Rover for cheap in the interim, and have sold it for a lot more than I paid. I am looking again for a 'manche. I really would prefer a 4.0 but would rather a long bed now that I've thought it over a bit. I could handle a 2wd to start with as I've seen that these things are really easy to convert to 4x4. I'd love to find a Metric Ton, or at least swap in the axle and heavier springs. Were Metric Tons available with 4.0s? My vision is an all rounder- Expedition style build but keeping the functionality of the bed and being able to tow one car on a dolly with it. I'd love to update to the later interior and front clip as well.

Do you have an XR? Please post pics! Are you on any of the forums? My plenum is already a shorter tcoupe one but yes, you have to take an inch or so off and generally you have to point it down a bit in the front. I'm gonna go take a look at a couple 'manches today. I have a 300D mercedes diesel parts car, so I think a 2.8 would be fine as I plan on the OM617TD swap.

There are a few I've looked at/asked about. One is a $350 2.8 86 4x4 not far from here which supposedly runs but doesn't have a windshield. There is a silver 2.8 LWB 4x4 not far as well. I think they want $1500 but it's kind of beat. I ran across a very clean Comanche X LWB but 2wd. I'm interested in a Mercedes diesel swap so I suppose the drivetrain doesn't matter that much. I'll do some searching, but what all is involved in converting to 4x4? Oh, and the hood shuts just fine with no underhood heat insulation on my XR4.

Ya, I've thought about half or 3/4 tons but they are just too expensive up front and too expensive on gas. I don't do a lot of towing- in fact if I do tow anything its usually with my boss' aluminum featherlight or with a tow dolly. You do make a good point about a LWB. I want something small enough to do some wheeling in the woods occasionally but also run parts/engines to and fro and go camping with. From the research I've done, I think the MJ is the perfect mix of everything I need.

Meh, I'd rather have the mechanicals in decent shape and have to deal with some bumps and bruises as long as it's not completely rotted out. The specifics can be changed depending on what kind of deal I can find, but, I find myself "settling" a lot for whatever comes my way, so with this build I want to get what I want and keep it. I've gone through quite a few DD's in the past year or two and I want to settle it down a bit. Geonovast, I'd love to get some pictures and info and a price. My email is turboxr@gmail.com if that's easier. Here's the XR4 (well, one of the fleet):

Hey all. May be in the market for a Comanche within 100mi of Springdale AR. Just wanted to see what was out there and do some research on MJ's. I'm interested in a 4x4 SWB 4.0 AX-15. Other than that, condition doesn't really matter. These things seem pretty stout. I really need a DD/tow rig for my Merkur XR4Ti. BTW, my name's Joe.