neohic

Nope. :D Speaking of which... What doesn't fit right? You've got me worried now because I think I might know what's off... the brackets, right? :oops:

Couldn't help but notice over of vortex... ... felt it better to bring it up here. Any pictures of the plate?

You watching this one, Jim? Guy is dropping a v2203 Kubota in his Cherokee. Kinda neat, I think. http://www.dieselbombers.com/diesel-engine-conversions/110855-jeep-cherokee-xj-v2203-kubota.html

This! I totally agree. I had my own experience a few months back: http://comancheclub.com/topic/34975-cc-club-member-visit/ ... that Jim, I tell ya... hell of a guy!

Yeah... but only because it would most likely be me who bought it. :shake:

Why not... it'd been a while and needs a bump. :peek:

Beat me to it... I was going to suggest the first link as I would bet that Marcel has material left over from the D60 truss.

:drool:

So... what you saying is you might not notice if one went missing? :idea:

Lots of good info and pictures here: http://comancheclub.com/topic/20947-pictures-of-comanches-with-toppers/ :thumbsup:

Yeah... there just might be two years worth of beer cans in there!

:???: Interesting... I don't suppose anything is left of this mystery truck?

No... :laughin:

Thank you for not! :bowdown:

This has been a long time running now and I think I'm going to stick a fork in it for now. The inside of the house is as done as it's going to be until we decide it's a good time to start on the kitchen or bathroom... which ever comes first. Anyway... Before: After: Every window and door in the house was replaced and it was with much celebration that the trim and new extension jams were finished! It was a great time to paint with all the trim off, so that was done in the living room/kitchen, hallway, and bedroom. Coming up for this spring and summer, I'd like to clean up the yard from ripping it all up, insulate and finish the single stall garage, and put a porch on the front of the house if there's time/funds. All in all, I'm super happy to be done with everything that really needs to get done. :banana:

Perhaps... I was thinking something along the lines of what I had on my '88 years ago: Similar lines without having a huge assembly hanging off the back of the truck. I'd call it somewhere between a roll pan and a tubular bumper.

Sorry, Don... as much as I agree it'll probably get a tubular push bumper. ... probably size it down some though as I don't plan on anyone trying to bump draft me. :crossfingers:

Cool truck and welcome! :cheers:

Do we have another Jim Oshel in our midst? :D

I'll have it balanced if I need to. It'll be a while before it'll see any real road time. If there aren't any vibrations, I'll probably just leave it alone. Thanks dude! I agree that there really isn't anything about the brakes that should be considered race ready. I've got another couple axles around and was hoping to change it over to unit bearings. I'll send you a PM on the shafts.

Agreed. Thank god I've got a full set plus a spare. :D

I know... I've been through your build thread many times. :peek:

Not sure what I think about the 383, but I'm diggin' the whole idea of taking an MJ sideways! :rock on:

The truck that keeps popping up on ebay has had the axle replaced with a stock unit. The whole front suspension on the race trucks were totally stock minus the coils and shocks. As far as camber adjustments, the Archers would just bend the axle to the desired degree. They did the same with the rear axles. Depending on the race, they had multiple axle sets for different corners.

The Rustoleum on my front axle did not survive me sneezing on it in a temperature controlled dry garage. Better than Krylon, but still has issues with chemicals. I am giving VHT a chance on the rear. So far it does not immediately scratch off when using a jack. Neohic, it will take maybe thirty minutes to spray the axle with wax and grease remover, sand with a red scotch pad, and clean again with the wax and grease remover. Then spray it down with about three coats of paint. Okay... you win. On to some good stuff... It was a big day that started with some measurements of what I was starting with. Keep in mind that I'm starting with botched front and rear suspensions. Front: Rear: Forgot to pick up a coil spring compressor... so: Then there was the super sketchy coil spacers. They're just 3" pipe that was welded to the top of the coil seat. Fortunately, whoever put them there did a terrible job of welding them in, so they came out without too much fuss, I had to stitch back together a couple spots where they clearly burned through. What a mess: Then it was time for the new coils. Full droop: Compressed: I didn't put the shocks in or even really go through the rest of the suspension. What I wanted to do was get it on the new suspension to see what all, if anything, needed to modified. At ride height, the bump stops are a little more than 1" from bottoming out: I was thinking that I'd need to cut the front axle. At ride height, I think there's plenty of room with the bump stops where they are: The front went pretty quickly. Having a small space to work in meant that the truck needed to get turned around for the rear. That's okay... good for picture opportunities. The truck doing its best stink bug impression: On to the rear which was a bit more complicated. This poor truck must've been beat around in a field at some point: Then it was put in the pile of misbehaving 35s: Then this stuff happened: Of course the driveshaft wasn't going to fit right. Even just going from a 35 to a 44, I'd have to shorten it. Add in the mystery number that the truck was lowered and I got my measurement. The driveshaft needed to be shortened 2". I'd never shortened one myself, so I did some research on the interwebs and called some local shops. Sounded easy enough to me, but I don't know if it'll balance right. From what I was told, it should be close if not the same as what it was. Why not? I'll try anything twice. Started with a timing line and some measuring: ... then some cutting: ... then a quick check before it was set in stone: ... weldy, weldy: Sadly, I didn't have any hugger orange sitting on the shelf, so just some bland, gray primer will have to do for now: Same deal as the front, full droop: Compressed: Then what? This: The end result according to the tape measure: Comparing it to my other 2wd, it's not quite 2" lower in the rear than the '91, and about the same in the front. Overall, I don't think I'm totally sold just yet. I think it needs more low! Comparing pictures from the glory days of Jeep racing, I think it's just about right. Really... why shouldn't it be? This is the same suspension setup that was used in the SCCA. I don't know... maybe it just needs to grow on me. Could be the tires too. Currently, it's running 215/75/15s which I know are too tall. It does get me thinking about what tire size to run though. If I were to go with a 205/60/15, that'd drop the truck another inch and a quarter or so. Anyway... I think it's cool!