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Thank you! The jury is still out on that one. Going to make it streetable first then hopefully a dependable DD. Mods will be the V8 ZJ swaybar and a toolbox, eventually. To me it wouldn't be worth fixing/modifying much, but it'd be nice to have it moving anyway. Factory manual Another pic There are 4 more of the 16" chrome fake beadlocks with bald street tires (MJ had flats, we had the wheels from another project), so hoping to find some small cheap 16" tires to keep the little power it has flowing to the ground. This forum is a great resource, thanks for having me!

I've lurked and posted here for years waiting on this Comanche and now it's finally mine! I became aware of it in high school when a girl a class ahead me started driving it. It had approx. 90k then. She went on to college and left the truck in her stepdad's field. Before I could ask about it it was sold to another family and I watched 2 teenage kids drive the wheels off of it. Now those kids have moved on and I was FINALLY able to make it mine! Don't know the year yet as the title's being mailed to me but it's a SWB 2.5/AX4/4x4 truck. The kids' dad had been using it to haul firewood so it's not as straight as I remember it, but I got a pretty sweet deal. 156k on it now, a new battery and 2 pumps of the gas and it fired right up. I found the original owners manual in the glovebox with maintenance till 89k. First entry in it is 12/5/88 so I'm guessing it's an '88. Driving it up on the trailer Dragging it to my brother's place, where there is parking Like all older Jeeps, the wiring needs addressed. One blinker (or maybe the flashers if we have some bulbs out) is always flashing. Brake lights are dim. Driver door doesn't open from inside. Wheels/tires don't match. For the price I can't complain, and am looking forward to learning from and playing with this little beast!

Thanks for the pics Motion Offroad! So the top of the flare goes where the top of the stock flares do, then you trim approx. 2" of sheetmetal all around the wheelwell?

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Thanks for the input! How does it do on the 235s? You keep track of mileage? I bought my fiance's Dakota a set of 31s so I can take the LT235s off of it that have a little tread left, thinking I might go that route instead. Maybe find some of the turbine wheels and paint them black to match the Comanche's trim. The main priority is how streetable it can be, so trying not to fawk that up.

Make any progress on this? Got any more pics of it on the 255s? I assume you used spacers with the niner wheels?

DAMN, that small huh? I'm pretty sure this truck has had 235s on it for awhile, and thought they came with those or 225s stock. I'll do some more reading. Anybody running 31s on a 4banger care to chime in? Or anybody who wants to chime in, I'd like to hear what you have to say!

I have some 16" fake beadlocks with the 5x4.5 bolt pattern so I'm thinking those and some 245/75/16 TreadWrights with the BFG A/T pattern. Should be able to fit them fine with no lift right? Maybe a BB/Chevy shackle later on? I'm hoping this would be close enough to stock size the mileage wouldn't suffer much.

The last time I saw the truck was a year ago and I'm thinking about going this route. Maybe later on I'll find a beat 4.0 swb to bob and chop. This one can stay pretty on little tires as long as it gets decent mileage.

Oh, and the more time I spend here the more I like this forum, thanks for having me!

Ouch. Do you do mostly city driving?

Thanks guys, that was exactly what I was looking for! What kind of mpg could I expect out of this? 20ish? This is the only other Jeep I've owned: 4.0/AW4/NP242, leather and all the other options, but the floorboards were GONE. The last time I looked at this Manche the floorboards were spotless.

If this is in the wrong section could somebody please move it? I've been after a buddy's dad to sell me his Comanche for years, and lurking and occasionally posting here in the meantime. He's finally ready to let it go, just looking for some input. It's an '87 2.5/5spd/4x4/swb. In pretty good shape, plan is to mostly DD it. I've already ruined one 4banger truck (Nissan) by converting it to solid axle and running 37s, kinda killed the DD-ability of it. I'm hoping this truck could fill that void, and am looking for input on how not to ruin this one. Could I fit 33x10.5 or 9.5 or 255/85/16 with around 4-4.5" lift? Little to no trimming. Or would that be too much for the stock gearing etc? Would I enjoy it more with just a BB/shackle and 31s? Truck will stay open/open, and see a lot of pavement. Thanks in advance! Trent

Still nothing? I'm going to look at a Comanche this weekend and would really like to use these on it! Even just a rear shot on the XJ?

Do the auto Comanches have the gear selector info (PRND21) in the dash? With the lines etc for the AW4 I'd say that was stock and the manual/gauges were swapped in. 2.5/AW4 should have 4.56s right?