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Mainly worried about deer, but I would also like recovery points option. There's no shortage of options for XJs if you want to cut the fenders. I'd prefer to leave the truck bolt on.

I'd like to beef up the front of the Comanche, I'm sure this topic has been beat to death, but looking for something that will offer protection, recovery points if possible. Winch or not doesn't matter too much. I really don't want to cut my fenders/flares. So far I know of ARB and Tomken. Any others in production? Also open to brush guards if they actually offer protection

He told me a rough ball park, but in this economy, there's no telling what material costs and inflation will do to the final price. Not trying to be a jerk, but I'd rather not publish a really rough guessed expected price and have people upset when it comes out higher. I will say it's reasonable for the work involved and I plan to purchase one.

Just got off the phone with Steve at MTS, they are working on producing fuel sending units for HO or HO swapped MJs! He said that they're shooting for end of summer or into the fall of this year. Fantastic news for HO owners and makes the HO swap just that much easier and better.

4.5" coils in the front. Stock 2wd leafs with SOA on a 8.8 with 32x11.50R15. Will probably add another 3/4" spacer to the front.

Customers vehicle I'm working on. A solid 2 door 4WD manual XJ. Rust free.

I just thought of something for a comparison. The All Things Jeep Comanche group on Facebook has 11k members. I would think a good majority of them would own a MJ, and a good number of owners wouldn't have FB or be in the group.

What was the trick?

Very cool! Love seeing practical 3D printing applications.

Got the YJ prop valve installed and finished deleting the load sensing valve. Ran my new hard lines on the 8.8 and used the pressure bleeder to flush all new DOT4 through the system and have a rock solid brake pedal. It was pretty mushy before with the drums. Something was wrong with the rear proportioning valve before, because the front shoe on both sides was rusty like it hadn't been touching even though it was adjusted out properly. Anyways, it'll lock up all 4 now. Much happier with the brakes. Although I do need to investigate, under hard braking, the TC shifter is bouncing around. Need to check my tranny mount.

I don't have any Comanche YouTube content. I've been thinking about doing a walk-around video.

If I had to move to a different state, it would be northwest Arkansas if only considering liking the terrain/parks/land, but there's no jobs. North Carolina is booming for a reason. Milder winters, beach and mountains. Tons of jobs in all fields.

When you have the carpet out, it's always a great idea to do a rust proofing coating like POR15 or Chassis Saver and optionally put down sound dampening material. Lots like Kilmat, I used Noico with good results.

I've heard good things about Yukon, Motive and Revolution. I chose Revolution for my 8.8 and will likely use them in my D30 as well.

Aww man, best wishes on the next project. Love this truck.

Is that the Uphill Mfg rear bumper? How do you like it? More pics? The tails look fantastic.

I just got done regearing a Explorer 8.8 with 4.56 gears if you have any questions.

Can't say you're wrong, but if us Jeep owners start differentiating between needs and wants, we won't have near as much fun ordering parts.

I don't know how I've missed this build so far, but I like it! Love the blue, the lift, the wheels. Are you going to go back with Pioneer stripes?

I'm deeply envious of times before Photobucket got greedy and ruined forums. But info now is great too.

A 89 should have a Renix fuel system too. I just like the look of a 10 slot better

Friends of mine used to have a gooseneck hitch on their Ranger to pull a cattle trailer. Not 16k lbs, but when they needed to sell a few cows, it worked well.

A few months ago, I picked up this 03 Astro for $300. It runs and drives, AC works. Has an ABS light on, and needs a power steering pressure line, but it seems pretty solid. Plan to fix it up some and maybe drive it a bit, then sell. So far, I've charged the AC, was only about 0.5lb low, straightened the bent rear bumper so that the cover will sit down enough for the rear barn doors to down. Picked up a grille and corner light, used headlight coming tomorrow to fix the deer damage. Total invested so far is $51 in parts.

Man, failed inspection because of floorpan rust? That's nuts. Thankfully, SC has very lax title laws.

Cruise control servo, power steering pump, fuel pump, antenna cable, transfer case shifter.