Was the 1987 comanche a uni-body?

[NorthGeorgiaMj]

I was just wondering if the comanche was a uni-body or not.

[DirtyComanche]

Yeah, they all are. They're built on the XJ cherokee platform.

[ROADLESS]

Front half is unibody as DirtyComanche says. However, the bed sits on frame rails (yes you can remove the bed) therefore making it a hybrid unibody. Nice if you want to make into a flatbed or a truggy! :drool:

[DirtyComanche]

I guess I should have mentioned that. However, the frame part of it isn't really conventional. It's just formed sheetmetal. Although that doesn't mean it's weak.

[Pete M]

The rear frame is fully boxed.

 

[sinnaevd]

how do you tie everything in to make it even stronger??

[DirtyComanche]

You can plate the unibody, add extra crossmembers, or add rock sliders or an exo cage. Oh, bumpers help in the front too.

 

 

You don't need to bother with a MJ unless you're going to be really evil to it. Or it's in bad shape.

 

 

Plating it is a b*@$£. If you take 3"x3"x.250" box (IIRC) and split the top off of it, it will slip over the uniframe rails from the tranny mount area back. Drill a lot of holes in the box and rossett it, then stitch the top. From the tranny mount foreward I used 3"x4"x.250" 90* angle and 3"x.250" flat bar and built my own 'warped' channel to fit the contours of the body. Again, rossets and stitch welds to hold it in place. From there foreward I'm not totally sure what's best, probably taking more flat bar and rossetting the hell out of it.

[pingpong]

Full exo cage, and truggy it :nuts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

never mind that just makes it rollover safe :banana: