My MJ

[TUFF-IRON]

Hello everyone my name is Terry and here is some pics of my 87 Comanche it has a 4.0 and 5spd and its just 2wd however I have other plans in mind,hopefully it will soon have an aw4 with a 231T/C AND 410 axles under it. This weekend I was able to get it running after changing the gas tank,sending unit and pump and replacing all off the vaccum lines and fittings,the motor sounds pretty good now I can begin other changes. Here is the link for pics http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid21102576 let me know what you think Thanks :cheers:

[BLHTAZ]

Welcome Terry... :cheers:

 

Looks like you did well for $150 :thumbsup:

 

You should start a project thread in the "Projects Forum" so you can keep updating it as you move along with the changes.

[jtdesigns]

here's your pics, not bad for 150, thats less then the scrap value.

[Pete M]

If you right-click on your images at the pituretrail site, then click on the "copy image location" in that menu (might say something a bit different if you're using explorer) and then paste that here, highlight it, and then click on the IMG tag right above the texting box, you'll be able to post your own pics. :thumbsup:

[vzehler]

Welcome to the club, your mj looks awesome for the money.

 

I'm curious about your rear passenger side though. It seems like the wheel is pushed towards the rear more than it should be in the side view photo. Then the rear view picture it seems to sag alot on that passenger side.

 

The sag is interesting because mj's are equipped with the gas tank on the driver side and tend to sag on the drivers side because of that.

 

I'm sure your probably already aware of it... But sometimes i miss stuff myself.

[TUFF-IRON]

The previous owner had started to install a lift , changed his mind and pulled all the parts .He didnt bother to put in center bolts or even line up the spring leafs,he just pinched it together with the u bolts and halfassed bolted the front end back under the truck before he had it towed.I lucked out and my friend was the driver that picked it up,I bought from his boss as it sets.I was not worried about the springs or the front axle because I am going to change it to a spring over in the rear with XJ axle a spare set of MJ springs,yea I noticed but thanks for the reply :cheers:

[mvusse]

Be aware an XJ rear axle is not a bolt-in. The spring perches have to be cut off and new ones welded on (or old ones reused). The spacing between the leaf springs is different between the Comanche and Cherokee.

[dfreeman616]

no bad. where abouts are you from?

[TUFF-IRON]

I live in Lake Havasu,Arizona the jeep has been in Az.for the last 10 years or so , that explanes the lack of rust. As far as the XJ axles thanks for the tip I will definately check before assembly begins.

[dfreeman616]

that's what i was guessing. sounds about like my truck for cost and work to get going, except thw whole salt/rust thing...

 

by the way, i have some of those missing vac lines for the engine if you're interested.

[TUFF-IRON]

Thanks for the offer for the vaccum lines but I was able to raid a junk yard and find a fuel tank with a working pump as well as most of the missing caps and lines, I installed them all last weekend and the motor fired up and ran pretty good ,