87johndeere Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Hi everyone, My name is Bob i'm new to the site and I own an 87 comanche aka John Deere..lol It has a 3" rustys lift with 1 inch coil spacers and 1" shackles in rear. 2.5L 4cyl, 5 spd. manual, 33" Buckshots (Gateways), Black Steelies, Detroit E-Z Locker in front and Lincoln Locker in rear. Stock D30 and D35, and last but not least.... John Deere paint. I want to put an 8.8 in the rear, and try to fix the body up in the near future. I have only owned the comanche for 4 months and i love it. I would love to hear what you all think of it. [/img] [/img] [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MJComanche Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I like it... I am not crazy about the yellow with the green But it is still cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Thats an awesome rig.. Love the Paint. Nothing rides like a Deere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87johndeere Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 Thanx guys, Hey do any of you all know if a factory 8.8 ever came with 3.55 gears from ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Yup. I was going to put one in my new MJ, but decided to use my Dana 44 instead (I already had the 44). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 In later 8.8's it would be more common. All of the 96+ ones I've looked at were 3.73 or 4.10. Wait, I've only ever seen 3 96+'ers, and I own one of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Rod Jeep Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Nice rig and welcome to the board! :cheers: 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Thanx, Glad to be here. So the older 8.8 axles have the 3.55's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87johndeere Posted August 22, 2006 Author Share Posted August 22, 2006 The Guest was me sorry did'nt log in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 car-part.com will help you out with that. There are plenty of 95-01 Exploder 8.8s out there with 3.55 gears. Make sure you get one in good shape unless it's super cheap. and MAKE SURE that the junkyard pops the cover to let you inspect the innards before you buy. One of the 8.8s I purchased recently was in a side impact collision. I know this, not because I saw the truck, but because the axle was apparently shoved into the center of the diff, cracking the center pin in half and tweaking the axleshaft. :headpop: Also make sure the brakes are in good shape. The Ebrake drum parts located inside the disk are prime candidates for rusting apart. A search in the tech forum will bring up even more pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhill Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Thanx guys, Hey do any of you all know if a factory 8.8 ever came with 3.55 gears from ford. I'm sure they did, they put 8.8s in almost everything. rangers(90 up 4.0,02 up 3.0) explorer/sport tracs(all years)/mustang(v8 including cobra irs will work)/tbird-cougar(supercoupe and v8)/f150(v6,not sure on year,some base model 4.6s maybe)/new explorer irs 8.8 ring and pinion will work also..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 But the 8.8 for your Jeep has to be from an Explorer/Mountineer if you're keeping the stock Jeep front axle. The other's are either larger or wrong or inferior. Late model Rangers with the FX-4 package are also good, but Explorers are waaay more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87johndeere Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks Pete, I went to the car-parts web site and theres like 20 axles in my area under 100 bucks w/3.55 gears Thanks again you really me out man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 And I'm not done yet either. Be aware that Marshalls adds a $25 core charge to the cost of their axles and for my money (and it has been my money:brows:), I would go to Deer Creek Auto parts. Their "truck" junkyard location is just north of Circleville. 1-800-533-3740. Last time I was there I talked them down to $125 pretty easy. But then, I did buy more than just the one axle. :D Either way you'll have your choice of axles. Make sure you get one with all good brakes and make sure they pop the diff cover for you. Oh, and Deer Creek removes their axles as soon as the truck comes in so you get what's there, while with Marshals, there's a chance you can sweet-talk them into keeping things like brake lines and E-brake cables intact. But then, Marshal's yard is just a bunch of mud and dirt, while Deer Creek has a nice flat gravel parking lot where you can go out and see your potential axles without crawling in the weeds. Both yards won't let you in the back without an escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87johndeere Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 Hey, Pete do you have anymore ComancheClub.com stickers, and how much $$$ for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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