Comanche Overhaul

[Pete M]

craigslist.org

 

with some patience, you should be able to find a decent set of 33s/35s for under 700. possibly with rims attached. :D

[88pioneer]

Theres been lots of debate about lift from a spring over. It depends on your axle and how old your springs are. I have heard 7 with new springs and anywhere in between 5 to 7. Mine is only at right around 5 because my springs are old.

[SquirtxJeep]

this is what i did today. took a little longer then hoped but the drivers door is off. hopefully tomorrow the passenger will come off a lot faster.

but before you all say well it shouldnt have taken that long well i didnt unscrew the door. i cut the bottom half of the hinge off and took a metal punch to it until it popped off. it was hard seeing as i waited for the lip on the piece of the door to bend. but then the pin snapped and the bottom half of the hinge came off. now i have removable doors. i do have another set of doors with power locks and windows I'm gonna use as full doors and gonna cut the original doors up into half doors. pics up tomorrow of progress on the passenger side.

[SquirtxJeep]

for a little advice. anyone who wants to take there doors off like i did use an air chisel. i got the passenger door off in less then a hour.

now i jus gotta fix the doors and weld in new body panels for the body to be done. then put in a new clutch for the transmission to be set. i also picked up a set of 33x12.5r15 for $100. the rims however don't fit so ill need another set or install them on the stock ones?

[SquirtxJeep]

ive recently started to work on the body work of the bed and the tailgate handle broke so now i need a new one. anyone selling one or kno where i can buy one? none of the salvage yards in the area have comanches. can i use one from another truck? any info you have can help.

[freakjeep93]

can i ask why you didn just un screw the door. seems much simpler.......

[SquirtxJeep]

yea i thought the same thing but i did research and what i found was that once you unscrew the door it never closes the same again and it can leak and what not. but i read on another forum that someone did it the same way and it worked out fine.

[freakjeep93]

normally unless your hinge is toast you can use shimms to adjust tyhe door to being perfect again. but uhile you have the hinge off at least you can fix the known problem of the hinge seperating from the body :thumbsup:

[Pete M]

yea i thought the same thing but i did research and what i found was that once you unscrew the door it never closes the same again and it can leak and what not. but i read on another forum that someone did it the same way and it worked out fine.

 

 

Both things can happen. there's simply no guarantee that it'll bolt back up the first try.

 

and you might want to pop that request in the classifieds. :thumbsup:

[SquirtxJeep]

havent updated this post in awhile but ill be sure to put up some pics later. i was jus wondering if anyone has any info on some 6.5" lift kits. ive been looking at both rough country and OME kits. jus wondering what people think bout these. if anyone knows how or were i can get a cheap lift let me kno. id like 6+ and to run 35s.

[cluricaunne]

I'll vote option 2 also. However, you're not allowed to go with a rim over 17" in diameter.

:hijack:

um, why is nothing over 17" allowed?

[glundblad]

If you are still taking a poll on those wheels, I am sort of a purist. I always liked comanches with BFG's and those factory white rims.

[SquirtxJeep]

Ok so I got the truck on the road and took it out and broke the transfer case. It won't stay in 4wd. But I did pick up a new one for free. I am looking to piece together a lift kit for the truck tho. Does anyone have any suggestions on what parts I should pick up from where?

[SquirtxJeep]

The floors are all set and solid.

Got the new ax15 in and all set :)

31" tsl super swampers

They look soo aggresive. Just need wheel spacers now cuzz they do rub a little bit.

I just needed to take this pic. She looked so nice when i walked out of the bank.

The first day out and the transfer case breaks. WTF

[vaquaro]

:clapping: Haven't we all said that :thumbsup:

 

don't worry that bra was the first thing i took off.

[SquirtxJeep]

anybody have any tips or instructions on doing a 97+ dash conversion in a comanche? i bought a whole donor truck and will prob switch over the whole wiring harness i just need some helpful tips. thnx

[SquirtxJeep]

bought a nice 99 xj from a friend a couple months back.

he said there was an overheating problem with the truck. i ran it for a bit to hear the motor and to see what was wrong. upon further inspection i noticed that he just recently replaced the radiator hose and didnt install the clamp right so it leaked bad. so i got it to run fine. the kicker was i only spent 400$ on the thing.

[SquirtxJeep]

i got the xj running fine but then the mj started acting up and i needed to make a choice keep the xj or keep the mj. that was an easy choice. GUT THE XJ!

no more front clip or doors

took out the engine bay wiring harness and next the drivetrain

took out as much of the interior as i could to update the comanche

[Rymanrph]

Good luck on the swap. Seems like all new style XJ swaps I've seen started with a black or red MJ. Way to keep the trend going.

[SquirtxJeep]

well did a lot this week and took about the donor completely and it'll be going to the scrap yard saturday. then i'll start to take apart the comanche. :wrench: will post pics up soon of the cherokee (scrap pile) on the way to the scrap yard.

[terrawombat]

If the frame on that XJ isn't rusted out, there was a fellow in CT or MA (I don't remember) that was looking for one in that exact color. I can get his name, if you're interested.

[SquirtxJeep]

no the frame isnt rusted out but my dad went cut happy on it and cut a lot of it up and i removed the rocker panels from it. the floors were mint. the only problem was the overheating issue.

[acfortier]

Where in MA are you located?