jmorgan Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I bought my '88 Comanche over the summer and I am slowly making it a suitable trail rig. It has a full front axle and cooling system swap out of a '98 cherokee and i used all of the interior to craft my own into my Comanche. It has a 5 speed AX-15 swap and 4.5 in lift with 32/11.50 BFG all terrains and aluminum pro comp wheels. Tell me what you guys think.
btm24 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Very nice! I love the color just like mine. Any more info on the plans? Oh and :wavey: Brandon
jmorgan Posted January 8, 2011 Author Posted January 8, 2011 Well the plan for now is to cut the fenders a couple inches and then i'm building a front bumper.
MancheKid86 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 looks great :thumbsup: i bet you can pull that dent out on the bed with ease :yes:
500 MJ Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I like the wheels, they look ALOT like mine! Nice ride too!
jmorgan Posted January 8, 2011 Author Posted January 8, 2011 yeah.... i think its gonna get a nice coat of paint this winter, so all of the dents and bad spots will be delt with.
cody4359 Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 the dents will come back with use :yes: looks good. are thoes wheels m/t classic? why will you be cuttin the fenders? probly a dumb question but does it rub with the 32s or will you be putting bigger tires on? hope youll be making a cool bumper, not some of the cobbled up pieces of scrap ive seen on a few rigs :ack:
treklight Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Nice ride. It looks like you swapped out the seats, was that hard to do? I would like to change out my seats. :cheers:
MJCARENA Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Nice looking truck. Like the lift/tire combo. Welcome.
pilotblake Posted January 9, 2011 Posted January 9, 2011 Get some longer front control arms and skip the cutting.
jmorgan Posted January 9, 2011 Author Posted January 9, 2011 the front tires rub in turns without flexing any at all... when you put it in a hard spot they rub pretty bad. i'm going to take a little out so that i can bump up to a 33 anyway. And no it wasn't real hard to change the seats... just lots of trial and error. The cherokee and comanche match up pretty good even when they are 10 years different.
SW86 Posted January 10, 2011 Posted January 10, 2011 see i knew i should of went with 265s instead of 31s but i guess not having to buy rims for the 31s did it. nice truck and even better name :yes:
shelbyluvv Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 nice truck and even better name :yes: This is the 3rd truck here named Mary Jane. 64 Cheyenne's http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13953&hilit=mary+jane and MancheKid86 rolled his truck http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13533&hilit=mary+jane
Shane Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 That is a nice truck. Welcome to the club. You will now experience Comanche :nuts: . :yes:
jmorgan Posted January 12, 2011 Author Posted January 12, 2011 I have to say i'm there, i've had jeep fever since the first time i got behind the wheel of it. It made a believer out of me.
jmorgan Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 I'm thinking about putting a set of gears in it as my next project. I think i'm going with 3.73's but i'm not sure if i need to change carriers or not or if there is anything else i need to know? anyone have any idea?
Boots Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Hi, nice truck. I just had the gears done in my truck. I went with 3.73s also. To keep the cost down I swaped in a whole dana 30 front axle fron an 84 cherokee with a 4cylinder. It was cheaper to buy the whole axle from pick-n-pull than it was to puy new gears & have them installed. And a friend gave me his factory trac-loc with 3.73s from his TJ. That way all i had to pay to have installed was the rear gears/carrier. Just something to consider, but probably won't make a difference if you do it your self.
jmorgan Posted January 28, 2011 Author Posted January 28, 2011 Just to make it easier, i think i might just try to find a cherokee with a 4 cylinder in it, they come factory with 4.10's and just do an axle swap.
Boots Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 4 cylinder cherokees didn't come with 4.10s until 86 with the "off-highway vehicle" package. And some (not sure when cut off was) came with CV joints instead of U-joints, The shafts from your current axle will slide right in or it is also a good time to swap in the later ones with bigger u-joints. I don't know it they slide right in but I don't see why they wouldn't. ps. 4cylinder cherokees are usualy hard to find. Good Luck
jmorgan Posted January 30, 2011 Author Posted January 30, 2011 I know where there is a few and i just found an 87 comanche with a 4cyl and i imagine that there def has to be some lower gears in the axles on it and it would be an easy swap.
freakjeep93 Posted January 30, 2011 Posted January 30, 2011 if its a 5 speed mj thn the gears would be 4 10, 4 speed will be 3:55 (i think)
Mudtruck87 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Nice truck and look forward to seeing what you have in store for "Mary Jane" I wonder what the hidden meaning is behind all these names...... Mary Jane, Missy Jean...........
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