89Comanche4x4 Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 So I'm working on my lift for my comanche, so far ive gotten 4.5" lift coils and upper and lower rubicon express arms for $100 did a SOA with a Chrysler 8.25 axle. made the rear shocks work. found some extended brake lines off of other cars but i was wondering if anyone knows where i could get some front shocks, or what vehicle would fit my comanche for my 5.5 inch lift?
89Comanche4x4 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Posted January 9, 2012 so basically without having to order them online.
TylerJY Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I wanna see some pics! Did those coils and control arms do ya good?
mvusse Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I went through the Gabriel master shock catalog and got the longest shocks with the correct ends on it. They are from some 80s Toyota passenger car and are VERY soft. Comfortable ride, but be careful not to bottom them out when going over moguls too fast. IIRC, stock Comanche front shocks go from 13 1/8" compressed to 20 5/8" extended. Gabriel #81440 go from 14 5/8" compressed to 24 5/8" extended, but you have to take the bar pins out of the bottom of your old shocks and put them into the new ones. Autozone sells Gabriel shocks, don't what other parts stores do. I run these shocks myself with a 2.5" stud extensions on top with 4.5" lift front springs with a 1.75" spacer on top of them. You're also going to need a longer track bar and do something about your sway bar links.
89Comanche4x4 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Posted January 9, 2012 control arms are in! just waiting to put the coils in. kinda messed up my shoulder so progress will be a little slower:( mvusse: thanks for the info! what are the 2.5" stud extensions that your talking about? i will definetly look into it. where is the best place to get a adj. track bar?
mvusse Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Stud extensions screw onto the top of your front shocks to make them longer. They used to be available everywhere for like $4 or $5 and I still had them laying around from when I put lift blocks under my F100 I used to have (rear shocks had the same studs on top as our front ones). Currently they're pretty hard to find and where I still do see them they're $20 or more. If you're only lifted 4.5" in the front you shouldn't need them with those shocks. If you go higher you may be better off buying aftermarket shocks.
Comanche County Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 I've used shocks from a 95' F350, I believe they were rear shocks. Also, the rear sway bar links from the F350 are about two inches longer and have the right bends to work on the front of lifted XJ/MJ.
89Comanche4x4 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 would it be a good idea to cut off the stock dana 30 spring mounts and weld on some new ones?
Pete M Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 would it be a good idea to cut off the stock dana 30 spring mounts and weld on some new ones? I don't understand the question. can you clarify?
89Comanche4x4 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 nevermind ive decided against that anyways :P i think ill grab some rough country shocks or something. what do you think of the lift? as is it sits 2" higher in the rear.
mvusse Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 It's a pickup truck. It's allowed to sit s bit higher in the rear. You do need some larger tires to make it look right, though.
89Comanche4x4 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Posted January 10, 2012 i have some old 31's that I'm going to throw on there soon!
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