Tankertom's 89 Comanche

[dscowell]

That Exo looks sweet! :thumbsup:

[BALTERBUILT]

 

 

My email is balterbuilt@yahoo.com

 

Ive dome some jobs for the meritime acsdemy

[M1A1TankerTom]

Glade To See You On The Forum Jesse! BalterBuilt Built My Cage And Rear Bumper. Stand Up Guy And Great Work. I Highly Recomend Him To Anybody On The Forum.

 

Sorry For The Caps But My Computer Took A Dump so I'm Using My Phone And It Caps Every Word.

[BALTERBUILT]

Toms rig is cooliolio. Now i just gotta finish my LS swap so we can go tear it up :-D

[tmanhollister]

Looking good!

[87Chief]

Cage looks good.

[M1A1TankerTom]

Ordered Claytons Pro Series 3 Link Today!!! WilL Post Pics When It Comes In.

[M1A1TankerTom]

 

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas! Still Waiting On One More Box From Ruff Stuff Before It's Ready For The Next Project To Begin. OncE That Box Arrives I Will Pull It All Out And Share Pics And The Plan....Until Then This TEaser Pic Will Have To Hold You Over!

[M1A1TankerTom]

Haven't posted in a long time. Still have a garage full of suspension parts to go on the Comanche, soon I hope! In the mean time I took her wheelin yesterday. Had a great time on the rocks. The exo cage allows me to do so much more now that I don't have to worry about beating up the body. Snapped my drive shaft on a rock though :(

 

 

 

 

 

Also picked up a new rig! 2013 JKU!!!

 

[M1A1TankerTom]

New drive shaft is made. Should be a bit stronger than a factory shaft seeings to how it's made of DOM.

[88whitemanche]

Your truck is beast! That cage is sick I've seen some of your YouTube vids

[M1A1TankerTom]

In the garage I have a whole new suspension set up waiting to be installed. Clayton pro series 3 link for the front, clayton axle truss, rubicon express 5.5 inch front coils, ruff stuff rear 4 link kit, and a summit racing fuel cell. Once it's all installed I'm gonna upgrade to a new set of 35 inch MTR/K tires. Can't wait!

[M1A1TankerTom]

Not comanche related but it is a jeep! Put some money into the wrangler. 3.5 inch rock krawler lift, pro comp wheels, 35 inch MTRs, sleeved and gusseted the front axle, 4.88 gears and eaton E lockers front and rear, bilstein shocks, and a superchips flashpaq. I'm loving it so far.

 

 

 

 

 

[M1A1TankerTom]

The Comanche goes under the knife! List of parts include:

 

Clayton front 3 link

New RE 5.5 coils

Front fox 2.0 14" travel shocks

Summit fuel cell

Walbro fuel pump

Artec front axle truss

Artec gussets

Ruff stuff rear triangulated 4 link kit

Ballistic fab coil spring mounts for rear

Stock cherokee coil springs for rear

And other odds and ends like bump stops, limiting straps, etc...

Once it's all together I will be throwing some 35" tires on her

 

Pics to follow!

[M1A1TankerTom]

Front end progress

 

 

 

 

 

[M1A1TankerTom]

Old fuel tank is out. New 20 gallon summit fuel cell is in the bed. Fuel pump wired into stock wiring harness.

 

 

 

 

[M1A1TankerTom]

Rear 4 link kit from ruff stuff

 

 

[SW86]

Yes....

[jbain]

I really gotta get rid of my factory tank.... It's got a skid but I drag that thing on everything. Sweet truck and I look forward to your rear 4 link mod.... subscribed.

[M1A1TankerTom]

My buddy Jesse (BalterBuilt on CC) putting down some welds.

 

[M1A1TankerTom]

Rear 4 link progress

 

 

 

 

[projectMANCHI]

Hell Yea lookin areallll good man!!

[USAFAGumby]

That is so cool! Looks super sturdy

[M1A1TankerTom]

More 4 link progress...this thing is gonna flex!

 

 

 

[M1A1TankerTom]

12" bilsteins in the front. 14" fox 2.0 emulsions in the rear. Bed cage is finished. 9 inches of up travel alone, about a total of 20 inches of wheel travel.