88whitemanche Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Well Dana 30 rebuild is almost done... Ball joints-pain in the *****!!!!! 1pce axle shaft seal was a breeze! Upper control arm bushings were pretty easy... It's crazy with just the right tool for the job will make a job easy... Lokka locker install was pretty good...just make sure you have a good amount of grease holding the pcs in place.... Lokka locker!!! Solid diff cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Well the Comanche has been sitting on jack stands... Came into a dilemma with the rusty's adjustable control arms... 1st off I bought these rusty's control arms through a friend used...and when I installed them just to move the joints took a 7k pound f250, his 6" front pipe bumper, 2-18" pipe wrenches and a 6' foot pipe to move it 1/8" a turn.... So I took them to a machine shop to remove them since they were pretty stuck in place.... So I went to put in the new joints. They weren't going all the way down on one of the control arms and tried figure out why till I looked down the hole.... Good one... Bad one.... So I've been to 5 machine shops and none of them "tap" anything that big of hole... I had to order a 1.25" x12 tap So I'm waiting on that to rethreads the arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsaz08 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 love your build! so much inspiration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 love your build! so much inspiration Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 So an update is an update... Ended up getting the control arms retapped but not installing them... Going from 4.5" up front to 3.5"....and Newer 3.07s Cherokee axle installed... It'll stay like this till rotors get cut new pads and brakes bled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTall Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Great job man.. way to stick with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw star Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 So you keeping it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Unfortunately no.... But I want a 4.0...the time/money/space for a swap is just not worth it.... Might as well sell this one and look for the one I want... I've Learned a lot with this truck considering its my first jeep and got me into the craze... I am pulling the front and rear bumpers and the amc 20... I'm leaving in the ax15 because I don't want to drop the money again to get a new driveshaft... (Sigh) I'm already getting that gut feeling that some guys get when they sell their jeeps "I shouldnt have sold that jeep" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I got that feeling twice... So I bought them both back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Might as well update.... So I go tot start up the truck one day to do some errands and all I hear like water dripping down to the floor...I walk up to the front of the truck and notice a big antifreeze and shut off the truck and went to diagnosing.... Took pics and seemed to be leaking from the head...I thought it was a head gasket but it didn't over heat... Also noticed I was missing the back exhaust manifold bolt and the one next to it was loose.... Missing rear exhaust manifold bolt So I pulled the exhaust and intake manifold and found out one of the freeze plugs on the head had rusted through. So I replaced them with dorman 565-014 which are the brass ones for the later model 2.5s....but they fit like a charm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Oh and I was peeling off the stickers off the old bumper and had to take a pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 So I've decided to keep this truck... I've been picking up parts here and there for it... Got a wj booster and master cylinder... Bought an 20" light bar and a 50" curved one to put up top... Haven't done the brakes yet and installed the 20" light bar... Wj booster and master cylinder and disc brake parts for my 8.25 swap... Spring/shock perches cut off the 8.25... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 So I've decided to keep this truck... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 So I've decided to keep this truck... :thumbsup: Funny thing is my women convinced me...she pushed me over that ledge...especially when my xj and her 2013 Hyundai were down and this little truck was our daily driver for a week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Saw this one today...holy needing rear springs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggilez Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 maybe he's like me and has two dana 30 fronts, a chrysler 9.25 rear end, a tool box and a corolla front subframe in the box :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 maybe he's like me and has two dana 30 fronts, a chrysler 9.25 rear end, a tool box and a corolla front subframe in the box :PI think he uses it as a work truck...coming back home that day I rolled through a neighborhood to beat traffic and it was parked in a yard with a red Corolla on the side...lolParts hauler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw star Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Theres a guy with a silver SWB 4x4 on 22's that keeps offering to buy mine. Hell no if it ends up like that other ghetto blaster. Lol Sent from my SM-J700P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Theres a guy with a silver SWB 4x4 on 22's that keeps offering to buy mine. Hell no if it ends up like that other ghetto blaster. Lol Sent from my SM-J700P using Tapatalk Huh? What is this crazy talk about 22s? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggilez Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 maybe he's like me and has two dana 30 fronts, a chrysler 9.25 rear end, a tool box and a corolla front subframe in the box :PI think he uses it as a work truck...coming back home that day I rolled through a neighborhood to beat traffic and it was parked in a yard with a red Corolla on the side...lolParts hauler! a red corolla you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Lol yes it was but the other model in the pic..the 4 door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Just picked up a re1660 track bar off craigslist for $80... Just gotta get the bracket for it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 25, 2016 Author Share Posted June 25, 2016 Comanche earning it's keep doing yard work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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