89JeepMJ Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 what are the different perks of each model like base, pioneer, eliminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Pioneer is supposedly one step up from base model, but mine came with the 4.0, automatic transmission, 4wd, full gauges, bucket seats, fog lights, rear slider window, vent windows that open, 10 spoke aluminum (turbine) rims, hockey stick arm rests, map pockets, chrome bumpers, chrome grill and chrome adjustable breakaway mirrors. I'm pretty sure some of these options would have had to have been ordered separately. My other Comanche was bare: 4 cylinder, 4 speed stick, 2wd, steel wheels, radio delete, no cigarette lighter, no dash clock, single piece rear window, vent windows that don't open, bench seat, black bumpers, black grill. Both are 1987, serial numbers are only 11 apart. Still thinking the 10 in between would statistically have been Cherokees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89JeepMJ Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 I tried decoding my vin. the first two digits are fine then rest just don't add up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 My understanding, please correct if wrong. This isn't completely correct as a lot of trucks have options that didn't come with a trim package (ex. base model with 4.0) Custom/X/XLS: 1986 only. All longbeds, in order of fanciness. 2.5 or 2.8, both gutless, the 2.8 is bad in every way possible. Base 86-92: Exactly what it says on the tin. No frills, some thrills. Usually 2WD with a stick. 2.5 is standard, 4.0 could be optioned in after 87. SporTruck 87-92: One step up from base. Most had 2.5/stick and 2WD. Some ( :yes:) came with the 4.0. Changed to the squiggly lines in 1991, which is a pretty rare style. 87-90 is probably the second most common MJ model. Eliminator 88-92: The 'street' package with most comfort options. Came with 2WD, 4WD could be optioned. Became the top trim level in 91, when Laredo was dropped. 91-92 Eliminators almost always have 4WD, I think. Pioneer 88-92: Off-road package. Always 4WD if I remember correctly. Chief 87-88: Not terribly sure about this. Pretty rare. Has a 'Comanche Chief' decal on the lower doors. Laredo 87-90: I want to say this was the top trim level while it was available. Sport '92: Introduced by Chrysler in 1992 to curb poor sales. Had a different vinyl, and usually had the 4.0 (I think.) Pretty rare. Metric Ton: Not a trim package, but an option group. Bigger leaf springs and the highly desirable Dana 44 axle. I think only long-beds could get this option. Don't hit me/shoot me/spit on me/kick me in the face if I'm wrong. Just off the top of my head. Hope I helped! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Pioneer 88-92: Off-road package. Always 4WD if I remember correctly. My Pioneer is an 87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 And not always 4x4 Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89JeepMJ Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yeah that gave me some info. do you think anyone could decode my vin though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 If you email Jeep with your vin they will send backs build sheet Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89JeepMJ Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Ha I did that, just waiting now for them to get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 They should have the sheet for an 89. 88 and earlier not so sure. If not, post up your vIN. I might be able to decode it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Pioneer 88-92: Off-road package. Always 4WD if I remember correctly. Sorry, this is incorrect. The Pioneer level was trim only. Carpet instead of rubber floor mat, cloth seat instead of all vinyl, 3-spoke "sport" steering wheel, and gauges (but no tachometer) instead of idiot lights. The off-road package was optional. Tachometer was optional. Anything other than the base 15x6 steel wheel was optional. 4WD was optional. Most other features were optional. In 1988 even a radio was optional. You can't generalize about Jeep's trim levels. Almost every feature was available on the lower levels as an extra-cost option, and it was rare to see a base or SporTruck that didn't come with at least a couple of options ... which leads to much confusion as to what was standard in each line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'87 fuel-miser Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 tried to get a "build sheet" though chrysler for my '87 ... no luck ! apparently they don't have the records from the AMC days ! does anyone know another source ??? :MJ 1: :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 89 and later is what i'm thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 yeah, you could pretty much order an MJ anyway you wanted. My 86 is a base model, but with 4wd, the v6, metric ton, and A/C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 There were lots of ways to order them. Base had some options available and not others. Any of the packages could be added to for the most part. I special ordered all 13 of the Comanches I had as demos at the dealership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87MJTIM Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Yeah that gave me some info. do you think anyone could decode my vin though This site can decipher the VIN. http://www.vehicleidentificationnumber.com/jeep_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 My '87 DD, 2.5, 4spd, 2wd has a round steering wheel. Is that standard or an option? Also as for the 2.8 being junk, they must be. My '86 with 2.8, 5 spd, 4wd that went thru hell and back finally knocked a rod bearing. The damn piece of junk only has 297K on it. I pulled another 2.8 out of a '93 S10 that I'm dropping into it. Bet I get another 200K out of it. :MJ 1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Thanks guys for correcting my dumbness and glad you learned something, OP! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmike Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Here is my one owner 1988 CHIEF. Bucket seats, PS,PB, AC, fog lites, cargo lite, Dana 30 and 44, 5 speed manual, 4WD, 231, under hood lite, tow hooks, tilt steering wheel and CRUISE CONTROL, console, leather wrapped steering wheel, plus some stuff I'm sure I forgot. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Did those grills over the headlights come with? My '91's got them, and I've always wondered about them. It's the first time I've noticed them on another MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 aftermarket add-ons. :thumbsup: they mount with little metal clips, but after almost losing them a couple times, I just siliconed them directly to the headlight. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmike Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Ah....very good. No, after following people and loosing several lites to rocks I found these at Dick Cepek (when he had stores) I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Beautiful truck Mike. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Yeah, I was pretty sure they looked aftermarket. Not sure how well they work for rocks because I just replaced a cracked light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmike Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I should have said that I haven't lost a lite since I put them on. They do work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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