trapperbb Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hey I've had my 88 Comanche for 3 years now it was a 4.0 2wd swb. I loaned it to my sister last fall so she could drive it untill she had enough money for a car. Unfortunately she had a habit of forgetting to check the oil and my truck had a slow oil leak which led to the crank bearings getting cooked. The truck had almost 400km on it anyways so I don't really blame her lol. It gave me an excuse to swap it to 4wd since I would be pulling the motor out anyways. Here it is I wish I had more pics but that was last fall after we did the box sides and with fresh paint. Just single stage international harvester red from car quest Here is the donor a 91 4.0 ho 4wd with only 136km on it. Swapping the axles and getting the motor in was actually the easy part. Wiring was a different story lol. I didn't realize that nothing was really the same between the two harnesses. So I swapped the complete harness to make it easier along with the rear axle to keep the gearing the same. The donor axle is a Dana 30 hp. The spring buckets where rotted out so we fabbed up new ones Next was the interior my dash was all tore up and I wanted to use the donor gauges since I just had dummy lights in mine. I also swapped my bench for buckets and the full console and console shift along with the steering wheel. I changed my heater core while I was in there it was well worth it. Truck blows amazing heat almost to much for the little cab lol. Now that it's rolling again it's time for the motor and drive train. First test drive made it to macdonalds worked a-1 Here it is today I also put a 2" spacer up front to level it out but I have a 3" lift I'm putting in it in the spring and planning to run 31's It was a bigger job than I planned but I learned a lot this summer about the truck and where everything is and how it all works so I am happy with it and amazed I was able to do it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurassicJeep24 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The Comanche looks great! I'm in the middle of doing the same HO swap with my 89. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Looks good, dude! That swap looks all too familiar. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepsOLot Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Awesome, man!! Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeast Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Looks Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperbb Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Thanks guys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trapperbb Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Finally got my 3" lift and 31's on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickinmule Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I need that auto column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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