neohic Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 It is April! Yes, I could've done some sort of temporary April fool's day something or other but instead let's just have a look at this month's MJOTM, shall we? That's really what this truck is all about... no nonsense. I've been following this build for a while now and there really haven't been all that many updates which is totally fine! The posts that are there, however, completely make up for it. I'm talkin' about keeping things business at hand!... and this guy knows how to do it... ●YEAR/MODEL 1989 Comanche Pioneer ● ENGINE/PERFORMANCE 4.0 Renix 124,000 miles, Updated valve cover from Grand Cherokee. ● DRIVETRAIN Jeep was originally 2wd, converted with aw4 transmission and np231 transfer case, high pinion dana 30 G2 4.10 gear set , front axle has jks mini-skids and I fitted a Rawk krawler truss to the dana 30. Ford 8.8 rear from Explorer 4.10 gear ratio with Spartan locker. Solid Diff covers front and rear. I upgraded stock gear selector with RADesigns rock shifter and Transmission control with Baja II shifter. ● COOLING Open cooling system conversion, Transmission cooler from 1st Gen Explorer ● ELECTRICAL/IGNITION Made new battery cables based on 5-90 designed cables with 2 gauge welding wire. Military battery terminals. Rebranded Deka AMG battery from Napa. ● SUSPENSION/STEERING Front: Clayton Offroad Long arm, Rustys 4.5 inch springs, JKS ACOS spacers, JKS quicker disconnects, Bilstein 5100 long arm shocks, Iron Rock Offroad track bar. Rear: SOA conversion, Bilstein 5125 shocks, M.O.R.E. Offroad spring perch and shock mounts, 2wd Comanche springs. ● INTERIOR All stock, removed the carpet and painted the floor. Upgraded to a Cd player out of a 2002 Lancer. ● BRAKES Rear disc brakes. Replaced stock brake proportioning valve with one from a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Eliminated the load sensing valve from rear of Comanche ● LIGHTING Rear Light on the bed side. ● EXTERIOR Dirtbound offroad manta ray bumper, Warn M8000 winch, Trail Gear Rock sliders, Jcr Offroad Diy rear bumper. ● WHEELS/TIRES Eagle Alloy wheels, rear spacers, 33x10.5 15 Bfg Km2 Mud terrains FULL BUILD THREAD HERE ● Remember That One Time?... Tell Us Your Best MJ Story It was 10 min in to my drive home from Alabama the night I bought it. I found out the the transfer case output seal was leaking like a sieve. A hour and half drive from Birmingham turned into a 3 hr drive cause I had to keep making stops to fill the case so I didn't run it dry. To go along with that issue the ride home was white knuckle because the rear shocks were only loosely U-BOLTED!! to the axle, and the truck didnt have a sway bar. It was a wild ride home. ● CC is Awesome!... Why Do You Think So? Knowledgeable bunch of guys that don't mind to help out. Love reading the build threads. ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Very nice, sir. Very, very nice! Like I said already, I've followed your build from the beginning and I've enjoyed the whole ride. Seems like everything in it is there for a reason all the way down to that oddly placed rear facing light. I love it! Swell truck and congratulations! -Ben This post has been promoted to an article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxmj Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Congrats on the well deserved honor of mjotm. Great build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 very nice! :bowdown: how are the km2s workin'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinx Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 very nice! :bowdown: how are the km2s workin'? I love them! Sad thing is Bfg has discontinued the 33x10.5 15 size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Congrat man! This rig has come up a long way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 very nice! :bowdown: how are the km2s workin'? I love them! Sad thing is Bfg has discontinued the 33x10.5 15 size. dammit. that's the size I wanted :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomguy310 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 can you tell us about your shifters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinx Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 can you tell us about your shifters? Yeah no prob. The rock shifter replaces the stock shifter and let's you slide back and forth from drive to reverse to "rock" the truck. The Baja shifter is how I actually shift the truck. It was originally a manual trans so it doesn't have a transmission computer. I just put the truck in Drive then I manually shift it 1st-4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottJeep Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Congrats....excellent mix of mods.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 is the rock shifter shift that much faster? or is it just that much simpler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 I would imagine that it would certainly aid in a "oh $#!&, I about to do a back-flip" type situation. :laughin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinx Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 is the rock shifter shift that much faster? or is it just that much simpler? its simple for sure. Honestly I got it cause it looks 10 times better than a bare stock shifter. Fashion and function I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Cool Jeep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomguy310 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I always like the art carr style gated shifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fire797 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Great looking truck. I have a red mj also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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