crumbscomanche Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Made some great Craigslist finds this weekend- jammed out to Phoenix in this heat wave at 3am to grab a Comanche D44 and light bar for about $500. Going to sand these down and throw on a coat of paint before they go in the truck! Edit: found a factory xj skid too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 great score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 It was. Unfortunately that doesn't look like a factory roll bar though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbscomanche Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 Horn, what should I look for to verify? Was pretty cheap and fits great so I guess I can't complain either way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Yeah the tube diameter is thicker than the OEM bar. And the rear foot placement is wrong - the OEM goes on the forward side if the fender well, that one sits on top. But I'm betting it'll look nice installed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbscomanche Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 4 hours ago, yellaheep said: Yeah the tube diameter is thicker than the OEM bar. And the rear foot placement is wrong - the OEM goes on the forward side if the fender well, that one sits on top. But I'm betting it'll look nice installed! Got it - I actually thought the same thing with regards to the thickness of the tube. It was sitting on top of the wheel well in the Comanche it got pulled from. Will be sure to get some pics up soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Factory Sport Bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbscomanche Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 43 minutes ago, HOrnbrod said: Factory Sport Bar any idea where the bar I picked up came from originally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 4 hours ago, HOrnbrod said: Factory Sport Bar That couldn't be too hard to duplicate. Does anyone have accurate dimensions or even know the outer diameter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbscomanche Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 2 hours ago, PCO6 said: That couldn't be too hard to duplicate. Does anyone have accurate dimensions or even know the outer diameter? the diameter of ours is about 3''. So I imagine the OEM one is 2-2.5'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 2 hours ago, crumbscomanche said: the diameter of ours is about 3''. So I imagine the OEM one is 2-2.5'' I'm guessing that the OD on an original roll bar is closer to 3". By comparison, the OD on a MJ Dana 35 rear axle tube is 2.5" while a Chrysler 8.25 rear end is 3". What you have might not be right but it's pretty neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptronic Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I have a factory SWB rollbar in my garage pending install. I just measured the OD of the tubing with a dial caliper, and it is exactly 3". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbscomanche Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 20 hours ago, PCO6 said: I'm guessing that the OD on an original roll bar is closer to 3". By comparison, the OD on a MJ Dana 35 rear axle tube is 2.5" while a Chrysler 8.25 rear end is 3". What you have might not be right but it's pretty neat. thanks, we popped it in last night and really like the way it looks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbscomanche Posted September 5, 2017 Author Share Posted September 5, 2017 2 hours ago, kryptronic said: I have a factory SWB rollbar in my garage pending install. I just measured the OD of the tubing with a dial caliper, and it is exactly 3". I'll try to do the same today and get an exact OD measurement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 3 hours ago, crumbscomanche said: thanks, we popped it in last night and really like the way it looks: Looks good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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