billyjp2 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I've been lurking here for years and never posted a build thread. I daily drive my 87' MJ and also use it for my business, New England Outfitters. I use the Jeep to wheel/ camp as much as possible and attend events as a distributor for Tepui Rooftop Tents. I traded a Cherokee I had for this MJ and $800. I converted it from 2wd to 4wd, which was a little bit of a challenge to find the swap parts for a 4 cyl. I used a Dana 30 front from a mid -90s XJ and an Explorer 8.8. Both axles were re-geared to 4.88 with a truetrac in the front. I found some 33x12.5 Km2s and mounted them on fake beadlock wheels. I built this bed rack with 1-1/2 tubing to support a rooftop tent and some other a accessories. The winch bumper is from The Flop Shop and the winch is an 8500 pound winch with synthetic rope. You'll find me wheeling unmaintained roads in western mass, Vermont and New Hampshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoCherokee Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Did you build that bed rack yourself? It looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeppapa Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I've been lurking here for years and never posted a build thread. I daily drive my 87' MJ and also use it for my business, New England Outfitters. I use the Jeep to wheel/ camp as much as possible and attend events as a distributor for Tepui Rooftop Tents. I traded a Cherokee I had for this MJ and $800. I converted it from 2wd to 4wd, which was a little bit of a challenge to find the swap parts for a 4 cyl. I used a Dana 30 front from a mid -90s XJ and an Explorer 8.8. Both axles were re-geared to 4.88 with a truetrac in the front. I found some 33x12.5 Km2s and mounted them on fake beadlock wheels. I built this bed rack with 1-1/2 tubing to support a rooftop tent and some other a accessories. The winch bumper is from The Flop Shop and the winch is an 8500 pound winch with synthetic rope. You'll find me wheeling unmaintained roads in western mass, Vermont and New Hampshire. Welcome. How do you like the top tent. Thinking about the same setup. What do you think the benefits are with it?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Nice looking Comanche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyjp2 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 5:26 PM, WyoCherokee said: Did you build that bed rack yourself? It looks awesome. I work for a company that does tube bending, I had our machinist bend up some scrap 1-1/2 tube and welded it to 3x3 angle iron that's bolted to the top of the bed rails. On 2/26/2018 at 11:44 PM, jeeppapa said: Welcome. How do you like the top tent. Thinking about the same setup. What do you think the benefits are with it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I can set the tent up in about 2 minutes and I don't need to be particularly picky about the terrain I camp on, as long as it's flat. I've used it a lot over the last 2 years. 8 hours ago, DirtyComanche said: Nice looking Comanche! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Looks awesome. Love the overland look about it. still have the 4cly in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyjp2 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 11:51 PM, Swampy said: Looks awesome. Love the overland look about it. still have the 4cly in it? Thanks, and yes I've still got the 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 20 hours ago, billyjp2 said: Thanks, and yes I've still got the 2.5 Glad to see another 2.5 haha. I love the stubby bumper too, its actually the same one I want to order for my manche. How do you like the 4.88s with the 33s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyjp2 Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Swampy said: Glad to see another 2.5 haha. I love the stubby bumper too, its actually the same one I want to order for my manche. How do you like the 4.88s with the 33s? Makes it a hell of a lot more driveable around town. Probably 65 mph tops on the highway. I've been daily driving it for 2 years now with the gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 41 minutes ago, billyjp2 said: Makes it a hell of a lot more driveable around town. Probably 65 mph tops on the highway. I've been daily driving it for 2 years now with the gears. I bet. I just love the way your rig looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyjp2 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Any experiences with the T-M Fab stiffeners? I just picked some mids up and plan on getting them welded on this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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