Comanche SS Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 2 minutes ago, Eagle_SX4 said: Great job on the truss. If that axle doesn't have a drain plug I would suggest adding one while you have it all torn apart. Not a bad idea, I haven’t honestly checked for one. Ill have to take a look next time I’m out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Tolerances were a little tight on the hubs themselves so they are getting massaged a little more. BUT! I got the spacers and wheels back. And the test fit went great. Once the hubs are fixed up it should all go together perfect and be a driver this weekend hopefully. Hopefully the statements about being lug, and hub centric are making sense now that they have come to fruition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 58 minutes ago, Comanche SS said: Tolerances were a little tight on the hubs themselves so they are getting massaged a little more. BUT! I got the spacers and wheels back. And the test fit went great. Once the hubs are fixed up it should all go together perfect and be a driver this weekend hopefully. Hopefully the statements about being lug, and hub centric are making sense now that they have come to fruition. Looking good! That was a lot of down time for some spacers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 4 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said: Looking good! That was a lot of down time for some spacers It definitely was, but when a buddy says he’ll do it for free I can’t complain too much lol. Would have been probably a grand in labor and materials had I have to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 Out and about… got some updates I’ll add later. But she’s a runner again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Okay, so update time. The Hubs and adapters needed a little work to get installed. The machine fit of the adapters were too tight of a tolerance for the hubs as-is. The hubs were either a little crusty or a little out of round and needed a kiss on the lathe to get back to perfectly round. But now everything fits together with a nice “clunk” and is solid. The wheels fit the adapters and hubs perfectly. I had to trim down the rear axle lug studs to fit behind the wheel mount face, as the wheels don’t have the pockets machined that some wheels come with. I still need to finish bleeding the rear brake bypass line, but it stops for now, pretty smoothly I will say. The rear axle width makes it look not so awkward as it used to with the stock width Dana 44. First and second gear are completely useless, anymore than 1/4 throttle it just blows the tires off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Some driving & Idling clips: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 8 hours ago, Comanche SS said: Some driving & Idling clips: Sounds great! Are you still running an ax15 with that setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 18 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said: Sounds great! Are you still running an ax15 with that setup? Sure am, doesn’t mind the 35’s at all, especially with the correct gearing now. I could definitely tell the drivetrain was under more more stress with 3.07 gears, seems like the 4.88 gears really woke it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Well, life has been crazy the last few weeks. I spent some time getting the old front suspensions and steering out from under the Jeep. It is a hovercraft again. Over the course of summer I will be getting the new front suspension & steering designed & installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeding_infraction Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Just saw your build thread over on the Silverado forums, didn't notice it was you till I read "project Jeep Comanche Prerunner" and did a double take. The truck looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 6 hours ago, TurboedMJ said: Just saw your build thread over on the Silverado forums, didn't notice it was you till I read "project Jeep Comanche Prerunner" and did a double take. The truck looks great! Ha! Sure is a small world here on the World Wide Web lol. I appreciate it! That build thread kind of gives some back story on the Comanche’s drivetrain too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 Putting the Comanche on hold for a few weeks, my daily driver need an engine R&R that I’m handling. Will be back to this as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted Wednesday at 02:13 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:13 AM So, had to pull the engine on my daily driver as it had a rocker arm come apart, and leaked from every orifice so killed a few birds at once. Got the freshened up LS3 in that. See the Denali’s build thread in my signature if you are interested in seeing that. Anyways, back to the Comanche. As it lies, the front end is floating. I am going to order up some bushings and ball joints so I can get the beam crossmember designed and made. More details to come, just want to get this post to update and show the current state of things. Separate from the TTB swap, I will likely be doing 97+ windows (if not 97+ complete doors), also removing the front Fiberglass flares and going back to factory steel with more “crawler” style steel flares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted Wednesday at 02:36 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:36 AM Why the switch to different flares in the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted Wednesday at 02:40 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 02:40 AM Just now, 89 MJ said: Why the switch to different flares in the front? A couple reasons, first, the new front WMS will be 65’’ instead of the previous 69’’ Second, it will now be on narrow 4x4 trails and not wide open desert, so more robust fenders will be needed. Going to go with Rusty’s new High clearance flares. Admittedly not mush of the factory fender sheet metal will be used, but is it just enough to mount those flares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted Wednesday at 02:54 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:54 AM Those are good reasons. I’m glad to hear the front is going to get narrower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted Thursday at 03:29 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:29 AM Got one side cleaned up. Lots of grinding dust lol. Also got the fenders and grill off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche SS Posted yesterday at 01:30 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:30 PM Okay, we’re about at the point where the stripping of old stuff is complete. Both sides are cleaned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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