Huntr Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 8 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: I gave you a pointer, don’t go to Tucson, hahaha. I know only a few things of interest. Mt Lemmon. The top has a cabin like building for the snow sport people and they make a big fricken cookie. Really good. Paul McCartneys ranch is in Tucson if your a Beatles, Wings or fan of Paul McCartney. And this one is irrelevant but double V scout ranch is also down there. Oh the titan missile museum is about 20 miles or so south of Tucson. Haha coming from Wichita Falls this place is SIGNIFICANTLY better. Plus Davis Monthan is a fairly nice base. I’m just glad I showed up in the fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 8 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: I gave you a pointer, don’t go to Tucson The best thing to do in Tucson is leave Mt. Lemmon, Pima Air and Space museum are both cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 39 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: Pima Air and Space museum I forgot about the Pima air and space. That is a really cool place. There’s supposed to be a plane grave yard somewhere around there but I don’t remember exactly where it is but you also can’t really visit it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 48 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: I forgot about the Pima air and space. That is a really cool place. There’s supposed to be a plane grave yard somewhere around there but I don’t remember exactly where it is but you also can’t really visit it either. It’s on the base but I have access. I’ve been meaning to check out Pima air and space. Damn you boys really picked through this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 That back glass is definitely a nice have. Too bad it's a process to remove correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Yeah that’s AZ for you. As soon as an old Jeep lands, expect it to be picked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 32 minutes ago, Salvagedcircuit said: That back glass is definitely a nice have. Too bad it's a process to remove correctly. Dang… I’m literally about to start to try and remove it haha. I need a new back window. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, Huntr said: Dang… I’m literally about to start to try and remove it haha. I need a new back window. Any tips? Actually, Kody kilmer on facebook did a video on how to remove the back glass let me find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Here's his video: From my searches, the back glass and gasket are completely held in by urethane glue, the same stuff used to install windshields. I can imagine a series of plastic pry tools and painters putty knives will let you remove the gasket relatively easily. Once the gasket is off, he used 1/16in stainless braided cable, the same as the parking break cable. You can also just purchase 1/16in garage door wire from any hardware store, it's the same thing. Kody used a torch and a screwdriver to melt a hole in the urethane. A soldering iron would likely work the same. Don't forget a glove so you don't kill your hands. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 22 minutes ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Here's his video: From my searches, the back glass and gasket are completely held in by urethane glue, the same stuff used to install windshields. I can imagine a series of plastic pry tools and painters putty knives will let you remove the gasket relatively easily. Once the gasket is off, he used 1/16in stainless braided cable, the same as the parking break cable. You can also just purchase 1/16in garage door wire from any hardware store, it's the same thing. Kody used a torch and a screwdriver to melt a hole in the urethane. A soldering iron would likely work the same. Don't forget a glove so you don't kill your hands. Good luck! Awesome thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 17, 2023 Author Share Posted November 17, 2023 Well that was miserable. Removing the rear window took hours. The outer seal was glued in incredibly well. There was no saving it. Finally managed to get the window out, passenger window regulator, and door check. Definitely don’t want to have to do that again… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Huntr said: Well that was miserable. Removing the rear window took hours. The outer seal was glued in incredibly well. There was no saving it. Finally managed to get the window out, passenger window regulator, and door check. Definitely don’t want to have to do that again… Ooofh. Sorry to to hear it was a pain. I havn't done it myself. Any techniques that you found worked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 18, 2023 Author Share Posted November 18, 2023 11 hours ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Ooofh. Sorry to to hear it was a pain. I havn't done it myself. Any techniques that you found worked? The technique in the video you sent worked pretty well. The problem was the outer seal was glued in by someone incredibly well. There was no getting it out of parts of the window. The parts that still had the outer seal cut extremely slow with the wire method. Using a long razor blade to score those areas repeatedly helped when the sawing wasn't making progress. Also, having two people would have made it much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 Well the Black Friday deals got me… just ordered a Cavfab Alpha 3 link, track bar, and track bar drop bracket. I just couldn’t pass up the 20% off. So naturally I had to figure out fender flares. I decided to go with fiberglass flares in the front. I’m in SoCal for the holiday and conveniently all of the major fiberglass companies are based here. After calling around, the only manufacturer with any stock was Hannemann. Very nice gentleman who even offered to deliver the flares to me for free! Also decided to try out his hood, we’ll see if I like the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 Also got a pretty killer deal on 5 JL wheels with basically brand new KO2 35 12.5R17 tires on them. I need to figure out what the backspacing on the factory 17 JL wheels is and order some adapters. Not sure what backspacing to shoot for on the Comanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 those are some pretty sweet goodies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 Lifted the rear 4.5". Then stuffed the 35's underneath. I'm using Fox reservoir shocks from my old XJ. The rear's aren't really long enough for the spring under setup. I'll have to move the shock mounts or get longer shocks. Also need to lengthen the rear brake line. Next up will be throwing the Cav Fab 3 link on the front to level it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 Lifted the front using the Metal Cloak True Dual Rate Coils, 4.5" and CavFab Alpha 3 link. Also have the CavFab track bar and track bar drop bracket. Fox reservoir shocks in the front are working well. I'm now running Bilstein 5100 shocks in the rear (part #33-104652). The fox shocks weren't long enough and were at full extension over every bump making it a rough ride. The Bilstein's have been a huge improvement so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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