Dammerung Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Alright, so in the pursuit of a 4wd conversion, my Dad and I are looking to get a 4wd, convert it to 2WD, and drop it. But he wants airbag suspension. Anyone see any guides, how-to, or had personal experience? 1988 Jeep Comanche Pioneer4.0 Liter w/ AW4 2WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I'm say what? 4x4 conversion for another MJ while then converting it into a bagged 2wd? i have seen them. look into the street comanche guys, good info for lowered MJs. i debated air bags on my lifted rig as well, smooth ride, can haul more, umm you have me thinking again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammerung Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 I'm say what? 4x4 conversion for another MJ while then converting it into a bagged 2wd? i have seen them. look into the street comanche guys, good info for lowered MJs. i debated air bags on my lifted rig as well, smooth ride, can haul more, umm you have me thinking again...Lol, got to do something with the other one! It’s either that or do an interior swap and take the motor to build a stroker later on, and right now I personally don’t have the time to get into that. My old man, however, was into low riders and slick old cars - had a hand-built s10 he tricked out and lowered. He’s looking to get back into the scene again now that he’s close to retiring and figured he might as well burn money in doing a Cherokee that’d be butchered for parts and sent to the junk yard. He’s the reason I have Chevy drop shackles to be able to lift my rear end at all for the 4x4 swap - he bought them for the old 1500 he’d had before he had me.1988 Jeep Comanche Pioneer4.0 Liter w/ AW4 2WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 been a bit since I've ducked my head under the rear of an XJ, but I don't remember a lot of room for bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 If you're gonna bag something find a frame. Way too much work trying bag a unibody and a lowered Jeep looks like s h I t IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Why convert a 4wd Cherokee to 2wd when you can buy a 2wd Cherokee to begin with? I have had 2 or 3 of them. I have a nearly rust free 2wd at home now. It does have a 4wd transmission though. I couldn’t pass up a good running $50 transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dammerung Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Why convert a 4wd Cherokee to 2wd when you can buy a 2wd Cherokee to begin with? I have had 2 or 3 of them. I have a nearly rust free 2wd at home now. It does have a 4wd transmission though. I couldn’t pass up a good running $50 transmission.I’m planning on using the 4wd components for my Comanche. 1988 Jeep Comanche Pioneer4.0 Liter w/ AW4 2WD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I see, two birds with one stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money_Pits Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/behold-project-troll-109926/ I remember seeing this a long, long time ago, and if you can find the NAXJA post, i'm sure there are more details. Would be a lot of work, and he had to use a Ranger frame for it. I don't think, as others have said above, that the unibody is conducive to big drops. But good luck with it if you and your dad go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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