Eagle_SX4 Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 I finally got the rear brakes fixed on my truck. After putting new drums, shoes, wheel cylinders and new hardware on the back. The brakes were constantly dragging and with my temp gun they reached 400 degrees F. Which then hardened my drums they turned blue and gold. The problem I found out after much trial and error was the brake shoes. The friction material was put on in the wrong spot on the shoes. Causing the wheel cylinders to over extend and not return when the brake pedal was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Tackled the leaking windshield 2 weeks ago. I have seen pictures of worse windshield frames luckily most of it was just surface rust that came off with an abrasive bristle wheel. I did have to weld up one pin hole. It was a pin hole into the cowl and not into the cab thankfully. I then put a few coats of por-15 on then got the windshield reinstalled. If you notice you can see that my dash was painted black some time in the past and it used to be blue. Wishing it still was. Black is nice but I like the blue better. All the plastics in the cab have also been repainted but the door cards and arm rests are actually black. I also got a hold of some 97+ fenders so that the front header will look like it actually was meant to be there. Just need to get my truck paint matched. Then paint and install the fenders. Other news I got a TrueTrac in the mail so hopefully soon I will be able to regear the axles to 4:10. I already have everything else I need for the rear just need to get bearings and shims for the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Last weekend I picked up 5 TJ canyon rims. They need new tires, but at $75 for the set I couldn't pass up the deal. 4 of the tires are 10 years old and severely cracked. The spare still has the original tire from 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Recently got Bilstein 5100 shocks on all 4 corners and they are so much better than old the old ones. Had some new cheap pro comps on the front but the Bilstein's blow them out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I've heard nothing but good things about Bilsteins. Those are probably going to be my next shocks for my Comanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Last weekend at the junkyard I scored a set of nearly perfect 87 1/2 limited door cards. With excellent condition black arm rests with chrome trim. Got them put on today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Those look GREAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Thanks I am very happy with them. I almost picked up some 91 limited door cards. They have the same design but they are dark grey on the bottom instead of black. Also these don't have the hole for the manual window crank. That hole had been bugging me since I put the 97+ power windows in. Off to the tire shop to get new tires for my Eagle and get my 31's switched on to the TJ rims. Total of 12 tires in the bed. 4 31x10.5r15's, 4 30x9.5r15's and 4 215/75r15's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 17 Author Share Posted March 17 Got my tires switched from my old wheels to the TJ Canyon rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Shout out to @krustyballer16 and the fabulous work he has done with making both the seat and hitch brackets. Got them in the mail today. They are well made and I am excited to get them on my truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Our of curiosity, what makes you say the short shift kit for the AX-15 is a must have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 37 minutes ago, pizzaman09 said: Our of curiosity, what makes you say the short shift kit for the AX-15 is a must have? You can buy complete internals for the stock shifter but those don't address the problems with the tower its self. The side pins on mine were worn out and loose, causing a dripping leak. Even when everything is new and functioning properly there will always be slop in the factory shifter because of the spring loaded design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 After doing some light wheeling 2 weeks ago, I was flexed out and my rear tire was rubbing the frame. Rubbed right through the paint. Yet more evidence my truck was once medium metallic blue. After doing some research here on comanche club, several people are running the Spidertrax hub centric 1.25" spacers. Everyone had good things to say about them so I ordered some and got them installed today. Now the rear wheels fit the fender flares just as well as the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 Other news serval months ago I found a set of 2 door XJ buckets in the junkyard and after getting the brackets from @krustyballer16 decided to try and put one in the driver's side and see if I liked it better than the Dakota seats. (Note the side bolster cushions are removed because I was trying to fix the broken cable for the tilt mechanism.) Surprisingly it sits higher than the Dakota seats I put in. I narrowed the Dakota seat tracks 5 inches on the drivers side to get them as low as I could. Still wish they were about an inch lower but it's not possible without cutting up the seat. I am going to keep the Dakota seats for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Pulled the 3.07 gears out of the rear axle today. 4.10's going in tomorrow. The front axle will be next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Got the 4.10 rear axle gears installed with the new Truetrac diff. It is much better to drive than the 3.07 gears. I pulled the front driveshaft for now untill I have time to install the front gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 Got the front gears put in today. I am going to get my front driveshaft balanced tomorrow and then I will test them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 Just listed my bench seat for sale if any one is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted June 29 Author Share Posted June 29 Well I have decided to repaint my truck to the original colors. Medium blue metallic and Olympic white. The color scheme of this truck is very rare and I have only been able to find pictures of 2 other trucks with this exact paint. I started with the 97+ fenders I got. The pin stripes are not quite right but they are good enough for me. The originals had a 3/8 wide strip of white and this is only 1/4. Also it is painted and not a sticker like the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 31 minutes ago, Eagle_SX4 said: Well I have decided to repaint my truck to the original colors. Medium blue metallic and Olympic white. The color scheme of this truck is very rare and I have only been able to find pictures of 2 other trucks with this exact paint. I started with the 97+ fenders I got. The pin stripes are not quite right but they are good enough for me. The originals had a 3/8 wide strip of white and this is only 1/4. Also it is painted and not a sticker like the original. Woah, I had no idea solid color stripes were a factory option. Dang. Looks good! I think someone else who joined recently has that same color combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Yeah it is @996xj and that truck is one of the reasons I have decided to repaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 That is going to look fantastic! I’m excited to see everything put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted July 5 Author Share Posted July 5 Got the front fenders bolted on today. All but 1 bolt lined up after I made some brackets to attach the front of the fenders to the unibody. I did get the old flares on after the picture was taken. Still lots of work before it is all the same color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted July 14 Author Share Posted July 14 Got an original bumper with tow hooks installed. Looks much better than the giant 2x6 rectangle bumper that was on it. Pulled the rusted through ROL lights off and ordered some Hella 450 driving lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
996xj Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 On 6/29/2024 at 5:52 PM, Eagle_SX4 said: Yeah it is @996xj and that truck is one of the reasons I have decided to repaint I'm a little late to the party, but this is AWESOME looking!!! Definitely keep us posted on how it turns out - I'm crazy about the two-tone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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