JRappleguy's 1991 Sportruck 2wd 5-Speed - Lil' Bikini MJ

[JRappleguy]

Hello all, here is the truck.   The truck started its life as a 1991 Comanche Sportruck that was purchased by the original owner in Florida as a Red truck with AC but a Radio delete.  

 

That truck ran its life til it came up to Pennsylvania where the person I purchased it from, Mike Barrett, picked it up and brought it to his Comanche Ranch.  He loved it til I picked it up Sept 2022.  Here is what it looked like.  

 

 

So that is how it was until i decided on the direction that I wanted to go.  After looking around and determining that a Sportruck should live up to its name, I got in contact with a local shop called Ant's Hot Rods & Custom Cars in Deptford, NJ and hashed out my idea.  The truck went to him and work got done.  

 

The transformation was months in the making but the final results were in just in time for Carlisle Chrysler Nationals where I entered the truck in the Jeep Cherokee and Comanche class and took 1st place.  So here is the truck.  

 

So a list of what has been done is this. 

Paint - Jeep PPT Bikini Teal color, Spray in bed liner

Body - Black Grille and headlight surrounds, Clear Corner lights and all new lenses,  Breakaway door mirrors and the new Oracle LED Taillights, Roll pan was previously installed but was from a Dodge Dakota. 

Suspension - Lowered in front on ZJ rear springs with 1.75in coil spacers to help with clearance of the 20in wheels and tires, Rear is lowered with 3in blocks.  Shocks have been changed to Monroe Monro-Matic Plus 32346 front and 31094 rear. 

Wheels - Dodge Ram 20in wheels painted Jeep PDN Sting-Grey

Tires - Falken Azenis FK460 A/S XL P255/45/20

Interior - Only change is a Short Shifter from Cosmo Racing. 

 

Its a nice truck and plans on engine and more suspension/under truck cleanup in the future.  

 

 

 

 

[coheed]

This recent renaissance of 2wd street trucks is wonderful, and this one is near the top of the list for me. I've commented on a couple of your FB posts of this truck and I'm still struck at how gorgeous that paint is.  Can't wait to see what you have planned for the future.

[fiatslug87]

I don’t see the Oracle lights.