88 MJ, "she's for the streets"

[Car Enthusiast]

Finally got the 88 on the ground after dealing with a local powder coater who was a mess. Going to get an alignment and see if they can do anything to get the rear lowered another two inches, and then get some shocks for it.

 

 

[Limeyjeeper]

Looks awesome!!

[Salvagedcircuit]

Aww yeah, the 10 slot family goes wild

[NRT_Chris]

Very cool!! 

[pizzaman09]

Lowering the rear should be easy.  Two inch lowering blocks and longer u bolts.  

 

That looks awesome, what tires are you running, they look sticky.

[Car Enthusiast]

I was trying to stay away from blocks but I will probably end up using a set I had to lift my Cherokee.

 

The tires are Mickey Thompson ET streets. I won't be using them but I couldn't resist having a drag radials on a lowered truck

[Car Enthusiast]

Repainted the center caps finally. I can't color match to save my life. Had to get the wife to use her expertise with colors to find a match. She did pretty good.

 

 

[NRT_Chris]

Looks good man

[WranglerMangler]

Great looking truck. Rear XJ shackles lower the rear about an inch or so. May be an option other than blocks. I found when I lowered mine, (ZJ springs in front) I was basically riding on the bump stops in the front. I’ll be curious as to what you come up with to lower it. Keep the posts coming! 

[Car Enthusiast]

On 10/13/2024 at 10:25 PM, WranglerMangler said:

Great looking truck. Rear XJ shackles lower the rear about an inch or so. May be an option other than blocks. I found when I lowered mine, (ZJ springs in front) I was basically riding on the bump stops in the front. I’ll be curious as to what you come up with to lower it. Keep the posts coming! 

Here is how I dealt with the bumpstops. I have about 2 inches before it sits on the bumpstops now.

[Car Enthusiast]

Got some shocks on it, went down to get an alignment and low and behold it looks like I am replacing everything up front. So once rockauto drops off ball joints I will try it again.

[89 MJ]

I could be wrong, but isn't the small rod for the load sensing valve supposed to be vertical? Also, it looks like the bracket for one of the front brake lines is missing the bolt. Those are some fancy looking shocks!

[Car Enthusiast]

Yeah I didn't flip the rod yet. And the brake lines are both missing bolts. They were gone when I got the truck, figured the previous owner threw them away.

 

I have a lot of "sorting" I have to do before daily driving it again. You don't want to see the wiring that I have to deal with.

[WranglerMangler]

4 hours ago, Car Enthusiast said:

You don't want to see the wiring that I have to deal with.

Yeah we do! As much as it sucks, it’s very rewarding in the end. I’ve spent countless hours repairing P/O’s rats nests.
 A rear sway bar makes a worlds of difference for the corner carving too. I harvested mine off a WJ D35. Some cutting and welding required*  

[Car Enthusiast]

On 10/20/2024 at 11:19 PM, WranglerMangler said:

Yeah we do! As much as it sucks, it’s very rewarding in the end. I’ve spent countless hours repairing P/O’s rats nests.
 A rear sway bar makes a worlds of difference for the corner carving too. I harvested mine off a WJ D35. Some cutting and welding required*  

Did any Comanches come with a rear sway bar? I see brackets for a rear one on RockAuto

[WranglerMangler]

12 hours ago, Car Enthusiast said:

Did any Comanches come with a rear sway bar? I see brackets for a rear one on RockAuto

I sure don’t think so. Not 100% sure but I’ve never seen one with a factory rear sway bar. 
WJ has pretty good support for aftermarket bars too. 

[neohic]

Some good rear sway bar info here using a Blazer rear bar and axle brackets along with WJ links and chassis brackets:

 

[Car Enthusiast]

54 minutes ago, neohic said:

Some good rear sway bar info here using a Blazer rear bar and axle brackets along with WJ links and chassis brackets:

 

Nice! Thanks dude

[WranglerMangler]

I definitely suggest doing it! Using any method. My truck handles like it’s on rails. I scare my friends and wife with the cornering ability and keep up with cars that should be able to out handle me in the corners. 

[Car Enthusiast]

Have I flipped the arm on the brake leveler. Nope

 

Have I fixed the wiring.  Nope

 

Have I put the new suspension pieces on up front. Nope

 

But.........

 

[Eagle_SX4]

Looks great. White letters for the win! 

 

Also a rear sway bar is a great addition. Just put one on my long bed last weekend and it is amazing on the road.

[fiatslug87]

Hey, one step at a time. 

[89 MJ]

It has to look good so you’re inspired to work on it. 

[Car Enthusiast]

Got the OGR bumper on it. Fits well. I kinda like it dark, but I think I am going to paint it and the flares to match the body for the time being.

[Eagle_SX4]

Great job. I think it looks great in black. I think it would look good if the flares matched the bumpers in black. A 2 tone Comanche stands out from the rest.