Car Enthusiast Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeyjeeper Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Looks awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Aww yeah, the 10 slot family goes wild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRT_Chris Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Very cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRT_Chris Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Looks good man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WranglerMangler Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WranglerMangler Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 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* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WranglerMangler Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Some good rear sway bar info here using a Blazer rear bar and axle brackets along with WJ links and chassis brackets: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WranglerMangler Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted 24 minutes ago Author Share Posted 24 minutes ago 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......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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