October 2024 - Towmanche

[89 MJ]

October 2024 - @iimafa's Towmanche 

 

Build Thread- https://comancheclub.com/topic/63924-92-the-towmanche/
 

Year/Model - 
1992 2wd long short bed with a flyer that was in the glove box (the picture is of the day I brought it home) 

 

Drivetrain- 
239k in the clock 2.5 with a junkyard turbo from a SAAB 9-3,
Ax4, custom 231j/231c doubler
2010 super duty Dana 60 front, welded diff 
2015 sterling 10.5 rear, welded diff 


 

Cooling- 
Stock radiator and mechanical fan, junkyard intercooler, (no hood currently) hole cut in hood over the turbo and wrapped exhaust. I just got an external oil cooler but haven’t installed it yet. 

 
Electrical/Ignition- 
The key ignition was destroyed when I got it so I made a combination push button ignition. The battery and fuse box were relocation, batteries moved to the rear in a custom triple setup and the fuse box moved to the driverside (it’s a mess) to make room for the turbo, it’s got a 120v inverter, 3 winches, double din radio with a 10 inch sub, and a second fuse box in the rear. 

 
Suspension/Steering- 

It’s on 63” rear leafs from a newer Silverado, and a bastard leaf pack made from two sets of Toyota rears for the front. The rear has air assist shocks from an Escalade and the front shocks are from a wrecked big lifted powerstroke. It’s got Traction bars front and rear. Ruff stuff track bar, 7/8 heim steering, Barnes 4wd weld on high steer with a small change on the passenger knuckle, PSC 1.5x8? ram(picture below was before the ram was installed), stock drilled and tapped steering box, a stock pump, Steering box brace and a track bar brace. 


Interior-  
It had a red bench seat, that I swapped for brown seats, door panels and center console from a country edition Cherokee of a similar rear, it’s got a A/F and body gauge on the pillar, and a double din radio with a backup camera, interior lights are LED and switched on the dash, custom tap handle shift handle, levers from the t-cases, CB radio and valves from the front and rear line locks. 
 




 
Brakes- 
Stock ford rotors, and calipers, dodge master cylinder with a grand Cherokee brake booster and proportioning valve, front and rear line locks(picture above).

 
 
Lighting- 
 Stock headlights, front and rear light bars, rock lights, interior lights, strobes

 
Exterior- 
It’s got a Hybrid exo cage, three colors with about six cans of clear, a big front stinger, hood stack and a boom in the back. 
 

 
Wheel & Tires- 

Currently on 41.5x13.5 pitbull rockers wrapped around 17 inch method headlocks that are my buddies, but he’s been nice enough to lend them to me because my other wheels don’t fit. Thanks Con. 
 
Misc- 
It’s got a tubed bed with a wooden floor and some custom mounts to hold my tools, jack and cooler along with the tailgate having a work surface. 
 

 It’s also got a large fuel cell, and onboard air powered by the AC compressor that feeds a 5 gallon tank. 

Best MJ story-
We were down in the red river gorge area in Kentucky at about 3am when my brother managed to find a ditch with his YJ, this ditch cracked his old wagoner 44 knuckle clean in half. No trouble for the The tow manche I said (which at this time had only moved cars around my yard) we tied it up and plotted a course of about 10 miles on the road, rowing gears in 2 wheel low the 2.5 was run HARD  the whole way, sitting at 8psi at 5k rpm’s we chugged about 15 mph up hills, she was sitting about 230 degrees the whole time but, we pushed on, the little 2.5 held together and didn’t skip a beat. 

 
 
CC is Awesome! Why? 
All things Comanches, what could be better? It’s a massive collection of info and great people that love helping out and keeping these old trucks going. 

[Pete M]

such a fun build!    love it!

[Salvagedcircuit]

If My comanche ever gets stuck, this is how I would want to be pulled out

Nice job!

[MiNi Beast]

Seems fitting for this month. Love it. 

[ke3ves]

Awesome job man

[Ωhm]

Do you offer AAA Road Service?  

[Drahcir495]

That boom is epic! Looks like it goes anywhere - congratulations on MJOTM

[Car Enthusiast]

One of my favorites

[brucecooner]

A FrankenManche, fitting for October.

 

I think if Mad Max ever gets stuck, this is who he calls.

[NHMJXJ]

   I was thinking if an MJ were a Swiss Army Knife, this would be it!   Nice rig!

[pizzaman09]

That turbo 2.5 sounds like fun, is it pretty boosted or just enough to take the edge off?

Looks like fun to wheel!

[iimafa]

On 10/27/2024 at 9:44 PM, pizzaman09 said:

That turbo 2.5 sounds like fun, is it pretty boosted or just enough to take the edge off?

Looks like fun to wheel!

It’s got a 5 psi waste gate, so nothing crazy but definitely makes it feel less sluggish. I blew a boot one day one the road and it was night and day difference, reminded me how slow it was before. I wired the wasted gate shut one day and was hitting 15psi and that was a party, actually felt close to how my 4.0 cherokee felt on 35s, I felt like it wouldn’t last long like that though so quickly put the spring back on.