chaz Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 New to the forum so i thought i would share my project with everyone one. This will be some what of a slow build but i am hoping to have it wheelable by August. I'm starting out with a 88' Pioneer 2.5L with a ax5 and NP231. d30 and d35 with 4:10's and lockrites front and rear. 5.5"coils in the front and spring over in the rear on a set of 33" Pro Comp MT's. Needs alittle work to the interior and driveshafts to be drivable. The plans are to wheel it this August then it goes back under the knife and i will be putting a 9" and d44 under it. Here is a couple pics... Nothing special like i said needs some interior work...LOL These are the 33"s that i have for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Good luck - Do things right the first time and don't cut corners and you will be very happy with your build - Most of all - Have Fun With it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Excellent...another '88 :cheers: We'll be watchin'. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Not a lot of progress but did manage to get the pioneer and stripes of the side of it and got some new shoes on it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Havent been on in awhile, but have made some progress on the MJ, here a few pics... not a bad stance... interior mostly complete... new switch for the marine heater, didnt get a pic of the actuall heater... got the huge hole in the tunnel covered... couple shot of the new drive shafts installed... just a few more things to do before the first wheeling trip, will be picking up front and rear bumpers along with sliders from JCR the first week of Feb. also have to install the rear window. First trip will be WinterFest with the Naxja group in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 got a front bumper installed... and some rock rails.. next up is a rear bumper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 pretty much finished everything esle up this week... got rear bumper install... got rear window installed... CB radio installed... and fire extingisher installed... this ends phase 1 of my comanche. next phase will hopefully begin sometime this summer which will include ford 9" and D44, locked front and rear, possibly 35"s tires and a cage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperWade2 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Which Bumpers/Rock Rails are those? JCR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Which Bumpers/Rock Rails are those? JCR? you would be correct...JCR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 looking good. any plans to change the rear shock mounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 looking good. any plans to change the rear shock mounts? thanks, and no plans to change shock mounts at this time (but why did you ask?). Went to the badlands and everything worked out good. didnt really get any wheeling pics just one on the RTI ramp checking to see if there was going to be any issues. ran orange and played in the quary on friday, and ran pink and played in the quary some more on saturday. Everything went very well and I'm happy with it for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 i asked because they are almost bottomed out at ride height. any small bump will bottom out those shocks and soon enough they will be junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 :agree: :no: :shake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 that is a bad angle in the pic, there is more there than it looks. there is about 3 to 3.5 of up travel. Not saying that it is right but seems to work just fine on the trail. But either way I'm probably not doing anything else to it for a couple reasons. 1. the jeep is not drove on the road 2. those shocks are cheapos that were on it when i got it so if something happens to them so be it 3. tear down on my 9" will begin in the next couple of weeks but on a side note I'm glad there is actually someone looking at my thread. the point of a build thread is for people who have already went through the same thing to criticize and suggest things. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 fair enough. i just welded universal shock mounts onto my axle. also, we need to hit up the badlands. There is a planned run June 12th-14th. I'm going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Not sure when the next trip down will be, but i know we are planning for this summer sometime before the end of August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 ok. keep me posted on that. i need RTI redemption :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 you werent at winterfest were you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 no i wasnt. my jeep is in pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 got ya...well i know when time gets alittle closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Been a while since I updated anything, but not much as changed other than it got primered all one color and got a sweet deal on 35" MTR's (a buddy of mine traded me them for my 33"s Pro comp MT's) Here is a poser shot from this last weekend at the Badlands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted May 19, 2009 Author Share Posted May 19, 2009 fair enough. i just welded universal shock mounts onto my axle. also, we need to hit up the badlands. There is a planned run June 12th-14th. I'm going. Looks like we are planning on heading down agian on June 19th and 20th...Feels good wheeling again 3rd trip to the badlands this year... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 rear axle is pulled, and ready for 8.8 swap. also going to gear to 4.88's at the same time more to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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