My second comanche

[f1tbiker6]

Got rid of my integra and found an okay comanche.
4.0 6cyl, 4x4, shortbed, dana 35 5spd, the rare black and white buckets, only rust is along the bottom of the doors, and above the rear wheels. none on the floors!

Has a 3" "lift" on it.. the guy just stacked spacers in there. needs a downpipe. brakes need to be bled. e-brake needs to be adjusted. needs all the interior pieces put in.

heres some pics of day 1.

My spiffy carbon fiber shift knob from the integra

Day 2. pulled the exhuast off, im going to pick up the new downpipe next weekend most likely. topped off all the fluids and sprayed all the nutts and bolts for later plans of swapping in some 3.5" springs.

sounds like a carb'd v8 with just the header on there!

 

[chedisme]

looks good

 

[Rock2pus]

looks good

X2! Looks like you got a pretty clean one to start with.

 

[MrSimon]

Now you can start looking for a third.

 

[hupo224]

I'm jelly be sure to keep us updated

 

[f1tbiker6]

updates:

ordered the downpipe, and found some 3.5" clayton springs from the NAC classifieds.

also discovered that i have a CAD vacuum disconnect front dana 30, but the owner before me already did the mod to lock the CAD in the connected position, so the driveshaft spins all the time and i dont have to worry about 4wd not engaging with the shitty vacuum system. i still may swap some one piece axle shafts, or swap in a dana 30 with out the CAD system, and one that is already geared for 31's.

 

[Andy in Pa.]

Since you already have the CAD axle, I would keep it and go to the one-piece axle setup. The pass side UCA is WAAYYY beefier than the stamped steel version on a non-disco HPD30.

 

[f1tbiker6]

Since you already have the CAD axle, I would keep it and go to the one-piece axle setup. The pass side UCA is WAAYYY beefier than the stamped steel version on a non-disco HPD30.

the UCA or the UCA mount? im swapping in some iron rock offroad LCA's and UCA's either way. and im looking for a cheap HP30 with 3.55's in it, but im in no rush to do that since other things need to be done first.

 

[Andy in Pa.]

the UCA or the UCA mount? im swapping in some iron rock offroad LCA's and UCA's either way. and im looking for a cheap HP30 with 3.55's in it, but im in no rush to do that since other things need to be done first.

Sorry, axle-side pass UCA mount. On the CAD axles its a cast-in chunk like what is on top of the housing on the drivers side. on a non-CAD (non-disco) axles its a stamped steel piece that can be bent/broken when wheeling. Its easy to strengthen the non-disco version, but if you already have the CAD housing, I would consider keeping it and building it since it is a stronger housing.

 

[f1tbiker6]

Sorry, axle-side pass UCA mount. On the CAD axles its a cast-in chunk like what is on top of the housing on the drivers side. on a non-CAD (non-disco) axles its a stamped steel piece that can be bent/broken when wheeling. Its easy to strengthen the non-disco version, but if you already have the CAD housing, I would consider keeping it and building it since it is a stronger housing.

awesome information. thanks.

 

[MrSimon]

Here is a pic of mine. Look behind the trackbar, you'll see the UCA mount has a full sleeve that goes around the tube. The mount is also a pyramid shape instead of just the stamped steep arm on non-CAD axles.

Open up the CAD to make sure the guy shimmed it over properly.

If you go full length shaft, you'll have to get the proper seals, which can be a pain. The info is on somewhere, you can search it up.

 

[f1tbiker6]

new downpipe is in

 

[f1tbiker6]

terrible XXXXng day. today i planned to put the 3.5" clayton springs in up front. took a hour just to get one stock spring out. when i went to loosen the spring compressor the weld on the nut broke. that was exciting. so now im stuck with no passenger side spring in, the jeep up on jacks, and no money to go rent a new spring compressor because i had to terminate my credit card because it got stolen. when my dad gets home hopefully he rents it for me and i can get this done by tomoro.

update: got to autozone. rented the spring compressor, very nice quality, and got the job done in very little time.


pics from the day

 

[f1tbiker6]

welp.. i think im gonna do the 97+ front end. just need to find the header panel. then take care of the rusted rear wells, and get it ready for paint.

 

[f1tbiker6]

also found an 8.8 with 4.56's, disc's, rock crusher cover, and welded spiders.

 

[1997_sport]

Wow, that looks kinda sketchy on jacks on that big of a hill. lol

Great looking MJ, I think im going to get one of them once I get some money!