ok so i picked up a bone stock 1990 mj comanche short bed 4x4 4.0l 5-speed the other day for $800, truck came with almost $10,000 dollars worth of reciepts since this guy bought it 15 years ago, couldnt believe my luck, only draw back was it had a little of front body damage, so i started off just spraying two stripes down the hood, painted the wheels, ripped off the fron bumper and did a ton of cutting to get it ready for the 31x10.5 and front winch bumper i have for it, then i did a full tune up all filters and fluids bumper to bumper, swapped plugs and wires, new wipers, tinted the camper shells windows, and thats all just the past two days, lots more to come

 

 

sorry was in the middle of posting them here is my build link to the pix


https://www.cherokeeforum.com/member...4-5-speed-4-0/

 

post them on this thread because we are lazy, and the camper top has to go

 

ahaha i love it for work though cuz it locks and i got all my tools and **** back there, so anyways on my way to my buddys house i pulled a u turn in the wrong spot and sunk 3 wheels all the way to the frame, only one was on the street, kicked it in 4 wheel and that dana 44 trac lock kicked in, man it was like butta, my old open diff xj woulda been sitting there spinning tires...

 

well its nice to know what your rig is capable of when a unexpected situation occurs

 

got new 31x10.5 a/t's for her today mounted and balanced for $95 bux at wal-mart, must say i trimmed just enough that i have no rub SWEEETTT, gunna start taking measurments in the morning to start on the custom winch bumper, pix to come soon

 

i wanna see pics i dont do threads without pics

 

I cant wait to see some good wheelin pics. get a cherokee rear axle and it'll lift rear like 2 1/2" or so. since your mj should be sprung under rear.

 

hard to find a cherokee in my area with a dana 44

 

Nice project, You need to lose the bed shell. ...

 

yeah i know but with it being winter time and all my tools r back there it works for now, and im having issues uploading pix to the page, technology hates me lol, oh and im having a small issue with my dana 30 vac disco, it wont unlock unless i manually pull the vac disco off for a second then its fine, thinking its the actuator itself, any ideas?

 

oh right that mj has a 44. well get a 44 from any rear sprung over rear and it will lift lol. replacing with a cherokee d35 would be wrong.

 

i would have to beat my own *** if i did that lol, any ideas of donor vehicles with a sprung over 44?

 

Yeah certain year and model chevys amc jeeps and fords and dodges out of like the 70's through now. i think dodge 1500's from the 90s run those a lot though. be first place i look and the fron axle in them is also a d44 and its already coild 4link be a good front swap too. although i dont know if either of those are bolt in.