88whitecomanche

I did it for price, I got mine for under $300 shipped and krustys are $300+shipping, I don't do a lot of rockcrawling so there was no rush to get them


I'm glad you didn't have to wait long for yours, I do plan on grabbing a set of xj ones

88whitecomanche

Sneak peak? Lol

88whitecomanche

Finally got started on the sliders, only got the driver side on now, tomorrow I'll get the passenger side on

Batman33165

NICE...

Batman33165

it just bolts on?

88whitecomanche

Yep, 12 self tappers and 3 clamp styles holding on to the pinch seam

watermom

I see you bought your comanche with the newer front end cap already in place. Is that a simple bolt on with the newer generation 97+ Cherokee header panel to the older comanche truck? My husband and I have enjoyed reading your thread and watching the progress of your rig. Thanks--

88whitecomanche

Yes it's pretty easy, only issue I had was finding the 97+ fenders without any dents into it...
There are some brackets that hold the header panel to the fenders that's important to grab or leave on if your pulling the fenders and headerpanel

ptreaster

Very nice! I jealous lol! I just bought 2 '89's hopefully will start rebuilding one to look like yours just a different color!

88whitecomanche

Thanks just gotta keep going one step/part at a time...

88whitecomanche

Well an update is an update
This truck is finally regeared to 4.88s Volvo lsd in the front and Aussie in the back..
Cavfab 3-link ordered just waiting for it to be shipped, RE 5.5" coils, 12" travel bilsteins in the front and 10" travel in the rear....
The gears are amazing! And still getting used to the auto locker around turns due to it not unlocking still gotta check tire pressure making sure it's even to count that out as a factor...

5-Speed

Is your MJ a manual trans? I think I read somewhere that it was. If so, good luck getting used to the locker. I am still not used to mine. Cruising around parking lots is where I notice it mostly. For longer faster turns, I just throw it in neutral and coast and listen to it click away!

88whitecomanche

Yeah it's a 5 speed, actually an external slave Ax15 swapped into it
Up until recently I had problems with the Aussie unlocking, yesterday I was draining the oil after my break-in period I noticed the locker spring set were installed wrong and I had to reverse them (pics soon to follow)
Luckily with a previously installing a Lokka locker into my xj I remembered how the springs were suppose to go but all fixed now....

ptreaster

Did you do a rear disc conversion? I did one on my xj from a zj, man it stops great!

88whitecomanche

I wish, I haven't looked for a rear disc conversion on the amc 20 but a quick glance took me to a lot of combinations of different cars to get disc brakes...


So I've been accumulating parts here and there and finally installing a couple of them...
Changed the gear oil on both diffs
The front now has a ruffstuff diff cover I just clear coated it because it's just too beast to paint it another color...

Proof the Volvo locker is in there! Lol



Clear coated ruff stuff cover


Installed



Now for the rear, I had an issue for my Aussie locker being wrongfully installed see here as the springs were installed incorrectly



And here when I reversed them back to the right position



Also finally installed the 10" rear bilsteins



And finally of what's to come...