School me on jeep Comanches

truk · 01-30-2016, 08:06 PM

Thinking of sell my tracker and building or buying a Comanche. What should I look for ?? Don't want a 4cly or a 350 Chevy.

WrenchMonkey · 01-30-2016, 10:02 PM

4.0 auto 4x4s are hard to come by, and pricey when you do.

Floorboards rust out, watch for that.

The renix cooling system is temperamental, watch for overheating.

The tailgates and taillights are getting very hard to find.

It's pretty hard to kill the rest.

Good luck, and post pics of whatever you find!

truk · 01-31-2016, 04:11 PM

First trackers , there a different breed . now looking at these their harder to find. I guess I should quit. Lol nope .

underpowered · 01-31-2016, 11:53 PM

pretty easy to convert to 4wd if you get a 2wd one. otherwise what Wrenchmonkey said

Incommando · 02-01-2016, 09:26 PM

I have owned a few and have one now. They are very easy to convert to 4wd if you find the right 2wd one to buy. From the firewall forward the are the same as the same year of XJ. From there back there are differences. If you can find a '91 or '92 they have the Chrysler injection/ignition. The earlier ones use a Renix system. It isn't bad if you know how to work it.

They are getting harder to find but they are out there.
Starting point: '91 2wd 4.0/auto $400

4wd conversion with 5.5" front lift/SOA rear on 32's at Haspin

truk · 02-01-2016, 10:42 PM

Thanks. I'll be looking on Craigslist.

WrenchMonkey · 02-10-2016, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incommando

They are very easy to convert to 4wd if you find the right 2wd one to buy.

Great looking rig. Nice job.

When you converted, did you just swap tranny tailshafts, or the whole transmission? Assuming you swapped the whole thing, did you find a similar year, or did a later one work?

I've heard it told both ways, curious about some first hand experience...

01-30-2016, 08:06 PM	#1
truk Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: troy ohio Posts: 87	School me on jeep Comanches Thinking of sell my tracker and building or buying a Comanche. What should I look for ?? Don't want a 4cly or a 350 Chevy.

01-30-2016, 10:02 PM	#2
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	4.0 auto 4x4s are hard to come by, and pricey when you do. Floorboards rust out, watch for that. The renix cooling system is temperamental, watch for overheating. The tailgates and taillights are getting very hard to find. It's pretty hard to kill the rest. Good luck, and post pics of whatever you find! __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

01-31-2016, 11:53 PM	#4
underpowered They call me......Scuba Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Burlington, KY Posts: 292	pretty easy to convert to 4wd if you get a 2wd one. otherwise what Wrenchmonkey said __________________ beat up rusted out k5

01-31-2016, 04:11 PM	#3
truk Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: troy ohio Posts: 87	First trackers , there a different breed . now looking at these their harder to find. I guess I should quit. Lol nope .

02-01-2016, 09:26 PM	#5
Incommando Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Kettering OH Posts: 61	I have owned a few and have one now. They are very easy to convert to 4wd if you find the right 2wd one to buy. From the firewall forward the are the same as the same year of XJ. From there back there are differences. If you can find a '91 or '92 they have the Chrysler injection/ignition. The earlier ones use a Renix system. It isn't bad if you know how to work it. They are getting harder to find but they are out there. Starting point: '91 2wd 4.0/auto $400 4wd conversion with 5.5" front lift/SOA rear on 32's at Haspin

02-01-2016, 10:42 PM	#6
truk Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: troy ohio Posts: 87	Thanks. I'll be looking on Craigslist.