[bsutton]

looks good man!!!

[rubidriver]

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[rymanrph]

I got the new Bushwackers installed:



Couple things bothered me about the install:

1: The instructions are awful. Compared to the instructions included with the flat flares, these are simplistic at best.

2: The engineering and attachment method of the flat flares is far superior. The cut outs were about $100 more, but felt about $100 cheaper. However, these actually fit my application.

3: I should have put the flares out in the sun for a while before I installed them. One of the rear flares was so badly contorted in the box, it was so out of shape that I confused it for the wrong side. I actually installed the wrong flare on the wrong side. When I went to install the other flare, I realized my mistake. They are not labeled well at all (especially compared to the flat flares)

4: The flat flares use a nut on the back of a bolt to hold the mounting brackets on. The cutouts just use a sheet metal screw. I would have felt much better with a nut on the back.

I still need to figure out what to do about the screw that needs to be installed directly into the washer reservoir, but I'm done and I'm very glad. I still think the flat flares looked a little better, but I'm glad these actually fit correctly.

I'm glad I've got new wheels and tires coming because these 31s look rather ridiculous now.

[zjeeping95]

Looks great.

[rymanrph]

I got the other 3 trim rings painted, but I just really wanted to see what they'd look like on the truck.





I still haven't ordered tires yet. I was going to mock up the axle and then borrow some tires to decide between 33s and 35s, but at this point, I think I'm just going to put on 35s and do what I need to to make them fit. I may change my mind and mock them up next week. We'll see. I think what's holding me back is I can get a set of 33" Duratracs for a decent price, but since Goodyear doesn't make a 35" Duratrac, I'm waiting on a good deal on some KM2s.

[Jankoid]

From what I could see going down the road 50 mph today they looked pretty good!

Why not come mock up the tires? Won't cost you anything but time.

[BenChrysler]

I love those little trucks. This build sure has come a long way! this will be a long-time classic!

[rymanrph]

Originally Posted by Jankoid

From what I could see going down the road 50 mph today they looked pretty good!

Why not come mock up the tires? Won't cost you anything but time.

Alright, sounds like a plan. Just let me know when I can swing by and I'll bring the old 2wd leafs with me.

[rah2eq]

Been reading through this thread over the last couple of days, and everyone's been saying it but this is just such an awesome vehicle. Makes me want to hunt down an MJ and transform it as well as you have.

Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to seeing the 35's on the truck, I have a set of KM2's waiting in the garage for my JK...

[Manche87]

My god.... this thing is gonna look even sexier!

[Jankoid]

Originally Posted by rymanrph

Alright, sounds like a plan. Just let me know when I can swing by and I'll bring the old 2wd leafs with me.

If you wanna just come pick them up I can let you borrow them for a little while. The 33s are mounted but the 35s are just sitting there.

[bobbylx]

Very, VERY, nice project! This is seriously making me want a Comanche to work on.

[rymanrph]

Originally Posted by rah2eq

Been reading through this thread over the last couple of days, and everyone's been saying it but this is just such an awesome vehicle. Makes me want to hunt down an MJ and transform it as well as you have.

That's what got me started. I was following two different Comanche build threads and I just had to get one. Here I am 2.5 years later.

[rymanrph]

Thanks to Jankoid who let me borrow some spare wheels and tires (35s) to mock up on the MJ to see how they fit. Here is a shot with the current wheels with the rear SOA. The front is still on just the 3" coils.



The SOA gave me 3" over the Hell Creek leafs. They are supposed to be 3" lift springs, but I don't have a factory measurement to compare to, so let's just say its about 6" of lift. I put the truck on a jack stand to try and match the added lift in the front. Here it is with the borrowed wheels and tires:



Obviously, my factory control arms are bringing the tire back further than it needs to be. I also think I'm going to need more than 3" lift in the front, so I'm going to see if I can find some used 4.5" coils to go along with my ACOS.

I just hung the trim rings to get an idea of how they'd look on the truck.



Thoughts on the 35s or should I drop down to 33s?

[Jankoid]

I think it looks great with the 35s!