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Supercharged Jeep Comanche on 2040-cars

Year:1989 Mileage:145949
Location:

Olympia, Washington, United States

Olympia, Washington, United States

1989 JEEP COMANCHE with 2000 Jeep Cherokee swap and Sprintex supercharger.
I have spent the last 8-years and over $20k in parts not including labor and purchase price of the Jeep to build what you currently see. Everything is swapped correctly (no hack and splice). Full Cherokee harness swapped and OBD2 fully functional as well as airbags and other power options (AC, cruise control, power mirrors, gauges, etc).
Started with a clean rust free 1989 Comanche pioneer and tore it down to just a cab and frame. Then swapped everything from a 2000 donor Cherokee. The 2000 Cherokee motor is a coil on plug version and had 41,453 miles on it when I did the swap. Because the donor Cherokee cluster had idiot lights instead of gauges I had to purchase a junkyard cluster with gauges that started at 117,800 miles. The cluster now shows 145,949 (and rising as I daily drive this). So actual millage on the engine and transmission are about 70k miles. The current suspension and axles were swapped in about 2 years ago and the super charger kit was installed in February of this year. Everything functions as designed and runs as reliable as a stock 2000 Cherokee.
SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON THE BUILD.

ENGINE
2000 4.0 COIL ON PLUG 6CYL
2008 FORD MUSTANG COBRA 34LB INJECTORS
2006 VW REGULATED FUEL FILTER (4BAR AT FUEL RAIL)
SPECTRE COWL INTAKE
SPRINTEX CHEROKEE SUPERCHARGER KIT (RUNNING 6PSI)
AEM FIC8 PIGGY BACK ENGINE MANAGEMENT (LAPTOP TUNABLE)

TRANSMISSION
AW4 AUTOMATIC
HAYDEN TRANSMISSION COOLER
NP232 TRANSFER CASE 
MEGA-SHORT SLIP YOKE ELIMINATOR WITH ELECTRONIC IMPULSE SENSOR FOR SPEEDO (NO SPEED GEAR, SPEEDOMETER CORRECTED BY AEM COMPUTER)
100% CUSTOM MADE AND BALANCED REAR DRIVE LINE

AXLES
FRONT FULL WIDTH 8-LUG HP DANA 44 FROM 1979 F250 (STRIPPED BARE AND REBUILT)
EATON SELECT-ABLE E-LOCKER 
5:13 GEARS
WARN MANUAL LOCKING HUBS
BALLISTIC FAB WELDED DIFF COVER
CUSTOM TRUSS BUILT FROM 1/4 SQUARE TUBING
NEW SEALS, BEARINGS, AND BALL JOINTS AS OF 2 YEARS AGO

REAR FULL WIDTH 8-LUG DANA 60 FROM 1979 F250 (STRIPPED BARE AND REBUILT)
SPINDLES BORED OUT TO ACCEPT 35 SPLINE ALLOY SHAFTS
EATON SELECT-ABLE E-LOCKER
5:13 GEARS
RIDDLER CAST DIFF COVER
NEW SEALS AND BEARINGS 2 YEARS AGO 

BRAKES
REAR DISC BRAKE CONVERSION USING CHEVY FRONT CALIPERS
BIG FRONT DISC BRAKES USING FORD DUAL POT CALIPERS
DUAL DIAPHRAGM BOOSTER FROM 2000 CHEROKEE
LARGE HIGH FLOW MASTER CYLINDER FROM 2001 DODGE DURANGO
ADJUSTABLE REAR PROPORTIONING VALVE

SUSPENSION
CLAYTON WELDED CROSS MEMBER
CUSTOM 3-LINK ARMS MADE FROM 2" .250 WALL DOM TUBING
JOHNNY JOINTS AT BOTH ENDS OF ALL LINKS (GREASEABLE)
BALLISTIC FAB MOUNTING BRACKETS
CURRIE ANT-ROCK SWAY BAR
6" SKYJACKER COILS UP FRONT
ACOS ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT PUCKS
BILSTEIN 5165 REMOTE RESERVOIR SHOCKS WITH MEDIUM VALVING (UP FRONT)
REAR SPRING-OVER AXLE LIFT
2" BOXED AND WELDED BLOCKS
BILSTEIN 5150 SHOCKS WITH MEDIUM VALVING (IN BACK)

STEERING
BLUE TORCH FAB HIGH STEER ARM
BALLISTIC FAB 1-TON STEERING KIT (1.5" .120 WALL DOM TUBING)
CHEVY 1-TON TIE ROD ENDS
DROP PITMAN ARM

WHEELS & TIRES
HUMMER H2 17" WHEELS (PAINTED TO MATCH)
MAXXIS TREPADOR RADIAL TIRES 37/12.50R17

BODY
FULL 2000 CHEROKEE FRONT SHEET METAL (DOORS, FENDERS, HEADER, GRILL)
BUSHWACKER POCKET STYLE FENDER FLARES
CUSTOM WELDED FRONT WINCH BUMPER
WARN 9.5TI WINCH
LED FLOOD LIGHTS
IPF H4 CONVERSION HEADLIGHTS
H4 CONVERSION TO HID BULBS
CUSTOM BED SLIDERS
PROFESSIONAL LINE-X SPRAY IN BED LINER
CANOPY PAINTED TO MATCH 
YAKIMA ALUMINUM ROOF BASKET
PROFESSIONAL BASE COAT CLEAR COAT PAINT JOB

INTERIOR
2000 CHEROKEE DASH AND TRIM
DASH MODDED TO ACCEPT DOUBLE DIN SONY TOUCH SCREEN STEREO
BLUE TOOTH, I-POD, DVD
ALPINE SPEAKERS
2002 GRAND CHEROKEE 4 POINT STEERING WHEEL MODDED TO FIT
BLUE LED BACK LIGHTING FOR ALL GAUGES 
BLUE LED BOOST GAUGE TO MATCH

WHAT IT NEEDS
TECHNICALLY DOESN'T NEED ANYTHING TO BE ENJOYED AS I CURRENTLY DAILY DRIVE THIS.
BUT FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN WHEELING IT, IT COULD USE A FINISHED REAR BUMPER (THE CURRENT STEEL IN BACK IS A STARTING POINT BUT NOT FINISHED)
IT COULD ALSO USE SOME ROCK SLIDERS FOR PROTECTION OF THE ROCKERS.
THE SUPERCHARGER IS RUNNING ON MY BASE TUNE (RUNS GREAT) BUT COULD PROBABLY SEE AN INCREASE IN MPG AND POWER IF DYNO TUNED (CURRENTLY GET 11.5 TO 13.2 MPG DEPENDING ON DRIVE STYLE)
ALSO HAD TO SWAP TO A FIRST GEN CHEROKEE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR (RES ONLY NOT PUMP) TO CLEAR THE SUPERCHARGER. THE RES SEEPS A BIT (HAD PLANS TO GO PSC HYDRO ASSIST STEERING BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT) OR A RESERVOIR FROM A 99-04 GRAND CHEROKEE COULD WORK.

THAT'S ABOUT IT. DRIVES DOWN THE FREEWAY GREAT. NO BUMP STEER OR DEATH WOBBLE. I HAVE HAD IT UP TO 95 MPH BUT THE RPM'S GET A LITTLE HIGH AT THAT POINT. YES I HAVE WHEELED IT, BUT NOT ABUSED. OVERBUILT IT FOR MY LEVEL OF WHEELING.

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