I still think about rebuilding it, but I'm still focusing on the other truck. The frame is solid or white short box cap mint, still lots of good parts. The 89 4L 6 cylinder 4x4 could have been restored, but I took anything I needed from it. Took me about 8 months to get it on the road, in all I think I have about 3000 into it, and it's a solid reliable first truck. The 89 has came in handy, took lots of parts and body pieces off it. It's had its problems, brake booster, slave cylinder, a bit laggy and doesn't like the cold, great truck overall. It's got over 370000 kms on it, I believe its engine has been replaced. I also got a spare rim in the deal, so that's under the back. It's lifted 3 inches and I put 31"10" on my aluminum 15"rims. The 86 is my driver, it's a 2L 4 cylinder standard 5 speed, bucket seats with a console, tan interior, black exterior. The pair had been neglected, but I got them both for $1000. Seems excellent so far, and since I am the second owner, it's a great story behind the truck.Ībout a year ago I bought an 86 Comanche LB, and got an 89 parts Comanche SB for a parts truck on someones from yard in the middle of no where. I hope to fix the rear shocks, grease the window tracks, buy a Cherokee of the same era and stick with this pickup for awhile. That alone would cost half what I paid for the truck, if I ever do have trouble with smog tests, I can put that on and have no probs passing. It's neat to have a brand new in the original box catalytic converter that is 20 years old. I even got a brand new in the box, catalytic converter that everyone was sent back in 1989, as they did not put one into the truck originally, it has always passed smog tests here even without it. I have never had any vehicle made by Jeep, this is my first. I got it because it's cheap on gas, has a bench seat and besides a little bit of rust forming on the wheel lip near the plastic wheel well arch piece, it's basically rust free. Drove it the 45 minutes drive home and seemed great. It has some things that need work of course. It's a short box, and so far seems to get great fuel mileage. I got it from the original owner who'd had it for 20 years. I just picked up a 1989 Jeep Comanche 2wd with 2.5liter engine and 5 speed transmission.
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