Jeep Axle Upgrade

Jeep Axle Upgrade. On this video we install a Artec Industries APEX rear truss on my JL Rubicon M220 (Dana 44) rear axle. This is part of our rear axle swap series where we take a rear Dana 44 out of a JL Rubicon and swap it into my 2018 JL Wrangler Sport to match my front Rubicon axle. We did the same Artec truss that we have on our front axle so everything will be matching and stronger. This truss is made from 3/16" steel and allows for up to a 40" tire per Artec, which is good because we want to up the tire size on my Jeep soon! My buddy Kevin helped with the welding and we got the axle painted up with Steel-It and VHT rollbar paint to keep it rust free and looking nice. This install should provide some added strength and peace of mind while we wheel the Jeep. Check out the links below to see what we used and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the rest of the series! Thanks for watching and happy wheeling guy's!
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00:00 Intro
00:31 Truss Painting
00:55 Welding
2:18 Grinding
3:58 Axle Painting
06:01 Outro
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[@FROSTBITEOFFROAD]

Thanks for watching guys, let me know what you think of the axle truss in the comments below 👇

[@ghernandez6457]

Good stuff, didn't know you had to weld the gaps on the top part of the truss. I wonder why they ship it that way? I also asked a buddy of mine to weld my front and rear truss for me. Shops wanted over $1400 for labor.. crazy.

[@FROSTBITEOFFROAD]

I’m sure when they put it through the brake press that crease is something that’s necessary, so it will need welded when you put it on the axle. Yeah I got quoted over $1000 just to do the rear. Thanks for watching the video!

[@jayhernandez6812]

What size are your tires and tire pressure also you have tazer mini and light tpms warning light not coming no problems?

[@FROSTBITEOFFROAD]

I'm currently running 37" BFG's as for tire pressure it depends on what I'm doing 30 psi on the street and 3-10 off-road. I used the JScan tool to set my tire pressure light to come on at 20 psi incase I hop in the Jeep and I have a bad leak. Thanks for watching Jay!

[@jayhernandez6812]

I have ridgerapler 35×12.50r20 tire pressure 30 and set to 28 tpms treshold, setting all correct in tazer mini and tpms light still turn on. How can I fix This?

[@FROSTBITEOFFROAD]

@@jayhernandez6812 I would set your light to come on at 25 psi, tires can fluctuate 2 psi pretty easy in a single trip. If that doesn't fix it, it's probably a bad TPMS sensor. They did swap those over when you got your aftermarket wheels correct?

[@jayhernandez6812]

no got new aftermarket tpms

[@FROSTBITEOFFROAD]

@@jayhernandez6812 they might need to be programed, I'd swing it by your tire shop and have them look at it. Hopefully its a simple reprogram, let me know how it works out.