1-Ton APEX Rear Sterling Truss Swap Kit for Jeep Wrangler JL 2018+

This APEX Rear Sterling Truss Swap Kit gives you the peaked-top truss and full bracket set to graft a Ford Super Duty Sterling 10.5 rear axle under a 2018-and-newer Jeep Wrangler JL. Instead of fabricating mounts from scratch, the kit retains the JL's factory link, coil spring, anti-sway bar, and shock locations so the heavy one-ton housing takes the stock suspension geometry. It is the backbone of a JL running 40s and serious rock, where the factory Dana rear simply is not enough.

Features

• CNC laser cut in-house from 1/4" and 3/16" mild steel for a strong, repeatable truss
• Patent-pending peaked (non-flat) top adds bending rigidity over the housing versus a flat-plate truss
• Dimpled holes shed weight while stiffening the structure
• 3/16" truss deck sets the link-mount geometry so upper and lower brackets align correctly
• Retains factory link, coil, sway bar, and shock mounting locations for a bolt-in suspension
• CNC-bent long seams cut welding by roughly 70%, reducing heat warp
• Made in USA at Artec's North Salt Lake, Utah shop

Confirm your donor is the Sterling 10.5 (10.5" ring gear) before ordering, because the coil and link locations are specific to that housing — and this is a weld-on fabrication kit, not a bolt-on accessory. Artec recommends preheating the axle, alternating weld passes side to side, and letting it cool slowly. Running a GM donor instead? See the JL APEX Rear 14 Bolt Truss Swap Kit, or go bracket-only with the JL APEX Rear Axle Swap Brackets. For a full one-ton package, match it with the APEX Front Super Duty Swap Kit 2005+, and browse the rest of our complete axle sets.