1-Ton APEX Rear Sterling Truss Swap Kit for Jeep Gladiator JT 2020+

The 1-Ton APEX Rear Sterling Truss Swap Kit is Artec's truss-and-bracket package for putting a Ford Super Duty Sterling 10.5 rear axle under a 2020-and-newer Jeep Gladiator JT. The Sterling is a stout, easy-to-find one-ton housing, and this kit braces it with Artec's patent-pending peaked-top APEX truss while locating the suspension so the axle accepts factory-style link, coil, shock, sway bar, and trackbar mounting. It adds roughly 55 lbs of steel to the housing and cuts weld time by about 70 percent compared to earlier truss designs. Built for Gladiator owners running tires and terrain the factory rear axle was never meant to survive.

Features

• Patent-pending APEX peaked-top profile resists housing deflection better than a flat-plate truss
• CNC laser cut in-house from 1/4" and 3/16" mild steel — roughly 55 lbs of bracing
• CNC bent so the truss drops over the Sterling housing ready to weld, with no puzzle-piece assembly
• Pre-bent long seams eliminate seam welding entirely
• About 70% less welding than previous truss designs, meaning less heat warp and faster turnaround
• Modeled from Ford and Jeep 3D data for accurate fit and driveline clearance
• Integrated coil brackets and bumpstop pads tie directly into the truss structure
• Made in USA at Artec's Utah facility

Confirm your donor axle is the Ford Super Duty Sterling 10.5 before ordering — the truss and bracket locations are specific to that housing, and installation requires professional-level welding done in stages. Running a different one-ton rear? See the JT APEX Rear 9-Inch Truss Swap Kit, or grab the axle-flexible JT APEX Rear Axle Swap Brackets. Browse every swap package in our complete axle sets collection, along with everything else for the Jeep Gladiator.