1-Ton UD80 APEX Rear Axle Swap Kit for Jeep Gladiator JT 2020+

The JT 1-Ton UD80 APEX Rear Axle Swap Kit is Artec Industries' suspension bracket package for hanging a Spicer Ultimate Dana 80 bracketless crate axle under the Jeep Gladiator JT. The bare crate housing arrives with no mounts at all, and these CNC-cut 1/4" and 3/16" mild steel brackets — coil brackets, bump-stop pads, control-arm mounts, and shock mounts — locate the 1-ton axle to the JT's factory suspension pickup points. This is the kit for Gladiator owners on 40-inch-plus tires who have outgrown the stock Dana 44 and want to keep the factory link-and-coil arrangement rather than build a custom rear end.

Features

• CNC laser cut and formed from 1/4" and 3/16" mild steel
• Coil brackets, bump-stop pads, lower and upper control-arm mounts, and shock mounts in one package
• Locates the UD80 to factory JT link, coil, anti-sway bar, and shock positions, so the suspension bolts back in
• Part of Artec's APEX truss-and-bracket system, with fixture points that reference the truss for accurate alignment
• Roughly 70% less welding than locating brackets one at a time
• Made in the USA (SKU JT6981)

Fits the Jeep Gladiator JT (2020-present); the UD80 crate axle is sourced separately, and welding is required, so plan on a capable fabricator setting pinion angle and centering before final beads. Note that the APEX differential truss is not bundled at this price point — add the UD80 APEX Rear Axle Truss to complete the reinforcement, or get both together in the JT 1-Ton UD80 APEX Swap Kit & Truss. Wrangler builds use the JL version, and more housings live in the axle swap kits collection.