8.8 Swap Kit OEM LCA Brackets for Jeep Wrangler TJ 1997-2006 (Pair)

These are the lower control arm brackets out of Artec Industries' TJ Ford 8.8 swap kit, sold as a stand-alone pair for builders piecing a rear swap together on their own terms. They weld to the 8.8 housing in the factory lower-arm locations under the axle tubes, so a 1997-2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ keeps its stock link geometry after the junkyard axle goes in. If your donor housing showed up bare, or you already have a truss and just need correct LCA mounts, this pair puts them back exactly where the TJ expects them.

Features

• Laser-cut and boxed from 1/4" steel plate to shrug off rock strikes
• 2.625" mounting width with a 9/16" bolt hole fits Johnny Joint, Flex, Ballistic and similar cartridge joints
• Bolt hole drills out cleanly for 1.25" rod ends with misalignment spacers
• Saddle cut for the Ford 8.8's 3.25" axle tubes
• Reproduces the factory lower-arm position for stock-style geometry with stock or mild-lift arms
• Grease-fitting access built into the top of each bracket
• Made in the USA

Plan on welding: bracket position sets your lower link geometry, so this is a job for someone comfortable with axle fabrication, and the bare steel needs primer and paint once the welds cool. Artec notes the saddles can be adapted to Dana 35 and Dana 44 tubes with minor rework. Running the complete swap instead? The same brackets ship inside the TJ 8.8 Swap Kit with Truss. Reinforce the front end with the TJ 30-44 HD Lower Control Arm Brackets, or browse all control arm components.