Coil Bracket Replacement for TJ-LJ-XJ-ZJ front axle

Warning:  This Part Requires  General Mechanical Abilities  along with Welding and Fabrication skills to install i f you are not confident in your abilities Please have this product installed at a Local Off-Road Shop .  

Tools Required:

Safety Glasses, Gloves, Wrench set, Socket Set, Torque wrench, Pliers , Jack, Jack stands(Tall and short) , Wheel chock, Welder, Cutting tool (Cutoff wheel , Sawzall ) Angle Finder , tape measure ,

Step 1:

Take an inventory of your parts, If you are missing any parts Please contact Artec Industries Immediately @ (855) 278-3299  M-F 8:30am-5pm MST if it is after those hours Email Sales@artecindustries with a picture of what you have and packing slip. 

Step 2:

Place Wheel chocks at the rear wheels on the vehicle.  with the vehicle on the ground break the lug nuts on the wheels free (Do not fully loosen or remove them.)  Using a jack raise up the front of the vehicle and place tall jack stands under the frame behind the lower control arm mounts.  and a shorter set under the axle.

Step 3:

 Remove wheels from vehicle,  Remove front drive shaft from the axle ,  Remove the brake calipers and rotors (Set the rotors on a flat surface so they do not warp),  Hang the calipers from the body with some bungee cords (Do not let the calipers hang freely from the brake lines this can damage them.)

Step 4:

Remove cotter pins on Tie rods,  Then loosen the castle nuts.   (Leave the castle nuts  installed by a few threads ! ) Remove the Steering stabilizer ,  Grab your Tie rod Separator, wedge it between the knuckle and the base of the tie rod  the hit on the end of the Tie rod separator with your Big Freaking Hammer until it pops loose. Repeat this on the other side. Remove the castle nuts and the Drag-link and tie rod should drop off the Jeep.

Step 5:

Remove the coil spring retainers from the axle,  Remove Shocks, sway bar end links, and Track bar.  

Using a jack lower slowly lower the axle to remove the coil springs.  Raise the axle back up and place jack stands under the axle

 Step 6:

Remove upper and lower control arms.  Pull the axle out from under the vehicle for more room to work.

use an angle finder to measure the angle of the coil spring mounts and use a tape measure to measure the space between the outside of the Knuckle C  and outside edge of the coil mount (Record these measurements for later)

Step 7: 

Coil bracket Assembly. (This bracket eliminates the bar pin style of lower shock mount in favor of a normal shock eye using a bolt.) While coil bucket is off axle, take piece 4 and determine the mounting width of your bottom shock eyelet.( Modifications to the shock bushing may be necessary depending on your brand.) Bolt

the shock to pieces 1 and 4 and tack weld piece 4 to piece 1. Remove the shock and weld piece 4 fully. Place piece 3 into bottom side of Part 1  and use your track bar to set the mounting width to tac weld into place once part 3 is welded into place you can remove the track bar and fully weld it into position.

Step 8:

Place pieces 9 and 10 on 1. Place your coil spring on piece 1 in the stamped coil relief and use the spring to center pieces 9 and 10. Remove the spring and tack weld all pieces together.

Step 9:

Using your cutting tool of choice   remove the stock could bucket mount and sway bar end link mounts from the vehicle.   Once they are removed prep the area for welding .

Step 10:  

Using the measurements you took in step #6    Place the coil bucket mounts on the axle (TJ3010-1 will go on Passenger side) and rotate until the degree is matches the one you took in step 6 and tack weld it into place on the axle

Step 11:

Position the sway bar link onto the axle and slide it up against the side of the coil bucket,  the flat part of the part 11 mount  goes upright should sit level with the top of the coil bucket  tack weld it into position .   Place the part 6 tab into the part 11 slot and tack weld it into place.     Now place your steering damper against part 6 and run a bolt though part 6  and part 8 to Line up and set the spacing for your damper.   tack weld part 8 to the part 6 and the coil bucket .   remove the steering stabilizer and fully weld parts 11, 6 and 8 to the coil bucket and repeat the process on the driver side. 

Step 12:

On the driver side you will not have part 6 or 8  so you will weld part 7 to the face of the coil bucket and part 11 to the side of the bucket   part 7 will also jig into place on the coil bucket and sway bar link mount.

Step 13:

Fully weld the coil buckets to the axle  once the parts have cooled paint them with a self-etching primer and paint of your choice

Step 14:

Move the axle back under the Jeep and install the upper and lower control arms

(A drift punch can help with  align the bolt holes, Do not fully tighten the bolts.)

Step 15:

Install the coil springs and retainers then Raise the axle onto jack stands.

 Step 16:

Install the track bar, shocks, and sway bar end links on to the axle 

(Do not fully tighten the bolts.)

Step 17:

 Install the Tie rod onto the vehicle along with the steering stabilizer.

Torque the, Tie rod ends to 65ftlbs , Steering stabilizer to 55ftlbs

Step 18:

Install the rotors and calipers onto the Jeep torque caliper bolts to 11ftlbs .   Then install the wheels and tires, tighten lug nuts.

(Do not torque lug nuts yet)

Step 19:

Lower the Jeep off of the Jack stands and onto the ground.  Once the Jeep is on its own weight.

Torque the lug nuts to 95ft lbs 

Torque upper control arm to 55ftlbs

Torque Lower control arm to 85ftlbs

Torque Trackbar to 55ft lbs 

Torque Shocks to 20ftlbs

Torque Swaybar links to 75ft lbs.

After 50 miles check all bolts for tightness and re torque if needed.