Warning:  This Part Requires  General Mechanical Abilities   If you are not confident in your abilitiesPlease have this product installed at a Local Off-Road Shop .  

Tools Required:

Safety Glasses, Gloves, Wrench set, Socket Set, Torquewrench, , Tie rod separator,   Jack, Jackstands(Tall and short) , Wheel chock,, Cutting tool (sawzall , cutoffwheel,  plasma cutter ect...)  Welder and welding ppe.

Step 1:

Take an inventory of your parts, If you are missing any parts Please contactArtec Industries Immediately @ (855) 278-3299 M-F 8:30am-5pm MST if it is after those hours please email us picturesof what you received , along with product lables on the box and packing slip atSales@artecindustries.com

Step 2:

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

 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 surfaceso they do not warp),  Hang the calipersfrom the body with some bungee cords (Do not let the calipers hang freely fromthe brake lines this can damage them.) Remove cotter pins on Tie rods,  Then loosen the castle nuts.   (Leave the castle nuts  installed by a few threads ! ) Remove theSteering stabilizer ,  Grab your Tie rodSeparator, wedge it between the knuckle and the base of the tie rod  the hit on the end of the Tie rod separatorwith your Big Freaking Hammer until it pops loose. Repeat this on the otherside. Remove the castle nuts and the Drag-link and tie rod should drop off thevehicle.

Step 4:

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

Using a jack lower slowly lower the axle to remove the coilsprings.  Raise the axle back up andplace jack stands under the axle, Remove upper and lower control arms.  Pull the axle out from under the vehicle formore room to work.

Step 5:

Clean the axle tubes and C's of any paint, rust, and debris to prep for welding.

Step 6:

Place part tr9251-3 under the Passenger Side tube betweenthe Lower control arm mount and the C for the knuckle and tack weld into place.Set  tr9251-1 on the axle tube betweenthe diff housing and control arm bracket on the passenger side and tack weld intoplace.  Place tr9251-2  on the driver side Axle tube between thedifferential and control arm then tack weld into place.  Set Tr9251-4 between lower control arm andthe C and tack into place .

Step 7: 

The c gussets are the only brackets left  they are a 2 peice bracket and the larger ofthe 2 brackets with the bend will slip into plce from the face of the axle  the loose flat bracket will jig into placeand you will weld it from the back side of the axle.

Step 8:

Weld all of the Truss Pieces together then to the the axletubes and housing  Move around from 1 endto the other and work your way around the axle to keep the heat down tominimize the risk of warping the axle . After the truss is welded on theaxle  Prime and paint the axle.

Step 9:

Reinstall the axle into the vehicle  and torque all bolts to factory specs .

After 50miles  Check all bolts for tightness andtighten if needed .