Rear Swap Kit Install - JK 1 Ton Swap Episode 4 

It looks like Barnes definitely put some good R&D into this kit. I wish I knew about the weldable paint when I trussed my 44s. Coming out nicely 👍

thanks for all you do. you have a good vibe and are a treasure trove of usable knowledge.

Dude i’ve been waiting on this 1 ton everyday please finish it fast!

Best one of the series so far! Interesting, even if I would never do this lol.

One tons are for sissies. Run 42s on the rubi axles!

Moving along at a great pace!

I seriously turned my head when you said your going to tack it on. Some habits never die.

Great video Ben! Very informative! I was wondering when one of those red rags was going to catch a good spark. Haha! I've learned a couple times to keep that kind of stuff away from me when I am welding.

looks great. i have truss kit for my stock axle ive been waiting to install. needed an excuse for a new welder.

Love the video man. Love the series. Also you should be sponsored by steel-it

Good job. Welds look good. Holy cow that’s a lot of work however

Awesome work, luv the learning tips, very informative. will be watching for more vids thanx.....Oh, my granddaughter said she luv's the lil pink jeep 'n' the background there ha ha....

Don't you hate it when you have the great idea to paint the parts before they become inaccessible and then you forget to do it halfway thru the project? ;-) Great series of videos. I'll never attempt this, but it's interesting to see what goes into it.

Love the videos. Minor piece of advice be careful welding inside near all those shop towels on the floor. They will catch fire.

Can I suggest a respirator for welding. Those fumes are seriously not good for you to be breathing. Good video, I do like the paint your using.

Wow, great job!

I was waiting for a rag to catch on fire since the 8:50 mark lol.

So your saying I can most likely JB weld it on. 🤣

I don't know what year your JK is, but if it's newer than 2012 you need to keep all 4 wheel speed sensors. I ran into a clearance issue with the rear sway bar endlinks and the rear wheel speed sensors (mounted with the Artec brackets.) Just something to look out for. Also had the same clearance problems that you ran into with the caliper brackets and the upper control arm bolts. I just ground the caliper brackets similar to what you did.

Nice kit

I love the video series! Keep it up. One question what about tapping for air line for lockers? Dont you want to do the before you add the truss?

That's going to be really nice

Instead of burning up the nylon lock nut shoulda picked up an all steel style lock nut

Great series!! What size and brand welder are you using and is it flux core wire or are you using gas with it? Thanks in advance

Great job! I didn’t see you wearing the welding coat much... How’s the sunburn!😁

I'm at work and I want to watch this video soooooo bad!

I appreciate everyone's build and I would love to wheel with you one day (I own Rams never had a Jeep). But I think you should have went with a RAM Dana 80 in the rear, sure you will lose some ground clearance but it is the second strongest axle you can get (other then Rockwells). We actually did a RAM 3500 Dana 60/80 swap on a buddies Cherokee (I don't know the two letters you Jeep guys use 😂). So I guess my question would be why didn't you? (Again not downing the build as I like to see what everybody does and I do like your Jeep and am jealous on how much more aftermarket support you guys get compared to us RAM guys )

you are moving right along on this swap. will you be able to give us a total price when you have finished?

What is a good wielder for this type of work. And where is the best place to get these axles

You and dirt lifestyle and the best jeeptubers.

Awesome video

What welder are you using ? A lil preheat helps the smaller ones and makes ya look pro

Really dig your series! This has been hugely helpful with prepping for my one-ton swap. Did your axle come with disc brakes? Those don't look stock, and mine has the drum brakes and I really want to switch them out for discs. (Kinda have to now because grinder reasons) If they do come out of a factory setup, do you know what brakes would fit these hubs?

Could the parking brake assemblies be installed 180° to remedy this

Sup bro love your videos but I think you should do videos about how to prevent or resolver noises (air filtration or any kind of noisy sound ) soft and hard top editions 👌🏻👌🏻

Did you do anything to push the rear axle back to center it back up in the wheel well?

How did the Steel-it hold up after pre heating the center section before welding?

What did you do for the bumpstops?

why not go with the 11.5 inch 14 bolt?

I dont know if you mentioned this in any of your videos but you should mention that if your welding anything Please pratice some safety and keep a fire extinguisher close by and Please dont wear anything with polyester because if it catches fire it will melt and fuse to your skin instead of burning. Great video man!

what type of wire mig and gas did you use here?

Stacking dimes with my tig!

That is a very nice truss kit.What size wire are you using?

You mind reminding us what welder you using for this stuff? Thanks!

Grinded is not a word! Ground is past tense of grind. 😉 Also you use good instead of well way to much.

+1 for holding your ground clamp with a glove and moving the red hot piece with a bare hand. Lol. I'll be welding mine stick as my mig is only 110. Want to make sure I get enough penetration. Not good enough with tig yet. Want a bigger mig setup though. Anyways. Looks good. Hard to tell from the video but the gaps between the truss and the cast look a little wide? Gonna be able to walk those?

Hey Ben, Why 99-06? I have an 07 14b. I can’t find anything on the innerweb about any changes until 2011 when they went 8x180.

JK Gear and Gadgets once the axles are installed how much of a difference in weight will your Jeep be compared to when it was stock? How drastic does that difference affect the 3.6 Pentastar?

are you using gas or fluxcore? I don't see a bottle, but it sounds pretty smooth.

I'm not so sure that truss is providing very much support in the vertical axis. At least not near where the tube enters the center cast housing. It's just a big horizontal flap. That'll bend really easily. It needs some vertical pieces going from the center section to the tubes.

GREAT INFO THANKS!!!! Shane P..

Good job son 👍🏻

Did you narrow these axles?

So what axles do you have on your jeep at moment and whats your plans for them after you install the 1tons

Ben, you are pretty good at doing all this stuff, like the race jeep as well! What did you do before, for your job? Do you work on your rigs full time now?

Ground man, ground! Not grinded lol. Nice video!

why keep the shock mounts that hang below the bottom of the axle?

Why not weld the low profile nuts on the outer control mounts

You should start making junkyard axles, into jeep compatible ones with the work already done. Then sell them.

Should I put long arms on before I weld the truss on then since the pinion angle will most likely be different?

Ain't nobody got time for that 😂

So where can I buy one of those magnetic anal finders? 😂😂 I can't stop laughing that!

Are you running a flux core MIG or gas? If its flux core does it work well for what your doing? Thinking of getting a MIG for fabrication on my CJ5 project.

Staying at 40s? Or going bigger?

Barnes website says the truss kit is for a tj or lj. But obviously it works with a jk too

Did you build your axle cradle of did you buy a kit I will be doing a 8.8 swap on my Ls swapped Tj soon just trying to gather accessories to make it easier on me with all the grinding and cutting out in my near future

Does the 14 bolt have the same pinion position as the original JK 44 or is it offset like the Sterling? Thanks for everything!

What’s the purpose for the trusses???

Ben, did you load the axles to prevent them from pulling upwards when welding?

Weld the bolt to the spring retainer not the nut

Tremec has an app

You could just weld the nuts onto the brackets. No wrench needed on one side.

Tite! This some intimidating stuff to do. Is the first axle u have ever done?

With all this work why not just go to coilovers?

Nice

I need one of those Alaska tags

Are all dana 30 from,any jeep the same

What did this axle come out of?

How many amps is your welder? I have a little 50 amp tombstone and I asked some people if I could run it on house hold but everyone told me no. But then your running it from house hold so can you or someone in the comments help me out????

The angle should stay the same

Whats up man, Can I contact you directly? Have a couple questions 🤙🏻

Where did you learn all of this stuff? Anyway keep doing what your doing it’s great.

ground clamp on the spindle isn't the best idea

Wanna get rid of that motobilt TJ bumper 😏

all that weight to jeep u going to need 8.88 gears lol

I see that Miller Light box, not on my good Christian JK Gear and Gadgets. #demonetized

I spy a motobilt front bumper

cringing every time you struck an arc and the hot ambers landing on the rags under the work bench

More work less talking makes video not 40 min long

Dude i’ve been waiting on this 1 ton everyday please finish it fast!