This part requires welding and fabrication skills if
you are not confident in your abilities please take to an Off-road shop to
install this part.
Warning:
This part does not work with an off the shelf Track bar A custom Track bar will need to be fabricated
.
Tools Required :
Safety Glasses, Gloves,
Socket Set, Wrenches, Jack, Jack stand, wheel chocks, Cutting Tool of
your choice (Sawzall, Grinder, plasma, cutting torch) Welder.
Step 1:
Inventory that you have all of the parts for your order If
you are missing parts or have incorrect parts contact Artec Industries
Immediately @ (855)-278-3299 M-F from
8am-5pm MST If it is after those hours
please Email [email protected]
Step 2:
Place wheel chocks at the rear of the vehicle , Use a jack to lift the front of the vehicle and
set the front axle securely onto the
Jack stands.
Step 3:
Remove your current track bar from the vehicle.
Step 4:
Use a wire wheel or flap disk to clean and prep the axle
tubes for welding .
Step 5:
Insert TJ3013-2 tab into keyway cut out on part
TJ3013-1. Once the tab is inserted into
the keyway insert your trackbar joint into the bracket to adjust mounting width
and tack weld the inner plate into place .
Step 6:
Remove your track bar from the bracket and fully weld the
inner part of the bracket into position.
Step 7:
Set track bar mount into position on the axle you should
have a measurement of 4" between
center of OEM bracket bolt hole to center of
lower bolt hole on the Artec bracket.
Weld track bar bracket into position.
Step 8:
Prime and Paint the bracket we get the best results with
rustolem paint .
Step 9:
Measure the distance from Frame side track bar mount to
desired mounting hole bracket and fabricate a new track bar, Once the track bar is fabricated install it into
the vehicle
lower the vehicle off
of the Jack stands and take to an alignment
shop to have an alignment is performed to ensure the geometry is correct.