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After checking out his newly finished personal Jeep JK at the Ultra4 Nationals
in Reno, Nevada, last year, we sat down with two-time KOH King and Ultra4
Championship–winning driver Erik Miller to get the inside scoop on his new line of
direct bolt-in Jeep JK front and rear axles. Erik informed us that the Jeep was actually
his wife, Leah’s, daily driver and recently became the catalyst for the production
of a new line of axles being offered from Miller Motorsports. As a longtime partner
of Spidertrax Off-Road, Erik saw the potential in offering a new line of axles for the
Jeep JK using its 9-inch axle as a basis for the product, allowing for faster lead times
than currently available upgraded axles on the market. Combining these race-proven
housings with other well-known components in the industry, Miller Motorsports
designed this line of axles to be modular enough for every kind of use, from mild daily
driving to full-blown racing applications.
Erik gave us some of the details of how these axles are assembled and the benefits
of installing them on your Jeep. Starting with their ability to easily be integrated into the
Jeep chassis, he explained how he teamed up with another partner of his, Artec Industries,
using its JK-specific bracket sets to allow the new housings to bolt directly into a Jeep
JK. Miller Motorsports carefully planned each element of the housing around ease of
installation, even accounting for the ABS lines and fittings, eliminating the dreaded
“Christmas-tree dash” lights that sometimes appear when upgrading your Jeep’s axles.
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