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Moving further along the construction of these Perhaps one of the most attractive aspects With multiple KOH wins and National titles, it’s
axles, Miller Motorsports used ’05+ Ford Super Duty of these new Miller Motorsports axles is their lead no secret that Erik and the rest of the team at Miller
outer sections to complete the assembly. This means time; 8- to 10-week lead times are not unheard Motorsports take their parts seriously. “Most people
the bearings, hubs, brakes and other hardware are all of when ordering a new pair of custom-built who race Ultra4 find themselves becoming more and
from the Super Duty, making maintenance and upgrades axles for your Jeep JK , but Erik was proud to more involved in recreational-style off-roading with
a breeze. The centersections can accommodate up to say the modular aspect of these axles makes their personal Jeeps and their families. Gone are the
a 10-inch ring gear, making it a much stronger setup for them easier to assemble and get out the door, days of building a dedicated rock buggy, towing it
the increased load and abuse of larger tires and higher cutting that lead time down to a fraction of to the local spot and wheeling hard. We’re providing
torque inputs often found in racing applications. When it other axle manufacturers. And with the ability the parts to allow you to drive your comfortable, daily
comes to the axleshafts themselves, you have the choice to upgrade nearly every component, such as driven Jeep out to the trail, drive it like a rock buggy
of running a 1480- or 1550-size universal joint, depending adding Reid knuckles, RCV or Spidertrax 300M and get back on the road with total confidence,” Erik
on how much abuse your new axles will see. High-pinion axleshafts, bigger brakes and much more, they said. Miller Motorsports plans to develop a set of its
front housings keep the rocks off your driveline, and an can be assembled for anything your Jeep can be 9-inch bolt-in axles for the JK’s successor, the Jeep
overall width of 72 inches from wheel mounting surface subjected to. Furthermore, the quality and ease JL, later this year. But for now, JK owners have a new
to wheel mounting surface provides for an increased of maintenance makes it a sensible choice for any and exciting opportunity to get some heavy-duty axles
steering angle, as well as increased articulation and Jeep that will see the dual use of street and dirt. under their rig. The only remaining question: How big
overall stability as a byproduct.
and bad do you want to go?
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