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The Split Housing Driveshaft Carrier
The stock center support bearing carrier holds the driveshaft in place with a layer of thin rubber. While that’s great for making sure no NVH makes it to the cabin, it doesn’t keep the bearing centered well under load, allows the bearing to sag and ruin driveshaft alignment over time, and creates slop in the driveline during shifts and throttle application.
As it ages the OEM bushing becomes brittle, eventually dry rotting and cracking.
Our upgraded driveshaft carriers keep the driveshaft firmly in place at all times. The more solid bushings ensure the bearing cannot move from center, maintaining torque delivery and driveshaft alignment at all times, resulting in more direct driveline response under all conditions.
Benefits as described by our customers include:
Smoother low-speed on/off throttle behavior off-road
More direct throttle response
Firmer, more direct shifts
More instantaneous launches
Reduction in vibration due to driveshaft misalignment and/or rubber deterioration
The Optional Bearing
We are the first to offer a standalone bearing. Combined with our split housing carrier, you can replace just the rubber and outer frame (the carrier), or replace the entire assembly including the bearing:
Replace just the housing, leaving the good original bearing intact
Replace the bearing and the housing together
If you have our carrier installed, you can also replace just the bearing at any time, since our carrier is not molded to the bearing
The videos below show a comparison of how much the OEM carrier gives under load and the improvement with the JXB carrier.
Installation doesn’t require removal of the driveshaft. The 2-part design clamps around the OEM bearing. The old carrier must be removed, so a cutting tool is required.
The exact steps to access the carrier will vary slightly by model, but the removal and installation of the new carriers are the same. The basic steps are:
Cut off OEM carrier and trim rubber support material with razorblade
Clamp new carrier around OEM bearing
4th/5th gen Ranger (T6) (2019+)
Street and Track refer to the durometer (stiffness) of the bushings. Track are roughly twice the durometer of the street bushings. Both track and street will hold up to whatever abuse are thrown at them, but the street bushings are better at soaking up drivetrain noise and vibration. Usually both street and track are completely silent and vibration-free, but in cases where there is an underlying drivetrain issue causing the driveshaft to vibrate badly, the track bushings may not be able to soak it all up, where the street bushings can.
We generally recommend street bushings for any car that's not purpose-built for track or overland use, since the street bushings have a much lower chance of transmitting drivetrain NVH to the cabin at high speeds or under heavy throttle loads.
If you’re not sure which to go with, the “Give me Both!” option will give you a full set of each of the street and track bushings. You can use all street, all track, or even mix and match them to find the perfect balance of performance and NVH-absorption.
Full Assemblies
Without Optional Bearing - 19-23 Models
Street - FRD06A0-S
Track - FRD06A0-T
Both - FRD06A0-B
With Optional Bearing - 19-23 Models
Street - FRD06A0-BRG-S
Track - FRD06A0-BRG-T
Both - FRD06A0-BRG-B
Other Assemblies - 19-23 Models
Bearing by itself - BRG03A1
CSB Spacer Kit for JXB Carrier - SP001A0
CSB Spacer Adapter Kit for JXB Carrier - HDW04A0
Without Optional Bearing - 24+ Models
Street - FRD12A0-S
Track - FRD12A0-T
Both - FRD12A0-B
With Optional Bearing - 24+ Models
Street - FRD12A0-BRG-S
Track - FRD12A0-BRG-T
Both - FRD12A0-BRG-B
Other Assemblies - 24+ Models
Bearing by itself - BRG03A2
CSB Spacer Kit for JXB Carrier - SP001A0
CSB Spacer Adapter Kit for JXB Carrier - HDW04A0
Spare Bushing Set
19-23 Models - Street - BSH15A0
19-23 Models - Track - BSH15A0
24+ Models - Street - BSH13A0
24+ Models - Track - BSH13A1
Spare Hardware Set
19-23 Models - SHS08A3
24+ Models - SHS08A1
