Automotive Manual PDF

INSTALLATION:
1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. With the vehicle on level ground, set parking brake and block rear tires. Jack up front of vehicle and support under frame with jack stands. Remove the tires and wheels.
2. Working from driver side of vehicle, locate and remove the nut and washer that retains the stock lower control arm pivot bolt towards the rear of the vehicle. Do not remove the bolt, only the nut and washer. Locate the factory steering box bolt on the outside of the frame and remove. Save all the removed hardware.
3. Locate the Driver side upper shock hoop and place the rear leg mount over the stock rear lower control arm bolt and attach with the original nut and washer. Leave loose. SEE PHOTO BELOW.
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Position truck on a flat surface and lift vehicle by the frame so that the front wheels are off the ground. Use minimum 3 ton jack stands and place under frame for safety or a (2) two post lift if available. Make sure that the emergency brake is on and the rear wheels are blocked to prevent a rollout. Remove the front wheels. Unclip the ABS line from the upper control arm.
Unbolt the 13mm ABS line retaining bracket nut.
Unbolt the 21mm tie rod end nut.
Separate the tie rod end from the steering knuckle.
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1. Raise vehicle to a comfortable working height and support by the frame.
2. Remove coilsprings. Refer to factory shop manual for proper procedure.
3. Fit the lower airspring plate into the lower control arm. This plate will be positioned by the oem swaybar hole. The remaining attachment holes will need to be drilled into the control arm using the plate as a template.
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Remove Factory Shock and Spring
Raise front end of car and secure with jack stands. Wheels must not be in contact with ground.
1. Remove wheels, making note of which side of vehicle they were removed from.
2. Unbolt lower shock mount from spring perch (Figure 3-1).
3. Unbolt upper shock mount from shock tower (Figure 3-2).
4. Remove shock and mount from vehicle (Figure 3-3).
5. Using a spring compressor, remove the coil spring. Follow the tool manufacturer’s instructions for proper use of
6. the spring compressor. Unbolt lower spring perch from control arm.
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Remove Factory Shock and Spring
1. Raise front end of car and secure with jack stands. Wheels must not be in contact with ground.
2. Remove wheels, making note of which side of vehicle they were removed from.
3. Unbolt lower shock mount from spring perch.
4. Unbolt upper shock mount from shock tower.
5. Remove shock and mount from vehicle.
6. Using a spring compressor, remove the coil spring. Follow the tool manufacturer’s instructions for proper use of the spring compressor.
7. Unbolt lower spring perch from control arm.
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Rear:
1. Raise and properly support back of car. I used a long metal bar that I had which reached across from one of the lower A-arms to the other and jacked up in the middle. I then put jack stands under the rear jacking points using jacking pucks.
2. Remove wheels
3. On the passenger’s side of the car you will need to remove the brake pipe bracket so that the suspension can be lowered. It is attached by 2 10mm nuts.
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