Get ready to install coil spring leveling kit.
1. Lift front wheel assemblies.
a. If so equipped, remove two caps (4) from front wheels (5)
b. Loosen eight lug nuts (6) each from two front wheels (5).
c. Using a hydraulic jack, slowly lift front of vehicle so that two front tires (7) are three to five inches off of ground. Position jack stands under frame (8). Lower frame onto jack stands.
d. Remove eight lug nuts (6) each and two front wheels (5) from spindle (9).
2. Remove front axle driver side hardware.
a. Lift lower a-arm (10) with hydraulic jack. Do not lift frame (8) off of jack stands.
b. Remove bolt (11), nut (12), and shock (13) from lower a-arm (10).
c. Remove nut (14), washer (15), bushing (16) and shock (13) from spring perch (17).
d. Remove push clip (18) and sensor wiring harness (19) from spring perch (17).
e. Remove cotter key (20), castle nut (21), and spindle assembly (22) from ball joint (23) and upper-a arm (24).
f. Remove nut (25), washer (26), bushing (27) and sway bar link (28) from sway bar (29).
g. Lower lower a-arm (10). Do not remove hydraulic jack pressure from lower a-arm.
h. Remove coil spring (30) coil spring bushing (31) from spring perch (17) and lower a-arm (10).
Installing coil spring leveling kit.
1. Install coil spring spacer driver side.
a. Position kit coil spring spacer (32) on coil spring (30).
b. Install coil spring (30) and kit coil spring spacer (32) on spring perch (17) and lower a-arm (10).
c. Raise lower a-arm (10) using hydraulic jack, position ball joint (23) and upper a-arm (24) in spindle assembly (22). Position sway bar link (28) in sway bar (29).
d. Install castle nut (21) and cotter key (20) on ball joint (23) and upper a-arm (24). Torque castle nut to 60 ft-lbs.
e. Install sway bar (29) on sway bar link (28) with bushing (27), washer (26), and nut (25). Torque nut to 27 ft-lbs.
0 comments for this entry ↓
There are no comments yet for this entry.
You must log in to post a comment.