Owners manual

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1. Place the vehicle on a level concrete or asphalt surface.
2. Put the transmission in Park or 1st gear (manual transmissions) & chock the rear tires.
3. Raise the front of the vehicle using a jack. Raise it enough to completely unload the front
suspension. Place a jack stand under each frame rail just behind the lower control arms for the
front suspension. Ease the frame down on to the stands, but leave a slight load on the jack as a
safety precaution.
4. Verify the front tires are off the ground & that the suspension is unloaded, or at full extension of
travel.
5. Locate the torsion bar crossmember. There is a bolt on each side of the crossmember that
adjusts the torsion bar preload. Measure or mark the exposed length of the adjuster bolt for
reference during re-assembly. (See Photo # 1)
6. Position the appropriate torsion bar puller tool on the crossmember. Be sure the top of the puller
tool engages the recess present in most crossmembers. Also be sure the lower end of the puller
tool engages a recess on the torsion key near the adjuster bolt. (See Photo #2)
7. Using extreme caution, tighten the puller tool enough to take the load off the adjuster bolt.
Remove the adjuster bolt & nut block, then unload the puller tool.
8. Note the orientation of the torsion bar key in relation to the end of the torsion bar. Slide the
torsion bar forward, out of the torsion bar crossmember, & set the factory torsion bar key aside.
It ts not necessary to remove the torsion bars from the vehicle. Note: The torsion key should
slide easily off the end of the torsion bar. However, depending on the age & use of the vehicle,
rust & road debris may prevent easy removal. The installer can use a variety of methods to
separate the torsion key if it is “stuck”, but using heat is not recommended.
9. Place the Skyjacker Suspension torsion key in the torsion bar crossmember, matching the same
orientation as the original key. Slide the torsion bar back through the crossmember & into the
torsion key. (See Photo #2)
10. Using the same precautions & procedures that were used during removal, load the torsion bar
enough to install the nut block using the appropriate puller tool. Place the nut block back in the
crossmember & start the adjuster bolt. Tighten the adjuster bolt to the same exposed length
noted during disassembly. Unload the removal tool.
11. Lower the vehicle to the floor, manually bounce the front of the vehicle several times enough to
settle the suspension.
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