Owners manual

43. Remove front tires and lower down front axle. Remove factory
coil spring and inside tower ring. The factory rubber isolator
pad will be reused. (See Photo #36)
44. Remove factory “rubber” bump stops from frame rails. These
are easily removed using a pair of pliers. (See Photo #37)
45. Remove both upper and lower control arms. Be sure to leave
at least one lower control arm in at all times. This will make
sure that axle does not roll.
46. Install new lower control arms using one-step down spacer on
each side rod end. There are six spacers included for each
lower control arm. There are four small and two large. On 94-
99 models you will use only the four smaller spacers. On 00-
01 models you will use two of the smaller spacers at the frame
location and two of the larger ones at the axle. Install arms
using factory cam bolt at axle. On frame end, use the new
9/16”x 4 1/2” fine thread bolts with washers and lock nuts.
(See Photo #38)
47. On 94-99 models it will be necessary to drill out the “factory”
lower control arms mounts on the frame. These mounts will
need to be drilled out to 5/8”. The front mounting hole on the
axle will need to be drilled out to 9/16”. The new upper control
arms will mount to the factory lower control arm mounts. Do
not install upper arms at this time. (See Photo #39)
48. Using supplied template from page #15 as a guide, cut out the
inside of upper control arm mounts on the axle. This must be
done to allow for clearance of upper control arm jam nuts.
(See Photo #40 and #41)
49. At this time install new upper control arms. There are four
spacers included for each upper control arm. There are two
small and two large. The two smaller ones will be used on the
axle end. Mount the control arm to the axle using factory rear
lower control arm bolt. Mount the frame end using the two
large spacers and the 5/8” x 4 1/2” fine thread bolts with wash-
ers and self-locking nuts. When installing the upper arm, be
sure to install the lower dual shock bracket. Be sure to install
with washers behind each bolt so that bracket sits flush. This
bracket will not be installed when using the Platinum Series
coilovers. (See Photo #42)
Photo #36
Photo #38
Photo #39
Photo #40 Photo #41 Photo #42
Suggested control arm settings are as follows:
Upper Front: 17 3/4" center to center
Lower Front 39 3/4" center to center
The above measurements are starting points only.
Final settings are to be made by a qualified alignment shop.
Photo #37
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