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Lift the vehicle off the ground, then remove the wheels.
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Remove the bolts that holds the ABS sensor line. the 4 bolts have been pointed by a red arrow. (right side shown)
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Remove the sway bar link on both sides.
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Remove the nuts from the tie rod.
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Remove the bolts from the lower shock mounts.
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Remove the 3 nuts at the top of the shock.
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Remove the shock from the vehicle.
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Pry the assembly as shown in the picture to help remove and reinstall the shock.
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Install a grommet on both sidea as shown in the picture (right side shown)
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Use the bracket shown in the picture for the right side.
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Insert the bended tab into the grommet and install the bracket as shown in the picture. Make sure the bracket goes under the ABS line.
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align the hole of the bracket with the factory hole in the frame and reinstall the ABS bracket as shown in the picture.
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Use the bracket shown in the picture for the left side.
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Unfold the clip of the ABS wires bracket to fit the bracket proprely.
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Install the bracket in the factory hole as the right side.
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Install the Elka shocks using provided lower and upper bolts. Hoses must face the front of the vehicle as shown (right side shown).
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Install the 3 uppers bolts and torque to 35 Ft-Lb.
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Reinstall the lower pin bolts and torque to 50 Ft-Lb.
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Reassemble the tie rod end, then torque the nut to 70 Ft-Lb.
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Reinstall the sway bar link.
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Reinstall the ABS line bolts.
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Install the reservoir in the the bracket. When the reservoir is placed properly, torque bracket's bolts at 10 Ft-Lb.
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IMPORTANT : Make sure the hose does not touch anything. If needed, rotate the reservoir in the bracket to clear the hose.
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ALIGNMENT IS CRITICAL: A professional alignment must be performed before driving this vehicle at highway speeds. Do not attempt to drive your vehicle after this install without having the alignment readjusted to factory specs.
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Remove upper and lower bolts from OEM shocks. Keep OEM bolts to install Elka shocks.
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Install rear shocks with the reservoir facing the rear of the truck on the left side.
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On the left side, make sure the widest spacer is facing the frame side.
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The shock with the offset spacer goes to the left side.
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Install rear shock with the reservoir facing the front of the truck on the right side.
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Install rear shocks with the reservoir facing the rear of the truck on both side.
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