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Lift the vehicle off the ground, then remove the wheels.
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Remove the bolt that holds the brake line on each side to ensure that it will not be damaged and stretched during installation.(right side show)
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Remove the bolt that holds the ABS sensor of the knuckle.
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Remove the skid plate.
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Remove the sway bar link on both sides.
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Remove the sway bar.
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Remove the nuts from the tie rod.
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Remove upper arm ball joint nut and seperate it from steering knuckle.
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Remove the bolts from the lower shock mounts.
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Remove the 3 nuts of the upper shock.
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Remove the shock from the vehicle.
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Clean the sway bar area.
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Install the sway bar relocation kit. Make sure the block is installed as shown. The red arrow is pointing to the front of the truck.
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Install the relocation kit on both sides.
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The skid plate need to be trimed before reinstall.
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Cut the red triangle of the skid plate on both sides.
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Mesure 1.5'' on both sides to make the cutting line.
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Install the Elka shocks using provided lower bolts and the provided upper bolts. Hoses must face the rear of vehicle as shown (right side shown).
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Install the bracket of the reservoir on top of the shock mount.
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The bracket of the reservoir is fixed with the same bolts of the top plate.
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Install the 3 uppers bolts and torque to 35 Ft-Lbs.
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Sit the reservoir into the bracket clamps, then place the reservoir in such a way as to place the hose properly. BE CAREFUL TO NOT OVERBEND THE HOSE OR CREATE RUBBING ON FRAME.
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When the reservoir is placed properly, torque bracket's bolts at 10 Ft-Lb.
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Reinstall the lower pin bolts and torque to 50 Ft-Lb.
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Reassemble the knuckle with the upper control arm. Torque the upper control arm nut to 70 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 brake line bolts.
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Reinstall the ABS line bolts.
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Reinstall the sway bar.
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Reinstall the sway bar link on both sides.
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Reintall the skid plate.
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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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Both sides : Install the rear shock with the reservoir facing the rear of the vehicle.
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Using an underhoist stand or a jack, lift rear axle to be able to install lower bolt.
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Torque all bolts as manufacturer's specs.
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