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Lift the vehicle off the ground, then remove the wheels.
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Remove the skid plate
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Remove the bolt that holds the ABS sensor to the knuckle.
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Remove the sway bar link on both sides.
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Remove the bolts holding the sway bar to the chassis.
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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. Keep the OEM lower bolt.
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Remove the 3 upper nuts of the 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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Install the Elka shocks using OEM lower bolts and the provided upper bolts. The hoses must face the rear of vehicle as 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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The hose need to pass inside the UCA.
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Make sure the hose doesn't touch the brake line braket.
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Place the reservoir in the braket in an angle backward to give clearance in full compress.
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Loosen the bolt of the brake line bracket (show by and red arrow) and give an angle to the braket(direction show by a blue arrow.) if needed.
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Reinstall the lower bolts and torque to factory spec
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Reassemble the knuckle with the upper control arm. Torque the upper control arm nut to factory spec
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Reassemble the tie rod end, then torque the nut to factory spec
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Reinstall the ABS line bolts.
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Reinstall the sway bar to the chassis
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Reinstall the sway bar link on both sides.
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Re-installed 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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Using an underhoist stand or a jack, lift rear axle to be able to install lower bolt.
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Both sides : Install the rear shock with the reservoir facing the rear of the vehicle.Using
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Torque all bolts as manufacturer's specs.
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