Rough Country 297N2 - Manual (Page 10)

REAR BLOCK INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Chock the front wheels and jack up the rear of the vehicle. Secure with jack stands under the frame rail just forward
of the leaf springs. Lower the vehicle on the jack stands, leaving the floor jack under the differential.
2. Remove the stock shock absorbers. Retain hardware for reuse.
3. Remove the stock u-bolts and lower the axle down with a floor jack.
4. Install the supplied 4” block on the axle spring pad with the center pin centered on the axle. See Photo 1.
5. Jack up the axle to meet the leaf springs making sure the center pin in installed in the block.
6. Install the new 5/8” x 14” u-bolts and tighten with the supplied 5/8” nuts & washers. See Photo 2.
7. Assemble new Rough Country shock absorbers Part# 658556 with supplied bushings/sleeves in 1297BAG3 and
install in the factory shock mounts with factory hardware and tighten. See Photo 3.
8. Install tires / wheels and lower the vehicle to the floor.
9. If add-a-leafs are being installed with this kit, please refer to instructions included with add-a-leaf kit.
Photo 1 Photo 2
Photo 3