Rough Country 297N2 - Manual (Page 9)

45. To ease installation, install the factory torsion bars in the lower control arms and slide forward slightly. Locate new
torsion bar drop bracket over the factory rivets on the side of the frame rail as shown in Photo 31 and clamp in
place. Using the bracket as a guide, drill holes using a 17/32” drill bit.
46. Using supplied 4-1/2” x 1 1/4” bolts, washers & nuts in 1297BAG2, secure the bracket to the frame rail, but do not
fully tighten to allow the installation of the factory torsion bar cross-member.
47. Install the factory torsion bar cross-member to the drop brackets using the factory hardware with a 21mm wrench.
See Photo 32. Note: Be sure to slide the torsion bars back into the cross-member as the cross-member is installed.
Install stock keys in torsion bar cross-member on torsion bars. Tighten all cross-member hardware.
PHOTO 31 PHOTO 32
48. Using a torsion bar tool as shown in Photo 33, load the torsion bars and install the threaded factory adjuster block /
adjuster bolts. Using the measurement recorded in Step 4, tighten the torsion bar adjuster bolt to recorded length.
49. Assemble the Rough Country shock absorber Part # 651997 with the supplied 14mm x 1.25 sleeve in 1297BAG3
and install as shown in Photo 34 with factory hardware on the lower mount and the supplied bushings/cup washers /
nut on the upper shock mount.
50. Install the wheels and tires. Lower to the ground and tighten the lower control arms bolts with a 18mm & 24mm
wrench. Tighten the kicker bars at this time with a 21mm & 22mm wrench.
PHOTO 33 PHOTO 34
PHOTO 29 PHOTO 30
44. Remove the torsion bar cross-member as shown in Photo 29 & 30 by removing the two cross-member bolts using a
21mm wrench. Retain the factory hardware for reuse. Install the supplied bushings and sleeves in the new torsion
bar cross-member drop brackets in 1297BAG2.