Rough Country 243.20 - Manual (Page 16)

Rear Installation
1. Raise the rear of the truck and place jack stands under the frame. Lower the truck on the stands and remove the
rear tires.
2. Remove both shocks using a 13mm socket for top bolts and a 21mm socket for bottom. See Photo 1.
3. Remove the brake line bracket from axle housing and the emergency cable using a 13mm socket. See Photo 2.
4. Remove bolt from the emergency brake cable bracket on frame on driver side. See Photo 3.
5. Remove the U-bolts using a 21mm socket. See Photo 4.
6. Support both side of rear end and remove the leaf springs one side at a time using a 21mm socket and wrench. You
may need to support the driveshaft. See Photo 5.
7. Remove both brake line clips from bracket on axle if your S10 has rear disc brakes. If you have drum brakes skip
this step. Pull rubber brake line out of bracket and cut the factory brake line bracket with cut off wheel or sawzall so
you can remove line from bracket. Cut the factory bracket off the axle. Clean and paint area. See Photo 6.
Photo 1 Photo 2
Photo 3 Photo 4
Photo 5 Photo 6