Rough Country 651 - Manual (Page 3)

REAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Jack up the rear of the vehicle and support the vehicle with jack stands, so that the rear wheels are off the ground.
Chock front wheels and remove the rear tires/wheels , using a 19mm deep well socket.
2. Remove the upper shock bolt using a 16mm socket and wrench. Remove the lower shock bolt using a 18mm socket
and wrench and remove the factory shock. See PHOTO 1.
3. Using a 18mm socket and wrench remove the bottom sway bar bolts. Retain hardware for later use. See PHOTO 2.
4. Using a 10mm wrench remove the bolt holding the brake line to the frame. This is done to allow the rear axle to be
lowered enough to remove the coil springs. See PHOTO 3.
5. Push down on the axle to allow the stock coil to be removed. Remove the stock coil spring and isolator.
6. Install the new coil spring spacer on top of the stock coil with the lip of the spacer pointing down. The factory coil
spring isolator will be re-used. See PHOTO 4.
7. Install the top of the coil back into the coil seat. When installing the bottom of the coil into the seat rotate the coil until
the pigtail hits the spring stop. See PHOTO 5.
8. Reinstall the sway bar link using a 18mm socket and wrench using the stock hardware.
9. Install the new rear shock using a 18mm socket and wrench on the bottom and a 16mm socket for the top, using the
stock hardware. See PHOTO 6.
10. Reinstall the rear tires/wheels and Lower the vehicle to the ground
11. Reinstall the brake line bracket to the stock location with the stock bolt using a 10mm wrench
PHOTO 1 PHOTO 2
PHOTO 3 PHOTO 4
PHOTO 5 PHOTO 6