Rough Country 907S - Manual (Page 3)

FRONT INSTALLATION
1. The front-end components are installed first.
2. Place the vehicle on a level surface. Set the parking brake. Center front wheels and chock rear wheels. From
inside the engine compartment, remove the upper stud nut, retainer and bushings from both of the front shocks
using a 15mm socket.
3. Place jack stands on the frame rail behind the lower control arm mount on the frame and jack up the vehicle. In-
stallation is done one side at a time.
4. Remove the front tires and wheels.
5. Remove both of the front sway bar end links from the axle using a 18mm wrench and the sway bar using a 15mm
socket. The upper link can be dislodged by striking the link as shown. See Photo 1 & 2.
6. Place a floor jack underneath the axle for support and
complete the removal of the front shock absorbers us-
ing a 13mm socket. See Photo 3. Retain the stock
lower hardware for reuse.
7. Mark the position of the lower control arm cam bolt and
axle brackets for installation reference. See Photo 4.
8. If equipped with ABS brakes, remove the sensor wires
and clamps for the inside of the lower arms and save
clamps for re-use.
9. Remove the track rod bolt from the axle on the pas-
senger side only using a 18mm wrench. It may be
necessary to pry bar loose.
10. Remove the coil spring clip located on the bottom coil
seat on the driver side of the vehicle using a 13mm
socket. Lower the axle and remove the coil spring. A
coil spring or strut compressor may be needed to remove the stock coil spring.
11. Remove the stock lower control arm by removing the nut, cam, and cam bolt (if equipped) from the axle bracket
and then removing the nut and bolt from the frame bracket using a 21mm socket / wrench, one side at a time.
12. Install the new Rough Country control arm on the frame and axle using factory hardware. See Photo 5. – DO
NOT tighten control arm bolts until vehicle is on the ground.
PHOTO 3
PHOTO 1 PHOTO 2
PHOTO 4 PHOTO 5
REMOVE THE LINK FROM AXLE REMOVE LINK FROM THE SWAY BAR
MARK STOCK CAM LOCATION
REMOVE LOWER SHOCK HARDWARE INSTALL NEW LOWER CONTROL ARM