Rough Country 394.23 User Manual
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14. Install the supplied flag nut into slotted hole behind body mount. See Photo 10 Install lower control arm drop bracket
using supplied 5/8 x 4.5” long bolt, nut, and washer. Use the 1/2 x 1.5” bolt, washer, and nut for rear of drop mount.
See Photo 11 Install lower and upper control arms into pockets using stock hardware. Tighten 1/2 bolt using a
19mm socket and wrench, and tighten the 5/8 bolt using 24mm wrench and socket. Do not tighten lower and upper
control arm pivot bolts at this time.
15. Install Rough Country coil spring and shock absorber part #658732 at this time using stock hardware for lower and
supplied bushings, cups washers, and nut for the upper. Use a 14mm wrench for upper shock nut and a 21 mm
socket for lower shock bolt.
16. The use of a coil spring compressor may be required for installation
17. Lower the axle until the spring can be seated in the mount. Check to be sure the wrap on the coil spring in relation to
the lower mount properly seats the spring by turning the coil spring until it seats.
18. Repeat steps 8-17 on the driver side
19. Install the new pitman arm into the stock sector shaft using stock hardware and torque to 185 ft/lbs.
20. Place the track bar bracket on the factory upper track bar mount. Insert the supplied ¾” x 1 3/8” long sleeve inside
the factory mount and line it up with the mounting hole. See Photo 12. Install the supplied 16mm x 80mm bolt and
nut through the bracket, sleeve and factory mount. Tighten slightly.
22. Install the 12mm x 3” bolt through the bracket and slotted existing hole in the frame cross member. See Photo 13.
The bolt should be installed from the bottom. Install the supplied square washer and lock nut. Tighten track bar hard-
ware. The track rod will be installed into the new mount after the vehicle is on the ground.
23. Reinstall the drag link onto the pitman arm using stock hardware.
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Photo 12
INSTALL SQUARE WASHER ON TOP OF CROSSMEMBER
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