Rough Country 698S - Manual (Page 6)

REAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Chock the front tires and jack up the rear of the vehicle. Support the rear with jack stands.
2. Remove the rear shocks using a 15mm and 18mm wrench/socket.
3. Remove the top sway bar bolt using a 15mm wrench/socket. See Photo 1. Retain the factory hardware for reuse.
4. Using the floor jack, lower the rear end and remove the coil springs.
5. Using a 21mm socket remove the 3 bolts that secure the upper arm to the differential. See Photo 2.
6. Remove the e-brake and brake line cable from the upper control arm using a 10mm socket to allow the control arm
spacer to be installed in the next step. See Photo 3.
7. Slighlty lower rear axle enough to allow installation of control arm bracket. Install the upper control arm bracket us-
ing the supplied crush sleeves, and 14mm x 75mm (approx 3”) bolts from Bag5. Tighten using a 22mm socket. See
Photo 4.
8. Install the bump stop using the supplied body puck and 3/8” x 3 1/2” self tapping bolts from Bag5. See Photo 5. (On
vehicles with Up Country suspension remove the factory bump stop spacer. )
9. Remove the sway bar brackets from the vehicle using a 15mm wrench/socket. See Photo 6.
Photo 4 Photo 3
Photo 2 Photo 1
Photo 5 Photo 6
Remove Sway Bar Link from the Frame Remove the Upper Arm from Center of Axle
Remove the Brake Line Bracket from the Upper Arm Install Upper Arm Spacer Bracket
Install Bump Stop Spacer Remove Upper Sway Bar Bracket From Frame
Crush Sleeves (3)