Rough Country 745N2 - Manual (Page 2)

FRONT INSTALLATION
1. Jack up the front of the vehicle and support the vehicle with jack stands, so that the front wheels are off the ground
2. Remove the front tires/wheels. Using a 21mm deep well socket.
3. Remove cotter pin from the outer tie rod end on the steering linkage. Using 19mm socket remove the nut. Using a
hammer hit on the side of the cast knuckle to allow the tie rod end to separate from the knuckle. Remove the link-
age from the knuckle. Push linkage forward to make room for installation. Retain factory nut & cotter pin. See
PHOTO 1.
4. Using a 17mm wrench, remove the sway bar bolts, allowing the sway bar to drop. Retain factory hardware. See
PHOTO 2.
5. Using a 14mm socket, remove the strut nuts on the upper strut tower that holds the assembly in place. See PHOTO
3. One nut can be left on an upper stud to hold the strut in place .
6. Place jack stand under the knuckle for support. Using 19 mm socket remove nut from the ball joint on the upper con-
trol arm. Using a hammer hit the knuckle to allow the ball joint to separate from the upper control arm See PHOTO 4.
Do not allow the knuckle to pull out far enough that it pulls the CV shaft out of the differential.
7. Using a 19mm socket and wrench, remove the strut bolt from the lower control arm and remove the strut assembly
from the vehicle. Retain the factory lower hardware for reassembly. Note the direction of the bolt for reassembly.
See PHOTO 5.
8. Locate the supplied 3/8” stud extensions. Using a 9/16” socket snug self clinching stud in the new spacer as shown
in Photo 6. The stud should clinch with about 35-45 ft/lbs of torque. Do not over torque the nut.
PHOTO 5
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PHOTO 3 PHOTO 4
PHOTO 5 PHOTO 6