Rough Country PERF653 - Manual (Page 3)

REAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Chock the front wheels. Jack up the rear of the vehicle
and remove the tires and wheels.
2. Place jack stands under the frame rail to support the vehi-
cle. Place a floor jack under the differential to lightly sup-
port the axle.
3. Remove the stock shock absorbers. Retain the hardware
for reuse.
4. Remove the lower sway bar links from the sway bar using
a 15mm wrench. See Photo 4 . Retain the factory hard-
ware for re-installation.
3. Carefully lower the axle with the floor jack and remove the
coil springs. NOTE: It may be necessary to use a coil
spring or strut compressor to remove the stock coil
springs. Be careful not to overextend the vent tube on the
axle. It may be necessary to disconnect the vent tube
during installation and reroute the vent tube after in-
stallation to ensure the line does not get damaged.
4. Install the new Rough Country progressive rate coil
springs making sure the coil isolator is positioned in the
upper mount. It may be necessary to use a coil spring or
strut compressor to install the new coil springs. See
Photo 5. Rough Country’s New RCX 2.2 series shock is
also pictured.
5. Jack up the axle to lightly compress the coil springs.
6. Install the rear shock absorber in the factory mounts with
the factory hardware using a 15mm & 18mm wrench for
the lower and a 13mm socket for the upper. Tighten hard-
ware. (Longer shocks are highly recommended for
this lift).
7. Install the wheels and tires and lower the vehicle to the
floor.
8. Reinstall the factory sway bar links with the factory hardware using a 15mm wrench and tighten.
PHOTO 5
PHOTO 4