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Rough Country 674X User Manual

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REAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Chock front wheels. Jack up the rear of the vehicle and support the vehicle with jack stands, so that the rear wheels

are off the ground.

Position a jack so it supports, but does not raise the rear axle.

2. Remove the rear tires/wheels

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using a 19mm deep well socket.

3. Using a 21mm socket remove the track bar from the frame on the passenger side. Using a 21mm socket remove the

track bar bolt at the axle and remove the track bar from the vehicle. Retain the frame side stock hardware for reuse.

4. Using a 21mm socket loosen, but do not remove the bolts securing the lower control arms at both the axle and

frame.

5. On the rear of the vehicle remove the factory sway bar link using a 18mm socket and wrench on the lower. Remove

the upper hardware using a 18mm wrench and a 19mm wrench on the ball joint end.

6. Using a 10mm wrench, unbolt the brake hose bracket at the frame. Retain hardware for later use.
7. Remove and discard the rear shocks using a 18mm wrench. Retain stock hardware.
8. Lower the axle enough to remove the stock coil springs.
9. Remove the upper control arms from the frame and axle using a 21mm OR 18mm wrench. Retain the upper flag nut

in the frame and all other factory hardware. See Photo 19.

10. Assemble the heim joints in the upper control arms and . The rear upper heim joint is labeled as “Rear Upper”

on the heim joint. Adjust to a length of 18 3/4” from center of hole to center of hole and tighten the jam nut using a
1 1/8” wrench. Install in the heim end on the frame with stock flag nut and the lower on the axle with factory hard-
ware using a 18mm wrench. See Photo 20. Photo 21 showing rear axle install. Do not fully tighten at this time.

11. Using a 21mm OR 18mm socket remove the bolts securing the lower control arms at both the axle and frame. Pas-

senger side lower shown in Photo 22. Remove the control arms and retain the hardware for reuse.




PHOTO 19

PHOTO 20

PHOTO 21

PHOTO 22

Remove the upper control arms

Install the new upper control arms on frame

Install the new upper arm on the axle

Remove the lower control arms