Rough Country 683X - Manual (Page 4)

FRONT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Prior to installing this kit, with the vehicle on the ground, measure the heights of your vehicle. This measurement can
be recorded from the center of the wheel straight up to the top of the inner fender lip. Record the measurements.
LF:__________ ,RF:___________,
LR:__________, RR:___________
2. Place vehicle in park and chock the rear wheels. Raise the front of the vehicle with a jack and secure a jack stand
beneath each frame rail behind the front control arms. Ease the frame down onto the stands.
3. Remove the front tires/wheels , using a 19mm deep well socket.
4. Using a 21mm socket, remove bolt securing the front track bar to the frame. Retain stock hardware. See Photo 1.
5. Using a 18mm socket and wrench remove the bottom sway bar bolts. Using a 21mm socket and 21mm wrench, re-
move the top of the sway bar link. Retain hardware for later use. See Photo 2.
6. Remove the lower shock bolt using a 18mm socket and
wrench. Using a 14mm wrench unbolt the top of the shock
and remove. See Photo 3. Retain the lower stock hard-
ware.
7. Using a 21mm socket and wrench loosen the upper and
lower control arm bolts at the axle and frame, but do not
remove.
8. On some models it will be necessary to remove the brake
line bracket from the frame to allow the coils to be re-
moved. Using a 10MM socket, remove the brake line
bracket from the stock location.
9. Push down on the axle to allow room for the coils to be
removed. Remove stock coil springs. Retain coil isolators.
10. Using a 21mm wrench, remove the bolts that secure the
lower link arms to the axle.
11. Remove the drive shaft from the differential using a 15mm wrench. See Photo 4.
12. Remove the driveshaft from the transfer case by removing the 8-8mm bolts as shown in Photo 5. Remove the shaft
from the Jeep. Driveshaft install will be performed in a later step.
PHOTO 3
PHOTO 2
Remove the front sway bar links
Remove the front shock absorbers
PHOTO 4 PHOTO 5
PHOTO 1
Remove the driveshaft hardware from axle Remove the hardware from t-case
Remove the track rod from axle