Rough Country RC617 - Manual (Page 5)

23. Automatic trans only!!!!!!! 97-02 Pictured. Remove the six bolt on console one is in cup holder, two are in console
compartment as shown in Photo 19. Move passenger seat forward and two bolts are on the side of console. Last
bolt is under shift indicator as shown in Photo 20. All bolts are 10mm.
24. Raise console up enough to pull carpet out on driver side to gain access to the four bolts holding the 4wd shifter
lever pivot bracket to the body using a 10mm wrench. See Photo 21.
25. Loosen but do not remove the eleven body bolts using a 16mm socket. One bolt is under radiator support, 3 bolts
are under both doors, 2 are over rear axle and 2 are at each rear corner. See Diagram 1 on first page.
26. On passenger side remove body bolts and front body bolt. Using a jack stand or floor jack and a piece of wood
slowly raise body off of frame. Raise body only high enough to get body puck in between the body and stock body
bushing as shown in Photo 23. Proceed to the opposite side and install the body pucks. Secure using the 6 supplied
1/2” bolts on body mounts under both doors.
27. Use the supplied 7/16” bolts on body mounts over the axle, at both rear corner and front radiator support.
28. Place the included grill support bracket as shown under the stock rubber support. Mark and drill as shown in Photo
24 using a 9/32” drill bit. Secure the bracket to the frame using the supplied 5/16” self tapping bolts. Do not over-
tighten the self tapping bolts.
PHOTO 19 PHOTO 20
PHOTO 21 PHOTO 22
PHOTO 23 PHOTO 24
REMOVE THE CONSOLE HARDWARE REMOVE THE CONSOLE HARDWARE
REMOVE THE 4WD SHIFT BRACKET LOOSEN ALL 11 BODY MOUNTS
INSTALL BODY BLOCKS INSTALL GRILL SUPPORT BRACKETS