Daystar KT09113BK - Manual (Page 3)

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3. Jack up vehicle as high as possible using jack stands for sup-
port at all times.
4. With vehicle safely off the ground remove front tires. It is ad-
visable to disassemble on side at a time so that you can use the
other side as a reference for re-assembly .
5. Remove the brake caliper from the rotor (attached with 2 bolts
inside the caliper or with press-in clips depending on the vehi-
cle). Do not remove the brake line from the caliper unless you
intend to bleed the brakes at this time. Set the caliper aside or
tie it up to the frame rail. Avoid pinching the brake line.
6. Remove the tie rod from the spindle using the proper tools. Do
not hit the tie rod itself or the nut on the threaded portion of the
tie rod or it may cause damaged and need replacing.
7. Remove the anti-sway bar from the lower control arm. This
would be a good time to replace the end link bushings with pol-
yurethane replacement bushing.
8. If your vehicle is equipped with anti-lock brakes you must
now disconnect the front rotor sensor from the dust shield or
spindle and set it aside.
9. Disconnect your shock absorber completely from the vehicle
whether it is mounted inside the coil spring or not.
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10. Support the lower control arm with jack just touching the arm.
This will prevent it from dropping when the ball joint is discon-
nected.
11. The use of a coil spring compressor is recommended before the
following steps are taken. CAUTION: Spring will be under ex-
treme compression use caution when removing.
12. Disconnect the upper ball joint from the top of the spindle using
the proper tools. Do not hit the ball joint or the threaded end of
the ball joint. Once the ball joint is free the spindle should move
easily.
13. Be careful when lowering the lower control arm. The coil spring
is under high compression and may shift when released. CAU-
TION: Do not stand near the side of the truck during this step.
Lower the jack so that the lower control arm swings down. If the
coil spring has not fallen out on it’s own you may need to use a
pry bar from the front of the vehicle to remove it.
14. NOTICE: Which end of the coil spring is “bottom” for installa-
tion. Also note the depression in the lower control arm. It is im-
portant that the last winding of the coil spring fit into the indenta-
tion completely so that the vehicle will sit level.
15. NOTICE: Do not switch coil springs from side to side as some
vehicles have a specific “right” and “left” coil spring.
16. Check the coil spacer for proper fitment into the coil spring
mount in the frame. The flat part of the spacer should face up and
touch the top of the spring mount. Some vehicles have guiding