Daystar KT09104BK - Manual (Page 4)

Installation Steps Rear
15. Lift the rear of vehicle and place jack stands on frame so that the rear tires almost touch the ground
16. Remove the rear tires and wheels.
17. Disconnect the rear shocks at the axle.
18. Support the rear axle with the floor jack and loosen all four U-bolts. Remove two U-bolts and clamp from one
side.
19. Lower the axle away from the spring so that the drum is clear of the leaf Spring. Bend the spring clamps down
and away from the spring. Remove the plastic clips from the spring clamps.
20. With the appropriate clamps, clamp the spring together and remove the bolt securing the springs together; you
may have to use Vise-Grips to hold the head of the bolt.
21. Carefully remove the clamps and note the position of the springs.
22. Sandwich the add-a-leaf between the four stock springs, the springs should stack up shortest to longest with the
longest on top. Install the supplied bolt from the bottom up and tighten to 45 foot pounds. (You will have to use
C-Clamps to compress the springs together.)
23. Raise the rear axle onto the spring assembly; make sure that the spring bolt head seats into the axle pad. Cut off
the excess thread 1/8” above the nut so that the stock bump stop will fit flush with the top spring when bolted
together.
24. Install the U-bolts and clamps, just starting the nuts.
25. Repeat steps 4 thru 8 for the other side of the axle.
26. Tighten the U-bolt nuts evenly to 105 foot pounds so that you have the same thread showing on all U-bolts.
27. Bend the spring clips over the new spring bundle. You may have to use a heavy hammer to do this correctly;
the spring clips should be tight.
28. Reconnect the shocks to the rear axle.
29. Install the rear tires and wheels.
30. Retighten the U-bolt nuts after 500 miles.
WARNING
This vehicle has been modified to enhance its performance. The steering, braking and handling of this vehicle will differ from standard pas-
senger cars and trucks, This vehicle handles differently from an ordinary vehicle in driving conditions which may occur on streets, highways and
off road. Avoid unnecessary abrupt maneuvers, sudden stops, sharp turns and other driving conditions that could cause loss of control, possibly
leading to a roll over or other accident that could result in serious injury or death to driver and passengers. If larger tires are installed the speed-
ometer will read lower than the vehicles actual speed.
DRIVE WITH CARE, REDUCE SPEED AND WEAR SEAT BELTS AT ALL TIMES.
Do not combine with any other suspension kit.
This kit should be installed by a professional mechanic.