American Expedition Vehicles JK High Steer Kit - Manual (Page 3)

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I. Remove factory components
1. Raise Jeep and support the frame using jack stands or a hoist, such that the front axle can be low-
ered enough to remove the springs. Support the axle by placing floor jack under the center of the axle.
Remove the wheels (Fig. 1).
Figure 1
2. Remove the following parts:
• Passenger front wheels/tires (needed for drilling access in step 6)
• Steering drag link (coupler to knuckle portion only)
• Steering damper
• Tie rod
• Sway bar end links
3. Also perform the following items only as indicated (not full removal as above):
• Disconnect front track bar at axle side
II. Install passenger–side front axle brackets
1. Place bracket with “half moon” cutouts inside the original front track bar bracket and over the axle
tube (Fig. 2-A). Insert two of the supplied 3/8” x 1.0”L bolts and washers through the small holes in
the bracket and the corresponding holes in the stock bracket, then add nuts and hand tighten.
A. B.
3/8” x 1”
Figure 2