American Expedition Vehicles JK DualSport RS Suspension 3.5/4.5 - Manual (Page 10)

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10. Drill a 3/8 inch hole in the center of the axle bump stop pad (Fig. 17-A).
11. Place bump stop spacer inside springs (Fig. 17-B).
12. Install AEV springs, keeping factory isolator in place. Make sure to properly index the springs on the
lower spring seat.
13. Install and tighten supplied bump stop spacer hardware. Torque to 22 ft/lbs.
A.
B.
bump stop pad
bump stop spacer
Figure 17
III. High steer kit installation
1. Remove the following parts:
• Steering drag link (coupler to knuckle portion only)
• Steering damper
• Tie rod
2. Install passenger-side front axle brackets
A. Place bracket with “half moon” cutouts inside the original front track bar bracket and over the axle
tube (Fig. 18-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 18
B. Add the supplied u-bolt and nuts (visible in Fig. 20).
C. Insert the supplied spacer tube between stock track bar bracket and new bracket (Fig. 18-B), lining
it up with the original track bar bolt hole. (This may require slight prying or tapping with a hammer.)