Rubicon Express RE8030 - Manual

RUBICON EXPRESS. 3290 MONIER CIR., RANCHO CORDOVA, CA. 95742 916-473-4600
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR:
RE8030 2” ZJ BUDGET BOOST SUSPENSION LIFT
Safety Warning:
Suspension systems or components that enhance the off-road performance of your
vehicle may cause it to handle differently, on and off-road, than it did from the
factory. Care must be taken to prevent loss of control or vehicle rollover during
sudden maneuvers. Failure to drive the vehicle safely may result in serious injury
or death to driver and passengers. We recommend you always wear your seatbelt,
drive safely and avoid quick turns and other sudden maneuvers. Constant
maintenance is required to keep your vehicle safe. Thoroughly inspect your vehicle
before and after every off-road use.
Installation Warning:
We recommend that certified technicians perform the installations of our products.
Attempts to install these products without knowledge or experience may jeopardize
the safety of the vehicle. These instructions only cover the installation of our
products and may not include factory procedures for disassembly and reassembly
of factory components. Read instructions from start to finish and be sure all parts
are present before disassembling the vehicle. Included instructions are guidelines
only for recommended procedures and in no way are meant to be definitive.
Installer is responsible to insure a safe and controllable vehicle after performing
modifications. Do not perform test drives on public roads with partially completed
installations. Always double and triple check your work before use.
KIT CONTENTS:
2 RXT2420 Rear shocks
2 RXT2421 Front shocks
2 RE1334 Ft & rr coil spring spacer pair
1 RE1390 Rear bump stop extension pair
REQUIRED TOOLS:
Basic mechanics' hand tools
Jack stands and floor jack
Spring compressor (optional)
INSTALLATION:
1. Support vehicle and remove wheels.
2. Remove old shocks.
3. Disconnect rear sway bar end links.
4. Remove rear factory coils.
5. Remove rear factory rubber coil spring isolators.
6. Install coil spring spacers with raised lip side down (see photo 1).
The spacer can be made to nest with the isolator if the isolator is
tapered on the top (like front isolator).
7. Install isolator with lip down.
8. Remove the rubber insert from the rear bump stop. Remove the
bump stop cup. Place the box steel spacer between the bump stop
cup and the frame member of the uni-body using the supplied
longer metric hardware. Reinstall rubber bump stop (see photo 2).
9. Install rear coil springs.
10. Reconnect rear sway bar end links.
11. Install new rear shocks.
-FRONT-
12. Remove front factory coils.
13. If a spring compressor is not being used, disconnect sway bar end
links and track bar allowing axle to drop far enough to remove
factory coils.
14. Remove factory bump stops.
15. Remove rubber coil spring isolators.
16. Install coil spring spacer between frame and rubber spring isolator
with lip down (see photo 3). On some models factory bump stop
may need to be removed to allow installation of spacer.
17. Install coil springs.
18. Install new shocks. Supplied bar pins will need to be put through
the bottom shock eyes (use light grease).
19. Reconnect or install any previously removed parts.
20. Torque all bolts to factory specs and double check your work.
21. Test drive and note location of steering wheel.
22. Adjust drag link to center steering wheel.
23. Align vehicle as soon as practical to minimum factory caster and
maximum factory toe-in specifications.
24. Recheck all bolts after 50 miles and again after every off road
excursion.
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