Trail Master Suspension TM101_TM101N GM SILVERADO 6-LUG GM 1500 2WD & 4WD 2 1/4 FRONT SPACER KIT - Manual (Page 4)

TM101 & TM101N
Revised
7.27.13
Install Front
Suspension
1. Position your vehicle on a smooth, flat,
hard surface (i.e. concrete or asphalt).
Block the rear tires and set the emergency
brake.
2. Unbolt and remove the skid plate from the
vehicle. Save for reinstallation.
3. Place the vehicle in neutral. Place your
floor jack under the front crossmember
and raise the vehicle. Place jack stands
under the frame rails and lower the frame
onto the stands. Remove the jack and
place the vehicle back in gear, set the
emergency brake, and place blocks both
in front and behind the rear wheels.
4. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor cable
from the retainers on the control arms and
the spindles.
5. Unbolt the brake line bracket from the
upper A-arm.
6. Using the proper tool carefully separate
the upper ball joint from the knuckle.
Loosen but DO NOT remove the retain-
ing nut from the upper ball joint.
7. Unbolt and remove the sway bar end links
from the vehicle.
8. Support the lower control arm with a jack
and unbolt the lower strut mounting bolts
from the lower control arm mount.
9. Unbolt the nuts on the upper strut mount-
ing studs. Carefully remove the strut
from the vehicle.
OE Clips
Upper
Ball
Joint
Sway
Bar End
Link
Lower
Strut
Mount