Rough Country 261.22 - Manual (Page 5)

17. Reinstall the lower control arms in the cross member brackets with the factory hardware. Do not tighten at this time.
18. Tighten the cross member bolts using a 24mm socket & wrench.
19. Install the supplied 3/8” studs on the strut spacer using 9/16” wrench & 3/8” nuts to lock the stud in place. See Photo
13. The stud should clinch with about 35-45 ft/lbs of torque. Do not over torque the nut.
20. Install the strut spacer on top of the strut as shown in Photo 14 with the stock hardware. Tighten using a 18mm wrench.
21. Install the strut in the upper strut tower using the supplied 3/8” nuts, washers & lock washers. Tighten using a 9/16”
wrench.
22. Install the lower part of the strut in the factory location on the lower control arm with the supplied 10mm x 55mm bolts,
nuts /washers. Tighten using a 17mm” wrench.
23. On the factory knuckles, remove the bearing assembly using a 15mm wrench and install in the new knuckle. Tighten
hardware. See Photo 15.
24. Install the knuckles on the lower ball joint with the factory hardware. Tighten using a 18mm wrench.
25. Trim tie rod ends as per instructions on last page and install on the knuckle. Tighten using a 21mm wrench.
26. Install the sway bar drop brackets with the 10mm x 35mm bolts, locking washers & flat washers using a 17mm wrench.
Tighten hardware. See Photo 16.
27. Install the sway bar on the sway bar drop brackets with the stock bolts and supplied 10mm nuts & washers. Tighten us-
ing a 17mm wrench. See Photo 17.
28. Using the supplied template on last page of instructions as a guide, mark and drill the lower control arm using a 11/16”
drill bit to relocate the sway bar end link. See Photo 18. After drilling, install the sway bar end link with the stock hard-
ware and tighten.
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