2000-2007 Classic Chevy/GMC 2WD C1500 P/U 7″ Performance Suspension System
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. With the truck on level ground measure the trucks ride height from all four corners. Record the heights for use in the installation of the kit.
2. Jack up the front end of the truck and support the frame rails with jack stands. NEVER WORK UNDER AN UNSUPPORTED VEHICLE! Remove the front tires.
3. On both sides of the truck, remove the hardware securing the brake line to the spindle, discard hardware. Remove the bolts attaching the brake caliper to the spindle, save hardware. Remove the caliper and tie is up out of the way. DO NOT ALLOW THE CALIPER TO HANG BY THE BRAKE LINE! Remove the brake rotor. Remove the front sway bar end links and discard. Also, disconnect the ABS wire from the frame.
4. On the driver side of the vehicle support the lower control arm (LCA) with a jack and remove the front shock and discard, save hardware from lower shock mount and discard upper shock hardware. Remove the nut from the end of the tie rod and separate the tie rod from the spindle by hitting the end of the steering knuckle with a hammer, as shown above, DO NOT HIT THE THREADS ON THE TIE ROD END. Save hardware. SEE PHOTO IN NEXT COLUMN.
5. Locate the three factory bolts on the back side of the spindle attaching the bearing assembly to the spindle. Remove bolts and bearing assembly and save.
6. Remove the nut holding the upper ball joint to the spindle. If the ball joint shaft spins inside the spindle, insert an allen wrench in the bottom of the ball joint and loosen the nut with a wrench. Do not remove nut at this time
7. Separate the ball joint from the spindle by hitting the side of the spindle with a hammer. DO NOT HIT THE THREADS ON THE BALL JOINT. Remove the ball joint nut from ball joint than remove upper ball joint from the spindle and save hardware. Remove the nut from the lower ball joint and separate the spindle from the lower ball joint, you may need to hit the side of the spindle with a hammer to free the lower ball joint from the spindle, save nut. BE SURE NOT TO HIT THE THREADS OF THE BALL JOINT. Discard factory spindle.
8. Slowly lower the floor jack supporting the lower control arm to release the coil spring. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN WORKING WITH COIL SPRINGS UNDER LOAD! Set the coil spring aside and make sure to remove the upper and lower spring insulators. DO NOT DISCARD THE COIL INSULATORS, THEY WILL BE REINSTALLED ON THE NEW COILS.
9. Remove the factory lower control arms from the truck. Save the factory hardware as you will reuse it during installation.
10. Locate the factory lower control arm bump stop on the frame. Remove and discard.
11. Repeat steps three through nine on the passenger side of the vehicle at this time.
12. If equipped, remove the factory strut tubes and discard.
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