Installation

INSTALL

Lower Control Arm Attachment To Front Suspension Crossmember:

Attaching Front Of Lower Control Arm To Suspension Crossmember:

1. Position rear of lower control arm into front suspension crossmember first. Then install front of lower control arm in front suspension crossmember. Install bolts and nuts attaching the front and rear of lower control arm to front suspension crossmember. Do not tighten front attaching bolt at this time.
2. Tighten rear lower control arm nut and bolt to a torque of 115 Nm (85 ft. lbs.).

Fig. 35:

3. Install lower control arm ball joint stud into steering knuckle. Install steering knuckle to ball joint stud castle nut. Torque castle nut to 74 Nm (55 ft. lbs.). Install cotter pin in ball joint.
4. Position sway bar link into its lower control arm mounting hole.

Stabilizer Bar Bushing Clamp Attachment To Vehicle:

5. Align sway bar bushing clamp with mounting holes in front suspension crossmember and body of vehicle. Install and tighten the bushing clamp mounting bolts to a torque of 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.).

NOTE: When tightening and torquing the attaching nut, hold stud of attaching link from turning by holding it with an alien wrench.

6. Install the stabilizer bar attaching link to lower control arm attaching nut. Tighten the attaching nut to a torque of 105 Nm (77 ft. lbs.).

Clevis To Lower Control Arm Attachment:

7. Install the clevis on the lower control arm. Loosely install the clevis to bushing thru-bolt.

Fig. 13:

CAUTION: When supporting lower control arm with jack stand, do not position jack stand under the ball joint cap on the lower control arm. Position in area of lower control arm shown.

8. Lower vehicle until jack stand positioned under lower control arm is supporting the vehicle. Continue to lower vehicle until the total weight of the vehicle is supported by the jack stand on the side of the vehicle with the tire removed and by the tire on the opposite side of the vehicle.

Clevis To Lower Control Arm Attachment:

9. With the vehicle's suspension at curb height, tighten the clevis to lower control arm bushing thru-bolt to a torque of 88 Nm (65 ft. lbs.).

Attaching Front Of Lower Control Arm To Suspension Crossmember:

10. Tighten front lower control arm nut and bolt to a torque of 182 Nm (135 ft. lbs.).

Ball Joint Heat Shield With 15 Inch Wheels:

11. If vehicle is equipped with 15 inch wheels the heat shield MUST be installed on steering knuckle and mounting bolts securely tighten before rotor and caliper is installed on steering knuckle.
12. Install rotor on hub/bearing assembly.

Fig. 28:

13. Install disc brake caliper on steering knuckle. Install and tighten the disc brake caliper mounting bolts to a torque of 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).
14. Install wheel and tire assembly.
15. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
16. Remove jack stand from under lower control arm and lower vehicle to the ground.
17. Check the vehicles alignment specifications and set front Toe to preferred specifications.