Front of
Existing
5/8
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suspension products. If you have any questions or need assistance on the
installation procedure, please feel free to call us at 1-877-4NO-ROLL or e-
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Sway Bar Set
Part # 2265,2266,2267
Rear Sway bar Installation
1. Look in the rear wheel well in front of the tire and you'll notice the existing frame
hole. Mark and center punch 5/8 from the edge of the existing frame hole. Now
you are ready to
drill a 17/32 hole.
2. Grab you new HP rear end links and grease them with the provided grease.
frame hole
3. Out of the hardware pack T1712 grab the two shorter bolts (2'3/4") out of the four
and place them through the end links using the big washer.
4. Then grab the nut clip and put it through the existing frame hole and tighten the
bolt.
5. Now grab the rear sway bar bushings and grease the inner hole with the provided
grease.
6. Place the bushings on the sway bar followed by the bracket.
7. Attach the sway bar to the end links and finger tight the bolts and let it hang. Start
with the end link on the out side hole and if you want the rear end stiffer change it
to the inside hole
8. Now remove the bottom shock bolt and pull the shock out of the axle brackets.
*Existing
Bar mounts on the inside
*You may have to remove some hardware washers for shock clearances
9. Place the bolts through the existing hole* and pull the sway bar mounts up to the
bolts and tighten.
10. Now tighten the end links.
11. Now you are ready to tighten the sway bar mount bolts.
12. Now tighten the shocks back up and get ready for the front installation.
holes are
going to
be used
for sway
bar
mounts
Front Sway Bar Installation
1. Look and study the current location of your front stock sway bar.
2. Loosen and remove the nuts that connects the end links to the sway bar and
remove the rubber bushings.
3. Loosen and remove the four bolts' that hold the sway bar to the frame.
4. Now you should be ready to remove the stock sway bar.
5. With the provided grease, grease the inner wall of the bushings.
6. Place the bushing over the sway bar followed by the bracket.
7. Remove the stock bushing from the end links and then you place the new HP
bushings on the end link.
8. Place the sway bar over the end links followed by the HP bushing. Then start the
nut but do not tighten just yet.
9. Now that the sway bar is connected to end links this will allow you to lift the
sway bar up and start the four bolts that connect the sway bar mounts to the frame
and again do not tighten just yet.
10. Now you're ready to tighten the end links. After those are tight, now proceed to
tighten the four sway bar mount bolts.
11. Make sure everything that you touched is tight including the front and rear.
Enjoy!
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