Tool List:
-Floor Jack
-Jack Stands
-Assorted Metric Tools
-GM Torsion Bar Tool or Two Armed Gear Puller
Lift Instructions Front
- Park the truck on level ground and measure the height of the fender lip
- Jack up the front of the truck and support the frame with jack stands
- With an 18mm socket remove the torsion bar adjusting bolt
- Using a GM torsion bar tool apply pressure to torsion key
- Remove adjuster bolt retaining plate
- Slowly release the tension on the torsion bar tool
- With tool removed slide torsion bar forward
- The factory torsion bar key can now be removed
- Install new torsion bar key by reversing the install procedure
- Insert adjuster bolt about halfway as a good starting point
- Set truck back down and do a quick test drive
- Check height of truck and adjust accordingly.
- Have truck aligned
Lift Instructions Rear
- Lift rear of truck and support the frame with jack stands
- Remove lower shock mounting bolts
- With a jack under the axle remove the factory u-bolts from one side
- Lower axle enough to install block (if your truck came with a factory block the new one is placed on top) with the taller side toward the rear
- Raise axle back to leaf spring with the leaf pin in the center hole
- Install new u-bolts and hardware
- Repeat on the other side.
- Lower to the ground and torque to 85 ft. lbs.
- Install lower shock bolts
Shock Extension Bushing Installation
- Lift and support the front end of the truck with jack stands under the frame.
- Remove the front wheels.
- Remove upper shock mount nut and remove upper shock bushing half.
- Remove lower shock mount bolt.
- Remove shock.
- Remove the other half of the upper shock bushing.
- Install CCM Offroad steel shock bushing extension on to the upper shock stud.
- Reinstall the lower half of the upper shock bushing.
- Reinstall shock into truck.
- Reinstall upper shock mount bushing and nut.
- Tighten upper shock mount nut until the bushing swells slightly.
- Do this on both sides of the truck.
- Reinstall wheels and torque to factory specs.