I want to put in my Autospring 2" level kit in sometime this week and was just wondering if someone has pictures of the install. The instructions seem very vague and I would like some help before starting. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

Very simple to install. Install one side at a time . put a jack stand under the frame on the side you are working on. put a floor jack under the lower control arm as close to the ball joint as possible. Remove wheel. unbolt the 2 brake calliper bolts, set calliper aside out of the way. Disconnect the brake line hold downs leave the brake line connected to the caliper. Unbolt the large nut that holds the axle through the hub. Disconnect the outer tie rod end. disconnect the upper control arm from the steering knuckle. Be carefull it may try to spring upward. leave the nut on a few turns while breaking the upper balljoint free from the knuckle. then pull down on the control arm to remove the nut by hand. Remove the large lower strut bolt. pull the steering knuckle outward far enough to pull the axle end out of the knuckle/ bearing. Remove the top 3 strut nuts lower the floor jack all the way down. pull the strut assembly out. Bolt the Autospring plate to the top of the strut . It will only bolt on one way. Reverse directions to reassemble. Truck must have a front end alignment done after the kit is installed. I hope this helps. I installed the same kit. I like it alot.

 

Here's directions I posted on another site. These may help.

Real instructions:

1. Loosen lugs on tires
2. Jack up truck and put truck on jack stands with tires off the ground
3. Remove tires
4. Choose a side to start with
5. Unbolt the 3 nuts holding the C/O in place on top of the tower. The front 2 are easy to remove. The back one is tough. I went in through the engine bay.
6. Remove bottom nut that is holding the sway-bar to the lower arm from underneath the arm.
7. Take the 30mm socket you got as a loaner tool from your local parts store and loosen the lower C/O nut.
8. Remove the nut holding the lower balljoint to the upper arm.
9. Take a 4 pound sledge and hit the balljoint bolt where you just removed the nut(it will take a few hits)
10. Suspension should completely droop out when the ball joint is seperated.
11. Remove lower C/O nut and bolt and slide C/O out.
12. Place Autospring on top of C/O and tighten all nuts that were originially used to hold the C/O in place up top.
13. Put C/O back into position, top first and then bottom.
14. Slide in lower C/O bolt and hand tighten the nut
15. Jack up lower arm as far as you can without lifting truck off of jack stands.
16. Wrestle with upper arm, pulling down as hard as you can while pulling up on the spindle. While doing this push the ball joint into the spindle and put the nut back on. (This is really hard to do alone)
17. Put nut back on that holds swaybar to lower arm
18. Put top 3 supplied nuts on to top of C/O and tighten
19. Tighten upper balljoint to spec
20. Tighten lower C/O bolt to spec
21. Put tire on
22. Have a beer
23. Repeat steps on other side.



-Tim

 

I think you meant to say "Upper Balljoint" in step #8.

John

 

There's only one ball joint in the front suspension so it doesn't matter much.

-Tim

 

upper ball joint.

 

[QUOTE=DesertBound]7. Take the 30mm socket you got as a loaner tool from your local parts store and loosen the lower C/O nut.


Might want to make it a deepwell (if you can find one) as a reg socket has a very hard time fitting w/ the bolt stud sticking out. Seems that 1 3/16" will work also.

 

Im still wanting to know if anyone has pictures of their install of their autospring kit, want to do it tommorrow morning and get it alligned on monday.

 

I put this on with my brother's help last week, took an hour or so total for both sides. (He has a lift, which makes access easier.) He is a car dealer/mechanic kind of guy -- and he couldn't believe the directions that came with this - garbage. After you get the wheel off, you'll see what you have to loosen to drop the strut and get the spacer above it. Really pretty simple, sorry I don't have pics.

Ride is the same, and looks GREAT.

 

some were in the these post I seen pictures you might look back in the treads look under frontend lift or anything about the frontend it will take time but it's there. It's
step by step pictures hope this help