JL ALUMINUM Mid Arm Kit - Lowers Only

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Warning:  This Part Requires  General Mechanical Abilities   If you are not confident in your abilitiesPlease have this product installed at a Local Off-Road Shop .  

 

Tools Required:

Safety Glasses, Gloves, Wrench set, Socket Set, Torquewrench,   Jack, Jack stands(Tall andshort) , Wheel chock,

 

Step 1:

Take an inventory of your parts, If you are missing any parts Please contactArtec Industries Immediately @ (855) 278-3299 M-F 8:30am-5pm MST if it is after those hours please send an email to Sales@artecindustries.com  and provide a list of parts you receivedalong with copy of the packing slip

 

Step 2:

Place Wheel chocks at the rear wheels on the vehicle.  With the vehicle on the ground break the lug nutson the wheels free (Do not fully loosen or remove thelug nuts.)  Using a jack raise upthe front of the vehicle and place tall jack stands under the frame behind thelower control arm mounts and a shorter set under the axle.

 

Step 3:

Remove the wheels from the front of the vehicle and remove thecontrol arms.  (Wesuggest only removing and replacing 1 control arm at a time. )   With a control arm removed measure thelength of the control arm from center of bushing hole to center of bushinghole  record this measurement and adjustthe Artec arm to that measurement. install the arm into the vehicle and torqueto factory specs. Repeat this process on the other arms on the front axle.  

 

Step 4:

Re install the wheels and tighten the lug nuts. (Do not fully torque the Lug nuts )  Raise the vehicle up off of the jack standsand remove them from under the vehicle.  Once the vehicle is on the ground move the wheel chocks to the front wheels  with the vehicle on the ground break the lug nutson the wheels free. ( Again Do not fully loosen orremove them.)  Using a jack raiseup the rear of the vehicle and place tall jack stands under the frame in frontof  the lower control arm mounts.  and a shorter set under the axle .

 

Step 5:

Remove the wheels from the rear  of the vehicle and remove the controlarms.  (Wesuggest only removing and replacing 1 control arm at a time. )   With a control arm removed measurethe length of the control arm from center of bushing hole to center of bushinghole  record this measurement and adjustthe Artec arm to that measurement and install the arm into the vehicle andtorque to factory specs.  Repeat thisprocess on the other arms on the rear axle.   

 

Step 6:

Once all of the rear control arms are in the vehicle, Installthe wheels and tighten the lug nuts. ( Do not fullytorque them quite yet !)  Raisethe vehicle up off of the jack stands and remove them from under thevehicle.  Once the vehicle is on the theground under its own weight  torque thelug nuts to spec.  

 

 Step 7: 

Take the vehicle to an alignment shop to verify all of thearms are in the factory spec range and have them adjusted if needed .  If your old arms were bent or worn out this isa critical step to ensure proper drivability and tire wear .

 

 

After 50 milescheck all bolts for tightness and re torque if needed.