Manual
RUBICON EXPRESS. 3290 MONIER CIR., RANCHO CORDOVA, CA. 95742 916-473-4600
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR:
RE8005 3.5” ZJ SUPER-RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
Safety Warning:
Suspension systems or components that enhance the off-road performance of your
vehicle may cause it to handle differently, on and off-road, than it did from the
factory. Care must be taken to prevent loss of control or vehicle rollover during
sudden maneuvers. Failure to drive the vehicle safely may result in serious injury
or death to driver and passengers. We recommend you always wear your seatbelt,
drive safely and avoid quick turns and other sudden maneuvers. Constant
maintenance is required to keep your vehicle safe. Thoroughly inspect your vehicle
before and after every off-road use.
Installation Warning:
We recommend that certified technicians perform the installations of our products.
Attempts to install these products without knowledge or experience may jeopardize
the safety of the vehicle. These instructions only cover the installation of our
products and may not include factory procedures for disassembly and reassembly
of factory components. Read instructions from start to finish and be sure all parts
are present before disassembling the vehicle. Included instructions are guidelines
only for recommended procedures and in no way are meant to be definitive.
Installer is responsible to insure a safe and controllable vehicle after performing
modifications. Do not perform test drives on public roads with partially completed
installations. Always double and triple check your work before use.
KIT CONTENTS:
RE1150 Rear sway bar end links
RE1171 Sway bar end link adapters (93-95)
OR RE1172 (96-98)
RE1175 Front sway bar end links
RE1341 Front coil springs
RE1343 Rear coil springs
RE1604 Rear track bar bracket
RE3705 Lower front control arms
RE3720 Lower rear control arms
REQUIRED TOOLS:
Basic mechanics' hand tools
Jack stands and floor jack
Spring compressors
Drill motor and drill bits
PRE INSTALLATION NOTE:
Control arm bushings are pre-lubed during initial assembly at Rubicon
Express. As general maintenance the control arm bushings should be
lubed with a silicone base grease
as needed. Silicone base grease can
be purchased at your local auto parts store.
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INSTALLATION:
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shim to take up space between
bracket and axle mount at top 5/16” bolt.
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modifications to the rear drive shaft – see slip yoke vibration in
troubleshooting before proceeding.
1. Raise vehicle and support with s
2. Remove wheels.
3. Remove front shocks.
4. Remove front sway ba
5. Remove front spring retainer clam
6. Disconnect front track bar at axle end.
pitman arm makes axle droop out farther.
7. Remove front springs. Spring compressors may be helpful.
Support the front axle with jack stands. 8.
9. Remove factory lower control arms that are to be replaced.
10. Use factory eccentric hardware at front axle lower control ar
mount.
11. Install the lower control arms with offset tube being mounted a
low as possible (see photo 1). Use the factory bolt and nut at the
uni-body mount (don’t fully tighten bolts until vehicle is back on th
ground).
12. The front springs are the longer ones. Coil spring compressors may
be useful. Rotate the coil to index the spring with lower coil cup.
13. Install the spring retainer clamp removed in step #5.
Install longer front shocks. Bar pins may need to be put through th14.
bottom shock eyes (use light grease).
15. Install sway bar end link adapters per instructions supplied with
adapters. Install sway bar end links (see photo 2 for typical
installation).
16. Re-drill front track bar axle bracket over toward driver's side
center-to-center (or install optional adjustable front track bar).
Reconnect track bar at new hole.
-REAR AXLE-
1 Remove the rear shocks.
Remove the rea18. r sway ba
19. Support the rear axle.
20. Disconnect rear track bar at axle.
21. Remove the factory lower control
22. Remove the rear springs.
23. Remove the plastic dust shield that covers the bolt securing the
track bar to the mount on the axle housing and discard.
24. Remove the Torx head bolt (t55) and disconnect axle end of track
bar, if not done previously
25. Install track bar bracket using the supplied ½” bolt and spacer (the
spacer goes in the location vacated by the track bar to prevent the
bracket from deforming when the bolt is tightened- see photo 3 for
similar installation).
26. With the track bar bracket in place, drill two 5/16” holes in the axle
mount where the plastic dust shield was previously located, one on
top and one on angled surface.
27. Install the 5/16” hardware in the holes drilled in step #27. If
required, use supplied horseshoe