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4. Removeundercarwinddeflectors.
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5. Removenutretainingfuellinesjustrearoftheleftsidewinddeflector.
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6. Slideleftsidemidframebracket#23‐2156abovefuellines,takingcarewhenpryingfuellinesdownsonotto
bendorkinkthem.Boltbrackettooutersillrailusingtwo(2)supplied10mmboltswashersandlockwasher.
Therearenutinsertsinsillrear.
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7. Unboltonlytheleftsiderearengine–K‐memberbolts.
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8. WhilecarefullypryingdownonK‐member,slideleftQA1sub‐frameconnector#25‐4085betweenK‐member
andvehiclefloor.AlignfrontofQA1sub‐frameconnectorboltholeswithK‐memberboltholes.Usesupplied
10mmboltwasherandlockwashertoboltrearofsub‐frameconnectoruptovehicle’ssub‐frame.Markaround
whereQA1sub‐frameconnectoristobeweldedtovehicleandmidsub‐framebracket.RemoveQA1sub‐frame
connector.Cleanoffpaintandanyundercoating.
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9. Re‐installleftsub‐frameconnectorandweldintovehicle.Protectfuelandbrakelinesfromwelding.Weldsub‐
frameconnectortomidframebracket.Itmayrequireclamping.
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10. TorquefrontK‐memberboltsto80ft./lbs.UseBlueLoctite™oncleanthreads.
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11. UnboltonlyrightsiderearengineK‐memberbolts.
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12. Boltmidframebrackettooutersillrailsinthe10mmnutinsertsusingsupplied10mmboltswasherandlock
washer.Theinsidesub‐frameboltlocationshouldalignwiththemiddleboltlocationthatretainedthewind
deflector,useoriginalboltfromwinddeflector.
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13. WhilecarefullypryingdownonK‐member,sliderightQA1sub‐frameconnector#25‐4086betweenK‐member
andvehiclefloor.AlignfrontofQA1sub‐frameconnectorboltholeswithK‐memberboltholes.Usesupplied
10mmboltsandlockwasherstoboltrearofsub‐frameconnectoruptovehicle’ssub‐frame.Markaround
whereQA1sub‐frameconnectoristobeweldedtovehicleandmidsub‐framebracket.RemoveQA1sub‐frame
connectorfromvehicle,cleanpaintandanyundercoatingfromwhereweldingistotakeplace.
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14. Re‐installrightsub‐frameconnectorandweldintovehicle.Weldsubframeconnectortomidframebracket.
Clampingofpiecestocloseupgapsmayberequiredasweldisperformed.
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15. TorqueK‐memberboltsto80ft./lbs.usingBlueLoctite™oncleanthreads.
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16. Grindexcessweldasneeded.Cleanandpaintbaresurfacestopreventrust.
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17. AttachparkingcablebracketstostudsontheinsideofQA1subframeconnectorsusingthesupplied5/16”nuts
andwashers.
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18. Replacenutonfuellineretainerclipthatwasremovedinstep5.
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19. Installundercarwinddeflectors.
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20. Connectnegativebatterycable.
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Note:Tofurtherupgradeyoursuspension,useotherQA1suspensionproductssuchascoilovers,shocks,
struts,springs,torquearms,panhardrods,subframeconnectors,struttowerbraces,rodends,spherical
bearings,etc.Formoreinformation,gotoourwebsiteatWWW.QA1.NET
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