1. Begin the installation by elevating the truck, and placing it securely on jack stands. Ensure that you have jack stands forward of and behind the rear axle area. Remove the wheels.
2. Place a floor jack under the rear axle assembly. Elevate the rear axle assembly slightly and remove the shock absorbers.
3. Lower the rear axle assembly so that the springs are fully extended. Note: Do not allow the rear axle to hang from the springs.
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Remove the front bumper cover
A. Begin by removing the dust covers that are located underneath the vehicle. Use the 10mm socket to remove the OEM bolts and then the 7mm Nut driver to removed all the OEM screws along the sub-front portion of the bumper.
B. Locate and remove all other fasteners that attach the OEM bumper cover to the vehicle. Once you’ve removed the fasteners, slowly remove the bumper cover. Note that some vehicles may have the foam bumper protector inside, where some may have the plastic protector. The Pro-gard Push Bumper was designed for the plastic protector.
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