How to Install DV8 Off-Road Rock Runner 3.5 in. Lift Kit w/ Shocks & Track Bars (07-17 Wrangler JK) on your Jeep Wrangler

1_ Chock the rear wheels and jack up the front of the vehicle and support the vehicle with jack stands so  that the front wheels are off the ground.  

2. Using a 19mm deep socket remove the front tires/wheels,  

3. Using a 18mm socket and wrench remove the bottom bolt and the upper sway bar nuts_ Retain the lower hardware for later use.  

4. Using a 18mm socket and wrench remove the lower shock bolt. Retain the lower hardware for reuse.  

5. Using a 10MM socket, remove the brake line bracket from the stock location.  

6. Locate the brake line bracket and install using the stock hardware. Install the stock brake line on the  other end of the bracket using the supplied 1/4" X 1" bolts.  Use caution when moving the brake line to not kink the metal line.  

7. Push down on the axle to allow room for the coils to be removed. Remove coil springs.  

8. Install the new coil spring (Longer Coil) with the supplied 3/4" spacer making sure the stock isolator is in  place above the new spacer.  *Two door soft top models do not require spacers  

9. Install the qV8 Off Road Performance shocks in the factory location with the factory bolt in the lower shock mount. Tighten the lower using a 18mm socket and wrench and the upper using a 9/16" wrench.  

10. Reinstall the front tires/wheels and tighten to factory specifications.  

11. Remove the jack stands and lower the vehicle to the ground.  

12. On the rear of the vehicle remove the factory sway bar link using a 18mm socket and wrench on the lower. Remove the upper hardware using a 18mm wrench and a 19mm wrench on the ball joint end. This link will be relocated to the front.  

13. Install the factory rear sway bar link in place of the factory front sway bar link. Attach the swivel end of the link to the factory sway bar using the stock hardware. Line up the eye end of the link to the factory mount on the axle, attach using the factory hardware. Tighten the upper using a 18mm and 19mm wrench, and lower using a 18mm socket and wrench.  

14. The draglink must be adjusted to center the steering wheel BEFORE the vehicle is driven. Failure to do so will cause a computer error with the Jeep's traction control system and will result in odd handling and poor performance.  

15. Remove factory track bar- Install track bar heim joint to frame side. Be sure track bar is orientated with the bend up to clear the differential. 

1. Chock front wheels and jack up the rear of the vehicle and support the vehicle with jack stands so that the rear wheels are off the ground.  

2. Remove the rear tires/wheels using a 19nnm deep well socket.  

3. Remove the upper shock bolt using a 16mm socket and wrench. Remove the lower shock bolt using a 18mm socket and wrench and remove the factory shock. Retain the lower shock hardware for reuse,  

4. Using a 10mm wrench, unbolt the brake hose bracket at the frame. Retain hardware for later use.  

5. Remove the track rod from the vehicle frame mount using a 21mm wrench. Retain the hardware for reuse. It may be necessary to raise or lower to take the pressure off of the track rod bolt.  

6. Push down on the axle to allow enough room for stock coil spring to be removed. Remove the stock coil spring.  

7. Install the supplied 3/4" spring spacer on the top of the new coil spring (Shorter Coil) and install the new DV8 Off Road coil spring in the factory coil mount with the stock isolator installed above the new spacer. *Two door soft top models do not require the ue of the spring spacer  

8. Locate the 4 sway bar link sleeves. Insert the sleeves into the sway bar link bushings.  

9. Using the supplied .500-16 x 2.75" bolts, washers and nuts from 1681bag, install the sway bar links to the sway bar, and axle mount., and tighten using a 13116" socket and 718" wrench. Make sure the bolts are in-stalled with the head of the bolt toward the tire  

10. Install new bracket and spacer sleeve in the stock location. Secure with the supplied 14mm x 75mm  hardware in the upper hole. 

This bracket goes into the factory track rod bracket provision

11. Secure the bracket with the supplied 1/2" x 1 114" hardware. Tighten using a 3/4" wrench & socket.  

12. Attach the brake line bracket to the location on the frame where the factory bracket was attached. Tight-en using a 10mm wrench and stock hardware. Secure the factory bracket to the bottom hole of the reloca-tion bracket using a 7/16 wrench and the supplied .250-20 x 1" bolts, washers, and nuts.  

13. Install the rear shock in the factory location using the factory hardware. Tighten the upper mount using a 16mm wrench and a 18mm wrench for the lower.  

14. Reinstall the rear tires/wheels and tighten to factory specifications. Lower the vehicle to the ground.  

15. After the vehicle is on the ground, install the stock track rod in the lower hole of the new track rod brack-et with the stock hardware. It may be necessary to pull the axle over to the passenger side to align the hole in the bracket with the track rod bushing.  

17. Tighten all track rod hardware using a 3/4'', 21mm & 22mm sockets/wrench. 

1. Check all fasteners for proper torque. Check to ensure there is clearance between all rotating, mobile, fixed and heated members. Check steering for interference. Test brake system.  

2. Perform steering cycle. The distance between the tire siclewall and the brake hose must be checked closely. Cycle the steering from full turn to full turn to check for clearance. Failure to perform inspections may result in component failure.  

3. The draglink must be adjusted to center the steering wheel BEFORE the vehicle is driven. Failure to do so will cause a error with the Jeeps traction control system and result in odd handling and poor per-formance.  

4. An alignment by a certified alignment professional with experience in aligning lifted vehicles must be performed.  

5. Readjust headlights to proper settings.  

6. Check hardware after the first 100 miles and then every 1000 miles.