2 Safely raise the vehicle according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

3 Deflate and disable the air suspension system according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

6 Remove the nut from the ball joint and separate from the spindle assembly. (Figures 2, 3)

7 Cut the cable tie securing the wire harness mount, then remove the wire harness mount from shock. Disconnect the ADS damping coil connector if applicable. (Figure 4)

8 Disconnect the air line by unscrewing the brass fitting from the strut’s top mount. (Figure 5)

9 Remove the three (3) upper mount flange nuts. (Figure 6)

10 Remove the lower shock mount nut, followed by the bolt and remove the strut from the vehicle. (Figure 7)

Tighten all nuts and bolts to the manufacturer’s specifications during the installation process.

1 Install the replacement strut onto the vehicle in the same orientation as removed.

2 Reconnect the sway bar link. Tighten hardware to manufacturer’s specifications.

3 Install the lower shock mount bolt and nut, tighten to manufacturer’s specification. (Figures 8, 9)

4 Reattach the spindle assembly and install the nut onto the ball joint. Tighten to manufacturer’s specification.

5 Using the supplied cable tie, secure the wire harness mount to the shock. (Figures 10, 11)

6 Using the supplied hardware, install and tighten the top mounting nuts to manufacturer’s specification. (Figure 12)

7 Seal off and secure unused air lines and electrical connections.

1 Ensure the vehicle is properly lifted according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

2 Ensure the air suspension is deflated and deactivated according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

3 Remove rear wheel from the applicable side being replaced. (Figure 13)

4 Locate and disconnect the air spring’s air line connection. Remove the air spring from the vehicle. (Figure 14)

5 In the rear cargo area, remove all applicable trim panels to gain access to the upper shock mounting fasteners. Reference manufacturer’s instructions for removal of interior paneling. (Figures 15, 16)

6 With the trim panels removed, lift the insulation to gain access to the top mount nuts. Loosen and remove. (Figures 17, 18)

7 Disconnect the shocks dampening solenoid electrical connector, located just behind the shock, on the control arm. (Figure 19)

8 Loosen and remove the lower shock mounting bolt, followed by the old shock. (Figure 20)

Tighten all nuts and bolts to the manufacturer’s specifications during the installation process.

1 Install the new shock into the vehicle. Install the top nuts and tighten to manufacturer’s specifications.

2 Install the shock lower mount bolt. Tighten to manufacture’s specifications. (Figure 21)

3 Install the new retaining clip to the upper spring seat. (Figure 22)

4 Place the upper spring isolator and lower spring perch onto the spring. (Figures 23, 24)

5 Attach the upper spring seat to the upper spring retainer. (Figures 25, 26)

6 Using an appropriate spring compressor, compress the spring and install into the spring seat. (Figures 27, 28)

8 Seal off and secure unused air lines and electrical connections.

9 Tighten all hardware to manufacturer’s specifications.

1 Remove the applicable trim around the driver’s seat footwell. Peel back the insulation and remove the panel to gain access to the suspension control module. (Figures 29, 30)

2 Disconnect the three harnesses from the suspension control module. The harnesses will remain disconnected.

3 According to the table below, splice the EBM harness wires to the applicable control module harness wires using the four (4) supplied heat-shrink butt connectors. Harness C3 is the 2-pin harness. Harness C2 is the 48-pin harness. (Figures 31, 32)

EBM WIRE VEHICLE HARNESS HARNESS PIN # PIN WIRE COLOR Blue C3 H Green/White Green C3 L Green Red C2 PIN 43 Black/White Black Ground Terminal - Brown

4 Connect the EBM to the EBM harness. (Figures 33, 34)

5 Secure the EBM in a suitable location, away from friction or pinch points.

Do not plug the suspension control modules back in. They remain unplugged. There should be no suspension error lights present in the instrument cluster.