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.

5 Disconnect the height sensor bracket. (Figure 2)

6 Remove the air line from the check valve. (Figure 3)

7 Disconnect the brake line bracket from the strut body. (Figures 4, 5)

8 Disconnect the strut’s wiring connector from the vehicle. (Figure 6)

9 Disconnect the sway bar link from the strut. (Figure 7)

10 Remove the lower strut mount bolt. (Figure 8)

11 Disconnect the upper control arms from the spindle. (Figure 9)

12 Remove the four bolts retaining the upper strut mount bracket. (Figure 10)

13 Remove the strut from the vehicle. (Figure 11)

14 Remove the three top mount nuts and separate the bracket from the strut. (Figures 12, 13, 14)

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

1 Install the upper bracket onto the new Arnott strut, using the provided hardware. Ensure that the brake line bracket on the strut is oriented to the front. (Figures 15, 16)

2 Install the new strut into the vehicle. (Figure 17)

3 Insert the lower mount bolt. Do not tighten at this time. (Figure 18)

4 Using an appropriate jack, raise the wheel hub to seat the upper bracket properly into the body. Install the four mounting bolts and tighten to manufacturers’ specifications. (Figure 19)

5 Raise the wheel hub to normal ride height and tighten the lower mount bolt to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 20)

6 Connect the brake line bracket to the strut. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 21)

7 Connect the sway bar link to the strut. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 22)

8 Connect the upper control arms to the spindle. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 23)

9 Reconnect the ride height sensor bracket. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 24)

10 Seal off and secure the air lines and electrical connectors in a suitable location.

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.

4 Remove the air line from the air spring. (Figure 26)

5 Disconnect the ride height sensor link. (Figure 27)

6 Disconnect the sway bar link from the sway bar. (Figure 28)

7 Remove the lower control arm bolt and disconnect the arm from the knuckle. (Figures 29, 30)

8 Remove the air spring from the vehicle. (Figure 31)

9 Disconnect the shock’s electrical connector from the vehicle. (Figure 32)

10 Remove the shock upper mount bolts. (Figure 33)

11 Remove the shock lower mount bolt. (Figure 34)

12 Remove the shock from the vehicle. (Figure 35)

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

1 Place the lower spring perch into the spring seat on the lower control arm. (Figure 36)

2 Ensure the upper spring isolator is seated properly. Position the spring into the upper spring seat and then guide over the lower spring perch. (Figures 37, 38)

3 Use an appropriate jack to raise the lower control arm into position. Reconnect the sway bar link and install the lower control arm to wheel knuckle bolt. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figures 39, 40)

4 Install the new shock into the vehicle. (Figure 41)

5 Install the upper shock mount bolts. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 42)

6 Install the lower shock mount bolt. Tighten to manufacturer’s specifications. (Figure 43)

7 Reconnect the ride height sensor link. (Figure 44)

8 Seal off and secure air lines and electrical connections in a suitable location.

Electronic Bypass Module (EBM) Installation

1 Remove the driver’s side trim inside the trunk to gain access to the suspension control module. (Figures 45, 46)

2 Disconnect the two wire harnesses from the module. The harnesses will remain unplugged. (Figures 47, 48)

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. (Figures 49, 50)

ELECTRONIC BYPASS MODOULE FROM TO PIN LOCATION AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULES CONNECTOR FOR F01-A Black Black 1 Red Gray/Orange 3 Green Green 81 Blue Orange 61

4 Connect the EBM to the EBM harness. (Figure 51)

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.