Daystar KT09115BK User Manual
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KT09115
2003-06 4-Runner 2WD & 4WD & X-REAS Suspension
2 ½” Front Coil Spring Spacer Lift Kit With Rear Coil Spring Spacers
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Instruction Sheet - P10667-01
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FRONT
1. Read complete instructions before beginning installation, the
following special tools are recommended: Coil spring compressor,
floor jack, ball joint separator, jack stands, bench vise, and metric
hand tools.
2.
Lift the vehicle with the jack in the center of the front cross member.
3. Support the vehicle by placing jack stands on the frame cross
member so that the front tire/wheels are off the ground.
4.
Remove the front tires/wheels.
5.
Disconnect the sway bar end link nut on the spindle and remove the
upper ball joint cotter pin and nut.
6. Separate the upper ball joint from the spindle. (Using ball joint
separator or a suitable tool, be careful NOT to damage the ball joint
boot)
7.
Remove upper strut tower nuts holding strut assembly to strut tower
(3) on each side of vehicle.
8.
Remove the lower strut bolt from the lower control arm and remove
the strut assembly from the vehicle. (Note the direction of the bolt
for reinstallation)
9.
When installing front kit you will need to compress the strut in the
wheel well. DO NOT disconnect the line that goes to the struts
or the rear shocks
10. You will need to use a rod style spring compressor
11. Compress the coil spring on the strut assembly with a suitable coil
spring compressor so that the coil spring has about 3/8” play in the
strut and remove the upper strut isolator mount nut.
12. Remove the compressed coil spring assembly and dust boot from
the strut.
13. Install the supplied strut boot onto the lower factory stem cushion
washer. (optional)
14. Remove the coil spring isolator from the upper strut mounting plate.
15. Replace the upper strut mounting plate studs with the supplied
10mm longer studs S10762 with a bench vise and a deep well socket. (3 on each side)
16. Install the supplied coil spring isolator MO3273 to the upper strut mounting plate.
17. Reinstall the compressed coil spring onto the strut assembly and re-attach the upper strut mount plate using the
stock hardware. See diagram. Torque upper strut mounting plate nut to 18 foot-pounds.
18. Decompress the coil spring in the strut assembly. Make sure that the spring is seated correctly into the strut
assembly alignment indentation at the bottom of the strut and the top isolator.
19. Slide the coil spring spacer M03532 onto the top of the strut assembly over the 10mm studs.
20. Install the strut assembly into the strut tower and start the upper three 10mm lock nuts S10518. (Make sure that
the bottom of the strut is aligned as well)
21. Install the lower strut bolt in the original position and torque to 100 foot-pounds. (Step 8)
22. Using the floor jack, raise the lower control arm and connect the upper ball joint on the upper control arm to the
spindle. Torque nut to 80 ft lbs. and make sure that you replace the cotter pin. (Not supplied)
23. Reconnect the sway bar end links.
24. Remove and replace the bump-stops with a pair of Channelocks. (optional)
25. Install the front tires/wheels.
26. Lower the vehicle onto the ground and tighten the upper strut tower 10mm nuts S10518. Torque to 35 foot-
pounds. (3 on each side)
27. Do wheel alignment after installing kit
28. RETORQUE ALL BOLTS AFTER 500 MILES.
Bill Of Material
S10762
M10-1.25X 50mm Stud
6
S10518
10mm Nylock Nut
6
P01055 Cable
Tie 4
P10027 Grease
Pack 2
Bill Of Material
Part No.
Description
Qty.
M03112 Bump-stop 2
M00337 Shock/Strut
Boot 4
M03532
Coil Spring Spacer
2
M03273
Coil Spring Isolator
2
M03531
Rear Coil Spring Spacers
2
M00337
BOOT
WASHER
CUSHION
M03273
MOUNTING
PLATE
CUSHION
WASHER
NUT
STRUT WITH
FACTORY
BOOT
COIL
SPRING
STRUT
ASSY.
M03532
S10518
STRUT
TOWER