Measurement Procedure
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- Remove any load within passenger and luggage compartments that is not factory equipment. Place vehicle on wheel alignment rack or drive-on lift per equipment manufacturer's recommendations. Check all tires for proper inflation pressure and adjust as necessary.
- Jounce front of vehicle several times. Measure and record distance between center of lower suspension arm rear mounting bolt and surface front tire is sitting on. Measure and record distance between center of front wheel and surface front tire is sitting on. See Figure .
- Subtract first measurement from second measurement. Difference between 2 measurements should be 1.85" (47 mm), plus or minus .118" (3.00 mm). If front suspension height is not within specifications, go to ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE .