ROUGH COUNTRY 921501122 JEEP 2010-17 Patriot Rear Loaded Struts Installation Guide
ROUGH COUNTRY 921501122 JEEP 2010-17 Patriot Rear Loaded Struts

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Please read instructions before beginning installation. Check the kit hardware against the kit contents shown below. Be sure you have all needed parts and know where they go.
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Check all fasteners for proper torque. Check to ensure for adequate clearance between all components. Periodically check all hardware for tightness.

KIT CONTENTS:

  • Loaded Struts x2

TOOLS NEEDED:

  • Jack

  • Jack Stands

  • 13mm Wrench or Socket

  • 15mm Wrench or Socket

  • 18mm Wrench or Socket

HARDWARE INCLUDED:

  • Upper Strut Nuts x4

Torque Specs

Size Grade 5 Grade 8 Size Class 8.8 Class 10.9
5/16” 15 ft/lbs 20ft/lbs 6MM 5ft/lbs 9ft/lbs
3/8” 30 ft/lbs 35ft/lbs 8MM 18ft/lbs 23ft/lbs
7/16” 45 ft/lbs 60ft/lbs 10MM 32ft/lbs 45ft/lbs
1/2” 65 ft/lbs 90ft/lbs 12MM 55ft/lbs 75ft/lbs
9/16” 95 ft/lbs 130ft/lbs 14MM 85ft/lbs 120ft/lbs
5/8” 135ft/lbs 175ft/lbs 16MM 130ft/lbs 165ft/lbs
3/4” 185ft/lbs 280ft/lbs 18MM 170ft/lbs 240ft/lbs

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION

  1. Lift the rear of the vehicle up using a floor jack. Place jack stands under the frame rail and lower.
  2. Remove the rear wheels and tires from the vehicle.
  3. Remove the rear floor panel from the vehicle. See Photo 1.
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  4. Remove the inner sound padding from each side of the upper strut mounts. See Photo 2.
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  5. Remove the brace as shown from both passenger and driver side using a 15mm wrench. See Photo 3.
    Remove the brace
  6. Remove the sway bar link as shown using a 13mm wrench & socket. Retain bushings, cup washers and lower nut for reuse. See Photo 4.
    Installation Instruction
  7. Support the inner lower control arm using a floor jack. Loosen the lower strut nut using a 18mm wrench and socket. See Photo 5.
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  8. Remove the inner frame mount control arm bolt using an 18mm socket and wrench. See Photo 6.
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  9. Support the strut. Remove the (2) upper strut nuts using a 14mm wrench. See Photo 7.
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  10. Install the new strut with the point side of the strut hat to the out side. Secure using (2) of the supplied 10mm flange lock nuts. See Photo 8.
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  11. Place the strut into the lower control arm using the retained OE bolt and nut. See Photo 9.
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  12. Raise the control arm into the frame mount using a jack, and place the bolt into the control arm and mount. See Photo 10.
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  13. Place the brace into the OE location using the retained hardware. Tighten using a 15mm socket. See Photo 11.
  14. Install the sway link and hardware. Tighten using an 13mm socket and wrench. See Photo 12.
    Installation Instruction
  15. Repeat steps 1-14 on the opposite side of the vehicle.
  16. Install the wheels and tires.
  17. Lift the vehicle up using a jack and remove the stands and lower onto the ground.
  18. With the vehicle on the ground, tighten the lower strut and inner control arm mount using a 18mm socket and wrench. See Photo 13.
    Installation Instruction
  19. Install the inner sound padding on each side of the upper strut mounts. See Photo 14
    Installation Instruction
  20. Install the rear floor panel into the vehicle. See Photo 15.
    Installation Instruction

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ROUGH COUNTRY 921501122 JEEP 2010-17 Patriot Rear Loaded Struts [pdf] Installation Guide
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