How to Lift a 2WD Truck

Jack the front of the truck into the air using the jack and place it on jack stands. Make sure the vehicle is secure before you remove the front wheels.

Remove the front shocks using a wrench and socket set. The shock will drop from the bottom of the control arm through the center of the spring.

Place the spring compressor onto the front spring and tighten until the spring is compressed. Make sure all tension is off the spring.

Put the jack underneath the lower control arm so you apply pressure to the arm. This is a safety precaution. The springs should have no pressure on them since the spring compressor is on them, but the jack will hold the control arm should the spring pop.

Use the cotter pin puller to remove the cotter pin on the upper control arm. Then unbolt the ball joint from the spindle.

Hammer the side of the spindle so the ball joint is freed from the spindle. Should the ball joint not separate, use the ball joint separator and a hammer to push it through.

Lower the jack slowly and then pull out the spring. Undo the spring compressor slowly so the spring isn't putting tension on one side or the other.

Put the spring compressor on the taller springs. You'll want this to be tightened down as much as you can so you can get the spring in place. Use an impact wrench on the compressor if you need to apply more torque, but alternate sides on the spring compressor so tension is even on both sides.

Install the taller spring into the coil pocket. Bolt the upper control arm back to the spindle and install a new cotter pin.

Remove the spring compressor slowly, making sure the spring settles in the pocket correctly. Reinstall the tires, jack the vehicle up, remove the stands and the front is done.

Jack up the rear of the truck by placing a jack under the center---or pumpkin---of the axle. Place jack stands underneath the frame of the vehicle as well as under the axle. These two pieces will be separated soon, so make sure the vehicle and the axle are secure. Place another jack stand underneath the axle where the driveline connects.

Unbolt the U bolts that hold the leaf spring to the axle. Do this slowly, as the springs may be under pressure. Do one side, then the other so that the axle is free.

Place the lift block supplied with the lift kit onto the top of the axle. You want the hole in the middle of the block to line up with the pin in the leaf spring.

Loosely place the new U bolts provided in the kit onto the axle the same way they were installed from the factory. Tighten each corner of the U bolt slowly so the pin lines up as it goes. Once everything is connected, tighten down the U bolts completely. Jack the vehicle back up in the air, remove the jack stands and place it on the floor. The lift is now done.