Those are a pain. If you go by the book you have to remove most of the front parts to clear out room if it has the air suspension because the bolts won't clear the air bag on the strut. I've done them by dropping the air out of the bag with a scan tool using the deflate option. Then unbolting the top of the strut. Next unbolt the ball joint from the knuckle. Now go in with a wrench and start backing one bolt out. Now lift the truck just enough that the strut comes out on top and push it back enough to wiggle that bolt out. Now do the opposite bolt. Then reverse the process to install the replacement arm. Don't torque the bolts down without having the jeep at ride height.
The book tells you that you remove the front half shaft, then deflate and remove the air strut. Then you can remove the bolts and the upper ball joint and the arm. Then reverse that process.
Sunday, October 15th, 2023 AT 9:26 PM