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- Page 1 Installation Instructions 6” Performance Suspension System 2006-07 Toyota FJ Cruiser 2WD & 4WD FTS26016BK / FTS26017BK / FTS26018BK Fabtech Motorsports 4331 Eucalyptus Ave. Chino, CA 91710 Tech Line 909-597-7800 Fax 909-597-7185 www.fabtechmotorsports.com...
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Page 2: Parts List
2006-07 Toyota FJ Cruiser 2WD & 4WD FTS26016BK / FTS26017BK / FTS26018BK PARTS LIST: FTS26016B Box 1 Front FTS26017BK Box 2 Front Part # Description Part # Description FTS70097D Driver Spindle FT70082BK Front Crossmember FTS70097P Pass. Spindle FT70083BK Rear Crossmember... - Page 3 2006 Toyota FJ Cruiser 2WD & 4WD FTS26012BK / FTS26013BK / FTS26014BK FT70069 Hardware Kit - FT70091 Hardware Kit - Description Location Description Location 3/4"-10 x 4 1/2" Bolt Front Crossmember 7/16-14 x3 1/2" Bolt Impact Tube 3/4"-10 C-Lock 7/16"-16 C-Lock 3/4"...
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Page 4: Tool List
CHECK ALL PARTS INCLUDED IN THIS KIT TO THE PARTS LIST ABOVE BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION OF THIS KIT. IF ANY PARTS ARE MISSING, CONTACT FABTECH AT 909-597-7800 DO NOT ALTER THE FINISH OF THESE COMPONENTS, EXAMPLE- CHROMING, ZINC PLATING OR PAINTING. - Page 5 • TORQUE WRENCH • MIG WELDER • COIL SPRING COMPRESSOR FRONT SUSPENSION INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery. With the vehicle on level ground, set the emergency brake and block the rear tires. Jack up the front end of the truck and support the frame rails with jack stands.
- Page 6 6. Remove the brake caliper from the steering knuckle and hang 10. Remove the three upper nuts from the top of the strut out of the way. Do not allow the brake caliper to hang from assembly then the lower bolt from the strut at the lower brake line.
- Page 7 11. Remove and save the factory lower control arms with the hardware. Skip steps Twelve and Thirteen for 2wd model trucks 12. Disconnect the front drive shaft ONLY from the differential, do not disconnect from the transfer case. Save hardware. Do not allow drive shaft to hang freely.
- Page 8 16. Locate FT70073 Weld in plate. You will need to weld in these 17. Working from the driver’s side, mark the front frame section / plates to cover the holes made by cutting out the original cross body mount 5 ¾” from the face of the frame and the back at member.
- Page 9 18. Use a sawzall and cut the marked area from the mount. Next, sand and clean the cut area on the mount. Locate FT70094 Weld-in Plate. Check fit the plate against the mount for proper fitment (it may be necessary to sand the mount for proper fitment of the plate).
- Page 10 Torque the hardware to 75 ft. lbs. SEE PHOTO ON NEXT PAGE. 20. Locate the Fabtech front crossmember FT70051, with the supplied ¾” x 4 1/2” bolts, nuts, and washers, attach the crossmember to the factory control arm pockets, leave loose at this time.
- Page 11 Skip step twenty-three on 2wd model trucks 26. Locate the factory shock assembly and hardware. Locate the FT70055 Coil Spacers and supplied 3/8” C-Lock nuts and 23. Locate the previously removed factory hardware for the front Washers. Position the spacer onto the top of the shock driveshaft and install with some of the supplied thread- assembly so that the shortest side of the spacer is angled in locking compound on the bolts and torque to 50 ft lbs.
- Page 12 28. Locate the factory steering knuckles and remove the hubs, backing plates, inner seal, and the dust covers. Locate the new Fabtech FTS70044D and FTS70044P steering knuckles. Install the factory hubs, backing plates, factory inner seal, and the dust covers with the factory hardware and supplied thread- locking compound.
- Page 13 FT70061 Drop Bracket 32. Locate FT70063 & FT70064 (drv. / pass.) spindle brake line bracket. Attach to the Fabtech knuckle using the supplied ¼’ x ¾” bolts, washers, and split washers. Attach the factory bracket to the new brake line bracket using the supplied ¼” x ¾”...
- Page 14 10mm x 30mm bolt and washer. Attach the two washers, reinstall the factory ABS Sensor into the Fabtech bottom holes of the bracket to the rear Fabtech crossmember, Knuckle. Now attach the tie rod ends with the factory castle using the supplied 3/8”...
- Page 15 3” hardware. Insert the mis-alignments into the upper heim the nut tab into the frame and attach with the 3/8” hardware. and attach it to the Fabtech steering knuckle. Torque the 3/8” SEE PHOTO BELOW hardware to 30 ft. lbs. SEE DRAWING BELOW AND...
- Page 16 38. Locate the FT70059 Impact Strut mounts, FT133 sleeve, & ½”x 3” bolts, nuts, and washers. Install the impact strut mounts to the factory transmission crossmember with the sleeve on top of the bracket. Note: Some vehicles require drilling out the top hole in the crossmember. Some vehicles also do not have a “pocket”...
- Page 17 39. Locate FT70011 Impact strut tubes and FT1044 Bushing kit. Install the bushings into the strut tubes. Attach the strut tubes to the rear Fabtech crossmember then to the strut brackets on the transmission crossmember with the supplied 7/16” x 3 ½”...
- Page 18 Frame on the driver’s side 46. Remove the driver lower link and install an assembled Fabtech link with the gussets facing down using the stock hardware. Repeat on the passenger lower link. SEE PHOTOS ON NEXT PAGE ABS line from the...
- Page 19 Mark new holes 47. Remove the driver upper link and install an assembled Fabtech link with the gusset facing upward in the frame pocket and down at the axle mount with the stock hardware. Repeat on the passenger upper link. SEE PHOTO BELOW 49.
- Page 20 Remove spacer and drill new holes Coil shown for bumpstop install only 50. Repeat steps forty-six & forty-seven on the passenger side. 51. Locate the factory rear coils and bumpstop. Use a coil spring compressor and install the coils (with the bumpstops inside) onto the new spacer and the axle mount.
- Page 21 Use the 5/16 to attach the brake line bracket to the new Fabtech bracket. Torque the hardware to 15 lbs. SEE PHOTO BELOW AND ON NEXT...
- Page 22 Attach the factory bracket to the new Bracket bent to align Fabtech bracket with line clamp 54. Re-connect the ABS sensor to the harness. Locate the ABS 55. Attach the factory e-brake cable bracket with the supplied bracket on the crossmember and carefully bend the bracket 5/16”...
- Page 23 58. Install the new Fabtech shocks FTS7237 (not included with the kit) and FT83239 Shock Spacer with the factory hardware and supplied shock sleeve. Install the spacer onto the lower shock mount and follow with the shock and factory hardware.
- Page 26 Fabtech is not responsible for damages and/or warranty of other vehicle parts related or non related to the installed Fabtech product. This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied.
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