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Safety Precautions
The following precautions for use of this product are to prevent possible accidents and/or injuries and for proper use.
Indicates risk of serious injury and/or possible death.
WARNING
CAUTION
Indicates risk of serious injury and/or possible property damage (i.e. vehicle damage as
from use of this product.).
Before Use
The following must be strictly observed to use the product correctly:
WARNING
· Never use the on
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vehicle jack to lift the vehicle up when replacing this product and/or adjusting the vehicle
height. Use a lift for automobile or garage jack and rigid jack together. The on
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vehicle jack holds the
vehicle in an unstable condition; therefore, a vehicle may be dropped from the jack having risk of serious
injury or death in the worst case.
· This product is filled with nitrogen gas; therefore, do not disassemble or burn it. Also, avoid excessive
impact on this product such as dropping on the ground. This product may be exploded due to disassembly
or excessive impact.
CAUTION
· Installing this kit may cause a malfunction of brake, driving support system such as collision avoidance
system.
· HKS will not be responsible for a malfunction and/or failure of those driving support systems after
installing this product.
● Oil may exude from the cylinder joint; this is normal. A small amount of oil remains outside of the O
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ring after assembly.
● Grease may exude from the bottom of the inverted type suspension; this is normal. A small amount of grease remained
after assembly. Wipe off the grease if necessary.
● Remove dirt using a cloth with commercial brake cleaner or a similar agent.
Installation Precautions
● Installation must be done by a professional.
● Do not modify and/or remodel the product.
● Do not release or fill the nitrogen gas from the gas enclosing port.
● To replace this product, replace the suspensions of both right and left sides at the same time.
● Use a spring compressor when installing and removing a spring.
● Make sure a spring compressor holds a spring securely and properly when removing a spring.
● Do not use an impact wrench when installing and removing the upper mount. If an impact wrench must be used, please
avoid situations where the suspension is at full extension and under load from the spring or the weight of the suspension
components. Please either ensure there is play in the spring and compress the suspension or use a jack or similar to
compress the suspension before use. Improper use of an impact wrench may cause noise or falling of internal components.
· Use this instruction manual and the manufacturer’s service manual as a reference for removal of a factory suspension.
Please keep the removed factory Suspension assembly and Stock parts. Do not discard them.
· Install this product referring to this instruction manual.
(For some vehicle models, stickers are affixed to suspension to distinguish the left side and the right side.)
· Each bolt or nut must be tightened to the designated tightening torque shown in this manual or manufacturer’s service
manual.
If neglected, it may cause damage to the bolt, nut, and/or internal components, and loose bolt and/nut.
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