3 >With the rod assemblies installed, the power/wire harness was slipped into the SAS unit.
4 >Before installing the SAS, as recommended by the installation sheet Joe and Robert connected the wire harness to a battery to ensure the piston rods were fully compressed.
5 >Next, the stock shocks were removed. Previously we had installed a White Bros. Adjustable Lowering kit onto our stock shocks. The swingarm rod ends on the SAS are adjustable as well. Robert used the stock shock to set the length on the SAS rods.
6 >The SAS unit was then slipped into position just like the stock shocks would mount. The unit was loosely bolted in place and hooked up to a battery so that the swingarm could be raised and lowered to check for clearance issues. Everything was clean, so threadlocker was used on the jam nuts on the adjustable rod ends, and then on the stock shock mounting bolts. Here you can barely see the damping valve. To adjust the damping for a stiffer or softer ride, you simply turn the screw clockwise until it's closed, then open the valve one to one and-a-half turns counter clockwise until the desired dampening is achieved.
7 >Next, the SAS wiring harness was routed up to the battery. For this application it was determined that going up through the center post was best; this routed the wires directly to the battery box.