2006 GMC Sierra - Up,Up,And Away!

Once the paint had dried, the idler pivot assembly was bolted into place utilizing the supplied Grade-8 hardware.

Further beefing up of the steering required the pitman/idler arm support kit. A healthy steel plate mounts to each pivot and a heim goes around the shafts. The secret to making the whole setup mount back to the factory steering center link is the shank nuts.

A view from the bottom of the completed steering additions gives you a good idea of how the whole assembly goes together.

The rear Cognito crossmember was slid into the rear lower control-arm mounts and held in place with the factory lower control-arm bolts.

After holding up the forward of the two crossmembers, marks were made for the 1/2-inch holes necessary to accommodate these inserts. Once they had been drilled, the hardware was dropped into place.

Back into position, the crossmember received the stock lower control-arm bolts and the additional Grade-8 hardware. More bolts to the frame creates better strength and support for your truck.

The color sure stood out, as compared to the factory undercarriage. We couldn't wait to keep moving forward.

Next was Cognito's differential mount, it was mounted to the factory frame mount and......the rear crossmember. If you are catching the drift, everything mounted to the frame and the crossmembers are what kept the whole thing tied in as a unit.

After painting the driver side shaft with some satin black, to hide the factory rust, the front differential was set back into the truck.

On the bench, Norcal Truck assembled the Cognito upper control arms with polyurethane bushings and zerk fittings.

Once the ball joints were cinched to the manufacturer's specs, they were ready to go on.

Factory bolts and alignment cams were slid in and left loose.