How to Install a Nerf Bar on the Bottom of a 2002 Dodge Dakota
- 1). Elevate the driver's side of the Dodge Dakota with ajack. Position a jack stand adjusted to the full height at the front and rear of the left frame rail. Lower the Dakota onto the jack stands, and remove the jack.
- 2). Position the other two jack stands 10 inches out from the left frame rail, between the pre-drilled step bar mounting holes. Support the left Nerf bar on the two jack stands with the Nerf bar brackets lined up with the pre-drilled mounting holes.
- 3). Slip the mounting bolts, supplied with the Nerf bar, through the front bracket on the Nerf bar and then through the frame by hand. Tighten a nut onto the end of the bolt using a socket wrench.
- 4). Repeat Step 3 on the rear Nerf bar bracket. Lower the Dakota off the jack stands with the jack.
- 5). Repeat the steps 1 through 4 on the Dakota's passenger side to install the right Nerf bar.