Tuff Country 14045 - GM Colorado / Canyon 4 lift kit - Manual (Page 7)

mounting hardware that connects the stock torsion bar
bracket to the stock lower control arm. Set the stock
hardware aside for later re-installation. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side lower control arm.
Photo # 45
41. Locate (2) new 5/8” x 4 1/2” bolts, (4) 9/16” USS flat
washers and (2) 5/8” unitorque nuts from hardware bag
14045NB. Also, locate the stock rear mounting hardware
was was removed in step # 20. Working on the driver side,
install the modified stock lower control arm into the newly
installed front and rear cross members. Secure the front
portion of the lower control arm to the front cross member
using the new 5/8” x 4 1/2” bolts and hardware. Do not
tighten at this point. Secure the rear portion of the lower
control arm to the rear cross member using the stock
hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite and
torque to 133 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
Photo # 46
42. Working on the driver side, remove the stock bump stop
from the stock bump stop cup and discard. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
Photo # 47
43. Locate (2) 3/8” x 1” bolts, (2) 5/16” USS flat washers
and (2) 3/8” lock washers from hardware bag 14045NB.
Also locate (2) new bump stop relocation brackets. Working
on the driver side, install the new bump stop bracket into
the stock bump stop cup and secure using the new 3/8” x
1” bolt and hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or
lock tite and torque to 22 ft lbs. Special note: the recess
on the new bump stop bracket will slide up into the
stock bump stop cup. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
Photo # 48
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44. Locate (2) new PB6052 poly bump stops from
hardware bag 14045NB1. Special note: There are (2)
different sizes of bump stops in hardware bag
14045NB1, the PB6052 is the taller of the (2) bump
stops. Working on the driver side, install the new bump
stop to the newly installed bump stop bracket. Make sure to
sure thread locker or lock tite and hand tighten. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
Photo # 50
45. Locate the stock torqued head torsion bar mounting
bolt that was removed in step # 40. Working on the driver
side, re-install the stock torqued head torsion bar mounting
bolt into the stock location and secure using the stock nut.
Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite and torque to 45
ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
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46. Locate the driver and passenger side stock knuckles.
Remove the (4) stock bolts that connect the stock knuckle
to the stock hub assembly. Save the stock hardware for
later re-installation. Carefully remove the stock hub
assembly from the stock knuckle. Special note: Take
special care not to damage the stock hub assembly
during removal. Also, notice the placement of the
stock ABS sensor ring and wire. The stock knuckle may
be discarded. Repeat procedure on the passenger side
stock knuckle.
Photo # 52 / bolt removal
Photo # 53 / hub removal
46. Locate the new driver and passenger side knuckles.
Install the stock hub assemblies into the new knuckles and
secure using the stock hardware that was removed in step
# 45. Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite and torque
to 92 ft lbs. Special note: Take special care not to
damage the stock hub assembly during installation.
Also, make sure that the stock ABS sensor ring and
wire is installed back into the stock position.
Photo # 54
47. Working on the new knuckles and the stock hub
assemblies, remove the stock ABS retaining mounting
bracket from the stock ABS line and discard.
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48. Locate the stock upper and lower control arm mounting
hardware that was removed in step # 19. Working on the
driver side, install the new driver side knuckle into the stock
upper and lower control arm and secure using the stock
hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.
49. Locate (2) new ABS line clips from brake line bag
95130. Locate (2) 14045-08 ABS line clips from hardware
bag 14045NB1. Also, locate (4) 5 mm x 12 mm hex cap
bolts and (4) M5 flat washers from hardware bag 14045NB.
Working on the driver side, install the new ABS line clips
and ABS lines to the new knuckles and secure using the
new 5 mm x 12 mm hex cap bolts and hardware. Make sure
to use thread locker or lock tite. Special note: Using a
hammer, carefully hammer the upper ABS line clip
closed so that the ABS line will not come out of the
bracket. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Photo # 56
Photo # 57
50. Working on the driver side, torque the lower control arm
ball joint nut to 107 ft lbs. and the upper control arm ball
joint nut to 55 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
51. Locate the stock CV axle nuts and washers that were
removed in step # 13. Working on the driver side, secure
the stock CV axle to the new knuckle and stock hub
assembly using the stock CV axle nut and washer. Make
sure to use thread locker or lock tite and torque to 184 ft
lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
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