Tuff Country 14962 - GM 00-03 Suburban / Tahoe K1500 4 STRONG kit - Manual (Page 11)

so that the vehicle is stable and can’t roll forward. Safely lift
the rear of the vehicle and support the frame with a pair of
jack stands. Place a jack stand on both the driver and
passenger side. Next, remove the wheels and tires from
both sides.
91. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the rear axle
and raise up on both hydraulic floor jacks at the same time
until they come into contact with the rear axle.
92. Working on the driver side, remove the stock hardware
that connects the stock sway bar end link to the stock
location. The stock sway bar end link and hardware may be
discarded. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
93. Working on the driver side, carefully remove the ball
joint coupler from the stock shock actuator rod. Carefully
remove the stock actuator rod from the top and bottom ball
joint caps. The rear stock actuator can be discarded.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
94. Working on the driver side, remove the stock rear lower
shock mounting bolt from the stock rear location and save
the stock hardware for later re-installation. Special Note:
The stock shock will be re-installed. The stock upper
mounting point does not need be removed, let the
stock shock hang. Repeat procedure on passenger side.
95. Working on the driver side, remove the stock bolt that
connects the stock rear track bar to the stock rear track bar
location. Save the stock hardware for later re-installation.
96. Working on the driver side, scribe a mark on the stock
rear coil spring and another directly across on the stock coil
spring pocket. This will allow you to re-install the stock
coil spring back into the stock location. Repeat
procedure on passenger side. Carefully lower down on
both hydraulic floor jacks at the same time about 4” - 4.5”.
Special Note: Take special care not to kink or over
extend any brake lines and/or hoses. Remove the stock
driver and passenger side coil springs and set aside for
later re-installation.
97. Locate (2) rear coil spring spacer. Working on the
driver side, hold the new coil spring spacer into the upper
coil spring pocket. With a marker, using the new bracket as
a guide, scribe (3) marks on the stock upper coil spring
pocket. Remove the new coil spring spacer and set aside
for later re-installation. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
98. Working on the driver side, carefully drill 5/16” holes
into the stock upper coil spring pocket where the marks
were scribed in step # 97.
99. Locate (6) 3/8” x 1 1/4” self threading bolts from
hardware bag 14965NB1. Working on the driver side,
install the new coil spring spacer into the stock upper
pocket and secure using the new 3/8” x 1 1/4” self
threading bolts. Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite.
Torque to 32 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side.
100. Locate the new rear track bar relocation bracket. Also,
locate (1) 9/16” x 3 1/2” bolt, (2) 1/2” USS flat washers and
(1) 9/16” unitorque nut from hardware bag 14965NB4. Also,
locate (1) 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolt, (2) 7/16” USS flat washers and
(1) 1/2” unitorque nut from hardware bag 14965NB3. Install
the new track bar relocation bracket into the stock track bar
location and secure using the new 9/16” x 3 1/2” bolt and
hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Make sure that the
new track bar relocation bracket is sitting square in the
stock pocket. Using the new track bar relocation bracket as
a guide, carefully drill a 1/2” hole into the stock track bar
bracket. Secure the new track bar relocation bracket to the
new 1/2” hole in the stock track bar bracket using the new
1/2” x 1 1/2” bolt and hardware. Make sure to use thread
locker or lock tite add torque the new 1/2” bolt to 85 ft lbs.
Move back to the new 9/16” x 3 1/2” bolt and add some
thread locker or lock tite and torque to 112 ft lbs.
101. Locate the stock track bar hardware that was removed
from step # 95. Secure the stock track bar to the newly
installed track bar relocation bracket and secure using the
stock hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or lock tite.
Torque the stock bolt to 108 ft lbs. Special Note: If you
are not able to line up the hole on the track bar and the
new track bar relocation bracket, you may have to per-
form this step once the weight of the vehicle is on the
ground.
Photo # 89
102. Locate (2) new rear shock relocation brackets. Locate
(2) 9/16” x 3” bolts, (4) 1/2” USS flat washer and (2) 9/16”
unitorque nuts from hardware bag 14965NB4. Locate (2)
7/16” x 1 1/4” bolt, (4) 3/8” USS flat washers and (2) 7/16”
unitorque nuts from hardware bag 14965NB2. Also, locate
(2) S10019 crush sleeves from hardware bag 14965SL.
Working on the driver side, install the new shock relocation
bracket into the stock location and secure using the new
9/16” x 3” bolt, hardware and (1) S10019 crush sleeve. Do
not tighten at this point. Make sure that the new rear
shock relocation bracket is sitting flush with the stock shock
bracket, carefully drill a 7/16” hole in the bottom of the stock
shock bracket and the newly installed shock relocation
bracket. Secure the shock relocation bracket to the stock
shock bracket using the new 7/16” x 1 1/4” bolt and
hardware. Move back the new 9/16” bolt and add some
thread locker or lock tite and torque to 112 ft lbs. Now
move back to the new 7/16” hardware and add some
thread locker or lock tite and torque to 35 ft lbs. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
Photo # 90
103. Locate the stock rear coil springs that were removed
from step # 96. Working on the driver side, re-install the
stock rear coil spring into the stock lower coil spring
pocket. Repeat procedure on the passenger side. Special