Tuff Country 16085 - GM 2011 Silverado 2500HD 6 box kit - Manual (Page 12)

39. Move back to the 12 mm hardware on the driver side
differential relocation bracket and add some loctite and
torque to 65 ft lbs. Now move back to the 1/2” hardware
and add some loctite and torque to 65 ft lbs.
40. Move back to the 12 mm hardware on the passenger
side differential relocation bracket and add some tread
locker or loctite and torque to 65 ft lbs. Now move back to
the 1/2” hardware and add some loctite and torque to 65 ft
lbs.
41. Carefully remove the hydraulic floor jacks from under
the vehicle.
42. Install the drive line back to the front differential using
the stock hardware. Make sure that the alignment marks
line up with each other. Also, add some loctite and torque
to 18 ft lbs.
43. Reconnect the 4WD wiring harness and vacuum hose
to the front differential.
44. Locate the new front cross member and the stock hard-
ware that connected the front portion of the lower control
arm to the stock location. Install the new front cross mem-
ber using the stock
hardware into the
front lower control
arm pockets. Do
not tighten at this
point.
45. Locate the new rear cross member and the stock hard-
ware that connected the rear portion of the lower control arm
to the stock location. Install the new rear cross member
using the stock hardware into the rear lower control arm
pockets. Do not tighten at this point.
46. Locate (2) 1/2” x 1 1/4” bolts, (4) 7/16”USS flat washers
and (2) 1/2” unitorque nuts from hardware bag 16085NB2.
Working on the passenger side, secure the newly installed
rear cross member to the passenger side rear lower control
arm pocket using the new 1/2” x 1 1/4” bolt and hardware.
Do not tighten at this point.
47. Place the driver side lower control arm on a work bench.
Locate the driver side lower shock/bump stop bracket and
the lower shock mounting hardware. Place the new lower
shock/bump stop
bracket on the lower
control arm and
secure using the
stock hardware. Do
not tighten at this
point.