Tuff Country 16955 - GM 99-05 Silverado K1500 6 kit - Manual (Page 16)

69. Move back to the new 1/2” x 3 1/4” bolt holding the new
driver side shock relocation bracket into the stock location
and add some thread locker or lock tite and torque to 80 ft
lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
70. Move back to the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolt holding the new
driver side shock relocation bracket to the stock bump stop
on the stock lower control arm and add some thread locker
or lock tite and torque to 42 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
71. Working on the driver side and using a sawzall or a die
grinder, carefully cut off the front corner of the stock front
bump stop. This will allow clearance so the front shock does
not contact the front corner of the stock front bump stop.
Special note: Make sure to check that there is clearance
once the new shock is installed. If contact occurs, care-
fully cut more out of the front corner of the stock front
bump stop. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
72. Locate the new front shocks. Special note: New longer
front shocks are needed, if you have not already ordered
shocks, please contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff
Country dealer and order the proper shocks. Tuff
Country recommends using a 23” fully extended nitro-
gen gas shock. Locate the new lower poly bushings and
proper shock sleeves that are packaged with the new shocks
and install the new lower shock bushings and proper shock
sleeves into the lower eyelet of the new shocks. Special
note: If need be, locate (2) S10074 sleeves from hard-
ware bag 16955SL. Make sure to use a lithium or moly base
grease prior to inserting the new lower shock bushings and
sleeves into the new lower shock eyelet. This will increase
the life of the bushing as well as prevent squeaking. Locate
(4) PB8297 upper shock bushings and (4) S10107 upper
shock washers from hardware bag 16955PL. Working on the
driver side, install the new shock into the stock upper loca-
tion and secure using the new shock nut that was packaged
with the new shock. Also, make sure to use the new upper
shock bushings and upper shock washers. Torque to 28 ft
lbs. Special note: If the new shocks that you received
were packaged with oversize upper bushings and wash-
ers, use them when installing the new shocks. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side. Tuff Country EZ-Ride
Suspension highly recommends that the shocks are
installed with shock boots. If shock boots are not
installed, damage may occur to the piston of the new
shock.
73. Locate (2) 1/2” x 3 1/4” bolts, (4) 7/16” USS flat washers
and (2) 1/2” unitorque nuts from hardware bag 16955NB3.
Also, locate (2) 1/2” USS flat washers from hardware bag
16955NB4. Working on the driver side, secure the bottom of
the new shock to the newly installed shock relocation brack-
et using the new 1/2” x 3 1/4” bolt and hardware. Make sure
to use thread locker or lock tite and torque the lower 1/2” bolt
to 80 ft lbs. Special note: When installing the new shock
into the lower shock relocation bracket, make sure to
use (1) 1/2” USS flat washers as a spacers on the front
lower portion of the new shock relocation bracket.
Repeat procedure on the passenger. Special note: After the
installation of the new front shock, check to make sure
that there was enough cut out of the stock bump stop to
ensure that there is proper clearance between the new
front shock and the stock bump stop bracket. If there is