Tuff Country 20816 - Ford Ranger / Explorer axle pivot brackets - Manual (Page 5)

use thread locker or loctite and torque to 85 ft lbs. Special
note: Make sure to install the bolt from the front of the
vehicle to the rear of the vehicle. Also, for now place the
cam washer in the center position.
14. Locate (1) 9/16” x 3 1/2” cam bolt, (2) cam washers and
(1) 9/16” unitorque nut from hardware bag CAM1NB.
Carefully raise up on the hydraulic floor jack that is support-
ing the passenger side front twin eye beam axle until it slides
up into the newly installed bracket. Secure the axle to the
new bracket using the new cam bolt and hardware. Make
sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 85 ft lbs.
Special note: Make sure to install the bolt from the rear
of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle. Also, for now
place the cam washer in the center position.
28. If you have not already done so, remove all the hydraulic
floor jacks from under the vehicle. Check and double check
to make sure that all steps have been performed properly
and check again. Carefully lower the vehicle to the ground.
Installation completed!
Special note: After the completion of the installation,
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends taking
the vehicle to an alignment shop and having a proper
front end alignment performed.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension recommends that a
complete re-torque is done on all bolts associated with
this suspension system. It is the customers responsibil-
ity to make sure that a re-torque is performed on all
hardware associated with this suspension system after
the first 100 miles of installation. It is also the customers
responsibility to do a complete re-torque after every
3000 miles or after every off road use. Neglect of follow-
ing these steps could cause brackets to come loose and
cause serious damage to the suspension system and to
the vehicle.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension packages (2) sets of
instruction sheets with this box kit. (1) is for the installer
and (1) is for the customer. The (1) for the customer has
some post installation procedure literature and it is the
installers responsibility to make sure that the customer
receives a copy of the installation manual along with the
literature.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free
to contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country deal-
er.