Tuff Country 20816 - Ford Ranger / Explorer axle pivot and radius arm brackets - Manual (Page 4)

6. Working on the front driver side twin eye beam axle brack-
et, remove the stock bracket from the stock location. Save
the stock hardware but the the stock bracket may be dis-
carded.
7. Working on the rear passenger side twin eye beam axle,
remove the stock mounting hardware that connects the rear
axle to the stock location. The stock hardware may be dis-
carded.
8. Working on the driver side stock radius arm bracket,
remove the stock hardware or the stock rivets that connect
the bracket to the frame rail. The stock hardware and rivets
may be discard. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Special note: Using a die grinder and making a cross cut
on the rivets then using a air chisel will help make the
removal of the rivets easier.
9. Locate the new front twin eye beam relocation bracket and
the stock hardware. Install the new front relocation bracket to
the stock location and secure using the stock hardware.
Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 85 ft
lbs.
10. Working on the newly installed front twin eye beam axle
pivot relocation bracket and using the tab on the bracket as
a guide, carefully drill a 1/2” hole into the stock front cross
member. Special note: Take special care not to drill into
the cooling lines that wrap around the front cross mem-
ber. Also, drilling a pilot hole first may make drilling eas-
ier.