Tuff Country 20774 - Ford 83-97 Ranger radius arm brackets - Manual (Page 3)

Please follow instructions carefully:
1. To begin installation, block the rear tires of the vehicle so
that the vehicle is stable and can’t roll backwards. Safely lift
the front of the vehicle and support the vehicle with a pair of
jack stands. Place a jack stand on both the driver and the
passenger side. Special note: Place the jack stands on
the body mounts. Next, remove the front wheels and tires
from both sides.
2. Place a pair of hydraulic floor jacks under the driver and
passenger side stock radius arms. Carefully raise up on the
hydraulic floor jacks until they come into contact with the
stock radius arms.
3. 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.
4. Working on the driver side, carefully drill out the frame and
the stock radius arm bracket holes to 1/2”. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.
5. Locate the new driver and passenger side radius arm relo-
cation brackets. Also, locate (16) 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts, (32)
7/16” USS flat washers and (16) 1/2” unitorque nuts from
hardware bag 20774NB. Working on the diver side, secure
the new radius arm relocation bracket to the stock radius
arm bracket using the new 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts and hardware.
Do not tighten at this point. Now secure the new radius
arm relocation bracket to the stock frame rail using the new
new 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts and hardware. Move back to all 1/2”
hardware and add some tread locker or loctite and torque to
65 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
6. 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. Install the tires and wheels and carefully
lower the vehicle to the ground.