Tuff Country 20801 - Ford 81-96 F150 Extended Radius Arm Kit User Manual

Page 7

Advertising
background image

26. Locate the front coil springs. Also, locate the stock lower
coil spring washer and hardware. Working on the driver side,
install the coil spring into the stock location and secure using
the stock hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.

27. Locate the stock upper coil clip and hardware. Working
on the driver side, secure the coil spring into the stock loca-
tion and secure using the stock coil clip and hardware. Make
sure to use thread locker or loctite and torque to 14 lbs.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side. Move back to the
driver and passenger side stock hardware holding the coil
spring into the stock lower location and add some thread
lock or loctite and torque to 145 ft lbs.

28. Locate the stock sway bar and the stock sway bar lower
hardware. Working on the driver side, install the stock sway
bar end link into the stock location and secure using the
stock hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Repeat pro-

cedure on the passenger side. Let the stock sway bar hang.

29. Locate the stock upper frame sway bar mounting hard-
ware. Working on the driver side, secure the sway bar to the
stock location using the stock hardware. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side. Add some thread locker or loctite on
the stock hardware and torque to 38 ft lbs. Move back to the
stock lower sway bar end link mounting hardware and add
some thread locker or loctite on both the driver and passen-
ger side and torque to 65 ft lbs.

30. Locate the shocks that were removed and stock hard-
ware. Working on the driver side, install the shocks into the
stock location using the stock hardware. Make sure to use
thread locker or loctite on the bottom hardware and torque to
65 ft lbs. and the upper hardware to 18 ft lbs. Repeat pro-
cedure on the passenger side.

31. 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.

Advertising