Tuff Country 22905 - Ford 04-08 F150 Leveling Kit - Manual (Page 4)

6. Working on the driver side, remove the stock strut form
the vehicle and set aside. Repeat procedure on the pas-
senger side.
7. Working on the driver side strut, scribe a line down the
entire strut from the top of the strut to the bottom. Special
note: If this step is not performed properly re-installing
the strut back into the vehicle will be difficult. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side strut.
Tuff Country EZ-Ride Suspension highly recommends
using a wall mounted strut compressor when installing
the strut spacer into the stock strut. If you do not have
access to a wall mounted strut compressor, please
take it to your local Ford dealer to have the strut spac-
er installed into the stock strut.
8. Using a wall mounted strut compressor, carefully com-
press the driver side stock strut until the upper stock strut
bearing plate can be
removed. Remove the
stock nut and hard-
ware from the top of
the stock strut assem-
bly and save the stock
hardware for later re-
installation. Remove
the stock from the coil
spring.
9. Working on the driver side upper bearing plate, remove
the stock dust boot and discard. Place the isolator aside.
10. Locate (1) new front spacer. Install the new spacer into
the upper bearing plate. Special note: slight tapping of the
spacer with a hammer will make installation easier.