Tuff Country 23000 - Ford 09-13 F150 3 lift kit User Manual

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installed u-bolts. Torque to 120 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on
passenger side.

44. Working on the driver side, carefully re-install the ABS
line clips to the u-bolts. Special note: Take special care not
to damage the clips during removal.
Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.

Special note: The OE shocks will be long enough once
this suspension system has been installed but Tuff
Country highly recommends replacing the rear shocks.
If you have not already ordered your rear shocks, please
contact Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer
and order your new rear shocks. Tuff Country recom-
mends install a 30” fully extended nitrogen gas shock.

45. Working on the driver side, install the shock into the
upper and lower location using the OE hardware. Make sure
to use loctite and torque to 85 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on
the passenger side.

46. Carefully remove the (2) hydraulic floor jacks from under
the rear differential.

47. Check and double check and check again to make sure
all steps have been performed properly with the rear end.

48. Install the tires and wheels and carefully lower the vehi-
cle to the ground.

Congratulations, installation complete!

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.

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