Tuff Country 24810 - Ford 80-96 F150 4 Lift Kit - Manual (Page 10)

hardware and the new upper hardware. Make sure to use
thread locker or loctite and torque the bottom hardware to 65
ft lbs. and the upper hardware to 18 ft lbs. Repeat proce-
dure on the passenger side. Special note: Tuff Country
highly recommends installing shock boots onto the new
shocks. If shocks boots are not installed, damage may
occur to the piston of the new shock. If you have not
already ordered your new shocks boots, please contact
Tuff Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order
some new shock boots. Tuff Country offers, dark blue,
light blue, gray, black, red or yellow shock boots.
Special note: This kit comes with a front and rear brake
line relocation kit. Sometimes the brake line relocation
kit is not needed. Check the stock brake lines and if they
are too tight, then the new front and rear brake line relo-
cation kit will need to be installed. If the brake line relo-
cation kit does not need to be installed, please skip to
step # 40.
35. Working on the driver side, carefully remove the stock e-
clip from the stock brake line The stock e-clip may be dis-
carded. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
36. Working on the driver side, carefully pull the hard line out
so that the new front brake line relocation bracket can be
installed. Repeat procedure on the passenger side. Special
note: Take special care not to damage the stock brake
line when performing this step.
37. Locate the new front brake line relocation brackets from
hardware bag FBLNB2. Working on the driver side, slide the
open end of the new brake line over the stock brake line.
Now measuring from the stock brake line hole up 2 1/2”,
carefully drill a 5/16” hole into the stock shock/coil spring
bucket. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
38. Locate (2) 5/16” x 1” bolt, (4) 1/4” USS flat washers and
(2) 5/16” unitorque nuts from hardware bag FBLNB2.
Working on the driver side, secure the new front brake line
relocation the to the previously drilled hole using the new
5/16” x 1” bolt and hardware. Make sure to use thread lock-
er or loctite and torque to 12 ft lbs. Repeat procedure on the
passenger side.
39. Locate (2) e-clips from hardware bag FBLNB2. Working
on the driver side, install the new e-clips to the stock brake
line on the back side of the newly installed brake line reloca-
tion bracket. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Special note: Once the completion of the suspension
system has performed and the weight of the vehicle is
on the ground, check to make sure that the stock brake
line does not rub on the inside of the tire.
40. 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.
41. If you were not able to install the stock sway bar to the
newly installed sway bar relocation brackets, perform this
step now that the weight of the vehicle is on the ground.
Front end installation completed!