Tuff Country 23955 - Ford 00-04 F250 / F350 Superduty 3 kit - Manual (Page 4)

6. Working on the driver side, remove the stock sway bar
end link from the stock frame mount and stock sway bar
mounting locations. The stock end link and stock hardware
may be discarded. Repeat procedure on the passenger
side. Let the stock sway bar hang.
7. Locate the stock front track bar bracket located on the
driver side of the vehicle. Remove the stock bolt that
connects the stock track bar to the stock track bar bracket
and save the bolt and hardware for later re-installation.
Next, remove the (3) stock bolts that connect the stock
track bar bracket to the stock frame rail and the stock cross
member. Special note: Do not use any air tools when
working with the 3 stock bolts that hold the stock track
bar bracket to the stock location. Also, if need be,
carefully heat up the (2) stock bolts that hold the stock
track bar bracket to the stock frame rail location. This
will help melt the thread locker or lock tite that is on the
stock bolts. Save the stock hardware for later
re-installation. Remove and discard the stock track bar
bracket.
8. Working on the driver side, remove the stock u-bolts
from the stock location. Set the stock u-bolts and hardware
aside for later re-installation. Place the stock upper and
lower u-bolt plates aside for later re-installation. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side. Special note: There is
not a stock lower u-bolt plate on the passenger side, it
is welded to the stock front axle.
9. Carefully lower down on both hydraulic floor jacks at the
same time about 4” - 4 1/2”. Special note: Take special
care not to kink or over extend the stock brake line.
10. Working on the driver side, remove the stock spring
from the stock front and rear location. Set the stock
hardware and the stock spring aside for later re-installation.
11. Working on the driver side, remove the stock front
spring hanger from the stock location. Save the stock
hardware for later re-installation. The stock front spring
hanger may be discarded. Special note: If the vehicle
that you are working on has a stock front cross
member, this will be discarded at this time. If the
vehicle that you are working on has this cross member,
the stock cross member will not work in conjunction
with the new shackle relocation kit. Please contact Tuff
Country or your local Tuff Country dealer and order
part # 20915 (after market shackle cross member).
Illustration # 1
12. Locate the new front springs hangers. Also, locate the
stock front spring hanger hardware that was removed in
step # 11. Working on the driver side, secure the new front
spring hanger into the stock location and secure using the
stock hardware. Make sure to sue thread locker or lock
tite and torque to 48 ft lbs. Special note: (7) bolts were
used to secure the stock spring hanger to the stock
location. The new bracket is only going to use (6), (5)
will secure the new bracket to the bottom of the stock
frame rail and (1) to the side of the stock frame rail.
Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Illustration # 2
13. Working on the driver side, remove the stock hardware
that connects the rear shackle to the stock location. Save
the stock hardware for later re-installation. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
14. Working on the driver side, remove the stock shackle
bushing bracket from the inside of the stock frame rail.
Save the stock hardware for later re-installation. Special
note: The stock shackle bushing bracket is attached to
the side of the stock frame rail by (2) bolts and the
bottom of the stock frame rail by (2) bolts. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
Illustration # 3
15. Working on the driver side, install the stock shackle
bushing bracket in the upside down position on the bottom
of the stock frame rail. Secure using the (2) stock bolts that
were removed in step # 14. Make sure to use thread
locker or lock tite and torque to 40 ft. Repeat procedure
on the passenger side.
Illustration # 4
16. Locate the new rear shackle relocation brackets. Also,
locate (4) 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts, (8) 3/8” USS flat washers and
(4) 7/16” unitorque nuts from hardware bag 23955NB.
Working on the driver side, install the new rear shackle
relocation bracket to the outside of the stock frame rail.
Secure the (2) top holes using the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts
and hardware. Do not tighten at this point. Secure the (2)
bottom holes on the new rear shackle relocation bracket to
the stock shackle bushing bracket that was previously
installed and secure using the stock hardware that was
removed in step # 14. Add some thread locker or lock tite
to the stock hardware and the new 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts and
torque to 40 ft lbs.
Illustration # 5
17. Locate the stock rear shackle hardware and the stock
rear shackles that were removed in step # 13. Working on
the driver side, install the stock rear shackle to the
previously installed stock shackle bushing bracket and
secure using the stock hardware. Do not tighten at this
point. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Illustration # 6
18. Working on the driver side, remove the (2) stock bolts
that connect the stock bump stop bracket to the bottom
side of the stock frame rail. Save the stock hardware and
stock bump stop bracket for later re-installation. Repeat
procedure on the passenger side.
Illustration # 7
19. Locate (2) new bump stop relocation brackets. Locate
(4) 7/16” x 1 1/2” bolts, (8) 3/8” USS flat washers and (4)
7/16” unitorque nuts from hardware bag 23955NB. Install
the bump stops to the new bump stop relocation brackets