Tuff Country 24814 - Ford 80-96 F150 4 performance box kit - Manual (Page 12)

47. Slight adjustments may need to be done to the outer tie
rods so the vehicle can be driven to an alignment shop. If
this is the case on the vehicle that you are working on,
loosen the stock hardware on the adjusting sleeve and using
a pair of pliers, adjust the toe close enough so that the vehi-
cle can be driven.
48. Locate the new front shocks. New longer front shocks
are needed after this suspension system has been
installed and the front shocks need to be ordered as a
separate part #. If you have not already ordered your
front shocks, please feel free to contact Tuff Country or
your local Tuff Country dealer and order your front
shocks. Tuff Country recommends installing a 20” fully
extended nitrogen gas shock in the front and a 23” fully
extended cellular shock in the front for the auxiliary
shock. Working on the new shocks, install the new bushings
and proper sleeves that are packaged with the new shocks
into the eyelet end of each new shocks. If the vehicle that
you are working on has the auxiliary shock, no sleeve will be
installed in the eyelet of the shock, it will just be the bushing
only. Special note: Make sure to use a lithium or moly
base grease prior to installing the new bushings and
sleeves into the eyelet of the new shocks. This will help
with the life of the bushings as well as prevent squeak-
ing. Locate the stock lower shock mounting hardware. Also,
locate the new upper stem mount hardware that was pack-
aged with the new shocks. Working on the driver side, install
the new shocks into the stock location using the stock lower
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 # 54.
49. 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.
50. 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.
51. 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.
52. 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.