Tuff Country 24860 - Ford 83-97 Ranger 4 box kit - Manual (Page 5)

9. Working on the driver side stock radius arm bracket,
remove the stock hardware or the stock rivets that connect
the bracket to the frame rail. The stock hardware and rivets
may be discard. Repeat procedure on the passenger side.
Special note: Using a die grinder and making a cross cut
on the rivets then using a air chisel will help make the
removal of the rivets easier.
10. Locate the new front twin eye beam relocation bracket
and the stock hardware. Install the new front relocation
bracket to the stock location and secure using the stock
hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and
torque to 85 ft lbs.
11. Working on the newly installed front twin eye beam axle
pivot relocation bracket and using the tab on the bracket as
a guide, carefully drill a 1/2” hole into the stock front cross
member. Special note: Take special care not to drill into
the cooling lines that wrap around the front cross mem-
ber. Also, drilling a pilot hole first may make drilling eas-
ier.
12. Locate (1) 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolts, (2) 7/16” USS flat washers
and (1) 1/2” unitorque nuts from hardware bag R4NB.
Secure the newly installed front axle pivot relocation bracket
to the front cross ember using the new 1/2” x 1 1/2” bolt and
hardware. Make sure to use thread locker or loctite and
torque to 75 ft lbs.
13. Working on the stock rear axle pivot relocation bracket,
remove the rivets holding the bracket to the cross member.
Special note: Using a die grinder and making a cross cut
on the rivets then using a air chisel will help make the
removal of
the rivets
easier. The
stock bracket
may be dis-
c a r d e d .
Carefully drill
out the (5)
rivet holes to
7/16”.